Yamanashi · Shimobe Onsen
Shimobe Onsen Sagamiya
下部温泉 相模屋
An old inn in Shimobe Onsen where the healing-stay culture survives, taking not only overnight guests but bathers by the hour, true to a toji resort. Day bathing is 500 yen from 10:00 to 16:00, the cheapest in the spa street, while a course with rest costs 2,000 yen. It is not received on some days, so a call ahead is needed. The water is a mild alkaline simple spring suited to long healing stays.
- Price (adult)
- ¥500
- Hours
- 10:00–16:00
- Closed
- Irregular closures (check ahead)
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Shimobe-Onsen Station on the JR Minobu Line. By car it is about 10 minutes from Shimobe-Onsen-Hayakawa IC on the Chubu Crosscut Expressway.
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Bathing alone is 500 yen for up to five hours. A course with rest costs 2,000 yen, and a healing stay with meals runs 7,500 to 8,550 yen.
- Baths
- A mild alkaline simple spring suited to long healing stays. It can be entered for 500 yen, the cheapest in the spa street.
- Access & parking
- About 10 minutes on foot from Shimobe-Onsen Station on the JR Minobu Line, and about 10 minutes by car from Shimobe-Onsen-Hayakawa IC.
- Day bathing
- It is not received on some days, and the spa's official listing asks visitors to confirm by phone in every case.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is posted. Checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Day bathing
- One of the few inns that take healing stays, keeping the traditional form of lodging with morning and evening meals and no lunch.
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Why go
- The cheapest at 500 yen in the spa
- A long tradition of healing stays
- A mild alkaline simple spring
An old inn of a healing-stay resort
Shimobe Onsen has been known as a healing-stay resort since the Edo period. Sagamiya carries on that tradition, taking not only overnight guests but those who come only to bathe by the hour. At 500 yen one may stay up to five hours, the lightest charge in the spa. The water is a mild alkaline simple spring, easy to stay in for a long while and suited to healing stays.
Prices and how to stay
For a short stop the 500-yen bath alone is enough, while a half-day of rest calls for the 2,000-yen bathing-and-rest course. A healing stay of several days starts at 7,500 yen, with morning and evening meals and no lunch. Either way it is not received on some days, so a phone call before setting out is the safe course.
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.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 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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