筑波山温泉 つくばの湯

Pre-booked the private bath for 45 minutes for 2000 yen for the family. (Paid in advance). After arriving, we found out we’d have to pay an additional 2800 yen (1100 per adult and 600 for one child). This couldn’t have been less clear from the website. Left feeling thoroughly ripped off, we only came for the private bath but had to pay for the public one too for some reason. Of course, we had paid in advance and this was non refundable. Would have been 3 stars if the pricing was in proportion to the facilities and more transparent. For reference, 1100 can get you a pretty amazing onsen experience at a lot of places and although I only used the private one, the public one is clearly not on that level.

Capasity of the bathroom was too tiny for washing your body, and due to the narrow clearance between washing zone and inner bath, sometimes babble and splash water has been entered to the inner bath. I felt it was dirty. And temperature of the sauna is too low. (And at the timing of my visit, some key of locker has been broken.) Finally, cost for the bath will be charged around 1300JPY, but consideration from above, I will never visit again. If you want to go to the spa around here, It recommends that you have to go to Yasato-onsen rather than here. *That is the better than here at the elenent of space for bathing.

Beautiful onsen to visit after climbing Mt Tsukuba. Nice products available in the ladies (seperate shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash and moisturisers). Towel rental was available and there were plenty of lockers for our bags. Please note they do not allow tattoos. We ate at the restaurant after and the food was very nice with many options. Highly recommend if you have time after your hike to recharge and rest, when we got home after we felt great.

This open-air bath is worth it. Enjoy the scenery, the chirping of birds, the sound of water, and the blowing wind.If the timing is bad, some baths may not be available during maintenance. In some cases, insects may fall in the hot water in the open-air bath. But I don't think you should worry about such trivial things. Please come in at least once.

Great sento! Clean and comfortable. Has a restaurant that serves delicious food. The sento entry fee is on the pricey side