Takaba Kosen
鷹羽鉱泉
Private-rental mountaintop sulfur bath and sauna above Joetsu
Day Use
YesClosed for the winter, roughly November to May, because snow is not cleared. No fixed closed days otherwise.
Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Open-air outdoor bath
Sauna room of any kind
Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna
Bathing Arrangements
A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group
Day visitors can book the private bath, not only overnight guests
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Welcomes children and families
Children must be accompanied by a guardian; no unsupervised use of the deep cold bath or walks around the grounds.
A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests
No food is served; bring your own. BBQ grills and a kitchen are provided.
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels to rent or borrow at the desk
On-site or nearby parking available
Views
Sea
MountainsAbout
A hilltop bath and sauna site in Joetsu that is booked by one group at a time, so the whole grounds are yours. The open-air bath has sulfur water and a view of the Sea of Japan, Sado Island and the plain below. There is a wood-fired cypress sauna outdoors and three cold plunges, one of them deep. It opened in 2025 on the site of an older bath that goes back to the 18th century. No food is served, but there are barbecue grills and a kitchen, so bring your own. It closes for the winter because the access road is not cleared of snow.
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Last updated October 11, 2026