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Takaragawa Onsen, Japan

Outdoor Developed hot-spring-fed swimming pools.

bathing suit optional
fee $$$$

Address:
Japan, 〒379-1721 Gunma-ken, Tone-gun, Minakami-machi, Fujiwara, １８９９

GPS:  36.8476440, 139.0470380

how to get there:  It’s complicated,  but there is  a complementary car on the last leg of the journey. See the website, and photo  map for great instructions.

phone:  [Rep] 0278-75-2611  [Res] 0278-75-2121
FAX: 0278-75-2038
Websites:  http://www.takaragawa.com/english.html
RESERVATIONS: (official website)
FreeSpot wifi map

Rates:
Payment accepted:

shelter:  Yes!  Large resort.  200 guests? Sure… but you’d better book far ahead of time.

food:  Yes! Restaurant on premises. Yummy looking “mountain” food.  IE: no seafood, but lots of fresh river fish, mushrooms, and produce.

payment accepted:  Unknown

massage:  Unknown

temperature:  Unknown

Map:

DIRECTIONS:

OPEN:  

BEST TIME TO VISIT:

NOTES:    A gorgeous large Japanese Osen (hot spring) resort, to enjoy the quintessential hot soak in the snow!  Large open-air bath wrapped in pristine nature, next to the soothing sound of the clear stream of Takaragawa.  Huge pools – 3 coed and 1 women only.  According to their website “the best women hot open spa in the continent of Japan.”

Accessibility notes:  There are some sleeping accommodations on the 1st / bottom floor.

Free Wi-Fi (FREESPOT) is available in the guest rooms and the halls.

 

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Air Panas Hot Spring, Banjar, Bali

Outdoor Developed hot-spring-fed swimming pools (3 public and 1 private), set in the jungle.

bathing suit req
fee $  Rp. 3,000

address:  Kpg. Banjar Tengah, Singaraja 81152, Bali, Indonesia

phone:  +62 362 92901
Fax

Website:
Rates:
Payment accepted:

shelter: A few small changing cabins under the restaurant.

food: Nice little restaurant on premises

payment accepted:

massage:  Just stand under the water spouts! 😉

temperature: The sulphuric water is of volcanic origin and has an agreeable warm temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, ideal for people suffering from rheumatic diseases.

Map:

DIRECTIONS:
1 km uphill from Banjar Village.

The hot springs can easily be reached from Lovina Beach by bemo or by public bus to the junction of the main road (Jalan Seririt-Singaraja) with the road that leads to Banjar village. From there you can take an ojek (motorbike taxi) or a dokar (horse cart), or make a steep climb on foot. From the village of Banjar it is a one km walk or drive uphill (follow the signpost shortly after the village market) to the carpark of the hot springs.

OPEN:  8 am – 6 pm

BEST TIME TO VISIT:   Before 10am.  After 10am (and especially in the weekends and national holidays) its starts to get crowded with both local people and tourists.

NOTES: Buy your ticket (Rp. 3,000) from the small office and run the gauntlet for a few hundred meters along the hawkers stalls to the entrance of the baths.