Yao Hot Spring Kita

- Buy tickets yourself from the machine. 900 yen on holidays. You need to bring your own towel (or buy one for 180 yen). After handing it to the counter, scan your wristband. The bathhouse is on the second floor. - The changing room lockers are long and fairly large, and there are many round chairs to sit on while changing. - The women's bath is very crowded at 6 pm on holidays. Some pools are completely full, and the individual tubs outside are also full, haha. But there are still seats available for showering sometimes, though you might have to wait a bit. - Bath supplies are available. The water flow is a bit inconsistent, sometimes hot and sometimes cold. The water runs out quickly after one use, which is a little inconvenient. - Inside, there's a sauna (the temperature isn't too hot, which is great), a cold pool, a hot pool (42 degrees Celsius), and two water jet massage pools (39 degrees Celsius). The water jets are quite strong, and there are many massage points, which is a plus. - There's a 39-degree hot water pool between the outdoor and indoor areas (I forgot the name). - Outdoors, there's a carbonated bath where you can watch TV, a tub-style pool, and a half-body pool (which I saw for the first time) where you can lie down and soak halfway through with your eyes closed... It's quite unique, but it's very windy, and I felt my stomach might get cold; maybe it's more suitable for summer. - The hairdryer was okay, and they had sample toner, but it was empty and they didn't refill it, haha. - There are plenty of shelves for storing things, which is great. The handrails are only on one side, but the floor has a special textured surface for better slip resistance. The interior decor is simple and understated, with marble and earthy yellow wood. - The first-floor rest area is very comfortable; the seats can almost lie flat. Although it was crowded, it wasn't too noisy, and it's great for relaxing for a long time.

I arrived around 5:00 PM on a weekday. Some reviews said it gets crowded in the evenings, but that wasn't the case and it was pretty empty. The parking lot is license plate scanning type. If you bathe, you get a free 4-hour pass. If you eat at the restaurant, it's free for up to 6 hours. The shoe lockers and lockers don't require coins, which is nice. It's a shame it's not a natural hot spring, but with a hydrogen bath, carbonated bath, and far-infrared sauna, I liked it much better than the newly renovated Niji no Yu. The bedrock bath is 800 yen. Men can use four types of baths, one less than women. Overall, it wasn't bad. By the way, there's a 250 yen discount coupon available this month. The restaurant was pretty empty. I thought the food was pretty tasty.

Yao Onsen Kita no Yu was really great. There were so many different types of baths to choose from, so it was easy to relax in, and the rock sauna was so nice I could stay there for a long time. The rest area was spacious and there were plenty of manga books available, making it the perfect place to relax. The restaurant also had a wide variety of menu items, with a variety of choices from Japanese to Western food, so I think anyone would find it enjoyable. The parking lot was also quite large. It's only about 5 minutes from the nearest station. I had a massage and felt so light and refreshed. The overall atmosphere was clean and comfortable, and it's a hot spring facility I'd like to visit again on a day when I want to relax.

First of all, the carbonated spring is one of the largest of all the public baths I've been to so far. It even has a TV. This is a big plus! The interior is also spacious, and the space is used quite lavishly. There are smoking areas on the first and second floors. There's a gym where locals use it for training and then relax in the bath, which is great. It feels like a super public bathhouse that's great to have nearby. I downloaded the app and went for the first time, but I was told that visit points aren't available at the Yao branch. I wish they had made this more clear. Other than that, I had no complaints.

A super public bathhouse + fitness center. The key to the shoe lockers is a wristband with a barcode. You first purchase a bathing ticket from a vending machine, then use the wristband to provisionally pay for your stay inside the facility, then pay at the front desk when you leave, and then tap your wristband against the exit gate to pass through. There is also a rock bath, a restaurant, a shiatsu massage parlor, a hair color specialty shop (there was no barber shop), etc.