Ito Onsen public baths: the 'Seven Lucky Gods' sento — prices (¥300–450), hours and a walking order from Ito Station

Ito Onsen (Ito, Shizuoka) has seven 'Shichifukujin no Yu' public baths, each named after one of the Seven Lucky Gods, and a soak costs adults ¥300–450 (as of 2026-09-14). The closest to JR Ito Station is Yugawa Benten-no-Yu, a 5-minute walk. Baths open between 13:00 and 15:00 and all seven close at 22:00; closing days differ by bath and one is open every day. Every figure below was read on 2026-09-14 from each bath's page on the Ito Tourist Association site.

Fees, hours and closing days

Wada Jurojin-no-Yu's page lists 14:30–22:30 with a note that hours changed to 14:00–22:00 from 4 January 2025; the table uses the new hours (as of 2026-09-14).

Private family baths (as of 2026-09-14): Matsubara Daikokuten ¥800 / 50 min · Bishamonten Shiba ¥2,000 / 60 min (4 rooms) · Oka Hotei ¥600 small / ¥700 large for 60 min · Kamata Fukurokuju ¥900 / 50 min. Whether booking is needed is not stated — ask at the counter. Day-use private baths at inns and at Asahi-no-yu in Ito Marine Town are covered in private onsen day trips in Ito for couples.

Ogawa Hotei-no-Yu (official page) is a public bath not listed as one of the seven: 10 minutes' walk from Ito Station, adults ¥300 / junior-high and under ¥50, family bath ¥600 for 40 min, open 16:00–21:00, closed Thursdays (as of 2026-09-14).

A walking order from Ito Station

By walking time and opening hour: Yugawa Benten (5 min, from 14:00) → Matsubara Daikokuten (7 min, from 15:00) → Wada Jurojin or Bishamonten Shiba (15 min, from 14:00) → Ogawa Hotei (10 min, from 16:00, until 21:00). Walking times between baths are not on the official pages, so check a map app (as of 2026-09-14). The tourist association's shrine-and-bath model course links Arai Shrine, Ebisu Arai-no-Yu, Butsugenji, Shiba-no-Yu and Wada Jurojin-no-Yu on foot and by bus in about six hours. For a full day, see Ito without a car and the Ito day-trip model course; first-timers should read onsen etiquette and sento vs onsen. On a wet day without children, see a rainy day in Ito for adults and couples.

Nearby, after the baths (separate pages)

• [Tokaikan guide](<https://michi-japan.group/en/articles/tokaikan-ito-guide>) — the former ryokan on the Matsukawa River: admission, the bathing days, and whether it really inspired Spirited Away
• [Komuroyama Ridge Walk MISORA](<https://michi-japan.group/en/articles/komuroyama-ridge-walk-misora>) — fees, the lift, and how it differs from Mt. Omuro
• [Tattoo-friendly onsen in Ito](<https://michi-japan.group/en/articles/ito-onsen-tattoo-policy>) — each facility's own published policy, and how to ask in Japanese

FAQ

How much are the public baths in Ito Onsen?

The seven Shichifukujin baths charge adults ¥300–450 (Kamata Fukurokuju-no-Yu ¥300 is the lowest; Oka Hotei-no-Yu ¥450 for junior-high age and up is the highest). Elementary-school children pay free to ¥200 depending on the bath. Figures from each bath's page on the Ito Tourist Association site, as of 2026-09-14.

Which public bath is closest to Ito Station?

Yugawa Benten-no-Yu, a 5-minute walk from JR Ito Station according to the tourist association: 14:00–22:00, closed Wednesdays, adults ¥350 / elementary ¥150, no parking (as of 2026-09-14).

What are the Shichifukujin baths?

Seven neighbourhood public baths in central Ito Onsen that the Ito Tourist Association presents as the 'Ito Onsen Shichifukujin no Yu' — each named after one of the Seven Lucky Gods.

When are the public baths closed?

It differs by bath: Yugawa Benten and Kamata Fukurokuju close Wednesdays, Wada Jurojin Wednesdays (plus a run of consecutive days each month), Bishamonten Shiba Tuesdays (plus consecutive days each month), Oka Hotei Sundays and the 4th Saturday, Ebisu Arai Mondays and the 4th Tuesday of odd months, and Matsubara Daikokuten is open every day (as of 2026-09-14).

How this was checked

Checked 2026-09-14: fees, hours, closing days, walking times, parking and phone numbers were copied from the eight bath pages on the Ito Tourist Association site linked above. We did not phone or visit. Ito City's public-bath page shows no list or fees, so it is not used as a source. Prices and hours change — confirm on the official pages before you go.

Correction (2026-09-14): the 2026-09-12 version gave adult fees as ¥200–400 and listed fees, hours and walking times for several baths that differed from the tourist association's pages — including Ogawa Hotei-no-Yu's opening time, which is 16:00. Those values have been replaced with the official figures, and two baths whose details could not be confirmed on the association's list were removed.