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Name: Takayama Onsen Ibuki-no-Yu
Address: 3999-1 Nakayama, Takayama, Agatsuma District, Gunma 377-0702, Takayama, Gunma, JP
Telephone: +81279-63-2639
Rating: 4.1

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Takayama Onsen Ibuki-no-Yu

4.1★ · 261 Google ratings · Takayama, Gunma · 高山温泉いぶきの湯

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✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area

Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

✓ Yesstated on the facility's website · read 2026-09

Hours

10:00–21:00from the facility listing

Price

¥400Adult admission was ¥330 through late 2025, rose to ¥400 on Nov 1, 2025, and non-residents pay ¥550 on weekends/holidays; one recent reviewer lamented a sharp price increase.stated by 6 visitors · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 29 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website

How we know this

Watch out

Bath temperature

The bath itself runs a scalding 43-44C; staff sometimes warn visitors before entry and one reviewer's skin turned red after about 3 minutes — not recommended for young children or heat-sensitive bathers.

stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

The bath

What you’ll find

A tiny, single-tub village day-spa in Takayama with a very hot (43-44C), salty, drinkable spring diluted from a 64-65C source and circulated/chlorinated — cheap and beloved by regulars, but some visitors find the mostly-local crowd and occasional front-desk attitude off-putting.

Outdoor bath

NoThere is no outdoor bath, only the single indoor tub.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025

Indoor baths

1There is a single small indoor tub.stated by 4 visitors · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026

Sauna

NoThere is no sauna.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2025 – Sep 2025

Rest area

✓ YesA tatami rest area (about 20 tatami mats) is available with free hot tea/barley tea.stated by 5 visitors · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026

Restaurant

NoThere is no restaurant, though vending-style snacks (drinks, chips, cup noodles, onsen eggs) are sold at the counter.stated by 1 visitor · Sep 2025

The water

Spring type

Salty (drinkable), mildThe spring is drinkable (there's a drinking-water station) and has a noticeably salty, mild character.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – May 2026

Source temperature

65°CThe source spring runs around 64-65C.stated by 2 visitors · May 2026 – Jun 2026

Bath temperature

43.5°CThe bath itself runs a scalding 43-44C; staff sometimes warn visitors before entry and one reviewer's skin turned red after about 3 minutes — not recommended for young children or heat-sensitive bathers.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

Water added

✓ YesThe very hot source water is diluted with added water before bathing.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Practical

What to bring

Soap & shampoo

✓ ProvidedShampoo and body soap are provided.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

Hair dryer

✓ YesA free hair dryer is available, though the facility only has one unit.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – May 2026

Guide

What visitors add

The water

The water is famously hot: at least ten distinct reviewers describe it as hot or very hot, with measured/reported temperatures of 43.5°C, about 43°C, and 43.9°C on different days; staff warn guests before entry (two reviewers). One morning visitor at opening found it not as hot as rumored. The water is noticeably salty (three distinct reviewers) and there is a drinking-spring fountain at the entrance (three distinct reviewers); one calls the quality superb because it is drinkable, and several note the strong warming after-effect.

stated by 13 visitors · Mar 2025 – Aug 2026

Outdoor bath & sauna

Indoor bath only — no outdoor bath, no sauna, no cold-water bath (at least seven distinct reviewers; one lists all three absences explicitly). There is a single tub holding roughly 5-7 people (three reviewers give capacity estimates), and an outside-air cooling space/bench or small garden to cool off in (four distinct reviewers).

stated by 10 visitors · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

Price

Admission rose from ¥330 to ¥400 on 1 November 2025 (two reviewers cite the ¥330 price before then; two reviewers state the ¥400 change and its date; at least four later reviewers confirm ¥400, two of them specifying it covers 2 hours). One August 2026 reviewer reports ¥550 for non-village residents on weekends/holidays, and another laments a steep price rise. Temperature-boiled onsen eggs are sold for ¥70 (two reviewers; one notes they are not made in summer).

stated by 9 visitors · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

Towels, soap & lockers

Shampoo and body soap are provided (two distinct reviewers). Dryers: one reviewer says the dryer is free, another complains there is only one. Keyed lockers in the changing room cost ¥100 (one reviewer). Original-brand towels are sold at the counter along with drinks and snacks (one reviewer).

stated by 6 visitors · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

Staffing

Staffed reception, with conflicting service reports: four distinct reviewers describe kind or attentive staff (one recounting staff bringing water and a cold towel to an unwell guest in the car park), while two reviewers report unpleasant treatment of non-regulars (one alleging the attendant flatters regulars but is abusive to first-time visitors).

stated by 6 visitors · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Day-use visits

One reviewer arrived at the 10:00 opening; another warns that in winter operation the last entry is 19:30 and the facility closes at 20:00 even though Google lists 21:00. One reviewer praises it for being open late. Admission covers a 2-hour session (two reviewers).

stated by 4 visitors · May 2025 – Jul 2026

Timing