Gose, Nara Prefecture

Gose Takarayu

One of Nara's clearer visitor-friendly sento options, with useful amenities, a sauna and a cold outdoor bath. The outdoor cold bath is reserved for sauna users; this is not a natural hot spring.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
Weekdays 14:00–22:00; weekends and holidays 11:00–22:00. Closed on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Adult admission is ¥530; sauna access adds ¥370. The outdoor cold bath is for sauna users only.
Access
About a five-minute walk from JR Gose and Kintetsu Gose stations; parking is available.

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; the facility uses firewood, not a natural hot spring.
pH
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Flow rate
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Water handling
The renovated bathhouse provides ordinary heated bath water, sauna, an outdoor cold bath and outdoor cooling space. No natural-spring analysis is available.

Bathing indications

Natural hot-spring indications do not apply.

The outdoor cold bath is limited to sauna users. Admission is ¥530, with sauna access an additional ¥370.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
8.5/10
Upkeep
9.0/10
Atmosphere
8.0/10
Quiet
6.0/10
Access
9.5/10
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.

Sources

Search YUBIYORI

Search our guides for hot-spring towns, baths and travel advice.