南柏天然温泉 すみれ

The entire spa has a good combination of traditional aspects and modern amenities. There is a restaurant with excellent food, but there is also an area for people to plug in laptops and phones. There is a souvenir shop. There is a good restaurant food display plus extensive menus, there is a TV. The resting room for after your bath has hammocks of different styles.and made me feel like I was in a comfortable tropical hotel. There is an extensive selection of comics. As for the baths, there are many different kinds of tubs you can go into, there are definitely more kinds than normal. There are two saunas. When you leave, you pay at a machine. Then you must scan the receipt on the gate in order to leave. None of the cubbies require coins, you can just take the key. The spa says it takes its water from 1,000 meters below ground. I didn't go into the special hot rock area, but it also seemed fun. You can see in a little from outside. There seems to be a cafe of some sort because there was a menu. There are different kinds of rock-bathing in there.

The best feature of this onsen is the hot stone bath (ganbanyoku) as it can be likened to a mini theme park. For 900 yen (weekend rate), I was able to relax in their lounge in a pod that had a personal tv and speakers good enough to keep the sound to yourself. There were 6 of the pods. There were about 6 hammocks, special aesthetic seats- that types you see at Bali, and plenty of sofa type beds. At the dining area, you could charge your devices as almost every seat had an outlet to use. The bathing area is on the second floor. My favorite part was the clay face pack in the salt-steam sauna. Both the male and female sides had them. The Laureau sauna went as high as 90 degrees C and the cold water bath was set to 12 C making it the ideal temperatures for sauna junkies. Both indoor and outdoor baths had a lying down part. Infants are allowed to enter the bathing area for a fee of 100 yen. This is charged upon entrance into the facility, but paid at a machine when leaving as with everything else through a bracelet.

“Sumire onsen in Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan offers a peaceful and enjoyable experience. Despite a good number of visitors, the ambiance was serene and never felt cramped. The facilities are diverse and cater to different preferences with a sauna, steam room, cold dip, and pools of varying temperatures. The cleanliness and maintenance of the onsen were impressive, as both the staff and visitors took care to ensure everything was tidy. The availability of lounges with reading materials added to the relaxation. The water was clean, providing a refreshing and rejuvenating soak. The polite and attentive staff made the experience even more pleasant. Pricing was reasonable, and the inclusion of discounted rates for children made it family-friendly. I highly recommend Sumire onsen to anyone seeking a tranquil and rejuvenating onsen experience.”

Japanese public spa and bath with restaurant and comic books which is free to read in the common area. You can spend a whole day here. Also Ganbanyoku 岩盤浴 is worth a try. It’s originally from Japan. It’s Sauna-like spa, which you lie on warm natural stones that warms your body from inside and helps detoxification.

The circle chair squeaks allot in the resting area, and my wife got sick from the super powerful fan blowing at her. Edit: We got older and hang out here again. Not bad, good manga but it closes at 12am.