Toyama Kurobe City
Yuya FUROBAKKA
A paradise of continuous-flow underground water you can drink, and every sauna is heated by a wood stove
- Wood-fired sauna
- Aufguss available
- Self löyly available
- Auto löyly available
- Finnish sauna
- Sauna Available
About Yuya FUROBAKKA
"Yuya FUROBAKKA" is a bathing complex in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture. The large public bath, Kurobeya, has two types of wood-fired saunas made of Japanese cypress: the Yamagoya Sauna and the Anagura Sauna, a cave-like sauna. The heat from the wood stove and löyly slowly bring you to totonou. The cold plunge bath uses a continuous flow of Kurobe underground water pumped at 560 liters per minute, and you can choose between a tub type and a pipe type. There is also a carbonated bath, an open-air bath, and an outdoor rest area. Family baths and private sauna rooms (barrel and container) are also available, so you can enjoy the facility in a private setting. With a restaurant, BBQ area, and fire pit area on site, it is a place where you can spend the whole day in the open natural surroundings with views of the Tateyama Mountain Range.
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Carbonated Bath
A carbonated bath installed in the indoor bath area of Kurobeya, the large public bath. Carbon dioxide is dissolved into the Kurobe underground water base, and fine bubbles cling to the surface of the skin to promote circulation. The spacious tub lets you stretch out comfortably and soak in relaxation. It is ideal as a soothing bath before and after enjoying a sauna cycle.
Open-air Bath
A spacious tub spread across the open-air area of Kurobeya, the large public bath. It uses Kurobe underground water, and the colorless, transparent, gentle water sparkles as it sways in the breeze. With its roofless, open structure, clear days offer spectacular views of the Tateyama Mountain Range, while at night you can enjoy the starry sky along with the lighting. Rest areas for outdoor bathing relaxation are placed throughout the surroundings, making it easy to spend a long, peaceful time here.
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Yamagoya Sauna
A Japanese-cypress sauna standing in the open-air area. Surrounded by the scent of cypress, the gentle heat of the wood stove slowly spreads through your body. The left and right sides differ in height and bench width, so you can choose the temperature zone you prefer. Staff perform löyly every 20 minutes, and as the humidity rises, you start to sweat at once. Aufguss events by popular heat performers are also mainly held here. In the spacious interior, you can enjoy an open and refreshing totonou experience.
Anagura Sauna
An indoor, cave-like space covered in concrete. The dim lighting leads you into deep relaxation. The concrete walls retain heat well, and when löyly is poured, the temperature rises rapidly. With automatic löyly from a shishiodoshi device, self-service is not available, but steam rises at a steady rhythm. The stepped benches are arranged so that you do not sit facing others, making it easy to relax in peace. A sharply focused space, in contrast to Yamagoya, where you can totonou.
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[Open-air] Pipe Cold Plunge Bath (160 cm deep)
A pipe-shaped cold plunge bath with a depth of 160 cm. It uses natural underground water pumped from Kurobe at 560 liters per minute in a continuous flow. The water quality is astonishingly soft and ranks among the clearest in Japan. It is clean enough to drink directly from the outlet, and underwater immersion is possible. The cold is not overly sharp, so your body adjusts smoothly and you can soak for a long time. Around the cold plunge bath is an outdoor rest area with deck chairs, seats, and benches, where you can experience totonou while gazing at the Tateyama Mountain Range.
[Open-air] Pipe Cold Plunge Bath (90 cm deep)
A pipe-shaped cold plunge bath with a depth of 90 cm. It uses the same continuous-flow Kurobe underground water as the 160 cm-deep type, and has water quality clear enough for drinking and underwater immersion. Because it is shallower, it is easy for the whole body to be submerged, and you can sink to your shoulders for compact cooling. The soft water feels as if it clings to your skin, bringing a refreshing yet strangely calming sensation.
[Open-air] Tub-Type Cold Plunge Bath
A tub-style cold plunge bath in the open-air area. It uses the same continuous-flow Kurobe underground water as the pipe type, and the water quality is kept suitable for drinking. Because of its standard tub shape, it is easy to enter and can be used by several people at once. The water temperature may also be slightly higher than the pipe type, so you can use it in stages to help you reach totonou.
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Barrel Sauna (Private)
A private barrel sauna with a charming barrel-shaped exterior. The cylindrical space made of natural wood has highly efficient heat and steam convection, and the gentle heat of the wood wraps your entire body. If you do self löyly, the inside of the barrel fills with steam in no time. Set in the middle of open nature, it also offers easy access to the cold plunge bath and outdoor rest area, creating a totonou experience where you become one with the great outdoors.
Container Sauna (Private)
A private container sauna. In the spacious container interior stands an imposing stove lined with sauna stones across the entire front, and the steam release during self löyly is spectacular. The heat from the wood stove penetrates deeply and gently, along with the scent of Japanese cypress, creating a feeling of being loosened from the core. At night, you can also enjoy a totonou experience while watching the flames in the fire pit area.
Samurai Sauna (Family Bath)
A wood-stove type family bath with a Samurai Sauna. Its distinctive regular pentagonal design made with Japanese wood stands out. The benches have a staggered left-right structure, and because the upper and lower levels have different temperature zones, multiple people can enjoy their own ideal feeling of warmth at the same time. You can also experience feeding the stove with firewood, and the flickering flames and crackling sound of the wood create a truly special sauna experience. This is a fully private space with an open-air bath.
Facility Information
- Address
- 951-1 Horikiri, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture
- Business Hours
- 10:00〜23:00
Occasional irregular holidays
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- No Tattoos
- Private sauna: tattoos not allowed - Large public bath: tattoos not allowed - Family bath: tattoos allowed
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- Tokyo → Kurobe IC: about 4 hours 40 minutes (Kan-Etsu Expressway → Nagaoka JCT → Hokuriku Expressway)
- Tokyo → Kurobe IC: about 4 hours 30 minutes (Kan-Etsu Expressway → Fujioka JCT → Joshin-Etsu Expressway → Joetsu JCT → Hokuriku Expressway)
- Osaka → Kurobe IC: about 4 hours 40 minutes (Meishin Expressway → Maibara JCT → Hokuriku Expressway)
- Nagoya → Kurobe IC: about 3 hours 20 minutes (Meishin Expressway → Ichinomiya JCT → Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway → Oyabe-Tonami JCT → Hokuriku Expressway)
- Kurobe IC → the inn: about 10 minutes (about 7 km, via Route 8 toward Toyama)
By train and bus
- Tokyo → Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station: about 2 hours 20 minutes (Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka)
- Nagoya → Toyama Station: about 3 hours 40 minutes (Takayama Main Line Hida) → Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station: about 20 minutes (Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka)
- About 10 minutes by car from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station (about 5.5 km, via Route 8 toward Toyama)
- About 7 minutes from Kurobe Station on Ainokaze Toyama Railway to Roadside Station KOKO Kurobe (Ikuchi Loop Line bus)
Visited by the Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief visited in person in October 2025
Exceptional Wood-Fired Sauna and the Famous Waters of Kurobe
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