5 Facilities
A city-run day bath in front of Awara-Yunomachi Station, two stops from the Hokuriku shinkansen at Awaraonsen. 'Heaven' and 'Earth' bathrooms alternate weekly between men and women, each with rotenburo and sauna. Chloride water keeps you warm long after. ¥600 and open until 23:00 — a rare walk-in option in a town dominated by ryokan. Try the hot-spring eggs. No tattoos.
A large inn built around a garden open-air bath among the widest in the Hokuriku region, known as the ten pleasures of a wind-swept spa. Water from its own source fills baths of several shapes, including a porcelain tub and a silk bath. Day bathing is received from 16:00 to 20:00 at 1,500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children of elementary age and under, with a small towel and a bath towel included. No reservation is needed and you can register at the front desk on the day; payment is cash only.
An inn known for a main bath that keeps the feel of the Showa era. The washing area is built of shakudani stone, called Fukui blue, and the water is praised as milder than much of Awara Onsen. Day bathing is received from 15:00 to 21:00 on a 60-minute basis at 800 yen for adults and 500 yen for children of elementary age and under. No reservation is needed, though the free station pickup must be requested by phone by the day before.
An inn of 120 rooms with a main bath and open-air bath said to be the largest in the Hokuriku region. Day bathing runs from 16:00 to 21:00, last entry 20:00, at 1,500 yen for adults, while children from infancy to elementary age pay 800 yen with a bath towel and hand towel included. It works by reservation, which can be made until 16:00 on the day, and cards are not accepted, so payment is made in cash on arrival. No rest room or guest room is provided, so after bathing you settle in the lobby and elsewhere. It is about five minutes on foot from Awara-Yunomachi Station, which makes an evening visit easy.
A large hot-spring resort at Awara Onsen, where day bathing needs no reservation. It opens from 7:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 15:00 to midnight, with last entry at 22:00. Prices are 900 yen on weekdays, 1,300 yen at weekends and holidays and 1,500 yen on busy days; elementary pupils pay 500 yen except 580 yen on busy days, and infants and children under three are free. Towels can be rented for 330 yen, and consumption tax and bathing tax are included. There is also a plan combining a dinner buffet with bathing, which must be booked in advance. Entry may be refused when it is crowded.