Kitamaekan Hot Spring & Museum

Kita Mae and the Kazemachi Museum

Kitamaekan is a building situated right next to Takeno Beach housing a variety of attractions.

The building receives its name from the Kita Mae ships that were active from the Edo period to the Meiji era (1600s-1800s), setting sail from Hokkaido and transporting goods to ports around Japan. Takeno was one of the stops along the Kita Mae route, and the townspeople still commemorate this history today.

A 1/5 scale replica of the Kita Mae welcomes visitors at the building’s entrance.

The Kazemachi Museum is a free two-story museum with exhibits explaining the history of the unique geological formations dotting Takeno Beach as well as Takeno’s history as a trading hub. Explanations are also written in English.

The highlight of the Kazemachi Museum is a 4-minute circular video projection in Japanese explaining Takeno’s geographic evolution.

Oceanside Hot Spring

Indoor and outdoor tattoo-friendly hot spring baths along with saunas located on the second floor are available for use during Kitamaekan’s business hours.

The outdoor baths give visitors a magnificent view of Takeno Beach, one of Japan’s top 100 beaches.

Tickets for the hot springs can be purchased via a vending machine located on the first floor.

Local Gifts

A gift shop of the first floor offers a variety of local souvenirs and products for purchase, including Takeno’s locally-produced salt, Tanjō no Shio.

Information listed below was last updated 08/2024 and is subject to change.Contact the business directly for updated information. Note, most businesses can only speak Japanese.

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Business Name
Kitamaekan
Business Hours
Building hours: 9:00~20:00
Hot spring hours: 11:00~20:00 (last entry 19:30)
Museum hours: 9:00~17:00
Holidays / Closed
Every Thursday (except during July and August)
Telephone
0796-47-2020
Homepage
http://kitamaekan.net/

This site is in Japanese.

Entrance Fee
Hot Spring
Adult: 800 JPY
Elementary school age to 3 years old: 400 JPY
Infants: Free
Language Support
Sorry, but only Japanese is spoken.

OTHER

Parking
Free parking lot

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