Onogawa Onsen, Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Onogawa Onsen Communal Bath Taki-no-Yu
The more practical of Onogawa's two communal baths if you want an early soak, showers and lockers. For ¥250, it also offers source-flowing water from two blended springs.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 06:00–20:30. Hours may change around New Year; the bath has irregular closing days.
- Tattoo policy
- The current profile material does not include a confirmed tattoo policy. Ask the bath before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- The blend uses an 80.3°C source and a 36°C source; these are source temperatures, not bath settings.
- Bathing temperature
- About 42°C according to the association; a city feature describes the usual range as about 42–44°C.
- Spring source
- A blend of high- and low-temperature springs. The Taki-yu association gives source temperatures of 80.3°C and 36°C; the current pages do not name the wells.
- Spring classification
- Sulfur-bearing sodium-calcium chloride spring with radium, as stated by the Taki-yu association.
- pH
- Not published for Taki-no-Yu; district-wide figures are not substituted.
- Flow rate
- Not published for Taki-no-Yu; the district's total flow is not allocated to this bath.
- Water handling
- The association describes the bath as using 100% source-flowing water. Yonezawa City's official feature confirms a no-water-addition notice; the two sources are blended to adjust temperature. Current pages do not give full circulation or disinfection details.
Bathing indications
The association lists spring-type bathing indications. These are not medical guarantees; consult a health professional about individual concerns.
The association confirms 100% source flow and blending of hot and cool sources. The city confirms that water is not added. Current circulation and disinfection details are not published.
Admission is ¥250 for elementary-school children and older; preschool children are free when accompanied by family. Showers and ¥100 coin lockers are available. Tattoo rules are unconfirmed.
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.
