4 Facilities
A storehouse-style communal bath halfway up the 365-step stone stairway. Iron-rich brown 'golden water' in indoor tubs; rest hall upstairs. Cashless payment accepted.
A public open-air bath built right at Ikaho's spring source, above the stone-step street and Kajika Bridge. Nothing but bamboo-fenced outdoor pools where the rusty-brown 'golden water' flows straight from the source. Pair it with the bridge in autumn.
A day-bathing facility attached to Ikaho Grand Hotel. Ikaho's famous tea-brown 'golden water' can be enjoyed in an open-air bath looking over forest green and a bright great bath with skylights. It stays open 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00), and entry taken by 15:00 is ¥743 for adults and ¥440 for ages 3 to elementary, rising to ¥1,073 and ¥660 after 15:00 (bathing tax included in both). Closed the second Wednesday (the next day if a holiday). Towels with the hotel's name are sold for ¥275, bath towels rented for ¥220 and yukata for ¥220. Free parking for 250.
A ryokan founded in the Hoei era (around 1710), just 50 metres from Ikaho Onsen's iconic stone staircase in Shibukawa, Gunma. One of only a handful of inns in Ikaho holding its own spring rights, it fills every bath with 100% free-flowing Kogane-no-Yu - the iron-rich, tea-brown famous water - with no added water. The two main baths, Gekko-no-Yu and Orizuru-no-Yu, alternate between genders, and there are private family baths too. Day bathing is weekdays only, 15:00-19:00 (last entry 18:00), 1,130 yen for adults and 756 yen for children. The 40-room inn blends Taisho-era charm with modern comfort, making it a convenient base for strolling the stone steps. A shuttle runs between the dedicated parking lot and the inn. Ikaho Ropeway's Miharashi Station is within walking distance, with views over the Haruna foothills.