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Chitose-no-Yu (Yubatake Source)
3.9★ · 28 Google ratings · Kusatsu, Gunma · 千歳乃湯（湯畑源泉）
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
Local residents onlyRestricted to Kusatsu town residents only; visitors/tourists are consistently turned away, a policy in place since at least 2021 and still active as of June 2026.stated by 11 visitors · Sep 2021 – Jun 2026
Hours
10:30–09:00from the facility listing
Price
FreeThis is a free community bath (when residents can access it), one of Kusatsu's 19 free bathhouses.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 24 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Day visitors
Restricted to Kusatsu town residents only; visitors/tourists are consistently turned away, a policy in place since at least 2021 and still active as of June 2026.
stated by 11 visitors · Sep 2021 – Jun 2026The bath
What you’ll find
A free community bath in Kusatsu fed directly by the Yubatake source; CAUTION: it has been restricted to town residents only since around 2021 (originally a COVID measure) and remains so as of mid-2026, so tourists are turned away at the door.
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe bath is fed straight from the Yubatake source via a hose/tap, with temperature adjusted only by throttling the source flow rate rather than heating or diluting it.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2017 – Dec 2019
Bath temperature
43°CMost reviewers report the bath around 42-43C, though one visitor measured 47C at the point farthest from the source inlet.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2019 – Jan 2025
Guide
What visitors add
For foreign visitors
Visitors who are not Kusatsu town residents are currently barred from bathing here: 8 distinct reviewers from 2021 through June 2026 report a residents-only restriction (originally linked to COVID by one reviewer), and one reviewer as recent as June 2026 confirms it is still in force. Tourists should not plan to bathe here.
stated by 8 visitors · Sep 2021 – Jun 2026The water
Reported water temperature varies by visit: one reviewer measured 42C, another 43C, but a third found 47C at the coolest corner and was told by locals to narrow the source faucet to bring it to about 43C; a hose/faucet for temperature adjustment is mentioned by two reviewers.
stated by 4 visitors · Dec 2017 – Jan 2025Towels, soap & lockers
One reviewer reports valuables bags are provided that can be taken into the bathing room; two reviewers note the changing room has a (clean/Western-style) toilet.
stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2017 – Jan 2025Price
This is one of Kusatsu's free communal baths: two reviewers explicitly call it a free (muryo) kyodo yokujo. (Note: access is now restricted to town residents — see foreigner_english_notes.)
stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024The water
The bath uses the Yubatake source (yubatake gensen), stated by two reviewers.
stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2017 – Dec 2024Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 8:00; busiest Tuesday around 6:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Thursday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Friday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Saturday | 10:30–09:00 |
| Sunday | 10:30–09:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 23-39 Kusatsu, Agatsuma District, Gunma 377-1711
🚃 Haneo station, 7.8 km
📋 Show at the counter: 千歳乃湯（湯畑源泉）
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