Takanokono Hotel
たかのこのホテル
A Matsuyama hotel built around a big day-use onsen bathhouse
Day Use
YesTicket sales for the bath stop at midnight, though bathing itself continues until 1:00am.
Day-use entry costs 800 yen on weekdays and 850 yen on weekends and holidays. Seniors (65 and up) pay 700 yen on weekdays and 750 yen on weekends and holidays, and children from age one through elementary school pay 300 yen. An early soak between 5:00 and 10:00 is a flat 600 yen.
Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Open-air outdoor bath
Enclosed indoor bathing area
Sauna room of any kind
Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna
Bathing Arrangements
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Allows entry with visible tattoos
Welcomes children and families
Children of elementary-school age or younger must be accompanied by a guardian in the bath.
A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels to rent or borrow at the desk
Towels are sold at the counter rather than lent out.
On-site or nearby parking available
Highlights
Electric BathAbout
Takanokono Hotel in Matsuyama is built around its own day-use bathhouse, Takanoko-no-yu (たかのこの湯), open to any visitor with a ticket, not just hotel guests. Each side, men's and women's, has an indoor bath and an outdoor bath, plus a cold plunge, an electric bath, a reclining bath, a walking bath and a kids' bath, and there are two saunas, one of them an automatic-loyly steam sauna. The alkaline spring water is soft and smooth on the skin. A retro-style diner on the same floor serves set meals by day and turns into an izakaya at night. The spring goes back about a century, first known as Daishi-yu (大師湯) after Kobo Daishi (弘法大師), the priest local legend credits with finding it here; it was later called Takanoko Onsen (鷹ノ子温泉), and today's bathhouse is a rebuild on that same source. The lobby doubles as a small motorcycle display, with covered bike parking out front, and it's a regular stop for touring riders.
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Last updated September 29, 2026