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Yu Terume Tanigawa

Name: Yu Terume Tanigawa
Address: 514-12 Tanigawa, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma 379-1619, Minakami, Gunma, JP
Telephone: +81278-72-2619
Rating: 3.9

3.9★ · 951 Google ratings · Minakami, Gunma · 湯テルメ･谷川

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Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

NoPERMANENTLY CLOSED since March 31, 2025, reportedly following detection of Legionella bacteria and a temporary suspension that became permanent. All other fields below reflect the facility's condition before closure.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025

Price

¥630Historical adult admission (before the facility's 2025 permanent closure) was 630 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2024 – Oct 2024

Time limit

2 hoursVisits were limited to 2 hours.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2024

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 38 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website

How we know this

Watch out

Hair dryer

Hair dryers cost 100 yen for 5 minutes (Dyson units), a point of repeated visitor complaint, and only one unit was available.

stated by 4 visitors · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025

Day visitors

PERMANENTLY CLOSED since March 31, 2025, reportedly following detection of Legionella bacteria and a temporary suspension that became permanent. All other fields below reflect the facility's condition before closure.

stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025

The bath

What you’ll find

A river-view day-onsen near Tanigawadake popular with hikers and skiers, with three distinct source baths and a scenic outdoor bath -- but PERMANENTLY CLOSED since March 2025 after a Legionella bacteria detection.

Outdoor bath

✓ YesA large outdoor bath facing the river/gorge, a highlight of the facility.stated by 8 visitors · Sep 2024 – Mar 2025

Indoor baths

3Three separate indoor source baths, each with a different character/temperature.stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025

Cold bath

✓ YesOne of the three source baths (Hotaru-no-yu) runs cool at 29C and is used to cool off between soaks.stated by 1 visitor · Oct 2024

View

RiverThe outdoor bath overlooks a river/gorge with forest views.stated by 4 visitors · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024

Rest area

✓ YesA rest room/lounge was available, up a staircase from the changing area.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025

The water

Free-flowing (kakenagashi)

✓ YesTwo of the three source baths were genuine flow-through kakenagashi.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

Practical

What to bring

Hair dryer

PaidHair dryers cost 100 yen for 5 minutes (Dyson units), a point of repeated visitor complaint, and only one unit was available.stated by 4 visitors · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025

Guide

What visitors add

Outdoor bath & sauna

(Pre-closure) A large open-air bath beside the Tanigawa river was the highlight - at least eight reviews praise its size, forest/river setting, or snow/autumn-foliage views. Reaching it required descending a long stairway/uneven stone path (three reviews); one recommends warming up in the indoor baths first. No reviewer mentions a sauna.

stated by 8 visitors · Aug 2024 – Mar 2025

The water

(Pre-closure) Three named source springs at different temperatures: Fudo-no-yu (hot), Kajika-no-yu (lukewarm), Hotaru-no-yu (cold - one reviewer measured 29 C) plus the lukewarm rotenburo; at least four reviews describe the three-springs setup. Water described as gentle/skin-smoothing by three reviewers.

stated by 7 visitors · Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

Price

(Pre-closure) Adult admission was 630 yen (three reviews state it; a fourth recalls it as 630). One reviewer notes a discount when showing a ski-lift ticket, and two call it cheaper than nearby day-use onsen.

stated by 5 visitors · Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Water handling

(Pre-closure) Mixed: two reviews call it gensen kakenagashi, but one detailed reviewer says only Kajika and Hotaru were pure source baths while Fudo-no-yu was source-plus-recirculation, and another believed the indoor baths were reheated with the rotenburo running unheated raw source.

stated by 4 visitors · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024

Day-use visits

(Pre-closure) Facility use was limited to 2 hours (two reviews). One reviewer arriving at 19:30, an hour before closing, found reception already ended and could not enter.

stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

Staffing

(Pre-closure) Staffed reception (town-run facility per one reviewer). One reviewer found an employee's manner condescending and vowed not to return.

stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2024 – Sep 2024

Practical