Gunma · Minakami Onsen
Minakami Onsen Fureai Koryukan
水上温泉 ふれあい交流館
A town-run day bath in the middle of the Minakami hot-spring street. Just one small indoor pool per gender, but 100% spring-fed sulfate water — an easy stop while strolling the town. Rest room, small shop and coin laundry give it the feel of a tourist office with a bath. 15 minutes on foot from Minakami Station. No soap provided.
- Price (adult)
- ¥700
- Hours
- 11:00–20:30 (last entry 20:00)
- Closed
- Tue (open if a holiday)
- Access
- 15 min walk from JR Minakami Station
- Water type
- Sulfate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults ¥700 / children (3 to elementary) ¥350 for 2 hours. Rest area only ¥250. Towel ¥250 and bath towel ¥450 sold; shampoo-conditioner set ¥120 (body soap provided). ¥10 refundable valuables locker. Discount for Minakami residents
- Baths
- A compact town-run facility with one indoor bath per gender (room for about ten). No rotenburo or sauna. Free tatami lounge upstairs, shop, vending machines, massage chairs and coin laundry. Tourist information desk inside
- Water
- Sodium-calcium sulphate-chloride spring, mildly alkaline, clear and odourless. 100 % spring water but recirculated and filtered; bath temperature 42–43 °C. Indicated for arteriosclerosis, cuts, burns, skin conditions
- Parking
- 7 free spaces (Yubara Park car park free for 1 hour if full)
- Phone
- 0278-72-8885
- Official site
- enjoy-minakami.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Essentials
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Why go
- Center of the onsen street
- 100% spring-fed sulfate water
- Rest room and coin laundry
In the heart of Minakami’s spa street: a town-run bath for a quick ¥700 soak
Fureai Koryukan is a town-run day bath in the centre of Minakami’s spa street along the Tone River gorge — a modest two-storey building with just one indoor bath per gender on the ground floor. There is no rotenburo, no sauna, and the tubs hold about ten, but being within 15 minutes’ walk of Minakami Station (reached from Tokyo by Shinkansen and local line), costing ¥700 and housing a tourist information desk with maps and bus timetables, it makes a natural first stop. The water is a clear, gentle, mildly alkaline sodium-calcium sulphate-chloride spring typical of Minakami, said to be good for cuts and skin; 100 % spring water, though recirculated and filtered. The free tatami lounge upstairs draws travellers warming up after rafting or canyoning, and long-stayers come for the coin laundry. Note that around 2024 the fee rose from ¥570 to ¥700 and hours changed to 11:00–20:30, so older information is out of date.
Tips & cautions
- Closed Tuesdays (open if a holiday). Reception until 20:00; 2-hour limit.
- Small, so groups and weekend evenings get crowded — early afternoon is best.
- Shampoo is sold (¥120); only soap provided. Bring a towel.
- No restaurant; few eateries on the spa street — eat near the station.
- Pair it with nearby “Suwa-no-yu” (communal bath, richer water, no amenities) to compare Minakami’s springs.
- Only 7 parking spaces — Yubara Park car park (1 hour free) when full.
- Tattoo policy unconfirmed — ask on site.
Getting there
12–15 min on foot from Minakami Station (JR Joetsu line), or bus to “Minakami Onsen” then 4 min on foot (Yubara 801, Minakami-machi). From Tokyo: Joetsu Shinkansen to Jomo-Kogen, then bus ~25 min to Minakami Station, or the Joetsu line from Takasaki. By car ~10 min (5 km) from Minakami IC via Route 291. Tel. 0278-72-8885.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- As a communal bath there is no soap or shampoo — bring your own or buy at the shop.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
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Price
Who with
Convenience
Sauna & wellness
Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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