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Yu-no-Michi Riku Maebashi Minami Branch
3.8★ · 889 Google ratings · Maebashi, Gunma · 湯の道 利久 前橋南店
✓ Day visitors✓ Outdoor bath✓ Sauna
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesFrom the facility's listing
Hours
09:00–00:00From the facility's listing
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 24 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Bathing
Men and women separateReported by two visitors
How we know this
- Day visitors: Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise. · from the listing category
- Bathing arrangement: Men's and women's bathing areas are separate. · 2 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
The bath
What you’ll find
A large natural-hot-spring day-use bath facility in Maebashi with indoor and source-fed outdoor baths, carbonated-spring tubs, a sauna and a small cold plunge, plus a restaurant.
Bath setup
Outdoor bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Sauna
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Cold bath
✓ YesThe cold plunge is small and often has a wait.Reported by two visitors
Spring water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
Partly confirmedFresh spring water flows continuously through the bath
How we know this
- Outdoor bath: There is an outdoor bath area in addition to the indoor tubs. · 3 visitors, Nov 2025 – Dec 2025
- Sauna: The sauna (including a salt sauna) is spacious and well-regarded, though it is also where regular-customer conflicts most often occur. · 6 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
- Cold bath: The cold plunge is small and often has a wait. · 2 visitors, Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
- Free-flowing (kakenagashi): This is a natural hot spring facility, and the outdoor bath is specifically described as drawing from the spring source, suggesting it is closer to flow-through than the treated indoor pools. · 2 visitors, Nov 2025 – May 2026
Practical
What you need
Towels
✓ IncludedTowels are provided and regularly exchanged for sauna use, but the towels stacked in the changing room are for sauna use only, not general use — one visitor was scolded for taking one.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Hair dryer
✓ YesA handful of free dryers (3-4) plus paid ones (100 yen/7 min) are available, but demand outstrips the free ones and one reviewer reported a free dryer emitting sparks and a burning smell.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Accessibility
Step-free entrance and accessible parkingFrom the facility's listing. Bath access not confirmed
Facilities
Rest area
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Restaurant
✓ YesAn on-site restaurant exists; reviewers praise the curry rice as cheap and genuinely tasty, but several others found dishes (ramen, stir-fry, set meals) padded mostly with bean sprouts, expensive for the portion, or simply not tasty.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Towels: Towels are provided and regularly exchanged for sauna use, but the towels stacked in the changing room are for sauna use only, not general use — one visitor was scolded for taking one. · 3 visitors, Dec 2025 – Apr 2026
- Hair dryer: A handful of free dryers (3-4) plus paid ones (100 yen/7 min) are available, but demand outstrips the free ones and one reviewer reported a free dryer emitting sparks and a burning smell. · 4 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
- Rest area: There is a comfortable rest area with manga, a paperback shelf, and a room to lie down and nap. · 4 visitors, Dec 2025 – May 2026
- Restaurant: An on-site restaurant exists; reviewers praise the curry rice as cheap and genuinely tasty, but several others found dishes (ramen, stir-fry, set meals) padded mostly with bean sprouts, expensive for the portion, or simply not tasty. · 6 visitors, Dec 2025 – May 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Friday around 9:00. Busiest Saturday around 19:00.
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Quiet Busy
Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.
Weekly hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–00:00 |
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Maebashi-Oshima4.1 km in a straight line; bus or taxi from the station
Address
316-1 Tsurukojimachi, Maebashi, Gunma 379-2141From the facility's listing
Show a driver
湯の道 利久 前橋南店The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+8127-225-2641Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
www.yunomichi-rikyu.comOfficial, in Japanese
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Questions
Common questions
Can I visit Yu-no-Michi Riku Maebashi Minami Branch without staying overnight?
Listed as a super sento: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
Is the water free-flowing spring water?
This is a natural hot spring facility, and the outdoor bath is specifically described as drawing from the spring source, suggesting it is closer to flow-through than the treated indoor pools.
