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It reopened last December, so I decided to check it out. Fewer people monopolize the walking bath like before, and there are now signs warning people to alternate between walking for about 20 minutes and soaking in the regular bathtub, and that talking is prohibited. There are still factions among users (lol), and people still make noise in the changing rooms and bathrooms, but I think it's much improved since before the renovation. The admission fee has also increased significantly to 850 yen, but with more hair dryers in the changing rooms and the removal of broken faucets, I think it's become cleaner and easier to use. The following is a previous post. One day in October (after 8:00 PM, please be careful of customers from this time until closing), when I returned, the temperature of the indoor bath had dropped (many people had previously complained about it being too hot). Since there was no one there, I was in the walking bath and walking at my own pace, when a regular customer came in after me, complaining that I was slow and clearing his throat strangely, and kicked me out. Looking back at the reception on the first floor, I saw a sign that said, "Anyone can use the walking bath." I've heard that some healthy people have been told not to use it, but I think it's understandable that less healthy people get priority access, since it's for rehabilitation purposes. If it's so hot that healthy people splash around, making huge waves, it's completely unacceptable. As mentioned in my previous post, this hot spring is becoming difficult to visit, even though I love it. *The following is a previous post. The unique spring water quality makes me a big fan of the hospital's "walking bath" for rehabilitation purposes, but it's annoying when two or three people chat together, or when they hang naked from the screen between the jet bath and the adjacent bathtub, doing exercises like they're doing. I don't even want to see it. Stop doing backstrokes. Stop occupying it for long periods of time. Stop staring at others while walking in the bath. The regular bath is so hot that some people even take refuge in the walking bath, so I wish they'd adjust the water temperature. In the end, the walking bath is unavailable to the people who most want to use it. It's nice that it's open until 10pm and has a walking bath, but it's disappointing that there is such a disparity in the number of people using it. I've used it a few times since posting this, and I don't think a customer who hogs the walking bath for an hour and brags about chatting nonstop in these times is a real customer anymore. That said, the staff here don't warn you or encourage silent bathing or short periods of use, so please be careful when using it.

The bathing fee seems to be 700 yen on the 26th of every month. The normal bathing fee is 850 yen. This hot spring has two indoor baths (one with a jacuzzi), a walking bath, a sauna, and a cold bath. The cold bath is lukewarm, open-air bathing is not available, and there are no chairs for resting after the sauna, so it's not a facility suitable for sauna lovers. Because of the walking bath, some elderly people use it for rehabilitation. It seems like a hot spring suitable for hemiplegics. Since it's a facility with an attached clinic and is considerate of rehabilitation, it would probably be easy for people with large burn scars (which are not infectious because they are not a disease) to use. Since it's a private facility, I think it's fine for them to refuse tattoos, but it's a bit questionable that a hot spring with an attached clinic would refuse tattoos solely for cosmetic reasons. Maebashi has a Japanese language school near City Hall and a large foreign population, so wouldn't it be nice to have a hot spring facility that accepts tattoos? (To accept foreigners, posters explaining bathing etiquette in foreign languages would be necessary, but this facility does not have any.) Speaking loudly is a problem. I think kicking out violators should come first. If you have tattoos, please use public baths, public baths, or facilities that allow tattoos, such as Nangō Onsen Shakunage no Yu in Numata City or Kurabuchi Amagagawa Onsen Fureaikan in Takasaki City. The stairs leading down to the walking bath were a little slippery, and I almost fell. Maybe it was the hot spring ingredients that made them slippery. It would be terrible if I got injured wearing them for rehabilitation. There are handrails on the stairs, but they might be a bit dangerous for elderly people with weakened muscles. I would like them to take measures to improve the slippery stairs, such as thorough cleaning or laying non-slip mats. There are no nap rooms or tatami-like rest areas where you can lie down. There are several sofas next to the dining room, so you can rest there. To ensure you can eat lunch at the dining room, it's recommended that you make a reservation by phone the day before. The free Wi-Fi is fast. The bathing fee is only for three hours, so it's not a facility where you can spend the whole day, but it's open even on weekends, so it might be a good option for people who want to avoid crowds.

When I go there around 5:30 on a weekday, a group of local ladies seem to be gathering there, chatting away loudly and it's really annoying. Many hot springs have a "silent bath" policy, so I wish they'd at least put up a sign. In the walking bath, there were about four of them chatting away, and no one would let me in. In the sauna, they reserved their spots on the mats, leaving nowhere to sit. It's so loud and noisy I can't stand it. One lady with a frizzy, white bob haircut (and a hunched, Frankenstein-like gait) was especially annoying, grabbing anyone she knew and chatting away, and talking nonstop in the changing room as if she owned the place. Even if I went later because I didn't want to meet her, she was there again, and it made me feel awful. It's a shame that people with such bad manners are coming and going here. The same group of ladies also seemed to think that the sauna and the walking bath were theirs, and they were loudly calling out "Miyuki-chan, see you later" without any consideration for others. (The person nicknamed "Miyuki-chan" is probably in her 70s.) On the other hand, a woman who brought her child, about three years old, into the walking bath at night, despite the sign prohibiting children under 120 cm. The child was squealing with delight as if it were a swimming pool, screaming, "Mommy, hurry up!" It was so noisy that it was unbearable. Even though a cleaning staff member was there, they didn't bother to tell the person with the child off. This hot spring is incomparably less crowded than other facilities, yet the level of bad manners and noise is unmatched. All the hot springs are crowded, but this is the only one I've seen with such loud, chatty ladies. Furthermore, I receive treatment at this hospital, and I want to use the walking bath and sauna for my health. Since it's run by a medical institution, I expect stricter management of these areas. You're given a locker key at the reception, but even though there are only a few people in, I wish they'd stop handing out locker keys to everyone next to each other. It's a pain to open the door, and I'm changing there, so I wish they'd give me a little more thought and consideration. I wish they'd stop just handing over the key without thinking.

I visited again after several years, having heard that it had been renovated. The basic structure, including the bath and sauna, remained unchanged, but the lockers and sinks in the changing room, the ceiling of the bathroom, the floor and walls of the sauna, and the faucets were all new. The hot spring water itself is excellent, with an oily smell, and warms you up thoroughly. It's also interesting that the water quality differs from other nearby hot spring facilities. It's a hidden gem, so it's relatively uncrowded, which is a plus for a relaxing soak. Given that the parent company is a medical institution, there are a few things I'd like to see improved: • Place tissues and alcohol disinfectant in the sink and hairdryer areas (for hygiene reasons) • Replace the analog scale with a digital one • Temperature control in the changing room (it was very cold, so this would help prevent heat shock)

It's not a problem with the hot spring management, but rather the customers' poor morals. Whenever I go, there are always older women talking loudly, and in the walking bath, groups of people run against each other and won't let anyone in. It's also noisy in the sauna, with people taking the sauna towel mat outside without permission and lying down on it as if it were their own property. I would like there to be signs in the walking bath that say "No running against the flow," in the sauna and bathrooms that say "No loud conversations," and in the sauna that say "No lying down."