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Sakura-Yu
4.3★ · 42 Google ratings · Isesaki, Gunma · さくら湯
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesA 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.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2023 – Oct 2025
Price
¥450Current adult admission is 450 yen (the standard Gunma sento rate), up from 400 yen reported in reviews before 2023.stated by 5 visitors · Nov 2023 – Oct 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 32 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Day visitors
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.
stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2023 – Oct 2025Soap & shampoo
No soap or shampoo is supplied at the washing stations; bring your own or buy at the front.
stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2023 – Jul 2024The bath
What you’ll find
A Showa-era neighborhood sento in Isesaki using wood-fired groundwater rather than a true spring, cheap and characterful but with recent reports of temporary closure and possible permanent closure due to aging facilities.
Indoor baths
1A single small shared indoor tub, tight for more than a few bathers.stated by 1 visitor · Apr 2024
The water
Spring type
Well water, wood-fired (not a natural hot spring)Multiple reviewers confirm the bath uses groundwater heated by a wood-fired boiler rather than a mineral spring; some visits use a medicinal herb bath (yomogi) additive.stated by 6 visitors · Feb 2023 – Oct 2025
Bath temperature
42°CBath temperature runs around 40-42C, though some reviewers describe it as very hot (45C+) at opening depending on time of day.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2021 – Oct 2025
Heated
✓ YesThis is not a natural hot spring: it is well/groundwater heated with a wood-fired boiler.stated by 6 visitors · Feb 2023 – Oct 2025
Practical
What to bring
Towels
For saleTowels are not provided but can be bought on-site for 100-120 yen.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – Oct 2025
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownNo soap or shampoo is supplied at the washing stations; bring your own or buy at the front.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2023 – Jul 2024
Lockers
NoneNo lockers for clothing (baskets only); a few small valuables lockers are separately available.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2023 – Jul 2024
Hair dryer
✓ YesFree hair dryers are available.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2023 – Feb 2024
Guide
What visitors add
Price
Adult admission is 450 yen (5 reviews from November 2023 through October 2025); 4 earlier reviews (2020 to April 2023) quoted 400 yen, so the price rose. One reviewer (April 2023) reports children up to elementary age at 180 yen; one (June 2021) paid 80 yen for a toddler.
stated by 9 visitors · Oct 2020 – Oct 2025The water
The bath is a rotating scented/herbal bath (kawari-yu) rather than plain water: mugwort (yomogi) is reported by 4 reviewers, mint by 1, and 2 others describe it as a medicinal bath (yakuyu); one says the additive changes by day, another says it changes year-round.
stated by 8 visitors · Aug 2020 – Oct 2025Water handling
This is not a hot spring: the bath is groundwater heated with a wood-fired boiler (6 reviews). Bathers can add cold tap water themselves to lower the temperature.
stated by 6 visitors · Feb 2023 – Oct 2025Towels, soap & lockers
No soap or shampoo is provided (3 reviews), but toiletries and small items are sold at the counter (3 reviews). Towels can be bought: one reviewer paid 100 yen (Feb 2024), another 120 yen (Oct 2025).
stated by 6 visitors · Feb 2024 – Oct 2025The water
The water runs hot, especially early in the evening: reviewers report roughly 42C as standard, one measured 45-47C before adding cold water, and one found it just under 40C late at night (21:25); 3 reviewers describe it as notably hot for the unaccustomed.
stated by 5 visitors · Jul 2019 – Oct 2025Staffing
The bathhouse is staffed via a traditional bandai (attendant seat at the entrance), usually by an elderly woman described as kind (5 reviews mention the bandai attendant or okami); one visit had an elderly man minding the bandai from the men's side.
stated by 5 visitors · Oct 2020 – Jul 2024Practical
Plan your visit
📍 292 Sakai, Isesaki, Gunma 370-0124
🚃 Sakaimachi station, 0.4 km
📞 +81270-74-1268
📋 Show at the counter: さくら湯
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