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Halloween

Visit ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen for an autumn outing! Don't miss the Halloween-only events that are fun for both children and adults!

Leisure & Spa Resort ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen (Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture) underwent a major renovation in April 2025. From September 8 (Mon.) to November 2 (Sun.), the "GRAX AREA" will be transformed into a Halloween atmosphere that is different from the usual. Check out this limited-time Halloween party that is sure to be a hit with children and adults alike, and enjoy Rurikei Onsen in the fall.

1.Check the area you want to aim at on the overall MAP

During the Halloween event period, various Halloween-themed contents are being implemented throughout the facility. To enjoy the vast facility to the fullest, first check the area you want to visit on the MAP.

Pumpkin Hunt Map

During the festival, the entire facility will be filled with unique pumpkins and ghosts.

The "GRAX AREA" will be the main venue for Halloween events, the "SPA AREA" where you can enjoy hot springs and indoor games, the "LEISURE AREA" where you can play board games while sipping drinks, and other leisure facilities such as BBQs and athletic facilities are all available. Please refer to the map to get an idea of what to expect before you arrive.

2.Try to solve the mystery event and get the candy!

From October 26 (Sun.) to November 2 (Sun.), "GRAX AREA" will hold various events by the hour under the title of "Halloween Special Week. The "Pumpkin Hunt," a mystery-solving event in which visitors explore the grounds with a map in hand, will be held. Among the seven pumpkins hidden here and there, find the pumpkin with the secret letters on it. Sort the letters and when a word emerges, go to the "Pumpkin Hunt" reception desk. Tell them the words "Trick or Treat" and get an original sticker and candy. The hunt is sure to be a lot of fun if you dress up as a ghost!

Halloween Food

A cute and photogenic Halloween menu is available at Cafe Gardens for a limited time. Donuts are also available at Food Park.

Halloween

If you take a photo full of atmosphere, enter it in the photo contest. You may win luxurious prizes such as accommodation vouchers!

3.Furthermore, every day is a party at Special Week!

After sunset, "Special Performance Time" will feature a surprising and inspiring show by guest performers who will appear on different days. Enjoy the show while savoring the event's limited menu at the food stalls and bars. Food stalls and bars will be open until nighttime; join the Horror Night event starting at 10:00 p.m.

Halloween

4.In addition to the events, play and healing will expand

In addition to the Halloween events, you can also enjoy the spa to heal yourself or enjoy leisure activities in the expansive grounds to feel nature as you wish. It is also recommended to check out other facilities in advance.

 

GRAX Special Halloween Event
Holding period:October 26 (Sun) - November 2 (Sun)
Location: GRAX area
Participation fee: Free for hotel guests, 2,000 yen for HANARE and Kobushi guests, 3,000 yen for day visitors

⚫︎ details of each event
Pumpkin Hunt Map
Holding period:September 8 (Monday) - November 2 (Sunday)
Hours: 10:00 - sunset
Fee: Free of charge
*Participation is limited to those under 18 years old.

Halloween Horror Nights Event
Holding period:October 26 (Sun) - November 2 (Sun)
Time: 22:00 - 23:00 (Experience time: approx. 30 min.)
Location: Inside the illumination
Fee: Free of charge
Children are recommended to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Halloween Photo Contest
Holding period:September 8 (Monday) - November 2 (Sunday)
Fee: Free of charge
Post on Instagram with the application hashtag "# Rurikei Halloween" to complete your application.

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5.A treasure trove of outdoor leisure activities in nature! LEISURE AREA, a treasure trove of outdoor leisure activities in nature

If you just want to play and exercise, go to the LEISURE AREA! If you want to exercise, go to the "LEISURE AREA," where you will find a fluffy dome and a net athletic track in the great nature spreading out before you, and children will surely run out to play. Gazebos are placed around the playground equipment to provide a place to rest and watch over the children. PLAYING FIELD, which offers about 50 different kinds of playthings, including bouldering, trackout, soccer PK games, and target practice, is also located here. A new spot, TEKUTEKU ROAD, is also a hiking course that allows visitors to fully enjoy the view of the Rurikei plateau.

LEISURE AREA

Fluffy Dome Net Athletic

LEISURE AREA

This area also offers baby carriage activities (fee required, reservations possible) that can be ridden by one person from age 10, year-round illumination at Synastasia Hills (fee required, sunset to 10pm), and an all-weather highland BBQ available for both day-trippers and overnight guests.

Fluffy Dome Net Athletic, PLAYING FIERD, TEKUTEKU ROAD

  • Fluffy Dome, Net Athletic, Playing Field, Tec-Tec Road
  • LEISURE AREA
  • 8:00 - sunset
  • free

6.Enjoy hot springs and hot spring pools at SPA AREA's Ruriyu! Enjoy a variety of bathing facilities for couples and families!

The main feature of SPA AREA is the natural hot spring bath "Ruriyu," which is also open to day-trippers. The baths have been renovated into a luxurious space where visitors can spend a relaxing and healing moment. The hot spring baths, which can be entered wearing swimsuits, offer a variety of bathing facilities, including open-air baths, saunas, and jet baths, and are mixed, so families and couples can enjoy them together.

Ruriyu Heated swimming pool

The 25-meter heated swimming pool is a highlight, with natural light pouring in through the large windows, giving it a great sense of openness. Floats and goggles are available for rent, so you can enjoy full-scale pool fun!

Swimsuit hot spring with a bathtub, Jacuzzi, etc.

Ruriyu Hot Spring

A ceramic jar bath where you can relax alone is located in the open-air area. Feel the breeze of nature and relax in the green scenery.

bathhouse with a bathtub heated from below

  • lily lily (Lilium spp.)
  • SPA AREA
  • Ruriyu/7:00-23:30 (last admission at 23:00)
    Heated swimming pool/9:00-18:00
  • Weekdays: Adults (12 years old and up) 800 yen, Children (4 years old and up) 400 yen
    Saturday, Sunday, Holidays / Adults (12 years old and up) 950 yen, Children (4 years old and up) 500 yen

7.Enjoy a menu featuring local ingredients at the Ruriyu Food Park in the "SPA AREA

Ruriyu Food Park in the "SPA AREA" is a great place to stop by before or after a hot spring bath. Specialty stores such as ramen noodle stores and donut stores have opened food court-style stores, offering a total of 100 different kinds of Japanese, Western, teppan, and dessert menus. The tablet ordering system is also a key point of renewal. The food park also offers many dishes using local ingredients, such as milk curry made from Miyama milk, noodles topped with Tanba shimeji mushrooms, and kinako pudding made from Tanba black soybeans. Children's lunches are also available, so feel free to stop by.

Ruriyu Food Park

The food park, with its impressive nachal interior with the warmth of wood, is a comfortable space with a sense of openness.

Food Park Cuisine

Clockwise from top left: Teppanyaki beef steak, 3,480 yen; sweet and spicy fried tofu and kujo leek Kyoto specialty "Kinugasa tamago toshi-zen", 1,180 yen; omelet rice with meat sauce, 1,380 yen; shrimp and onna tenbura yamakake chasoba, 1,480 yen

Ruriyu Food Park

  • SPA AREA
  • 11:00-20:00
    Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 10:00 - 21:00

8.Lantern Terrace at SPA AREA, a luxurious space with 20,000 books and a bedrock bath

SPA AREA also offers a full range of relaxation facilities and a collection of 20,000 books. A picture book room is now available on the Lantern Terrace, where visitors can enjoy reading on sofas or in private rooms, and children will never be bored. The Lantern Terrace is also equipped with three types of bedrock baths at different temperatures: the Hidamari Room, where you can relax with your phone and books at about 40 degrees Celsius; the Nekorobi Room, where you can warm yourself from the core at about 50 degrees Celsius; and the Burning Room, a genuine bedrock bath where you can work up a good sweat at about 60 degrees Celsius. Spend a relaxing time according to your mood.

Lantern Terrace

A luxurious time to get away from everyday life and indulge in reading manga and picture books. Find your favorite seat.

Lantern Terrace

  • SPA AREA
  • 7:00-23:30 (last admission at 23:00)
  • Weekdays: Adults (12 years old and up) 800 yen, Children (4 years old and up) 650 yen
    Weekends and holidays: Adults (12 years old and up) 1000 yen, Children (4 years old and up) 900 yen
    *Added to the bathing fee for Ruri-yu

9.WOODMAN LOUNGE at RIVER SIDE AREA, where both adults and children can get involved.

WOODMAN LOUNGE is located in the newly constructed RIVER SIDE AREA. Not only can you enjoy a variety of activities such as darts, billiards, table tennis, board games, and card games, but you can also enjoy free-flowing drinks. With a drink or soft drink in hand, adults and children alike can enjoy their free time to their heart's content. There is no reason not to stop by the lounge where you can spend a special time while relaxing with your friends.

WOODMAN LOUNGE

Dark-toned walls and warm lighting create an adult atmosphere at WOODMAN LOUNGE

WOODMAN LOUNGE

  • Woodman Lounge
  • 11:00-23:00
  • Adults (12 years and older) 1,500 yen, Children (4 years and older) 1,000 yen
    *2 days free for guests

10.Ryokan stays for special occasions with private baths and seasonal delicacies "GRAX AREA" private bath ryokan Kobushi

For those who find it too much to do in a single day, we have some good news for you: we have introduced a variety of lodging facilities. One of the main attractions is the wide variety of lodging facilities, including glamping facilities as well as renovated ryokan (Japanese-style inns), that can be selected to suit any occasion.

Ryokan Kobushi, which offers private baths and seasonal kaiseki cuisine, has changed the style of its rooms to Japanese/Western-style rooms incorporating Kyoto's traditional fusuma paper "Kyo-karami". Guests are welcomed in atmospheric rooms with "Kyo-karami" artwork and beds. The private baths and restaurant, which are available only to guests, have also been renovated. The ryokan facility is recommended for those who want to enjoy nature at camp, but also want to be treated with hot spring baths and meals, and to sleep in a spacious bed.

Private bath ryokan Kobushi

Relax and unwind in a quaint Japanese/Western style room

Private bath ryokan Kobushi

  • bathhouse proprietor who reserved his own baths and used to take fistfuls of money
  • GLAX AREA
  • Adults 13,750 yen per night, 70% of adult for older children, 50% of adult for younger children, infants (4-6 years old) 5,170 yen, children under 3 years old free

11.Relax at the inn after the Halloween event

[Leisure & Spa Resort ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen] has so many events and facilities that you will not be able to play to your heart's content in a single day. After enjoying Halloween to the fullest, we recommend spending a relaxing time at a hot spring or ryokan to relieve your fatigue. With your mind and body refreshed and recharged, you will be ready to enjoy the next day's activities with energy and enthusiasm. Enjoy a special time that can only be experienced in Rurikei in autumn.

Leisure & Spa Resort ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen

  • Leisure and Spa Resort Asobiyuk Kyotsukurikei Onsen
  • 1-14 Hirotani, Okochi, Sonobe-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto
  • 30 minutes by free shuttle bus from JR Sonobe Station
  • Tel. 0771-65-5001
  • 7 days a week
  • 500 parking spaces
  • https://rurikei.jp/
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