Fukushima · Ashinomaki Onsen, Aizu
Ashinomaki Onsen Ōkawasō
芦ノ牧温泉 大川荘（日帰り入浴）
The largest and most storied inn of Ashinomaki Onsen, a spa strung along the Aga (Ōkawa) river gorge south of Aizu-Wakamatsu. Its soaring lobby 'floating stage', where live shamisen echoes each evening, became famous for resembling the bathhouse of a beloved animated film. The star is the 'superb-view open-air bath' cantilevered over the gorge, looking down on the river and the mountainsides through the seasons – spectacular in autumn colour and winter snow. The clear sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride water warms deeply and holds its heat. Day bathing runs 11:00–15:00 (reception until 14:00) for ¥1,800 per adult and ¥900 for ages 3–12, tax and bathing tax included with a face towel, open every day. The 'sky open-air bath' can be booked privately for ¥3,300 per 45 minutes (two slots each at 13:00 and 14:00), and day plans with lunch in a private room from ¥5,500 are popular. Free parking for 150 cars, pick-up from Ashinomaki-Onsen Station on the Aizu Railway, or about 40 minutes by car from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC via Route 118. A natural stop between Ōuchi-juku and the Tō-no-Hetsuri cliffs.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,800
- Hours
- 11:00–15:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Access
- About 10 min by shuttle (reservation required) from Ashinomaki-Onsen Station (Aizu Railway); about 40 min by car from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC via Route 118; Aizu Bus for Ashinomaki Onsen from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station about 40 min
- Water type
- Sulfate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0242-92-2111
- Official site
- www.ookawaso.co.jp/daytrip ↗
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Why go
- Cantilevered gorge-view open-air bath; autumn & snow
- Famous atrium lobby with live shamisen
- ¥1,800 incl. towel; 11:00–15:00; open daily
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 公式サイト（日帰り外来入浴 大人1,800円 税・入湯税込 小人900円・11–15時 受付14時・貸切空中露天45分3,300円）／じゃらん（年中無休・駐車150台）
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