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Genroku-no-Yu
4.1★ · 22 Google ratings · Nakanojo, Gunma · 元禄の湯
✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesDedicated day-trip bathing facility at the Sekizenkan ryokan, open 10am to 5:30pm with 5pm last admission.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2024 – Jan 2026
Price
¥1,500Standard adult day-use price is 1500 yen, though one reviewer was charged 2000 yen during New Year's.stated by 5 visitors · Aug 2022 – Jan 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 17 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
The bath
What you’ll find
A historic Showa-era day-use bath at the Sekizenkan ryokan in Shima Onsen, with five open tubs of varying temperature in one ornate room, a steam sauna, and drinkable onsen water, though several reviewers question whether the water is truly source-fed.
Outdoor bath
NoAll five tubs are inside one indoor hall; only the separate foot bath is outside.stated by 1 visitor · Aug 2022
Indoor baths
5Five small indoor tubs at slightly different temperatures, all in one open hall.stated by 4 visitors · Oct 2024 – Jan 2026
Sauna
✓ YesA small one-person steam sauna exists beside the baths, though several reviewers found it cramped and unhygienic.stated by 4 visitors · Nov 2020 – Oct 2025
Rest area
✓ YesA clean, comfortable rest area and foot bath are available after bathing.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2023 – Jan 2026
The water
Spring type
Sodium-calcium chloride-sulfateReviewer identifies the spring as a sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate type good for the stomach.stated by 1 visitor · Jun 2023
Source temperature
64°CThe onsen analysis certificate posted at the drinking fountain lists a source temperature of 64C.stated by 1 visitor · Aug 2022
Bath temperature
41°CThe five tubs run around 40-42C, each slightly different.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2022 – Jun 2023
pH
pH 6.6Posted analysis certificate lists a near-neutral pH of 6.6.stated by 1 visitor · Aug 2022
Recirculated
✓ YesTwo reviewers describe the five tubs as circulated and reheated, while one accuses the facility of falsely claiming a live source feed and another reports bottom-fed inflow.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2024 – May 2025
Practical
What to bring
Towels
✓ IncludedEntry ticket includes a face towel and toothbrush.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedShampoo, conditioner and body soap are available at the single washing station.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2022 – Nov 2023
Guide
What visitors add
Outdoor bath & sauna
There is an old-style steam bath (small closet-like single-person steam rooms set into the wall; one reviewer counts 2 rooms fed by source water), mentioned by 8 reviewers. Opinions conflict on it: 2 reviewers praise it, while 3 reviewers report it as smelly or unhygienic. No reviewer mentions an outdoor bath; 2 reviewers mention a foot bath outside the bathhouse.
stated by 8 visitors · Nov 2020 – Oct 2025Price
Day-use admission is 1,500 yen for adults (mentioned by 7 reviewers, 2022-2026), including a face towel and toothbrush per 3 of them. One reviewer (Jan 2024) reports being charged 2,000 yen at New Year. Two reviewers call 1,500 yen expensive for a day-use bath; one says it is fully worth it.
stated by 7 visitors · Aug 2022 – Jan 2026Towels, soap & lockers
A face towel and toothbrush set is included with admission (3 reviewers). Shampoo, conditioner, body soap/soap are provided (2 reviewers). One reviewer reports a 100-yen valuables locker and no hair dryer. There is only one washing station, per 3 reviewers, one of whom adds its shower has weak water flow.
stated by 6 visitors · Dec 2021 – Jan 2026The water
The water is described as colorless, odorless and mild by 3 reviewers; one reviewer cites the posted analysis as a sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate spring, pH 6.6, source temperature 64C. A drinking-spring station exists (mentioned by 4 reviewers); one notes a posted limit of 3 glasses per day.
stated by 5 visitors · Aug 2022 – Jan 2026Water handling
Reviews conflict on water handling: 2 reviewers describe the baths as recirculated/reheated, 2 describe source water welling up from the bottom of the tubs, and 1 reviewer doubts the bottom-feed claim, saying no bubbles were visible and calling it likely exaggerated advertising.
stated by 5 visitors · Aug 2022 – May 2025Payment
Tickets are bought at a vending machine near the main-building front desk (3 reviewers); one reviewer (Aug 2022) specifies paying the machine in cash.
stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2022 – Jan 2026Practical
Plan your visit
📍 〒377-0601 Gunma, Agatsuma District, Nakanojo, Shima, Keiun Bridge, 4227
🚃 雁ヶ沢 station, 13.1 km
📞 +81279-64-2101
📋 Show at the counter: 元禄の湯
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