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I've been using this facility for about five years. One time, there was no one at the front desk. While I was waiting, a woman in her 60s came in and said, "Just leave your money there and come in." I handed over a 1,000 yen bill and she said, "If you don't give me change, I don't know what you meant." When I replied, she said, "Buy a drink from the vending machine and pay." I wonder if she was pretending to be a simple country bumpkin, or if she was a little strange. I assumed it was the latter, and the hot water was so good that I knew I'd be banned if I got angry and complained, so I held back and bought a drink from the vending machine and paid 600 yen. On another occasion, at 10:05 AM, the automatic front door wouldn't open. About five minutes later, she showed up. I unlocked the door, went inside, and after a while, she said, "You're going in now, so you can come in." It seemed like she didn't have to respect the opening hours. I guess she was letting me in out of kindness. While I was in the bath, she came over to a stall and asked, "How's the water?" "They poured water in with a hot hose," she said. "Yeah, I guess so." Another time, after a bath, I was sitting in my car for about an hour, browsing my smartphone, when she came over to my car and said, "Please leave this place as soon as you've finished bathing." A year later, I was getting dressed in the changing room after a bath when, despite the clear sky, I heard the rumbling of thunder. Then, she came into the changing room and said, "It's going to thunder," calling out to two other people using the open-air bath, "Please leave quickly, it's going to thunder." (At the time, I thought she meant it was dangerous in case of lightning strikes.) After that, I was watching TV in the parking lot for about 30 minutes (during the LDP presidential election, my car was the only parked vehicle), when she came over and said, "Parking is prohibited here." Huh? "You can only use it while you're in the bath. I think I told you that before." I was surprised she remembered me. Considering what other people have written, I think she probably thinks, "Get out of here as soon as you've finished bathing!"

Excellent local onsen! Entrance ¥500 for the public, ¥2000 per room for the private for 1 hour, shampoos provided, you need to bring your own towel, lockers available for the public one. Operating hours 10:00 - 21:00, closed on Wednesdays unless it's a public holiday, there is parking. Review for the private onsen, I was informed that the public onsen is only outdoors with big pools. Pay at the very friendly owner by the reception, he will give you a coin to use for the onsen to start the water running. The private onsen are inside wooden cabins.There is a small area to change clothes with a washing basin, mirror, electric plug and hair dryer. There is also a clock, a fan, a bench and plastic baskets for your clothes. You will always have fresh onsen water in the private one so every time somebody takes a bath they drain and clean and then you fill the bathtub again. Make sure the hole inside the bath is capped and then put the coin into the little coin box by the door separating the bath premises and the changing area. Remember to keep that door closed while you are taking a bath. Immediately the onsen water will start flowing for around 35 minutes, the tub will be filled in a few minutes time. There is a shower head and two stools for washing up. The tub is small size, made of rocks. The floor is made of big grey tiles. The walls are made of wood. You can add cold water in the tub if it's too hot for you. The water is transparent and leaves you a silky feeling on your skin. The facilities were excellent and very clean. Recommended if you are in the area! Simple alkaline spring, source temperature 63.6°C, pH ?, metasilicic acid 62mg, gensen kakenagashi.

Late afternoon on December 26, 2024. I stopped by after mountain climbing. I brought a plastic bottle with me through the entrance, but was told it was prohibited. I said I'd leave it in the shoe locker and drank it there, but they said, "Don't drink in front of the reception desk." That's true, but there was no one there. The bathing fee was 600 yen. There is only an open-air bath. That's nice, but you have to wash your body before getting in, and it's very cold. Be careful of heat shock in winter. The changing room was heated. The bath has warm water in the front and hot water in the covered part at the back. The front was too lukewarm and the back was too hot. At first, I thought, but I got into the lukewarm one first, so the hot one felt too hot. The hot water was tolerable. The hot spring is a little slippery, but it's comfortable. Of course, it's a natural hot spring, but they say no added water or chemicals are used. I guess it's okay since the hot water is changed daily. There was a sauna, and it seems they use boiling water at 62°C to keep it hot, but it seems difficult in winter as the temperature drops. For some reason there was body soap. I was able to take a nice, refreshing bath. Eating and drinking are not allowed in the rest area, and there is a sign in the back saying not to open the sliding doors, so I abide by that. Rules are important to keep the bathing fee cheap. I'm not sure if I'll come again. I hope Minou Sanso opens soon.

It's located about a 5-minute drive from the Takatori area on National Route 210. There's parking space for several cars. The fee is 600 yen. Shampoo and other toiletries are provided. The bathroom only has a washing area and a bathtub. There are two washing areas. The bathtub is divided into two sections: one with hot water and the other with water at a normal temperature. The normal temperature section is large enough for 7-8 people. The water is colorless, transparent, and tasteless, with a smooth, slippery feel. The temperature feels like around 41-42 degrees Celsius. It's the kind of water known as a "beauty bath." According to the analysis report, it's rich in sodium ions and metasilicic acid. The hotter water feels like around 43 degrees Celsius. It's very effective water, giving a tingling sensation even in the capillaries. It's difficult to stay in for a long time, but it feels great. I was able to enjoy a relaxing bath.

Is everything supervised by the elderly woman at the reception desk? Anyway, her attitude was rude and it was just unpleasant. You can't take a leisurely bath. When the men and women are separated, the men leave first and drink on the sofa, they tell me to wait in the car if I'm going to do that. By the way, we didn't leave the keys with them because they were middle school boys. Then he barged into the women's bath while I was washing and told me to hurry up because his friend was waiting. He told me this twice in short succession. I'll never go again and I don't recommend it.