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Kawabaonsen Center Ikoi Hot Spring
3.8★ · 226 Google ratings · Kawaba, Gunma · 川場温泉センターいこいの湯
✓ Day visitors
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesFrom the facility's listing
Hours
11:00–19:00From the facility's listing
Closed
ThursdayWeekly closing days from the listing
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 36 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Price
¥440 adultConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Time limit
2 hoursConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Day visitors: Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise. · from the listing category
- Price: Standard adult admission is 440 yen for a 2-hour stay, though one reviewer reported paying 550 yen. · 8 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- Time limit: Admission is time-limited to 2 hours. · 4 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
The bath
What you’ll find
A cheap, no-frills community bathhouse (single indoor tub, 2-hour 440 yen entry, famous cheap motsuni-set meal) whose posted 'no disinfectant' claim is repeatedly contradicted by reviewers smelling chlorine and seeing debris on the water, and which refuses tattooed guests.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
1.0Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Outdoor bath
✕ NoReported by two visitors
Sauna
✕ NoReported by one visitor
Spring water
Spring type
alkaline simple onsenReported by one visitor
Source temperature
30.8°CReported by one visitor
Bath temperature
41°CConfirmed by recent visitor reports
pH
pH 8.8Reported by one visitor
Recirculated
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Chlorinated
✓ YesMultiple reviewers across different months smell chlorine, directly contradicting the facility's posted claim of using no disinfectant.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Indoor baths: There is a single indoor bath tub, seating 5-10+ people. · 4 visitors, Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
- Outdoor bath: There is no outdoor bath, only a single indoor tub. · 2 visitors, Aug 2025 – Mar 2026
- Sauna: No sauna is available. · 1 visitor, Mar 2026
- Spring type: Classified as an alkaline simple (low-mineral) hot spring. · 1 visitor, Mar 2026
- Source temperature: The source temperature is 30.8C, which is why the spring water needs to be heated before bathing. · 1 visitor, Mar 2026
- Bath temperature: Bath temperature is consistently reported around 41C. · 3 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
- pH: The water's pH is 8.8, consistent with an alkaline simple spring. · 1 visitor, Mar 2026
- Recirculated: Several reviewers report the water is filtered/recirculated (drained by suction, not overflow) rather than flowing straight through, though one review found it felt fresh despite this. · 3 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
- Chlorinated: Multiple reviewers across different months smell chlorine, directly contradicting the facility's posted claim of using no disinfectant. · 4 visitors, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Practical
What you need
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Lockers
Coin not returnedConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Facilities
Rest area
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Restaurant
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Soap & shampoo: Shampoo and body soap are provided at the wash stations. · 4 visitors, Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
- Lockers: The changing-room locker costs 100 yen that is not refunded, so several reviewers advise skipping valuables and using the open basket instead. · 4 visitors, Jun 2025 – May 2026
- Rest area: There is a large tatami rest hall used for both relaxing and dining. · 4 visitors, May 2025 – Mar 2026
- Restaurant: An on-site dining hall serves food, especially a well-loved motsuni (offal stew) set meal, often bundled with admission. · 6 visitors, Apr 2025 – May 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Friday around 11:00. Busiest Saturday around 16:00.
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Quiet Busy
Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.
Weekly hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 11:00–19:00 |
| Tuesday | 11:00–19:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00–19:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 11:00–19:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00–19:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00–19:00 |
Closed Thursday.
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Numata10.2 km in a straight line; bus or taxi from the station
Address
482 Kawabayubara, Kawaba, Tone District, Gunma 378-0102利根郡川場, 482 Kawabayubara, Gunma 378-0102 · From the facility's listing
Show a driver
川場温泉センターいこいの湯The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+81278-52-2051Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
kanko.vill.kawaba.gunma.jpOfficial, in Japanese
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Questions
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Can I visit Kawabaonsen Center Ikoi Hot Spring without staying overnight?
Listed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
How much does Kawabaonsen Center Ikoi Hot Spring cost?
Standard adult admission is 440 yen for a 2-hour stay, though one reviewer reported paying 550 yen.
