Yasuragi

I researched the facility beforehand and made a mistake and chose the wrong one! The place I wanted to go to was Maebashi Yasuragi no Yu in Isesaki City. 😭 When I searched for "Yasuragi no Yu" at a large shopping mall, this one came up at the top of the list, so I made a mistake. 💦 I never imagined there would be a facility with the same name within a similar distance... I can't compare it to the Yasuragi no Yu I wanted to go to yet, but my conclusion is that this place was a miss! The water quality isn't bad, but the regular customers' manners are terrible! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a woman sitting on the edge of the bathtub drinking tea from a plastic bottle she had brought with her, and I saw someone else sitting in the bathtub and gulping down a bottled drink elsewhere too. Afterwards, I went into the sauna and was even more surprised! There was someone drinking from a plastic bottle inside the sauna! But! What was even more surprising was that this person was happily chatting with a sauna employee who had come to change the sauna mat! They don't even warn you!? I was shocked, even dumbfounded, to learn that this is a place where bringing drinks into the sauna is officially allowed. It seemed completely unacceptable, considering the general etiquette of public baths and saunas. (It seems common to reserve a spot by leaving personal belongings in the washing areas and saunas.) There were paid lockers, which seemed to be for regulars, and it was clear that this is a place that caters to its regulars. Whether they understand that they're being taken care of, or whether they're unaware or ignorant, it seemed like a place where regulars acted like they owned the place and occupied it quite often. I don't know if that's why, but it was empty, even though it was a Saturday night lol. It's an old, unclean facility with rude regulars, and yet 950 yen for weekends and holidays is too much!!! I don't agree with the local rules here, so I'll never go again! Next time, I want to go to a "proper" facility.

I visited on a Sunday around 10am. There were few customers and everyone was quiet, so I enjoyed myself very comfortably. The spring water was slightly brown and cloudy, with no taste. I could detect a faint smell of mall water. There was plenty of free-flowing water. There was a fairly large indoor bath, a smaller hot bath, a sauna, two cold baths, and an open-air bath. The open-air bath was deep and spacious, surrounded by rocks. The flowers and trees added a lovely touch. The hot water in the indoor bath was about 46°C, and afterward, it was ice-cold in the smaller cold bath, which was amazing! (lol) The facility was very spacious and the spring water was excellent, making this a hidden gem of a hot spring facility.

I stopped by on my way back from a mountain climb. Since it was a weekday, it wasn't too crowded, and I was able to enjoy the spacious indoor and outdoor baths. Note that you'll have to pay to use a hairdryer unless you bring your own. However, you can use a Dyson or ReFa hairdryer for 100 yen, which might be a good option. Weekday use costs 800 yen. JAF discount available.

The hot spring is a light ochre color, with a range of different viscosities. There are plenty of showers and outdoor baths, too. The hot and cold baths are close together, which is great. The only downside is that all the hair dryers are chargeable. (This may be the case from now on.) I wonder what it was like before.

[Excellent Value] Recommended for those who think Ikaho is too far away. The hot spring water is piping hot from the source. It's open during the day on weekdays, so you can relax. There seems to be a wide variety of food options to choose from.