Eniwaonsen Honoka

Staff were friendly and tried their best to explain the registration process even though we were speaking in broken Japanese and them in broken English. Sadly, only one of us was able to use the onsen as they have a strict no-tattoo policy. We were able to enjoy some nice desserts at the in-house restaurant though. Payment is made at the front desk after you are all done, with the services used and food consumed recorded on your wrist tag.

More upmarket than your average bath house. They have several different pools: salt bath, black mineral bath, and a blue one (no idea what it is but seems to be sponsored by an ice cream brand). Also outdoor foot bath on the first floor. Restaurant here too. Unlike other baths, they give you a wristband when you enter and you pay for everything at the end.

I went on a Saturday morning and this place still had many people visiting. Unfortunately the outdoor onsen for the Gents section was closed today. You are given a key tag for the lockers at the reception and the payments are to be done at the end before leaving. The onsen area is very spacious. You can get bath towels from the reception.

Great place to have a soak; guys have one large pool, and two smaller tubs with hot water and one cold water pool. There is also a sauna beside the onsen pools. 750 Yen to enter on weekdays, 850 on weekends Another 100 Yen for towel (one small one large) / bathrobe rental respectively. A lot of the locals bring their own towels.

Decided to try this public Onsen before we head towards the airport. This Onsen is pretty crowded on a Monday afternoon. The 3 floor building has all the amenities of a public Onsen like restaurants, massage and rest areas. Outdoor Onsen area is a little small. Huge car park