Kagawa Takamatsu City
Takamatsu Pokapoka Onsen
A celebrated Takamatsu onsen with natural hot spring water and authentic saunas
- Natural Hot Spring
- Auto löyly available
- Finnish sauna
- Sauna Available
- Cold Bath Available
About Takamatsu Pokapoka Onsen
Takamatsu Pokapoka Onsen is a day-use onsen bathhouse in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. It has 11 kinds of baths indoors and out, led by a rock bath fed from the source, an iodine-bearing, strongly saline sodium chloride spring that rises from 1,400 m (4,593 ft) underground, and the most popular bath of all, an artificial, strongly carbonated bath. Automatic löyly runs every hour in its two saunas, a six-tier far-infrared tower sauna and a salt sauna. A welcome touch is the choice of two cold plunges, the Extra-Cold Plunge and a bubbling cold plunge, for reaching totonou, the state of deep relaxation, your own way. In STONE SPA SUOMI, a warm-stone area of five rooms, you can try the Sea-of-Clouds Löyly warm-stone room.
Hot SpringONSEN
Rock bath fed from the source
An open-air rock bath of iodine-bearing, strongly saline sodium chloride spring water, known as a “beauty bath.” High in salt and slightly slick, the water leaves the skin silky smooth and well moisturized after bathing. Because it keeps you from getting chilled afterward, it warms you thoroughly to the core. The faint scent of salt and the silky feel of the onsen are a pleasure.
Artificial, strongly carbonated bath
The bathhouse’s most popular main bath. Water with over 1,000 ppm of dissolved carbon dioxide gives a fizzy, tingling soak. Called a “bath for the heart” in Europe, this weakly acidic water is expected to boost blood flow and ease cold hands and feet and swelling. Carbon dioxide absorbed through the skin stimulates circulation throughout the body, and the warm glow lasts after you get out.
Hinata-yu
An open-air bath where you soak at skin temperature, close to body temperature. Unlike an ordinary lukewarm bath, it puts little strain on the body, so even long soaks won’t tire you out. Chat while watching the large TV, or gaze idly at the scenery and let the time pass slowly.
SaunaSAUNA
Far-infrared sauna
The bathhouse’s main sauna. A tower with six tiers (men’s) or five tiers (women’s), it gets hotter the higher you climb, so you can choose the spot that suits you. Settle in at your leisure while watching TV; at the top of every hour, automatic löyly sends the humidity and the felt temperature soaring.
Salt sauna
A sauna where you rub a suitable amount of salt into your skin to help your pores release sebum, expected to benefit the skin and help detox. Ten chairs line the room, giving you plenty of space to relax. Bathing beforehand helps the salt dissolve more easily and boosts the effect. There is automatic löyly here too, for a good, thorough sweat.
Cold BathCOLD BATH
Extra-Cold Plunge
A low-temperature cold plunge that is the bathhouse’s biggest point of difference. It is deep enough to sink in up to your shoulders, and the feeling of cooling your whole body at once is wonderful. It is close to the far-infrared sauna, ideal for cooling down right after the automatic löyly. The water is kept at a constant temperature and quickly draws the heat out of your flushed body.
Cold plunge (bubbling)
A moderately cool plunge with bubbling jets. Gentler on the body than the Extra-Cold Plunge, it is ideal for beginners and those who prefer slightly warmer water. Many regulars enjoy alternating between the two cold baths (Extra-Cold Plunge → bubbling plunge → cooling off in the open air).
Hot Stone SpaHOT STONE SPA
STONE SPA SUOMI
A warm-stone area among the largest in Kagawa Prefecture. It has several warm-stone rooms, each with a different character and temperature, using materials such as rock salt and germanium ore, plus a cooling room, and men and women can use it together in the wear provided, at their leisure and with no time limit. In the signature Sea-of-Clouds Löyly, hot steam fills the room along with the scent of aroma oils, bringing a pleasant sweat and deep relaxation. With a comic corner boasting a huge collection and reclining chairs too, it is a blissful space where you can unwind all day while detoxing body and mind.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 1515 Tahikami-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Business Hours
- 09:00〜01:00
Irregular Holidays
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- No Tattoos
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- About 10 min from Takamatsu-chuo IC
By train and bus
- Kotoden Kotohira Line to Fuseishi Station → Kotoden Bus Fuseishi Station–Sun Messe Line → Sakuragi Jinja-mae
Right by the Sakuragi Jinja-mae bus stop; parking for 240 cars
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