Fukushima · Takayu Onsen
Takayu Onsen Attaka-yu
高湯温泉 共同浴場 あったか湯
Thirty minutes by car from Fukushima city, the communal bath of Takayu Onsen at 750 m on Mt. Azuma. Every bath is open-air, filled with milky-white sulfur water that is neither diluted nor heated. There's a timber men's bath, a rock women's bath and a reservable private rotenburo. A ¥500 gateway to a spa town that has kept its water free-flowing for 400 years. Closed Thursdays; one-hour limit. At the foot of the Bandai-Azuma Skyline — ideal with an autumn drive.
- Price (adult)
- ¥500
- Hours
- 09:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Closed
- Thu (next day if holiday)
- Access
- 40 min by Fukushima Kotsu bus from JR Fukushima Station to Takayu-Onsen
- Water type
- Sulfur spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 024-591-1125
- Official site
- http://www.takayuonsen.jp/attakayu ↗
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Essentials
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Why go
- All-open-air milky sulfur baths
- ¥500, one-hour limit
- Start of the Bandai-Azuma Skyline
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.
- The water runs hot (43–45°C). Don't add cold water; take short repeated dips instead.
- 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 高湯温泉観光協会 公式 / ニフティ温泉（500円・木曜休）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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