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Tengu-no-yu Kimuraen
3.2★ · 170 Google ratings · Minakami, Gunma · 天狗の湯 きむら苑
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Outdoor bath
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesOperates as a pay-per-visit day bathing facility.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
Hours
10:00–16:30from the facility listing
Price
¥1,000Adult admission is 1000 yen; several reviewers feel the fee is not justified by the bare-bones facilities.stated by 5 visitors · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
Bathing arrangement
Mixed bathingThis is a true mixed-gender bath (konyoku) with no separate men's/women's tubs; a large number of reviewers, especially women, describe men who linger for hours staring at or reaching toward female bathers ('wani'), and multiple women say they left without bathing or urge other women to avoid it entirely.stated by 12 visitors · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 34 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Bathing arrangement
This is a true mixed-gender bath (konyoku) with no separate men's/women's tubs; a large number of reviewers, especially women, describe men who linger for hours staring at or reaching toward female bathers ('wani'), and multiple women say they left without bathing or urge other women to avoid it entirely.
stated by 12 visitors · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026Soap & shampoo
There is no washing area at all — no shower, soap, or shampoo — bathers can only soak, and one reviewer was told to rinse off near a drain instead.
stated by 6 visitors · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026The bath
What you’ll find
A rustic riverside outdoor mixed-bathing (konyoku) hot spring near Minakami with no washing area; a large share of reviewers, especially women, describe it as unsafe due to men who linger staring at or groping female bathers, plus reports of aggressive management.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesThe facility consists of a single outdoor bath only, split into a few sections; there is no indoor bath.stated by 6 visitors · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownThere is no washing area at all — no shower, soap, or shampoo — bathers can only soak, and one reviewer was told to rinse off near a drain instead.stated by 6 visitors · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
Guide
What visitors add
The water
The water is decidedly lukewarm — at least 8 distinct reviewers call it nurume/low-temperature, with three winter visitors saying it is too cold to warm up in mid-winter; one reviewer describes it as clear, mild and characterless in the bath yet warming strongly afterward, and even hostile reviewers concede the water itself is good (2 explicitly).
stated by 9 visitors · Jan 2025 – Jun 2026Bathing arrangement
SAFETY WARNING, heavily corroborated: at least 8 distinct reviewers (Dec 2024-May 2026) describe groups of men ('wani') who sit in the lukewarm water for hours specifically to stare at women entering; multiple reviewers explicitly warn women not to come, one reviewer reports hands reaching toward women ('隙きあらば手まで伸びてくる'), one calls the atmosphere dangerous for women, and two male reviewers say even they felt uncomfortable. One dissenting 5-star review celebrates exactly this dynamic.
stated by 8 visitors · Jun 2024 – May 2026Price
Admission is 1000 yen per adult, cited by at least 6 distinct reviewers (Sep 2024-Jul 2026); several consider it poor value given there are no washing facilities, and one argues 500 yen would be fair.
stated by 7 visitors · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026Outdoor bath & sauna
The facility is the outdoor bath only: no washing stations and no showers, stated by at least 5 distinct reviewers (one was told to rinse near the drain); no sauna is mentioned by anyone. One reviewer describes the rotenburo as very large and divided into 3 partitioned sections; two reviewers note there is no toilet near the bath (the only toilet is back at reception).
stated by 6 visitors · Sep 2024 – Jul 2026Outdoor bath & sauna
Hygiene complaints: two reviewers allege bathers urinate in or beside the bath rather than walking to the distant toilet; two reviewers report smoking (paper and e-cigarettes) in the men's changing area or bath, one saying e-cigarettes appear tolerated in the bath; one reviewer saw debris floating in the water, and one says the water visibly clouds when crowded.
stated by 6 visitors · Jun 2024 – May 2026Staffing
Reception is run by an elderly man whom 3 distinct reviewers describe as brusque or hostile: one left without bathing after he refused to answer questions, one was scolded while paying, and one (May 2026) says the manager barred him from returning to the bath area after he asked to go buy drinking water, quoting the manager as saying '俺がルールだ' ('I am the rules'); against this, one reviewer praises the okami for lending a fan and one generic review calls staff kind.
stated by 5 visitors · Sep 2024 – May 2026Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 10:00; busiest Saturday around 14:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Tuesday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Thursday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Friday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Saturday | 10:00–16:30 |
| Sunday | 10:00–16:30 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 326 Obinata, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma 379-1612
🚃 Minakami station, 1.8 km
📞 +81278-72-5851
📋 Show at the counter: 天狗の湯 きむら苑
Nearby
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Higashiagatsuma · 3.8★
Minakami · 4.2★
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