Ibaraki Tsukuba City
A scenic day-use hot spring with löyly, embraced by the natural beauty of Mount Tsukuba
"Tsukubasan Onsen Tsukuba no Yu" is a day-use hot spring facility in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. Located midway up Mount Tsukuba, it offers a spacious, open setting surrounded by rich natural beauty. The sauna features löyly, allowing you to enjoy a gently enveloping steam experience that is mild yet deeply pleasant. The cold plunge bath is intentionally not chilled, making it comfortable even for beginners. From the open-air bath, you can enjoy a close view of Mount Tsukuba's greenery, and the outdoor bathing deck is equipped with infinity chairs. The soft waters of the simple alkaline spring help leave your skin feeling smooth.
A simple alkaline hot spring bubbling up from the foot of Mount Tsukuba. It boasts a high alkalinity level of pH10.3, with an exceptionally soft feel and a reputation as a beauty bath. It can be enjoyed in both the indoor bath and the open-air bath, and especially from the open-air bath, you can relax both body and mind while gazing at the lush nature of Mount Tsukuba.
A sauna room equipped for self-löyly. While the room temperature is set to be mild, the steam circulation created by löyly helps you work up a solid sweat. Inside the warmly wooden room, you can spend a calm and reflective moment, taking in the quiet of Mount Tsukuba.
The water is intentionally not chilled, with a temperature setting that makes it reassuring even for sauna beginners and those who do not like cold cold plunge baths. One of its features is that you can cool down slowly while enjoying a unique sense of buoyancy. It gently soothes your overheated body after the sauna.
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Mount Tsukuba Onsen
An inn with spectacular views overlooking the Kanto Plain and Mount Fuji from a large panoramic open-air bath at an elevation of 300 meters
Mount Tsukuba Onsen
An inn with spectacular open-air baths and highly alkaline beauty hot spring water, overlooking the Kanto Plain from the high elevation of Mount Tsukuba
Ibaraki
Joso's healing resort with one of the largest sauna areas in the Kanto region and natural hot springs
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
