The sake bath is an optional extra at Ponshukan inside Echigo-Yuzawa Station. Our full Ponshukan guide now brings sake tasting, food, shopping and bath information together in one place.
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You can visit for sake tasting without using the bath. If you add a soak, allow extra time for reception and changing, budget separately for admission and towels, and bathe before drinking.
Practical bath details from official sources
Price
Adult (junior-high-school age and older) admission is JPY 950 including JPY 150 bathing tax. Rental bath/face-towel set is JPY 200 extra; the itinerary budget includes it. The official Japanese page also lists JPY 400 for elementary-school children and free admission for younger children; the present Trip quote is adult-only.
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Opening hours
CoCoLo Yuzawa opening-hours notice for 1 October-30 November 2026: sake bath 10:30-18:30, last reception 18:00 on normal days. Extended dates (10, 11, 17, 24 and 31 October) use 10:30-19:00, last reception 18:30. The separate maintenance closure on 8 October 2026 remains a past dated notice. Checked against the station-operator PDF on 12 October 2026.
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Station location
Ponshukan is inside CoCoLo Yuzawa at Echigo-Yuzawa Station, about 50 metres from the JR ticket gate. The bath is inside this complex.
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Practical detail
Separate male and female baths apply from elementary-school age. Large lockers use a refundable JPY 100 coin.
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Guide updated on 12 October 2026. Follow the full guide for October–November opening hours, prices and entry conditions.