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Public Bath No.5 Matsu-no-yu

五番湯 松の湯ごばんゆ まつのゆ

Public Bathhouse

Day Use

Yes
06:00–22:00

with a key when staying at the ryokan

¥0

if you have a key when staying at the ryokan

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathNo

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaNo

Sauna room of any kind

Cold BathNo

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathNo

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

WashingNo

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

横湯第一ボーリング、横湯第二ボーリング、熱の湯の混合泉

Mixed Spring of Yokoyu Well No.1, Yokoyu Well No.2 and Netsu-no-yu

Operated by · 横湯組

Mixed source

Chloride
+ Sulfate
Color
almost colorless and clear
Taste
slightly salty with a faint sulfurous flavor
Odor
not recorded

Sodium-Calcium Chloride-Sulfate spring

pH 8.0Weakly alkalineHot source · 87°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint1.6 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺69
Ca²⁺26
Cl⁻60
SO₄²⁻36
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Chloride Cl⁻
table-salt anion — coats the skin and holds heat in.
Known good for
  • Warmingcold sensitivity
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders

A blended source that combines the Yokoyu No.1 and No.2 wells with Netsu-no-yu, in Yamanouchi. Sodium and calcium lead a chloride water, with sulfate adding quiet body; it is weakly alkaline and soft on the skin, almost colorless and clear, with a faint salty, sulfurous note on the tongue. Metasilicic acid runs to 199 mg/kg — enough silica film to place this squarely in Japan's beauty-water family. The source is among the country's hottest at 86.5 °C, and worth noting: this certificate was sampled at the bath inlet of Matsu-no-yu rather than at the wellhead.

Sampled at bath inlet·Analyzed Jun 10, 2016·一般社団法人 上田薬剤師会 検査センター·Cert no. 中28-2(No.427)

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Sergey M
8 months ago

34. Public Bath No.5 Matsu-no-yu, Shibu Onsen, Nagano An old-school onsen. Free when staying at some ryokans in Shibu Onsen that give you a key to the village’s 9 public onsens. The posted hours are 06:00 to 22:00, if you have the key while staying at a ryokan. They stamp the Shibu Onsen Kyū-meguri stamp rally. No staff, no shower. Indoor bath. The water is clear. At 08:30, the temperature was 46.5. It was easy to breathe inside. 03.01.2024 17.01.2026

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Last updated September 18, 2026