Manten no Yu Kabe Branch: Day-Use Hot Spring Prices

This is a spacious day-use bathhouse in Kabe, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City. Along with an open and airy large bath and an open-air bath, it offers a variety of baths such as a high-concentration carbonated spring, a jet bath, and a sauna. It is easy to reach from the city center and is perfect for a moment of relaxation on a day off.

Highlights

The open-air bath, where you can sense the natural rock face, and the high-concentration carbonated spring that helps tune up the body are popular. There are also an electric bath, jet baths, and a sauna, so you can enjoy many kinds of water. Inside there are a dining area, a massage space, and a rest area, letting you spend a leisurely day. Rather than a natural hot spring it is a super-sento style facility, but the wide range of baths makes it very satisfying.

Enjoying the Seasons

Because the indoor baths are so well equipped, it stays comfortable year round regardless of the weather. In summer you can cool down at ease, and in winter warming up in the open-air bath while feeling the cold air is a special treat. The carbonated spring in the cold season warms the body deeply.

Access and Basic Information

The facility is in 7-chome Kabe, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, close to Kabe Station on the JR Kabe Line. It has a free parking lot and is convenient for those arriving by car. Hours are roughly 10:00 to 23:00 (last entry around 22:00), with the second Wednesday of each month as the usual closing day (subject to change when it falls on a holiday). Admission for adults (junior-high age and up) is in the 900-yen range, with children a few hundred yen. Fees can vary by day of the week or on special days, so check the official information before visiting.

Practical Travel Notes

Bathing alone takes about an hour, while a stay including a meal and rest runs around two to three hours. From early evening into the night it tends to fill with local visitors, so if you want a relaxed soak, weekday mornings or early afternoons are a good bet. Even with a meal and a massage added, the budget comes to a few thousand yen. It is an easy stop by car from central Hiroshima and pairs well with a walk around Kabe or a drive along the Ota River. Towels can be rented or bought on site, so you can visit empty-handed.

A Quick Tip

This is recommended for those who want to leisurely tour a rich range of baths. There is a dining area too, so you can spend a relaxed half day here. Soaks tend to run long, so remember to stay hydrated.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• Fees (Manten bathing plan): This plan covers the indoor baths, the open-air baths and the sauna, and costs 1,100 yen for adults (junior high school age and above), 450 yen for children (from age 3 to elementary school age) and is free of charge for children aged 2 and under
• Fees (basic bathing plan): For the indoor baths only, 480 yen for junior high school age and above, 200 yen for elementary school children, 100 yen for infants (aged 3-5) and free of charge for children aged 2 and under. The sauna can only be used with the Manten bathing plan
• Peak holiday periods such as Obon: Periods are set during which the general bathing fee becomes 1,200 yen
• Opening hours: 10:00-23:00 (last reception 22:00)
• Closing days: The second Wednesday of every month. When that day falls on a public holiday, the closing day moves to the following day. It stays open over the New Year period
• The "Manten" dining room: Lunch 11:00-14:30 (last order 14:00), dinner 17:30-21:30 (last order 21:00). You can also come just for a meal without bathing, and reservations are accepted for up to 15 people
• The "iMA" shared lounge: 10:00-23:00. It offers free drinks, Wi-Fi, comics and magazines, and can be used for reading, resting or desk work
• Towels: Bath towels can be rented for 230 yen, face towels for 180 yen and a set for 330 yen
• Amenities provided: Shampoo and body soap are provided. Hairdryers can be used free of charge
• Sauna: Two types, a high-temperature sauna and a salt sauna. There is also a cold-water bath and an outdoor air-bathing space
• Open-air bath: Yes. The open-air area has a high-concentration carbonated spring and a "totonoi room" for cooling down
• Parking: A free car park is provided (large buses and large vehicles excepted)
• Free shuttle bus: Runs on Mondays and Fridays
• Access: About a 15-minute walk from Kabe Station on the JR Kabe Line. It adjoins the Marunaka Kabe store, so you can stop by while shopping
• Time required: About an hour for a bath alone, or 2-3 hours including a meal and time in the lounge. It tends to get busy with local visitors from early evening into the night, so weekday mornings and early afternoons are the times to aim for if you want to take it easy
• Facilities: The lobby has a rest area, a paid massage room and a retail corner selling sweets and drinks
• Address: 7-4-13 Kabe, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture 731-0221

Information Sources

The opening hours, the handling of closing days, the opening hours of the dining room and shared lounge, the layout of the baths (the Western-style bath and rock bath switched between men and women, the high-concentration carbonated spring, the high-temperature and salt saunas and the totonoi room), the free car park, the days the free shuttle bus runs, the bathing fees during peak holiday periods and the address were confirmed on the official website of Manten no Yu Kabe. The fees for each bathing plan, the towel rental charges, the provision of shampoo, body soap and hairdryers, and the distance of about a 15-minute walk from Kabe Station are as given on the facility page of Nifty Onsen, which the official website links to as its advance-payment channel. The names of the group's other branches are those listed in the footer of the official website. As details are subject to change, please check the official information before you set out.