Niigata · Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen
Yuzawa Onsen Egami Public Bath
湯沢温泉 江神共同浴場
A locals' public bath three minutes from the east exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station, tucked into the shopping street. Indoor pool only, but the slightly hot, soft water that clings to the skin gets praise. Shampoo is provided and a towel set costs ¥400, so you can drop in empty-handed while waiting for the shinkansen. ¥600 since December 2025.
- Price (adult)
- ¥600
- Hours
- 15:00–22:00 (13:00– in summer & winter; last entry 21:30)
- Closed
- Wed & 3rd Tue
- Access
- 3 min walk from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station east exit
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults ¥600 / children ¥300 (revised Dec 2025). Towel set (face + bath) sold for ¥400 — ¥1,000 all-in with nothing to carry. No soap or shampoo (sold). A privately run public bath, separate from the five town-run baths (¥850)
- Baths
- Inside the arcade of the east-exit shopping street; Showa-retro bathhouse style. One indoor tub per gender (on the hot side); no rotenburo or sauna. Lockers available. Perfect for a 30-minute soak while waiting for the Shinkansen
- Water
- Sodium-calcium chloride spring — clear, faintly salty, very warming. A different source from the spa town (Yamanoyu’s sulphur water)
- Parking
- 6 spaces. 3 min on foot from the east exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station (the arcade keeps you out of rain and snow)
- Phone
- 025-784-2727
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Why go
- 3 min from the shinkansen station
- Towel set, come empty-handed
- Soft, slightly hot water
Three minutes from the Shinkansen — a retro onsen bathhouse inside the arcade
Egami Kyodo Yokujo is a privately run public bath inside the shopping arcade at the east exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Shinkansen station — the opposite side from the spa town and ski slopes — and the easiest place to soak in a real onsen at the gateway to Kawabata’s “Snow Country”, 70 minutes from Tokyo. Inside and out it is a Showa-era neighbourhood bathhouse: one indoor tub per gender, but filled with sodium-calcium chloride spring water, clear and faintly salty and on the hot side, so you warm through quickly on a snowy day. While Yuzawa’s five town-run baths (Yamanoyu and others) went up to ¥850 in October 2025, this one costs ¥600 (revised December 2025) — ¥1,000 with a ¥400 towel set — so many travellers drop in empty-handed after skiing or while waiting for a train. The arcade lets you walk from the station almost untouched by snow or rain, a real bonus in winter. It is locals’ everyday bath, so keep quiet, and check the seasonal opening time — 13:00 in summer and winter, 15:00 in spring and autumn — and the Wednesday and third-Tuesday closures before you go.
Tips & cautions
- Opening time varies by season (13:00 in summer and winter / 15:00 in spring and autumn, until 22:00). Closed Wednesdays and the 3rd Tuesday.
- No soap or shampoo — bring or buy. Towel set ¥400.
- The water is hot — keep soaks short.
- No rotenburo, sauna or restaurant — just the bath.
- A locals’ bath: keep quiet and wash before entering. Tattoo policy unconfirmed — cover up if you can.
- For the spa-town side, combine with Yamanoyu (sulphur water, ¥850).
- Between trains: 6 minutes’ walk round trip plus a 30-minute soak is plenty.
Getting there
3 min on foot from the east exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station (JR Joetsu Shinkansen / Joetsu line), Yuzawa 1-1-8, Yuzawa-machi. ~70–80 min by Shinkansen from Tokyo. 5 min by car from Yuzawa IC (Kan-etsu Expressway); 6 parking spaces. Tel. 025-784-2727.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- 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 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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