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San Ban Yu Men No Yu

三番湯 綿の湯さんばんゆ めんのゆ

Public Bathhouse

Day Use

Yes

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathNo

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaNo

Dry heat sauna room

Cold BathNo

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Capabilities

Private BathNo

Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve

Room OnsenNo

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

渋温泉総合源泉(比良の湯、薬師の湯及びとんびの湯の混合泉)

Shibu Onsen Combined Source (blend of Hira-no-yu, Yakushi-no-yu and Tonbi-no-yu)

Mixed source

Sulfate
+ Chloride
Color
faintly yellow and clear
Taste
with a faint metallic iron taste
Odor
odorless

Sodium-Calcium Sulfate-Chloride spring

pH 4.6AcidicHot source · 65°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint1.2 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺55
Ca²⁺34
SO₄²⁻53
Cl⁻45
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Sulfate SO₄²⁻
"gypsum / Glauber's salt" — vessels and wound healing.
Known good for
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Skin conditionsatopic skin, eczema
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Sensitive-skin cautionbroken or dry skin

A blended Shibu Onsen source combining the Hira-no-yu, Yakushi-no-yu and Tonbi-no-yu wells — a sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride spring drawn very hot at 65 °C. The settled, mineral-rich sulfate body carries a salty edge from the chloride sub-type, and a generous 151 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of silica film that makes skin feel smoother afterwards. The water is faintly yellow and clear at the source with a slight metallic iron taste, and sits among Japan's hottest natural sources.

Analyzed May 26, 2016·一般社団法人 上田薬剤師会 検査センター·Cert no. 中28-5(No.430)

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Sergey M
2 years ago

3rd onsen of Shibu. The water is cloudy. Temperature at the time of the visit was hot. A straightforward old-school solid Shibu onsen. If you're not doing all of them, you can skip it.

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Last updated July 15, 2026