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Kazekidachi-no-Kawabe Shimeikan
4.3★ · 173 Google ratings · Minakami, Gunma · 風木立の川辺紫明館
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
Limited hoursDay-use bathing is available (2023, 2026) but restricted to small groups per the facility's policy.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2023 – Mar 2026
Hours
Not published in the listing · check the official siteno opening hours in the Google listing
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 33 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Heated
Several 2024-2025 reviews say the outdoor bath is not artificially heated and can be too cold to enter in winter, though one review mentions heating being used in cold season on an earlier visit.
stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2025 – Mar 2026Outdoor bath
Across 2023-2026 many visitors describe the outdoor bath as pleasantly rustic but consistently tepid or cold, especially in colder months.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026Day visitors
Day-use bathing is available (2023, 2026) but restricted to small groups per the facility's policy.
stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2023 – Mar 2026The bath
What you’ll find
A quiet riverside ryokan near Yubiso Station offering a source-fed (kakenagashi) hot spring bath; the outdoor rotenburo is frequently reported as lukewarm or even cold, especially in winter, so manage expectations for a hot soak.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesAcross 2023-2026 many visitors describe the outdoor bath as pleasantly rustic but consistently tepid or cold, especially in colder months.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
View
RiverRooms and the outdoor bath overlook the Yubiso River, with the sound of flowing water frequently highlighted as a feature.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2023 – Jun 2026
Restaurant
✓ YesThe facility has a restaurant with private dining rooms used for meals, noted across multiple years.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Lodging
✓ YesThis is an overnight ryokan offering multi-night stays with meals, not a standalone day bathhouse.stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2024 – May 2026
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe bath is explicitly described as source-fed (kakenagashi) hot spring water.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2024 – Feb 2025
Heated
NoSeveral 2024-2025 reviews say the outdoor bath is not artificially heated and can be too cold to enter in winter, though one review mentions heating being used in cold season on an earlier visit.stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2025 – Mar 2026
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 15-1 Yubiso, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma 379-1728
🚃 Yubiso station, 0.1 km
📞 +81278-72-3650
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