Attaka-yu
Fukushima · Fukushima City
37.7685°N, 140.3052°E
Takayu sits at around 750 metres on the road up to the Bandai-Azuma Skyline and its water is white sulphur — properly cloudy, strongly eggy, and delivered to the baths by gravity from the source without pumps, heating or added water. Attaka-yu is the village's public bathhouse and is one of the closest facilities to the source itself.
Everything is outdoors. There are separate men's and women's open-air baths, one lined in wood and one in rock, plus a private rentable bath, and the water runs over the rim continuously rather than being recirculated. It costs ¥250 for adults, which for undiluted sulphur water at this quality is close to absurd. It is closed on Thursdays outside the busy seasons and has thirty-eight parking spaces.
Essential Information
Opening Hours
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Last entry 8:30 PM
Closed: Closed Thursdays | May open on Thursdays in peak seasons
Entrance Fee
¥250 junior high school students and above | ¥120 ages 1 and up
Best Season
Year-round | Winter for snow around the open-air baths
Visit Duration
60–90 minutes
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