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Motoyu Ryokan
4.1★ · 513 Google ratings · Atsugi, Kanagawa · 厚木飯山温泉 元湯旅館
✓ Day visitors✓ Outdoor bath✓ Private bath
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesStated on the facility's website
Hours
Not publishedCheck the official site
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 35 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Private bath
✓ AvailableStated on the facility's website
Bathing
Men's and women's sides swap by timeConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Day visitors: Day-use bathing is offered only bundled with a meal plan; a bath-only day visit is not available (2025-2026). · stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09 · 3 visitors, Mar 2025 – May 2026 · visitors report Limited hours (3 visitors)
- Private bath: Some guest rooms include a private open-air bath, though one reviewer noted it must be refilled before each use. · stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09 · 3 visitors, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
- Bathing arrangement: The main communal bath alternates between men's and women's use by time of day or by night of the stay. · 3 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
The bath
What you’ll find
A traditional onsen ryokan in Atsugi's Iiyama hot-spring area with strongly alkaline indoor and outdoor communal baths that swap between men and women daily, plus some rooms with private open-air baths; day-use bathing is only offered bundled with a meal plan.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
1.0Reported by two visitors
Outdoor bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Outdoor baths
1.0Reported by two visitors
Private bath
✓ YesStated on the facility's website
Family bath
✓ YesStated on the facility's website
Spring water
Spring type
alkaline springConfirmed by recent visitor reports
pH
pH 9.9Reported by two visitors
How we know this
- Indoor baths: The communal bath area contains one indoor bath alongside the outdoor bath, with men's and women's sides swapped daily. · 2 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
- Outdoor bath: The main communal bath includes an outdoor open-air section alongside the indoor bath. · 3 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
- Outdoor baths: Each swapped men's/women's communal bath includes one outdoor open-air bath. · 2 visitors, Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
- Private bath: Some guest rooms include a private open-air bath, though one reviewer noted it must be refilled before each use. · stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09 · 3 visitors, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
- Family bath: stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09
- Spring type: The spring is described as a strongly alkaline 'beautiful skin' water known for a smooth, silky feel. · 3 visitors, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- pH: The spring's alkalinity is reported as high as pH 11.3 in some descriptions but pH 9.9 in reviews from 2025, suggesting it may have declined over time. · 2 visitors, Mar 2025 – Sep 2025
Practical
What you need
Facilities
Restaurant
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Lodging
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Restaurant: Meals are served in private dining rooms as part of overnight stays or day-use plans. · 3 visitors, May 2025 – May 2026
- Lodging: The facility is an overnight ryokan offering onsen baths to guests staying overnight. · 3 visitors, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Hon-Atsugi · OH347.0 km in a straight line; bus or taxi from the station · step-free station
Address
4916 Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0213From the facility's listing
Show a driver
厚木飯山温泉 元湯旅館The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+8146-242-0008Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
www.motoyu.co.jpOfficial, in Japanese
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Can I visit Motoyu Ryokan without staying overnight?
Day-use bathing is offered only bundled with a meal plan; a bath-only day visit is not available (2025-2026).
