The Rakan Bath

Takeo Hot Springs is known for the transparency and pleasant softness of its waters. The hot spring is rich in history, since the “Hizen Fudoki,” written 1,300 years ago, makes mention of it, writing, “on the west side of the district lies a crag from which there issues a hot spring,” and it is said that even Empress Jingu once bathed here. Also, at the time of the Bunroku and Keicho Campaigns, the large numbers of soldiers who were assembled at Nagoya Castle would visit Takeo Hot Springs, and there is preserved to this day a red-sealed document, entitled “Rules for Bathing,” that Hideyoshi Toyotomi issued to keep the soldiers from disturbing the other bathers. During the Edo period, Takeo Hot Springs flourished as a station on the Nagasaki Kaido road, and such famous historical personages as Musashi Miyamoto, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Masamune Date, and Tadataka Ino are recorded to have bathed here. Takeo Hot Springs is a simple thermal hot spring, mildly alkaline, that contains a variety of mineral elements in just the right proportions. The waters have excellent heat retention, and are famous for making skin beautiful.

Men's indoor bath

Women's indoor bath

Men's outdoor bath

Women's outdoor bath

Sauna

Winner of the SAUNACHILEN 2019 Grand Prix.
At the Rakan Bath sauna you can engage in some 'self-löyly' at your own leisure. Löyly involves pouring water over sauna stones to produce a very hot steam, which rapidly raises the temperature inside the sauna and encourages perspiration. On top of that, the speakers inside the sauna continuously play live sounds from the surrounding forests of Mifuneyama, creating a space where you can feel at one with nature.

Men's Meditation Sauna

In our men's bath we have natural Mifuneyama spring water and special roasted green tea from Ureshino in Saga Prefecture, extracted and prepared specially for use in our sauna.

Men's Cold Water Bath

A Takeo spring cooled to 16°C

Women's Meditation Sauna

This is our own unique brand of löyly, which we call 'cocktail löyly'. Here we take some cocktail balls and place them on top of the sauna stones piled atop the sauna heater. After 1-2 minutes pass, the balls will melt, filling the room with a delightful aroma. We keep a variety of different cocktail balls prepared continuously.

Women's Cold Water Bath

A Takeo spring cooled to 17°C

Mist Sauna（Women only）

Coffee room (women only)