Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture

Goko Onsen

A good-value, retro-style neighborhood bath if you want several pool types and a steam sauna for ¥530. Its name does not indicate a natural hot spring.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
The local tourism organisation lists Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 16:00–21:30; closed Mondays and Fridays. Nifty lists closing at 22:30, so confirm directly if you plan a late visit. Adult admission is ¥530.
Access
About a ten-minute walk from Kintetsu Tawaramoto or Nishi-Tawaramoto stations; eight parking spaces are listed.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not applicable; no natural spring is confirmed.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
No natural spring source is confirmed.
Spring classification
Ordinary public bath; no natural-spring analysis is available.
pH
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Flow rate
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Water handling
The local tourism organisation lists a main bath, electric bath, ultrasonic bath, bubble bath, cold bath and steam sauna. This is ordinary heated bath water, not confirmed natural spring water.

Bathing indications

Natural hot-spring indications do not apply.

Closing-time listings differ by one hour. Check the current schedule if arriving near closing.

Bath experience

Comfort
7.5/10
Bath variety
8.5/10
Upkeep
7.0/10
Atmosphere
5.5/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
8.5/10
Value
9.5/10

How to read a bath profile

Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.

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