Fukushima · Takayu Onsen
Takayu Onsen Tamagoyu
高湯温泉 旅館玉子湯
An inn whose emblem is a thatched bath hut some 150 years old, keeping the form it had when the inn opened. The water is drawn 100 percent from the source and released in full flow, with no added water and no heating. Day bathing is 1,000 yen for adults and 600 yen for children, consumption and bathing tax included, split into two sittings of 11:00 to 14:00, last entry 13:30, and 16:00 to 20:00, last entry 19:30. Only the midday sitting closes on Wednesdays. The garden holds open rock baths, a women-only open-air bath and a foot bath.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,000
- Hours
- 11:00-14:00 & 16:00–20:00(last entry 13:30 & 19:30)
- Closed
- Midday sitting closed on Wednesdays (evening sitting open)
- Access
- About 40 minutes by Fukushima Kotsu bus for Takayu Onsen from Fukushima Station on the JR line, stepping off at Takayu Onsen. The same mountain road is used when arriving by car.
- Water type
- Sulfur spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- 1,000 yen for adults and 600 yen for children, with consumption and bathing tax included. Day bathing runs on a basis of about 90 minutes.
- Baths
- An indoor bath in the thatched bath hut, with two open rock baths set about the garden, a women-only open-air bath and a foot bath. For overnight guests the men's and women's sides change at 20:00 and again at 8:00 the next morning.
- Spring water
- A sulphur spring, drawn 100 percent from the source and released in full flow, with no added water and no heating. Fresh water is colourless, turns bluish as it meets the air, then whitens.
- Access & parking
- About 40 minutes by Fukushima Kotsu bus for Takayu Onsen from Fukushima Station, stepping off at Takayu Onsen. It lies in the mountains at around 750 metres above sea level.
- Day bathing
- It is split into a midday sitting from 11:00 to 14:00, last entry 13:30, and an evening sitting from 16:00 to 20:00, last entry 19:30, and only the midday sitting closes on Wednesdays. On weekends and holidays a lunch service of soba and udon is also run.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is published. Checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Phone
- 024-591-1171
- Official site
- takayuonsen.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
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Why go
- Full flow-through from the source
- A thatched bath hut 150 years old
- Day bathing in two sittings
A thatched bath hut and water that turns white
The name Tamagoyu is said to come from water that turns smooth as an egg and smells of a boiled one. The thatched bath hut, keeping the form it had when the inn opened, is a scene that stands for Takayu Onsen, and the garden holds two open rock baths, a women-only open-air bath and a foot bath. The water is colourless when it first rises, turns bluish as it meets the air, then whitens.
The shared bath and the inn's bath together
Takayu Onsen has more than 400 years behind it, and the shared bath, Attakayu, along with a few inns, takes day bathers. The shared bath costs 500 yen and is notable for having only open-air baths, closing on Thursdays. Tamagoyu, at 1,000 yen, gives the thatched hut and the garden baths together, so you can choose by budget and time, or cover both in a day. In winter the mountain road is snowy, so allow plenty of time for the journey.
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.
- 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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