Tokyo · Ōme & Okutama
Kabe Onsen Ume-no-yu, Ōme
河辺温泉 梅の湯（青梅）
A natural-spring super-sentō on the 5th–6th floors of the building linked by footbridge to the north exit of Kabe Station on the JR Ōme Line. The alkaline simple spring from 1,500 m down is known for leaving skin silky; the top floor has an open-air bath, lying bath, hot sauna and cold plunge plus an outdoor rest deck facing the Tama hills. Open 10:00–23:30 (last entry 23:00); ¥1,000 weekdays, ¥1,150 weekends, cheaper after 21:00. The Baijuan restaurant's weekday lunch-and-bath set is good value. The most convenient day onsen in western Tokyo — stop off on the way back to Shinjuku after hiking Mt Mitake, driving Okutama or browsing Ōme's retro shopping street. Closed the third Wednesday.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,000
- Hours
- 10:00–23:30 (last entry 23:00)
- Closed
- 3rd Wednesday (some sources: irregular)
- Access
- 1 min on foot via footbridge from the north exit of JR Kabe Station (about 60 min from Shinjuku); 10 min by car from Ōme IC
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Weekdays adults (junior high and up) ¥1,000, children (3 to elementary) ¥440; weekends and holidays ¥1,150/¥550 (some sources list ¥950/¥1,100 — confirm on site). Ticket machine takes cash and QR; cards at reception. Bath-towel rental ¥200, towels sold ¥180, shampoo and dryers provided, free lockers. Restaurant (à la carte and set meals), large hall and shop on the 5th floor. Parking for 500, 5 hours free (shared station building). An old night discount from 21:00 is reported — confirm whether still offered
- Baths
- A station-linked super-sento (opened 2006) on the 5th and 6th floors of 'Kabe Town Building B', connected directly to the north concourse of Kabe Station on the JR Ome Line. Baths on the 6th floor, with four outdoor tubs per gender on the roof (a free-flowing source tub, rock bath, pot bath, lying bath and more) looking out to the Okutama mountains and sky. Indoors a plain bath, jets, carbonated bath (seasonal), sauna and plunge. Front desk, restaurant, large hall, relaxation and shop on the 5th floor. A mecca for west-Tokyo hikers as the 'onsen right at the station' on the way back from Mt Mitake and Okutama
- Spring water
- Alkaline simple spring (hypotonic, alkaline, low-temperature) from a private 1,500 m bore; colourless to pale yellow with the slippery 'torotoro' feel it is known for. A free-flowing (heated) source tub on the roof sits alongside recirculated tubs. Indicated for neuralgia, muscle pain, poor circulation, fatigue and skin care. Okutama-area springs tend to be highly alkaline 'beauty waters' of pH 9–10, and this is one of them
- Access & parking
- 1 min on foot, directly linked to the north concourse of Kabe Station on the JR Ome Line (about 1 h from Shinjuku by Ome Special Rapid, 25 min from Tachikawa). By car 4 km / 15 min from Ome IC on the Ken-O Expressway via Route 5. Parking for 500, 5 hours free (station multi-storey). 20 min by train from Mitake Station (for the Mt Mitake cable car), 40 min from Okutama Station
- Phone
- 0428-20-1026
- Official site
- kabeonsen-umenoyu.com ↗
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Why go
- 1 min from Kabe Station via footbridge
- Natural spring from 1,500 m, Tama hills view
- ¥1,000 weekdays after Mitake or Okutama
One minute from the station concourse: a rooftop rotenburo facing the Okutama hills
Kabe Onsen Ume-no-yu is a super-sento on the 5th and 6th floors of the station building linked directly to the north concourse of Kabe Station on the JR Ome Line in Ome, western Tokyo. Ome, an hour from Shinjuku by special rapid, is the gateway to hikes on Mt Mitake, Okutama and the Takamizu three peaks, and since opening in 2006 Ume-no-yu has been cherished by hikers and locals alike for being 'the onsen right at the station after the descent'. On the roof above the 6th-floor baths are four outdoor tubs per gender; sink into the free-flowing source bath and the distant Okutama ridges and a wide sky open before you, while the alkaline simple spring from 1,500 m down is so slippery it is described as 'torotoro', clinging to the skin. Indoors are a plain bath, jets, sauna and plunge, and on the 5th floor a restaurant, tatami hall and relaxation area, so a draught beer and a nap after the hike are all handled in one building. At ¥1,000 on weekdays and ¥1,150 at weekends it is standard for a super-sento outside the 23 wards, and staying open until 23:30 makes catching the last train back to Shinjuku easy. The station car park is free for five hours, handy for drivers; closed on the third Wednesday of each month.
Slippery free-flowing source water and four rooftop tubs
Leave Kabe Station by the north ticket gates, follow the concourse into Building B and take the lift to the 5th-floor front desk. Buy a bath ticket at the machine (cash or QR) or the counter (cards accepted), collect a locker key and go up to the 6th-floor baths. The indoor hall is standard — plain main tub, jets, a hot sauna and a plunge — but climb the stairs to the roof and the place reveals its true worth. Four outdoor tubs per gender are laid out here: a free-flowing source tub, a rock bath, a pot bath and a lying bath. The source tub's water in particular is pale yellow with the strong slickness of an alkaline spring, and stroking your skin feels like you have applied lotion. At a mild 40–41°C it rewards long soaks, with the Okutama hills and clouds by day and the station lights and stars by night. Weekends from 15:00 to 18:00, when hikers descend en masse, the changing room and wash stations are packed and the sauna queues, so aim for weekdays or around 11:00 or after 20:00 at weekends. The 5th-floor restaurant serves post-hike draught beer and set meals, Ome specialities such as local soba and pork dishes, and you can lie down in the tatami hall. Towels cost extra, so pack one in your hiking bag to save, and check whether large backpacks can be left in the 5th-floor lockers or at the front desk.
Practical details and Okutama hiking plans
Hours are 10:00–23:30 (last entry 23:00), closed the third Wednesday of each month (some sources say irregular). Prices are ¥1,000 for adults and ¥440 for children on weekdays, ¥1,150/¥550 at weekends and holidays, though sources differ by ¥50–100, so go by the on-site notice. Bath-towel rental ¥200, shampoo provided, parking free for five hours. The bath links directly to Kabe Station, about an hour from Shinjuku on the JR Chuo/Ome Line special rapid; the weekend Holiday Rapid Okutama also stops at Kabe. Classic 'mountain plus onsen' day trips: (1) Mt Mitake — Mitake Station, bus and cable car, Musashi-Mitake Shrine and the Rock Garden (3–4 hours), 20 minutes by train to Kabe, Ume-no-yu; (2) the Takamizu three peaks — a four-hour traverse of Sogaku, Iwatakeishi and Takamizu from Ikusabata Station, then Mitake Station to Kabe; (3) Ome town — the Showa Retro Museum, Ome Railway Park and the Yoshino plum groves in February–March, then the bath. To dodge the post-hike crush, lunch on the mountain and bathe before 14:00, or dine in Ome and bathe after 20:00. The rooftop is cold in winter but the stars are fine on clear nights, and summer evenings bring a cool breeze. Check the tattoo policy on site.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
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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