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Kakure Hot Spring
3.9★ · 405 Google ratings · Naganohara, Gunma · かくれの湯
✓ Day visitors✓ Outdoor bath✓ Kakenagashi
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Hours
10:00–19:00From the facility's listing
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 43 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Price
¥1,000 adultConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Bathing
Men and women separateReported by two visitors
How we know this
- Day visitors: Open to day visitors who are not campers, entered via self-service ticket machine. · 3 visitors, Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
- Price: Repeatedly confirmed as a flat 1000 yen adult entry fee, which many reviewers consider steep given the facility's condition. · 13 visitors, Nov 2025 – Aug 2026
- Bathing arrangement: Men's and women's baths are separate, though one reviewer suggests the two sides may occasionally be swapped. · 2 visitors, Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
The bath
What you’ll find
An unmanned, QR-gated hot spring at a remote campground in the woods, prized for genuine free-flowing source water sodium chloride-bicarbonate water in both indoor and outdoor baths, but with biting flies near the outdoor bath and a 1000 yen cash-only fee.
Bath setup
Outdoor bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Spring water
Spring type
sodium chloride-bicarbonate springConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Source temperature
48.6°CReported by one visitor
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ FullFresh spring water flows continuously through the bath
How we know this
- Outdoor bath: An outdoor bath (rotenburo) is present alongside the indoor bath at nearly every review. · 10 visitors, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- Spring type: Classified as a sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring, giving the water a smooth, slightly slippery feel and faint sulfur/iron smell. · 4 visitors, Mar 2026 – May 2026
- Source temperature: One detailed analytical review cites a source temperature of 48.6°C. · 1 visitor, May 2026
- Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Consistently described as genuine kakenagashi with abundant, undiluted source flow into both baths. · 5 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Practical
What you need
Towels
For saleTowels are sold on-site but frequently out of stock, so reviewers recommend bringing your own.Reported by two visitors
Lockers
✓ FreeConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Payment
✕ Cash onlyPayment goes through an unmanned ticket machine that takes 1000-yen bills only, with no card or QR payment option.Reported by two visitors
Hair dryer
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Facilities
Restaurant
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Towels: Towels are sold on-site but frequently out of stock, so reviewers recommend bringing your own. · 2 visitors, Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
- Lockers: Key-locked valuables lockers are provided before the changing area at no extra charge. · 3 visitors, Nov 2025 – Aug 2026
- Payment: Payment goes through an unmanned ticket machine that takes 1000-yen bills only, with no card or QR payment option. · 2 visitors, Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
- Hair dryer: Free hair dryers are available in the changing room. · 3 visitors, Dec 2025 – Aug 2026
- Restaurant: A small self-serve stand sells mushroom soup, oden, and boiled eggs near a dining/rest area, though one reviewer found that area poorly maintained. · 3 visitors, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Tuesday around 10:00. Busiest Saturday around 18:00.
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Quiet Busy
Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.
Weekly hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–19:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00–19:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–19:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–19:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–21:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–19:00 |
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Manza-Kazawaguchi5.4 km in a straight line; bus or taxi from the station
Address
1985-172 Okuwa, Naganohara, Agatsuma District, Gunma 377-1411From the facility's listing
Show a driver
かくれの湯The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+81279-82-1526Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
www.instagram.comOfficial, in Japanese
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Questions
Common questions
Can I visit Kakure Hot Spring without staying overnight?
Open to day visitors who are not campers, entered via self-service ticket machine.
How much does Kakure Hot Spring cost?
Repeatedly confirmed as a flat 1000 yen adult entry fee, which many reviewers consider steep given the facility's condition.
Is the water free-flowing spring water?
Consistently described as genuine kakenagashi with abundant, undiluted source flow into both baths.
