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Tamagawa Onsen — Showa Retro Bathhouse – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · Tamagawa Onsen (Tokigawa)Tattoos: Ask ahead

Tamagawa Onsen — Showa Retro Bathhouse

In the hills of Tokigawa, Saitama, a popular day spa styled as a 1950s–60s Japanese town, complete with enamel signs and an old-fashioned sweet shop. Strongly alkaline (pH over 10) 'beauty' water that feels slippery on the skin, indoors and outdoors. Opens at 5 am on weekends for early bathers. ¥980 weekdays. About 1.5 hours from Ikebukuro by Tobu Tojo Line and town bus.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥980
Seibu-Chichibu Station Onsen Matsuri-no-yu – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · ChichibuTattoos: Not allowed

Seibu-Chichibu Station Onsen Matsuri-no-yu

About 80 minutes from Ikebukuro by Laview limited express, a complex hot-spring facility joined to Seibu-Chichibu Station. Themed on the 300-plus festivals Chichibu holds each year, it packs 9–10 tubs per side including open-air baths, a high-concentration carbonated bath and saunas. The food court serves waraji katsu-don and Chichibu soba; the shop sells local sake and miso pickles. ¥1,100 on weekdays, 10:00–22:00; morning baths from 6:00 on weekends.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥1,100
Kuranoyu Koedo Hatsukari Onsen Kawagoe – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · KawagoeTattoos: Not allowed

Kuranoyu Koedo Hatsukari Onsen Kawagoe

A super-sento 15 minutes by car from Kawagoe's 'Little Edo' warehouse streets, where brown natural spring water pumped from 1,200 m flows freely through both indoor and outdoor tubs. Nine baths per side plus two saunas, a carbonated bath and the signature 'Zabūn' water feature; the Zabūn and Sarasara wings swap between men and women on odd and even days. ¥900 weekdays, ¥1,000 weekends, ¥100 off 8–9 am and after 22:00. Open 8:00–25:00 every day with 200 parking spaces — a proper onsen near Tokyo to end a Kawagoe day.

Day-trip onsenSuper sentoDay use ¥900
Kumagaya Hanayu Spa Resort – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · KumagayaTattoos: Not allowed

Kumagaya Hanayu Spa Resort

One of the largest spa complexes in Saitama, in Kumagaya in the north of the prefecture. Its own alkaline simple spring, pumped from 1,500 m at over 600 litres a minute, feeds a wide range of tubs — a free-flowing open-air 'raw source' bath, pot baths, lie-down baths and a high-concentration carbonated bath. There is a löyly sauna, cold plunge and a garden-view outdoor rest deck. The optional 'Onkatsu Café Nest' adds eight kinds of bedrock-bath rooms, manga and free drinks for an all-day stay. Admission ¥950 on weekdays, ¥1,100 on weekends and holidays; open 10:00–23:00 (last entry 22:30), no closing days. Private rooms with an open-air pot bath can be reserved by phone. About 10 minutes by bus or taxi from JR Kumagaya Station; 300 free parking spaces. Kumagaya is about 40 minutes from central Tokyo by Shinkansen — combine with rugby at the stadium or Menuma Shōdenzan temple.

Day-trip onsenSuper sentoDay use ¥800
Chiisana Tabi Kawagoe Onsen – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · KawagoeTattoos: Not allowed

Chiisana Tabi Kawagoe Onsen

A natural hot spring to visit after strolling Kawagoe's 'Little Edo' warehouse street. Its own sodium-chloride spring from 1,200 m fills indoor and open-air baths in two zones, 'Wood' and 'Stone', which swap between men and women daily. Nine baths and three saunas in all — a carbonated bath made by dissolving CO₂ into the spring water, a free-flowing source bath, bedrock-bath rooms and a private family bath — make for an in-house bath-hopping course. Adults ¥850 on weekdays, ¥950 on weekends and holidays; open 10:00–24:00 (from 09:00 on weekends and holidays, last entry 23:00), no regular closing day apart from maintenance. Body soap and shampoo provided; a soba-and-udon restaurant, massage and body scrub are on site. Seibu bus from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line) to the 'Hōmukyoku' stop; 150 free parking spaces.

Day-trip onsenSuper sentoDay use ¥850
Saitama Seiganji Onsen – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · Saitama cityTattoos: Not allowed

Saitama Seiganji Onsen

A natural-spring bath complex on a wooded Musashino plot in Saitama's Nishi ward. The source, over 600 litres a minute from 1,500 m down, is a faintly green-tinged amber sodium-chloride water; in the outdoor area the rock bath and 'source tepid bath' are filled free-flowing without heating or dilution, and the place is famous among enthusiasts for its 'nuru-yu culture' of long soaks at around 38 °C. There are also raw-source pot baths, lie-down baths, a high-concentration carbonated bath, a sauna with löyly and a deep cold plunge, and an outdoor rest area facing the trees — remarkably quiet for the suburbs. Adults ¥880 on weekdays, ¥980 on weekends and holidays; children ¥500/¥550; open 10:00–24:00 (last entry 23:30), irregular closures. Restaurant, body care and scrub treatments on site. About 25 minutes by bus from JR Ōmiya Station to 'Seiganji', or by taxi from Ageo or Sashiōgi stations. A must for tepid-bath lovers in the Tokyo area; large car park.

Day-trip onsenSuper sentoDay use ¥900
Tokigawa Shikisaikan Toki-no-Yu – Illustrative onsen mood image
Saitama · Tamagawa Onsen (Tokigawa)Tattoos: Ask ahead

Tokigawa Shikisaikan Toki-no-Yu

A town-run day-trip onsen facility opened in 2006 on the banks of the Toki River in Tokigawa, Saitama. The spring, Toki-no-Yu, is a sodium chloride hot spring (isotonic, alkaline, cold mineral spring) - clear water with a yellowish tint, pH 8.56 and 8,712 mg/kg total dissolved solids. Two bath halls, Kinoyu and Ishinoyu, each with an indoor and an open-air bath, alternate between men and women weekly, and a foot bath is attached. The fee is 880 yen for adults (15+) and 500 yen for elementary and junior-high students on a 3-hour system, with a towel set for 300 yen. A BBQ area lets you relax overlooking the river. About 10 minutes by taxi from Myokaku Station on the JR Hachiko Line, or by town bus from Ogawamachi Station. Closed every Wednesday.

Day-trip onsenNatural hot springDay use ¥880