Kotobuki no Yu

It's about the size of a large public bath or a small spa. The indoor baths include a silk bath, jet bath, special baths, a sauna, and a cold bath. The open-air area features a rock bath filled with natural hot spring water♨️ brought in from Ikeda Onsen in Gifu Prefecture, and a mist sauna called a kamaburo. The temperature is around 39-40°C. It's perfect for someone like me who prefers lukewarm water. Although it's compact, it also has an exfoliating area and a restaurant. The building is quite old. The two separate faucets in the washing area, one for hot water and one for cold water, give it a public bath feel. 😙 The shower 🚿 is also a turn-the-faucet experience, which I don't mind. 😃 1️⃣Shoe lockers/with locks🗝️100 yen return key 2️⃣Bath fee/ticket vending machine. The shoe locker key is exchanged for the locker key in the changing room. 3️⃣Lockers/with locks🗝️Free. Designated lockers in the changing room. By the way, the nearest Starbucks is TSUTAYA Seto Branch☕️

As of February 2026, weekday admission is 780 yen, and take-home face towels are 200 yen. Judging by other reviews, it seems the prices have gone up. The restrooms right inside the store are Japanese-style, but the restrooms in the changing rooms are Western-style. If you hand over your shoe locker key at the reception, they'll exchange it for a locker key in the changing room. The reverse happens when you leave. When available, you'll be asked for your locker preference. The outdoor bath water is slippery. The ingredients are also listed there. The shower water pressure is inconsistent, making some of it unusable. The coffee milk vending machine requires you to select a product number when purchasing, but when selecting a two-digit number, for example, to select 11, you press the 11 button instead of pressing 1 twice. Once you press the button, the product is immediately confirmed and cannot be canceled.

I used this bathhouse while traveling as it was close to my hotel. It cost 720 yen for adults on weekdays and 750 yen on weekends and holidays. Body soap and conditioner shampoo are provided. When I received my locker key at the reception, they asked me if I preferred it to be closer to the entrance or further back, which I thought was very kind. The bath was also nice. The only thing that was disappointing was that the shower turned off very quickly. It seemed to stop after about two seconds of pressing it... I couldn't even wash my body properly unless I kept pressing it with my foot. For this reason, I gave it a minus 1 star. Everything else was very good. Another nice feature was that they provided a bottle of coffee milk to enjoy after your bath.

First visit on a Saturday night. ¥850. This super public bath isn't particularly large. There's a wide variety of baths. The showers are button-operated. They stop quickly, making washing a bit difficult. I think the only natural hot spring ♨️ is the open-air bath. That's probably the hottest. My overall impression was that the temperatures were lukewarm. The sauna was also low, but still enough to sweat. The cold water bath was nice and cold. It was a cold day, so I went to warm myself up, but I didn't feel that warm. Maybe it's a good place to go in the summer.

This is a good onsen, not very busy but small baths available. Outdoor bath is made from natural spring water and the sauna is big but not as hot as other places. There is also a steam room but not too great. Relatively cheap as well and highly recommended on a budget.