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Take-no-Yu
2.8★ · 6 Google ratings · Minakami, Gunma · 竹の湯
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✕ Local residents onlyConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Hours
Not publishedCheck the official site
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 6 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
How we know this
- Day visitors: Non-residents and outside visitors cannot use as of 2024; pre-COVID donations allowed access, but policy remains closed since 2023. · 3 visitors, Dec 2022 – Nov 2024
Atmosphere

The bath
What you’ll find
Traditional community bath for locals only, featuring hot calcium spring water in a stone-lined tub; day-use access for non-residents restricted since COVID.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
1.0Reported by two visitors
Spring water
Spring type
calcium sulfateReported by one visitor
Bath temperature
45°CWater is very hot; visitors report difficulty entering without adding cold water via hose.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Indoor baths: Single communal bathing area with marble tub and Oya stone walls. · 2 visitors, Jul 2023 – Oct 2024
- Spring type: Calcium spring water characteristic of Yudoya hot-spring area; described as crisp and sharp. · 1 visitor, Oct 2024
- Bath temperature: Water is very hot; visitors report difficulty entering without adding cold water via hose. · 3 visitors, Jul 2023 – Apr 2026
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Jomo-Kogen · JR East5.7 km in a straight line; bus or taxi from the station
Address
497 Yujukuonsen, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma 379-1409From the facility's listing
Show a driver
竹の湯The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Website
chinetsu.netOfficial, in Japanese
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Nearby
Other baths close by
Sarugakyo Resident Center public bath.(Non-residents of the district are allowed.)
4.4★ · 4.1 km
✓Day useTattoos ?✓Kakenagashi
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Can I visit Take-no-Yu without staying overnight?
Non-residents and outside visitors cannot use as of 2024; pre-COVID donations allowed access, but policy remains closed since 2023.