Oyama Yasuragi

This super public bath is located just off Yokokura on the Route 4 Bypass, heading towards the Shinkansen. While it's a "natural hot spring," it doesn't actually gush out directly here; the water is transported from Nasu. There's no deposit for shoe lockers. Keys are left at the front desk; you have to look after them yourself. The bathing fee is 850 yen on weekends and holidays. It's pretty cheap. There's no rock sauna or anything like that. The ticket machines only accept cash. Press your ticket at the front desk and head straight for the bath. There's a dining area on the left and a modest rest area on the right. The bath area is at the back of the building. There's also no deposit for lockers in the changing room. It's hassle-free, which is nice. The indoor bath has a carbonated spring in the center, a natural water bath, and a jet bath called the Strong Bath. It wasn't quite "strong." Surrounding it are washing areas and three types of saunas. There's also a highly concentrated carbonated spring, and an electric bath within it. Like an old-fashioned public bathhouse, the wall separating the men's and women's areas has an open ceiling above it, creating a spacious space. The sounds of the water splashing and the thud of the bathtubs being placed on the floor are very pleasant. The saunas consist of an auto-loyly dry sauna, an aroma steam sauna, and a salt sauna. The kickboard-like sauna mats seemed to be changed frequently. The dry sauna is wide and three-tiered. There are TVs on both sides. The auto-loyly is once every 30 minutes. However, there is no blower, so the heat spreads slowly. The aroma sauna smells like eucalyptus. Even after your nose adjusts, you can still smell it if you inhale consciously. It was quite hot, and the steam sauna was quite pleasant. The open-air bath is very compact. It contains a natural hot spring, a bubble bath, and two tub baths. There are also about 10 poolside chairs for outdoor bathing. I stayed there for about three and a half hours from around 4pm on a holiday, but it was often full, so I sometimes had to rest in the seating area of the indoor bath. I didn't use the dining room, but it was reasonably priced for this type of facility, and they offered meal packages, and you could also use Nifty coupons, so I think it was quite good value.

I usually refrain from making negative comments, but... Maybe it was a mistake to come on a public holiday, but it was so crowded that I was annoyed. A group of university students had the natural hot spring open-air bath all to themselves. They were still in the bath for 40 minutes, engrossed in conversation and only half-bathing the whole time. Similarly, another group of young people didn't dry themselves off after their bath, so the changing room was soaked. Foreigners were soaking towels in the bath and wringing them out. Was it just a bad day, or is it the level of the people around here...? I couldn't decide whether the bath was good or bad. For now, this is my only visit, and I've had enough. Next time, I'll do proper research before exploring a new place.

Super love the ambiance. So relaxing. And the price is cheap but the place is so good to enjoy the hot spring. Restaurant inside the facilities, plus massage room depends on the course you will choose. A little bit busy and crowded depends on the hours. But people come and go so there is a lot of space to stay while enjoying the hot spring. You must come and visit here. A wide parking area so no worries if your are group or families.

A nice and clean public bathing facility. The staff was friendly and immediately helped me when it was clear I couldn't read the ticket machine.

In Oyama City, I like the sauna here the most. The sauna room is large and the resting space is large as well.