ウェルピア倉見 (倉見温泉)

Directly in front of the spacious, open-ceiling lobby is a bath with a hot spring bath! It was a Sunday, so there were a lot of guests, but the average age was probably around 70. There are three bathtubs. One is a hot spring bath with a jet bath, bubbles, and a cypress wood chip bath. Considering the size of the lobby and the facility, the bath facility is small! The bath facility has underfloor heating, making it very luxurious and comfortable after a bath! Plus, there's free Wi-Fi! The men's hot spring was incredibly busy after 2:30 on a Monday weekday, and there was a line for the washing area. Tsubata residents are lucky to have free tickets and discounts for Tsubata town residents. As a resident of neighboring Uchinada town, I'm envious! They sell a variety of seasonal vegetables, wild vegetables, Japanese sweets, and more in front of the front desk! It's easy to find yourself buying on impulse!

This is a beloved local hot spring bathhouse. The spacious facilities, with ample rest areas and entertainment options, are likely due to its role as a community hub and emergency shelter. Regarding the spring water, it's a sodium bicarbonate chloride spring (hypotonic, weakly alkaline, cold mineral spring). It's a cold mineral spring, a so-called natural hot spring with heating and circulation. It's a moor spring, quite slippery, but the jet bath isn't really necessary. It's too slippery to sit comfortably. However, I couldn't find a list of the spring's chemical composition anywhere. Only the water quality information was posted. Is that okay?

This hot spring facility is popular with the locals of Tsubata Town, and is also served by a community bus stop. Even non-residents can easily enter, as it costs just 450 yen, the same price as a public bath. There is no open-air bath, and only one of the three baths is a brown hot spring, so you have to share it with others. The changing room has lockers where you get your 100 yen back afterwards, so you can safely store your valuables. Well, the changing room and bath are not that big, so I don't think anyone would do that. The brown hot spring is alkaline, which makes your body feel a little warm when you enter, and it warms you up very well.

As I was not a local resident, it cost me 450 yen. The bath wasn't very big, but it was clean and very nice. There are three bathtubs, and the black water is apparently hot spring water. The water is low in temperature as it is, so they said they heat it up. The lobby is lined with local vegetables and folk crafts, so it looks like it would be fun to come and buy them. The spacious lounge has a long table and tea available, and it seems you can also eat instant noodles bought at the shop.

[December 28, 2024] In addition to the baths, there was also a small jacuzzi bath which was very pleasant to soak in. For some reason, there was also Totoro in the parking lot. The coffee milk after a bath is also great. The shop sells locally grown vegetables as well as sweets, sweet breads, instant noodles, and instant miso soup. Most of the clientele were elderly, and they enjoyed chatting with the staff, making it seem like a place for locals to relax.