What this area is like
Takeo Onsen has a red gate designed by Tatsuno Kingo and a striking library. Ureshino Onsen is known for smooth water and green tea, with yudofu tofu simmered in spring water.
Plan your visit
Both towns are stations on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen.
Choose your next step
Places to see in this area
Takeo City Library
A library and history museum with soaring wooden shelves and a café, a favourite stop between the hot-spring towns.
- Access
- About 15 minutes on foot from JR Takeo-Onsen Station.
- Hours
- 9:00–21:00, open daily.
- Fee
- Free.
- Address
- 5304-1 Takeo, Takeo-cho, Takeo, Saga
Rent a bicycle at the station tourist office to link the library, Takeo Shrine’s giant camphor tree and the hot-spring gate.
How to plan your time here
- Takeo-Onsen is on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, about 1 hour from Hakata with the relay express.
- Soak in Ureshino’s silky water and try its hot-spring tofu.
Information checked 26 October 2026. Plans are JapaLens editorial suggestions, not on-site reviews. Hours and fees can change; check the official page before you go.