Akita · Goshōgake Onsen, Hachimantai
Goshōgake Onsen (day use)
後生掛温泉（日帰り入浴）
A lone inn in a steaming fumarole field at about 1,000 m on the Akita side of Hachimantai. One of Tōhoku's great cure spas — 'arrive on horseback, leave on your own two feet', as the saying went — it is also famous for its ondol-heated cure wing. The main bathhouse lines up seven kinds of tubs: the signature box steam bath, a mud bath, a cascade bath, a 'volcano bath' and an open-air bath, all fed by milky acidic sulphur water. Day use 10:30–15:00 (last entry 14:00), ¥800 for adults, closed Tuesdays (plus maintenance days). Behind the inn a nature trail loops past mud volcanoes and vents in about 40 minutes. About 1 h 55 min by bus from Tazawako Station on the Hachimantai summit line (usually late Apr–mid-Oct); in winter come by local bus from Kazuno-Hanawa Station or by car.
- Price (adult)
- ¥800
- Hours
- 10:30–15:00
- Closed
- Tue (plus maintenance closures)
- Access
- About 1 h 55 min by bus from JR Tazawako Station (Hachimantai summit line, late Apr–mid-Oct) to 'Goshōgake Onsen', then 5 min on foot; about 50 min by bus from JR Kazuno-Hanawa Station; about 40 min by car from Kazuno-Hachimantai IC
- Water type
- Acidic spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0186-31-2221
- Official site
- www.goshougake.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Why go
- Seven baths incl. box steam and mud bath
- Milky acidic sulphur water in a fumarole field
- Pair with the mud-volcano nature trail
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Strongly acidic water — rinse off afterwards, avoid long soaks, and remove silver jewellery.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 ニフティ温泉 2026年度版（10:30–15:00・大人800円）／マップル（火曜休・メンテ休あり）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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