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Shinto Onsen Fureaikan
3.6★ · 261 Google ratings · Shinto, Gunma · しんとう温泉 ふれあい館
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Outdoor bath✓ Rest area✓ Restaurant
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesOpen to non-residents now (it was residents-only during the pandemic), currently a flat all-day rate.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Hours
10:00–20:00 · closed Mondayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥500Current flat all-day rate is 500 yen, up from a previous 300 yen / 2-hour rate before an April 2025 price change.stated by 6 visitors · Apr 2025 – Jul 2026
Time limit
1 day (unlimited)Since the April 2025 price change the 500 yen fee covers unlimited time for the day, replacing the old 2-hour cap.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 32 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
The bath
What you’ll find
A cheap village-run community bathhouse near a Self-Defense Force base, popular with elderly locals for its karaoke lounge and tatami hall, with a small indoor and outdoor bath but no sauna, now open to non-residents at a flat all-day rate.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesA small outdoor bath is available alongside the indoor tubs.stated by 6 visitors · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Indoor baths
2Two indoor tubs, including a bubble bath and a reclining bath.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025
Sauna
NoThis bathhouse has no sauna.stated by 4 visitors · Apr 2025 – Nov 2025
Cold bath
✓ YesA cold plunge bath exists even though there's no sauna.stated by 1 visitor · Apr 2025
Rest area
✓ YesA large tatami hall serves as a rest area, doubling as a karaoke lounge popular with regular elderly visitors.stated by 5 visitors · Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
Restaurant
✓ YesA simple food counter serves soba and udon, though one reviewer wished the menu were bigger.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
Practical
What to bring
Hair dryer
✓ YesHair dryers are available but cost 100 yen per 10 minutes; previously free dryers were removed due to electricity costs.stated by 3 visitors · May 2025 – Dec 2025
Guide
What visitors add
Price
Admission rose on 1 April 2025 from the old 300 yen (2-hour) rate to a flat 500 yen for adults - at least eight reviews document the increase or the new 500 yen price, two noting the 500 yen now covers a full day with no time limit ('effectively a price cut' per one). One review states the child price is 300 yen. One Apr 2025 reviewer instead wrote '300 to 600 yen for 2 hours', conflicting with the seven-plus reviews saying 500.
stated by 9 visitors · Mar 2025 – Jul 2026Outdoor bath & sauna
There is a small open-air bath (about 4 people per one reviewer, with cherry-blossom views per another) - at least six reviews mention it - but NO sauna: four reviews state explicitly there is no sauna. One reviewer notes a cold-water bath exists. Indoors: two tubs fitting about 10 people, including a bubble bath and a deep V-shaped lying bath (neyu). Three reviews mention foot-massage pressure stones set along the rotenburo.
stated by 6 visitors · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026The water
One reviewer describes the water as colorless and transparent with a faint scent that leaves skin glossy after a long soak; another says the spring type helps dry skin. Temperature reports conflict mildly: two reviewers call it on the lukewarm side, one calls it slightly hot, and one says the rotenburo runs hotter than the indoor tubs.
stated by 5 visitors · Mar 2025 – Sep 2025Towels, soap & lockers
Keyed shoe boxes and changing-room lockers are free with no coin needed, plus separate small valuables lockers (one detailed review). Hair dryers became paid around spring 2025 - 100 yen per 10 minutes, attributed by staff to electricity costs - and bringing your own dryer is now allowed; at least four reviews discuss the paid dryers. Towels are sold at the shop; one reviewer notes no tissues or other amenities are provided.
stated by 5 visitors · May 2025 – Dec 2025Staffing
Village-run (murayama-ei) staffed facility: you pay at the counter immediately on entry (one review), and staff drained and cleaned a tub after a hygiene incident per another review. Non-villagers are welcome: one reviewer confirms outsiders can enter, another notes a COVID-era villagers-only restriction has been lifted.
stated by 5 visitors · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026Timing
When to go
Quietest Friday around 10:00; busiest Sunday around 17:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00–20:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–20:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–20:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–20:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–20:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–20:00 |
Closed Monday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 507-3 Arai, Shinto, Kitagunma District, Gunma 370-3503
🚃 Yagihara station, 5.4 km
📞 +81279-54-1126
📋 Show at the counter: しんとう温泉 ふれあい館
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