西武秩父駅前温泉 祭の湯
(せいぶちちぶえきまえおんせん まつりのゆ)
Open-air outdoor bath
Dry heat sauna room
Uses natural hot spring water
Allows entry with visible tattoos
Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels available to rent or borrow
Lapine
西武秩父駅前温泉 祭の湯 The water is pumped from 2000m depth and heated. Very salty. Onsen water only in the rotenburo (42°C); indoor baths use tap water: one strongly carbonated CO2, the other a silk bath, both 40°C. There's a cold bath, jet bath, two saunas — a hotter regular one and a salt sauna at 60-62°C. Outside, besides the onsen-water rotenburo, there's a silk bath, two one-person barrel baths, and a row of shallow (5-7cm deep) reclining baths with headrests. There's massage, a large chill zone with TV recliners, and a tatami room. Restaurant. Overall the atmosphere is very pleasant, especially in the rotenburo. Quite crowded but quiet and peaceful. Not a 100% true onsen, but I liked it — went two evenings in a row.