ShirasawaKogenOnsenHatsuhonoYu

A strong alkaline pH 9.8 silky skin-beautifying bath and a full-fledged bona sauna

Gunma Numata City

"Shirasawa Kogen Onsen Hatsuho no Yu" is a day-use hot spring facility attached to Shirasawa Kogen Hotel in Numata, Gunma Prefecture. The strong alkaline simple hot spring, with a pH of 9.8 and sourced from deep underground, is known for its silky, lotion-like texture that clings to the skin, making it famous as an ultimate skin-beautifying bath. The sauna is a full-fledged bona sauna with a stove installed beneath the bench. Automatic löyly provides just the right level of humidity and gentle heat, encouraging a pleasant sweat. Pair it with a crisp, cold underground water cold plunge bath and open-air bathing overlooking the Akagi mountain range, and you will be led to blissful totonou in the midst of nature.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Hatsuho no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

An extraordinary alkaline simple hot spring from the facility’s own source, boasting a pH of 9.8. Although colorless and clear, it has a strong slimy feel that you notice the moment it touches your skin, allowing for a luxurious bath that feels almost like soaking in a beauty serum. It offers powerful skin-beautifying and warming effects, leaving the skin smooth after bathing. From the open-air bath that feels as if you were floating on a pond, you can fully enjoy the beauty of nature through the seasons.

Sauna

bona sauna

80°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove TypeBuilt-in Stove

Capacity10people

Men'sWomen's

A bona sauna with a sauna stove made by Metos installed beneath the bench. It features an automatic löyly function that pours water onto the sauna stones loaded on top of the stove, keeping the room filled at all times with pleasant humidity and gentle heat. With little irritation to the nose or throat, you can warm your body deeply from the core. In a quiet space wrapped in the warmth of wood, you can enjoy a high-quality sweating experience.

Cold Bath

Cold Bath

15°C

Water QualityNatural Water (Groundwater, Spring, etc.)

Capacity3people

Men'sWomen's

A crisp, cold cold plunge bath using underground water. The water temperature changes with the season, and in winter you can enjoy an especially sharp chill that can approach single digits. It offers the refreshing quality unique to fresh underground water, making it ideal for cooling down after warming up in the bona sauna. The sensation on the skin is sharp yet somehow gentle, leading you to a refreshing state of totonou.

Business Hours

Monday
12:00〜20:30
Tuesday
12:00〜20:30
Wednesday
12:00〜20:30
Thursday
12:00〜20:30
Friday
12:00〜20:30
Saturday
12:00〜20:30
Sunday
12:00〜20:30
Holiday
12:00〜20:30

Closed Days: None

Address

〒378-0126 Gunma Prefecture, Numata City, Shirasawa-machi, Kamikogofuchi 2440

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

Tattoo Policy
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