KakureyunoSatoShingenkan

A secluded hot spring inn where you can enjoy Takeda Shingen's secret bath and a strong alkaline beauty spring with a pH of 10.1

Kanagawa Yamakita Town, Ashigarakami District

"Kakureyu no Sato Shingenkan" is a hot spring inn in Nakagawa Onsen, Yamakita Town, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Known as one of Takeda Shingen's secret baths, the water gushing from the self-flowing spring on the property is a simple hot spring with an extremely high alkalinity of pH 10.1. With its astonishingly smooth, silky texture, it is called the "beauty bath," and drinking the spring water may also help improve stomach and intestinal ailments. The large public bath, Mugen no Yu, is equipped with a sauna, and the open-air 전망露天風呂 overlooking the clear stream of the Nakagawa River, along with three charming private baths that can be used free of charge even late at night, are all available.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

A rare, strongly alkaline simple hot spring with a pH of 10.1, flowing from the inn's private source on the property. Colorless and transparent with an exceptionally smooth, silky texture, it truly lives up to its reputation as a beauty bath. Bathing helps gently remove old dead skin cells, leaving your skin astonishingly smooth and supple after you get out. Drinking the spring water is also possible, so you can care for your body from the inside as well. Enjoy the finest hot spring bathing in the open-air bath overlooking the murmuring Nakagawa River, or in the indoor bath.

Sauna

Dry sauna

90°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)

Capacity5people

Men'sWomen's

A dry sauna in the large public bath. In the clean, comfortable room, the pleasantly direct heat envelops your body and gently warms you from the core. Sweating in the quiet atmosphere lets you feel the daily stress and travel tension melt away. Using it between soaks in the proud strong alkaline hot spring gives you an even more refreshing sense of renewal.

Business Hours

Monday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Tuesday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Wednesday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Thursday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Friday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Saturday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Sunday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
Holiday
11:30〜23:00
06:30〜09:30
💡 [Day-use bathing] 11:30–18:00 (reception until 17:00, use limited to within 2 hours)

Closed Days: None

Address

577-6 Nakagawa, Yamakita Town, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture 258-0201

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

Tattoos in the Communal Bath
Unknown (Please Check)

The above applies to the communal (shared) baths. At facilities with private baths or private saunas, guests with tattoos may still be able to bathe. Please check with the facility for details.

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