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Day-use onsen in Gunma
149 baths in Gunma. Many Japanese baths admit only overnight guests or local residents. These are the ones where visitors report being admitted for the day.
Kusatsu · Multiple reviewers in August 2026 and July 2026 visited as day-use guests and bathed successfully.
Price: ¥1,200 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMaebashi · Multiple 2026 reviews confirm a day-use bath exists at the facility, though one visitor noted it can be closed unexpectedly.
Tsumagoi · Multiple visitors in Aug–Sep 2026 report successful day-use bathing between 10:00 and 17:00, with access to two public baths: indoor Chojyu no Yu and outdoor Gokuraku Yu.
Price: ¥1,500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyTakasaki · Open very long hours, roughly 5:00am to midnight, popular for early morning baths.
Price: ¥980 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyNumata · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesOta ·
Price: ¥830 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cards & QR acceptedShibukawa · Multiple visitors report visiting as day-users with ¥410 admission for up to 2 hours (Aug 2026).
Price: ¥410 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesNumata ·
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesShibukawa · Multiple reviews confirm day-use bathing is available, including morning bath and breakfast packages.
Price: ¥750 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedMaebashi · Open for day-use bathing from early morning (6am weekends, 9am weekdays) until around 1am.
Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyMaebashi · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥520 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesMinakami · Multiple reviews confirm day-use bathing is accepted, with pricing varying by duration (3, 5 hours, or full day).
Price: ¥950 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyKatashina · A dedicated day-use hot spring facility.
Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesShibukawa · Multiple reviews confirm day-use bathing is available and regularly used by visitors on weekdays and weekends.
Price: ¥850 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesShibukawa · Multiple visitors confirmed day-use entry was available and actively accepted during visits from Feb–May 2026.
Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Tattoos: Private bath onlyMaebashi · Open for day-use bathing with no time restriction on entry.
Price: ¥520 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Cover requiredMinakami · Multiple visitors accessed as day-use guests; 400 yen rate for non-locals mentioned in 2026-05 review.
Price: ¥900 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKusatsu · Multiple visitors used it as day-use bathers in 2026 with no restrictions reported; admission charged per visit.
Price: ¥900 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTakasaki · Confirmed as a day-use hot spring facility by multiple reviewers.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesIsesaki · Operates as a walk-in day-use bathhouse open until around 1am, with no stated stay-time limit.
Price: ¥1,050 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyShibukawa ·
Price: ¥1,500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cards acceptedIsesaki ·
Price: ¥850 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedTakasaki · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesOta ·
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyTomioka · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥620 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesNakanojo · Multiple visitors report day-use admission available at 600 yen per 2-hour session; residents pay 300 yen. Open to all visitors.
Price: ¥600 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesHigashiagatsuma · It is explicitly described as a day-use bath.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: NoAnnaka · Public day-use bathhouse; one reviewer notes an October closure for major renovation work was planned.
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: AllowedMaebashi · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesYoshioka · A large day-use super-sento, open daily.
Price: ¥780 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesNaganohara · A straightforward day-use bathhouse, confirmed by multiple reviewers.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMaebashi · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyKusatsu · Multiple tourists bathed as day visitors between April and August 2026; facility explicitly serves day-use visitors.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesIsesaki ·
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedYoshioka · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesMaebashi ·
Price: ¥700 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): NoTsumagoi · Multiple day visitors report purchasing tickets and bathing in 2025–2026; outdoor bath sometimes closed seasonally.
Price: ¥750 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKusatsu · Multiple reviews from 2026-03 to 2026-08 confirm tourists can bathe as day-use visitors at no cost, though as guests of the local community.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKusatsu ·
Price: ¥1,500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Tattoos: Cover requiredShibukawa · Multiple visitors accessed the facility as day-use from 2025-11 to 2026-08, with no mention of any restrictions.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTakasaki · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMinakami · Multiple visitors report bathing as day-use guests on weekdays and weekends; reception and facilities designed for day visitors.
Price: ¥700 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesShibukawa · Multiple reviews confirm day-use bathing is offered and permitted; visitors report paying 500 yen per 2-hour session.
Price: ¥500 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesShimonita · Day-use bathing (non-residents welcome) was offered for 700-900 yen depending on year, but since 2024 the facility has repeatedly closed unannounced and some 2025-2026 reviews suggest it has shut down permanently.
Price: ¥900 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cash onlyKawaba ·
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Payment: Cash onlyTakayama · A day-use onsen facility inside a roadside station (michi-no-eki).
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cash onlyShimonita · The inn used to offer lodging but is now day-use only.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyKatashina · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyMaebashi · This is a walk-in day-use bathhouse (kenko-land style), not lodging.
Price: ¥520 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Cover requiredNumata · Bath-only day entry runs on a 2-hour rate, 550-750 yen depending on day.
Price: ¥550 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedNakanojo · Multiple visitors report paying 300 yen for day-use admission; monthly discount on the 26th to 200 yen; open to walk-in visitors from outside the area.
Price: ¥300 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKusatsu · Multiple visitors confirm tourists can enter free of charge during daytime and early morning hours.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesNumata · Confirmed as a day-use hot spring facility, explicitly described by multiple reviewers.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: NoKatashina · This is a day-use-only bathhouse (no lodging), popular with hikers and skiers passing through.
Price: ¥650 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoMinakami · Multiple visitors bathed as day-users in 2025–2026, with no restrictions mentioned.
Price: ¥700 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoNaganohara · Open to day visitors who are not campers, entered via self-service ticket machine.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyKusatsu · Multiple reviewers confirm tourists can use the bath; one states it is now open 24 hours with no restrictions for tourists since post-COVID.
Price: Free · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesNakanojo · Visitors confirm open 9am–3pm for tourists; after 3pm reserved for locals with keys (2026–2025).
Price: Free · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyOta · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥500 · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): No · Payment: Cards & QR acceptedAnnaka · This is a day-trip hot spring facility (higaeri onsen), commonly used by hikers.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyMinakami · Multiple visitors explicitly paid day-use admission and bathed; no mention of lodging or guest-only policy.
Price: ¥400 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesHigashiagatsuma · A standard town-operated day-use hot spring facility, open to non-residents at a slightly higher rate than residents.
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKawaba · Long-running day-use bathhouse and restaurant, but the two most recent reviews (mid-2024 and March 2025) both report it closed - one for a boiler malfunction - so travelers should confirm it has reopened before visiting.
Price: ¥750 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): NoTsumagoi · Multiple visitors documented day-use bathing without lodging from 2024 to 2026.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoMinakami · Multiple visitors confirmed day-use bathing was available before April 2026 closure.
Price: ¥350 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMinakami · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥600Katashina · A straightforward day-use bath serving hikers returning from Oze, attached to a nature center.
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: YesShinto · Open to non-residents now (it was residents-only during the pandemic), currently a flat all-day rate.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: NoNakanojo · Multiple visitors report bathing as day users from 9:00 to 15:00; one review from 2017 and others from 2025–2026 confirm public access.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTsumagoi · Multiple reviews confirm day-use bathing is available and the facility opens from 11:00 AM.
Price: ¥600 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyTakasaki · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥730 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyKawaba · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥440 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoHigashiagatsuma · Open for day-use bathing only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; closed on weekdays.
Price: ¥400 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesOta · A municipal day-use bathhouse open to non-residents for 500 yen, but it has had repeated temporary closures for renovation/construction work in 2025-2026 -- call ahead before visiting.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: AllowedNumata · A standard pay-per-visit day-use hot spring (higaeri onsen), open to the public.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesMinakami · Multiple visitors confirmed day-use entry and bathing between 2024-05 and 2026-06.
Price: ¥1,500 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesNumata · Day-use is widely confirmed.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMinakami · Visitors bathed as day-use guests paying 1,000 yen for adult admission in 2024–2026.
Price: ¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTomioka · Open to walk-in day visitors for a flat admission fee, with no residency or membership requirement mentioned.
Price: ¥450Kusatsu · Non-residents permitted 11:30–15:00 and after 21:00; 09:00–11:30 cleaning time; 15:00–21:00 residents only. Policy has changed since 2020 (initially closed to outsiders post-COVID, then reopened with restrictions).
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesNakanojo · Multiple visitors bathed as day-use guests from 2023 onward, though one 2026 visitor was turned away before noon opening.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyMaebashi ·
Price: ¥850 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedMinakami · Multiple visitors reported day-use entry from 2023–2026, paying 300 yen at a vending machine.
Price: ¥300 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyTakasaki · A day-use onsen open to non-residents, roughly 10:30-19:00.
Price: ¥520 · Outdoor bath: YesMinakami · Multiple visitors report day-use bathing is available and practiced throughout 2024–2026.
Price: ¥900 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesMinakami · Multiple visitors used the hot spring for day-use bathing on weekend visits between 2024–2026.
Nakanojo · Visitors bathed as day-use guests from 2024 to 2026; hours stated as 9:00–15:00.
Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyTakasaki · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥450Minakami · Multiple visitors booked day-use rentals same-day or in advance across 2021–2026.
Price: ¥7,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMidori · Day bathing exists only as a reservation-only private bath, not walk-in; reviewers warn to call ahead.
Kusatsu · Visitors accessed the bath as day-use/walk-in guests in 2026, 2025, and 2024; locals-only restriction was in effect from 2020–2024 but has been lifted.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKiryu · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Sauna: NoKusatsu · Facility hours vary: 9am–4pm open to general visitors (2025–2026), with 4pm–9am resident-only lockdown (2025); earlier reviews (2020) reported 7:30–9:00 cleaning-only closure and free access otherwise.
Price: Free · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoKiryu · A public neighborhood bathhouse open daily to local residents and visitors alike.
Payment: Cards acceptedShibukawa · Multiple day visitors bathed at this facility from October 2025 to August 2026; reviews confirm day-use admission available.
Price: ¥700 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Not allowedKawaba · Day-use is generally open to non-residents in the most recent (2025-2026) reviews, but one reviewer in Dec 2021 reported residents/villagers only, and another notes general-public hours are restricted, so visitors should confirm ahead.
Price: ¥1,100 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyFujioka · Multiple visitors used the bath as day-use guests without lodging, in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
Price: ¥600Maebashi · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥450 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoIsesaki · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥450 · Outdoor bath: NoMidori · Dedicated day-use bathhouse next to a campground.
Price: ¥400 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): PartlyKiryu · Open daily as a neighborhood sento except on days ending in 8 (8th, 18th, 28th); one older review complained the closed days were unclear, but recent reviews agree on this pattern.
Price: ¥450Minakami · Multiple reviews from 2017-2026 confirm day-use visits are accepted; one 2022 review describes payment via coin box at entrance.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKatashina · Day-use hours are restricted and seasonal: weekday off-season entry only from 15:00, versus around 11:00 on weekends/in-season.
Price: ¥750 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesIsesaki · A neighborhood sento operating 16:00-22:00, but the most recent 2025 reviews report a temporary closure and rumors that aging facilities may force it to close for good soon -- confirm it's open before visiting.
Price: ¥450Ota · A regular public sento open to anyone, but evening-only (around 17:30-18:00 opening) with historically inconsistent hours; the most recent visit (April 2026) found a temporary-closure notice posted, so current operating status is uncertain.
Price: ¥300 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: NoMinakami · Visitors repeatedly confirm day-use access 24 hours daily via unattended payment box, from 2021–2026.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTakasaki · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥400 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): NoMinakami · Day-use bathing is offered; multiple reviewers bathed as day visitors in 2022–2025.
Price: ¥1,500 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesTomioka · Day-use bathing is offered.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: NoNakanojo · Multiple day-use visitors reported paying 500 yen as non-residents between 2024-03 and 2026-08.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKatashina · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥800 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cards & QR acceptedMinakami · Day-use admission re-opened for visitors after COVID; restricted to locals 2020–2022, reopened by 2023.
Price: ¥200 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyTsumagoi · Day-use accepted most years, starting 15:00, but acceptance varies annually and was suspended in high season historically; closure days occur.
Price: ¥500 · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: YesMidori · A newly built city-operated day-use bathing facility.
Price: ¥650 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): NoTomioka · Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Maebashi · Open only Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, roughly 14:00-20:00.
Price: ¥450Nakanojo · Multiple visitors bathed as day-use guests from 2020–2026, confirming day-use admission is available.
Price: ¥1,500 · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Partly · Payment: Cash onlyShibukawa · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Price: ¥100Takasaki · Day-use access has a history of being suspended (indefinitely, per a 2022 review) and later resumed (2024), and was reported open again as of July 2025, so visitors should confirm current status before going; the bath is attached.
Outdoor bath: NoMinakami · Multiple visitors bathed as non-residents in 2023–2026 by paying cash at the donation box.
Price: ¥400 · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes · Payment: Cash onlyNaganohara · The resort bathhouse is open to day visitors, not just hotel/golf guests.
Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesTsumagoi · Day-use bathing is explicitly offered and practiced by all reviewers across 2023–2026.
Price: ¥600 · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesMinakami · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Outdoor bath: YesKusatsu · Access restricted to residents from 4 or 4 p.m.–10 p.m., but one recent review (Dec 2025) reports full resident-only status; another (Nov 2025) confirms 4 p.m. cutoff; reopened after COVID closure (Sep–Nov 2025).
Price: Free · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKusatsu · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Minakami · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Outdoor bath: YesMinakami · Three reviews describe visiting as day-use, entering, and bathing; no restrictions stated.
Price: ¥300 · Payment: Cash onlyTakasaki · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Outdoor bath: YesMinakami · Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Minakami · Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Minakami ·
Price: ¥1,150 · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Tattoos: Cover requiredAlso in Gunma