Niigata · Matsunoyama Onsen
Matsunoyama Onsen Center Taka-no-yu
松之山温泉センター 鷹の湯
The public day bath at the heart of Matsunoyama, counted with Arima and Kusatsu among Japan's 'three great medicinal springs'. The water is fossil seawater some 12 million years old, heated geothermally — salty, slightly oily and hot enough to warm you to the core. Indoor bath plus a small open-air tub, ¥600 (¥500 after 17:00). In this heavy-snow region it becomes a snow bath in winter. Used by inn guests for bath-hopping too, and close to the site of the famous 'groom-tossing' festival.
- Price (adult)
- ¥600
- Hours
- 11:00–20:00
- Closed
- Thu (shifted if a holiday)
- Access
- About 25 min by bus from Matsudai Station (Hokuetsu Express) to Matsunoyama Onsen, then 3 min on foot; 50 min by car from Muikamachi IC
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 025-596-2221
- Official site
- www.tokamachishikankou.jp/blog/164387 ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Compare and book stays in Matsunoyama Onsen. Day bathing itself needs no booking.
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Why go
- One of Japan's three great medicinal springs
- 12-million-year-old fossil seawater
- ¥500 after 17:00
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 十日町市観光協会 2026-01（600円・11–20時 受付19:30・木休）・ゆる〜と（17時以降500円）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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