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Kakunodate Hot Spring

かくのだて温泉かくのだておんせん

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Tohoku·Akita
0187-52-2222oogiri.co.jp

Day Use

Yes
07:00–22:00

第3火曜日

¥700

Adults 700 yen, children 350 yen. Batch ticket (6 entries) 3,500 yen. Dec–Mar opening time is 7:30.

Bathing & Water

Outdoor BathNo

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaYes

Dry heat sauna room

Cold BathYes

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

OnsenYes

Uses natural hot spring water

Capabilities

Private BathNo

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

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

TattooWith Conditions

Allows entry with visible tattoos

Small tattoos allowed; postcard-sized reportedly accepted per guest review.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels available to rent or borrow

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

Water treatment

from Article 18 disclosure
  • Added water
    No
  • Reheated
    No
  • Recirculated
    No
  • Disinfected
    Yes
    塩素系薬剤
  • Bath additives
    No

かくのだて温泉

Kakunodate Onsen
塩
Chloride
+ Sulfate
Classification

Calcium-Sodium Chloride-Sulfate spring

A calcium-led sodium chloride spring with sulfate adding a quiet, settled body — the certificate prints it as a Ca·Na−Cl·SO₄ blend. The wellhead is hot (49.2 °C) and cooled to a comfortable 42 °C at the bath, while pH 8.7 puts it firmly in the alkaline range with the slippery 'beauty-water' feel that locals associate with smoother skin. Dissolved solids land at 5,423 mg/kg — moderately mineralized, enough to leave a faint salty tang on the lips and a thin mineral film as you towel off. The bath is served straight from the source: no dilution, no reheating, no recirculation, only a chlorine-based disinfection step kept in for hygiene.

Source temperature
49.2°C
 
Tonicity
5.42g/kg
Hypotonic

Analyzed Feb 23, 2016·株式会社 秋田県分析化学センター·Cert no. 秋田第2号

About

A straightforward day-use bath in the middle of Kakunodate town. The indoor bath has faintly salty water and runs on the warm side, with a sauna and cold plunge in the same changing room. No outdoor bath. It has the feel of a local neighborhood bathhouse more than a resort onsen, and regulars treat it that way.

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Sergey M
1 year ago

213. Kakunodate Hot Spring A well-worn old onsen in Kakunodate. The shoe lockers at the entrance are pretty rusty. Entry, a small towel, and a large towel rental - 1200. From the changing room there's an entrance to the sauna. Inside, a large rectangular bath with a big rock in it. Breathing is good, but there's a rotten water smell in the washing area (not from the onsen, but from the plumbing/sewer). The onsen water is clear, with some faint smell, but it doesn't seem to be chlorine. Water temperature is about 42. Overpriced for this kind of onsen, of course, but you can mix it with the Showa vibes and support the place, especially considering that Kakunodate doesn't have many onsens to begin with.