Accommodations / Hot Spring Spots in Oita Area

  • Takegawara Onsen
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    4.0
    476 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Motomachi 16-23
    A low-cost public hot spring facility operated by Beppu City. Originally erected in 1879, the current building was built in 1938. In the spa’s famous sand bath, visitors lie down in sand wearing a yukata robe, after which assistants cover you with sand heated by the site’s natural hot spring. Up to eight persons can use the sand bath at the same time. Wait times may grow long when the facility is busy. A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station.

    This place is very exceptional, it offers a very special sunna style, showing how the ancient Japanese used to apply sauna therapy, lying on a grassy ground and wearing a Japanese costume. Its a...

  • Shiosai no Yado Seikai
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    4.5
    391 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Shouningahamachou 6-24
    A hot spring inn standing on National Route 10 in Shoningahama-cho, Beppu City. The inn’s baths are constantly replenished “kakenagashi” style from a salt spring whose waters are said to treat nerve pain, rheumatism, wounds, broken bones, burns, hemorrhoids, and women’s diseases. Facilities include a large bath area situated so close to the sea it is said to be “0 meters above sea level,” and a scenic overlook bath available only to guests. All of the inn’s baths, however, boast gorgeous views of Beppu Bay. The inn has three restaurants open to non-guests as well for both lunch and dinner; and those having lunch or dinner at the restaurants can enjoy the large bathing area free of charge.

    We booked the Executive Japanese Western Style Suite which was located in the middle building out of the 3. There was a little tatami room where the staff kindly made the mattresses during dinner...

  • Hyotan Onsen
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    4.0
    303 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Beppushi-shi Kannawa 159-2
    This day-use hot spring bathhouse is located not far from the Beppu Interchange. In addition to men's and women's bathing areas, the bathhouse has a large public bath area and sand bath area, and customers can enjoy a diverse array of bathing facilities, including tubs made of different materials, a cascade bath, and a steam bath. There's also a footbath. The waters of the bathhouse salt spring are said to treat nerve pain and muscle soreness. Note that persons with certain health conditions are contraindicated from using the baths. The bathhouse also has free, time unlimited parking and can accommodate large vehicles, making it easily accessible by car as well.

    We came here for the Sand bath experience after reading the reviews. This place is relatively new and clean. It looks like it has been renovated and the baths are huge. There are many baths and...

  • Beppu Onsen
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    4.0
    119 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Beppushi-shi
    One of the eight most well-known hot spring districts in Beppu City known as the Beppu Hatto. Takegawara Onsen, a hot spring bathhouse with a gorgeous Chinese-style gabled roof which serves a symbol of Beppu Onsen, is located here. The district is famous for its sand baths, which involve visitors lying down in sand wearing a yukata robe and being covered by sand heated by the site's natural hot spring waters. Noted in the Iyo no kuni fudoki, an ancient chronicle of the area, this history-leaden hot spring resort only truly entered the limelight starting in the Edo period. The Beppu Hatto Onsen Festival is held primarily in Beppu Onsen each year in April and its biggest attraction is a huge parade called Yu-Bukkake festival in which participants and onlookers are splashed with over 40 tons of local hot spring water.

    There are a total of 7 onsens to visit, each one has its own unique features. 5 onsens are located near each other, within walking distance. Take the bus to go to the other two. They have a one day...

  • Yama no Hotel Musouen
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    4.5
    213 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawaminami 1243
    A hotel situated along Prefectural Route 11 in Kawaminami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The hotel’s bathhouse is open to non-guests, as well, and is supplied by the Gomuso Onsen simple alkaline hot spring, the waters of which are said to treat such ailments as nerve pain, muscle soreness, frozen shoulders, and motor paralysis. Bathhouse facilities include spacious outdoor bath nearly 165 square meters in size which boasts a view of Mt. Yufu, family baths, and an indoor bathing area which is only available to guests. The hotel’s café offers a spectacular view and serves items like a signature homemade pudding.

    We stayed in a 3 room special room with irori. Extremely generous in size. Private outside bath, charcoal pit, the surprises kept coming. the ladies outdoor onsen is huge with a mountain view...

  • Beppu Onsen Take to Tsubaki no Oyado Hana Beppu
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    4.5
    148 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Kamitanoyumachi 16-50
    A hot spring hotel situated along Aoyama-dori Street in Kamitanoyu-machi, Beppu City. The hotel’s bathhouse has large bathing areas with outdoor baths and a reservation only family bath. The bathhouse is supplied by a sodium hydrogen carbonate spring whose waters are said to make the skin smooth and beautiful and also treat such ailments as cuts and chronic skin diseases. The women’s bathing area is outfitted with a micro bubble bath and a steam sauna. Visitors can also make use of the aesthetic treatment salon and services such as rental yukata robes in a variety of patterns.

    We stayed one night in this modern hotel with onsen in the center of Beppu. It’s located five minutes away from the Beppu JR Station. Although its location is in the city center it’s very quiet...

  • Myoban Yu no Sato
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    4.0
    104 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Beppushi-shi Myoban 6 Kumi
    A facility which makes and sells medicinal Yakuyo Yunohana hot spring mineral salts situated along National Route 500 in Myoban Onsen in Beppu City. Here you can purchase natural Yakuyo Yunohana bath salts created according to a process which has been designated a National Important Intangible Folk-Cultural Property. The facility is adjoined by a large rock outdoor bath situated on a hill, as well as private family baths modeled after the huts used to make the bath salts. Visitors can also view the production process, check out a shop selling local specialty products and goods made with the bath salts, and dine in a restaurant serving local cuisine.

    You’ve got to go to this Onsen up in Myoban. Really. Immediately off the highway in the Myoban area , there’s a little tourist stop where you can buy souvenirs and in particular the bath salts that...

  • Tsukanoma
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    4.0
    104 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 444-3
    A hot spring inn located in Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The inn’s baths are constantly replenished “kakenagashi” style exclusively from a sodium - chloride spring containing an abundance of metasilicic acid whose waters are said to beautify the skin, alleviate stress, and treat depression. The inn’s large outdoor bath is open to non-guests, as well, and with the purchase of a meal included plan, visitors can also enjoy steamed dishes made with steam from the hot spring.

    Tsukanoma is located uphill of the Yufuin basin, where is relatively quiet and calm area in Yufuin. It’s a bit away from central location and seems taking a taxi would be the best access (it’s...

  • Sanso Tensui
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    4.5
    94 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Hitashi Amagasemachisakuradake 601
    A hot spring hotel located in Sakuradake Amagase-machi, Hita City. The hotel’s bathhouse uses only the waters of a simple spring said to treat such ailments as bruises, sprains, stiff shoulders, frozen shoulders, nerve pain, and fatigue, in addition to promoting post-illness recovery. Facilities include an indoor bath area and outdoor bath for guests as well as an outdoor bath with a view of a waterfall and private reservable baths open to non-guests. Visitors can enjoy hot spring bathing while taking in the beauty of the area’s mountain stream.

    Stayed at this ryokan in August. We came after two weeks of seeing many temples and castles, in almost tropical heat, in Tokyo and Kyoto and a number of places in between. So we needed the rest. The...

  • Meien to Meisui no Yado Baien
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    4.5
    119 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 2106-2
    A hot spring hotel located in Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The hotel’s bathhouse is constantly supplied “kakenagashi” style by a hot spring whose waters contain an abundance of metasilicic acid and which are said to beautify the skin in addition to treating such ailments as nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, frozen shoulders, fatigue, and sensitivity to cold. Facilities include an outdoor bath with a view of Mt. Yufu, a semi-outdoor rock bath, and a large indoor bathing area with a roofed hinoki cypress tub. There’s also a spacious, private reservable outdoor bath. The bathhouse is open to non-guests as well and the hotel offers day trip hot spring bathing plans which include a meal.

    We had a confirmed reservation here for three nights on our travel documents. When we booked in they had two nights. It was our travel companies fault. The staff, especially Morachi? Were very...

  • Kanawa Mushiyu (Ironwheel Mushi)
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    4.5
    92 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Kannawakami 1 set
    Visitors to this municipal hot spring facility can enjoy a steam bath which involves wearing a robe and lying in a stone hut blanketed with medicinal plants as hot spring steam warms their entire body. The facility was remodeled in 2006 but its history is ancient, having been established by the Buddhist priest Ippen in 1276 and thereafter coming to be known as a health spa. The facility also features an indoor bath where you can wash away the sweat from the steam bath, and an outdoor foot bath which is free to all.

    This was a new experience for me. You first go onsen, and then you go to a small room and stay there for 8 min. It was not like a sauna, this was more comfortable. And the onsen was also clean and...

  • Keikoku no Yada Nihiki no Oni
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    4.5
    63 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 947-5
    A hot spring inn located in Tano, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. The inn has three lodging facilities: the detached Yumeshizuka, which has its own dedicated outdoor bath; the Katsuranohide, which has an adjoining reservable private bath area open 24 hours a day; and the Hanabesso cottage with outdoor baths and lofts attached to each guest room. There’s also a shared outdoor bath, and visitors can enjoy bathing in a private atmosphere. The inn serves traditional kaiseki course cuisine made with Bungo beef and seasonal seafood and mountain food.

    This is the type of place you dont want to tell any one about, because you want to keep it all to yourself. Tucked away from the crowds of Yufuin (just one train station away), Nihiki No Oni is...

  • Beppu Onsen Hoyouland
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    3.5
    37 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Myouban 5
    Said to have once been visited by the great Buddhist priest Kukai, this hot spring facility’s waters come from the Konya Jigoku (“Konya Hell”) hot spring source. In the facility’s wildly popular mud bath, you can enjoy a natural mud pack soaking your skin in the rich mud from the bottom of the cloudy waters of the spring. The facility features two mud bath types – a pair of separate indoor ones for men and women, and a mixed-sex outdoor bath. The mud baths and hot spring waters are said to aid in easing rheumatism, diabetes, atopy, athlete’s foot, and hernias. The nearest bus stop is Konya Jigoku-mae.

    前の方が、書かれた通り、危ない。女性が裸で歩くのを ワザと見せ物にする設計になっている。経営者のモラルを疑う。時代錯誤もいいとこ。 しかも、ボロンしているオッさんも、多数張り付いている。 混浴を多く体験しているが、日本一酷い。女性は行かない方が良い。 お湯は、良いのに残念。ちゃんと経営すれば、人気スポットになるのに。

  • Ekimae Koutou Onsen
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    3.5
    74 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Ekimaechou 13-14
    This traditional low cost public path is open 24 hours a day and is distinguished by its old fashioned, Taisho period Western-style green roof. The bathhouse has two types of baths—a lukewarm bath, and a very hot bath; the waters of both are distinctly thick and colorless. The waters are said to soothe women’s health issues, gastrointestinal disorders, and nerve pain. The facility also has seven private lodging rooms on the second floor and a large common lodging space for groups. Parking available. A two-minute walk from JR Beppu Station.

    Beppu Ekinae Koto Onsen is a nostalgic public bath. The entrance cost about $1.80, and you buy the ticket from a vending machine. At that time, you can choose either hot bath or warm bath. I...

  • Mori no yu Yufuin Yasuha
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    4.0
    56 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1270-48
    A hot spring hotel located in Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The hotel’s bathhouse is supplied by a privately-owned hot spring, one of only a few “blue springs” in Japan whose waters turn blue depending on the time of day. These slippery, smooth waters are said to beautify the skin and treat such ailments as atopy and eczema. Bathhouse facilities include an outdoor bath and large indoor bathing area available only to guests, as well as a reservable outdoor bath and smaller men’s and women’s bathing areas which are open to non-guests as well. The hotel also offers a day trip hot spring bathing plan which includes a traditional Thai massage.

    We had one night in Yufuin and chose the Yasuha:Staying at various onsen hotels before, we were pleasantly surprised! As usual, we got tea and a small appetizer while our luggage was brought to our...

  • Shichirida Onsenkan Konoha no Yu Shita no Yu
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    5.0
    47 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Taketashi Kujumachiariuji 4050-1
    A daytrip hot spring bathhouse located in Ariujishichirida, Kuju-machi, Taketa City. The bathhouse’ baths are constantly replenished “kakenagashi” style from a natural, high concentration soda spring whose waters are said to treat nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, and frozen shoulders. Facilities include two communal bathing areas outfitted with an outdoor bath and cascading bath, a snack counter, and shop selling agricultural products and souvenirs. Visitors can also enjoy the bathhouse’ sake manju buns made the old-fashioned way.

    平日の午前11時頃に訪問し、ちょうど先客が出るところで言葉を交わし、独占状態で入浴しました。期待を裏切らない最高の炭酸泉のお湯でした。入浴して直ぐに気泡が身体に付いて、皮膚を剥がすのではないかと錯覚する位の迫力があります。(笑) 掲示されている温泉分析表を読むと、1,949.4mg/kgで、有名な長湯の大丸旅館外湯のラムネ館、ラムネ湯の炭素水素イオンの1,250.0mgより高く、泉温も36.3...

  • Yusai no Yado Bokai
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    4.0
    64 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Kitahama 3-8-7
    A hot spring inn standing on National Route 10 in Kitahama, Beppu City. The inn’s baths are fed from a privately-owned sodium - hydrogen carbonate - chloride spring known for its skin beautifying properties and also said to treat wounds, burns, and chronic skin diseases. Facilities include an indoor bathing area and rooftop outdoor bath. The inn also offers day trip hot spring bathing plans which include lunch.

    Good- Excellent view, very nice bath both in room and the communal. Bad - Expect no Wi-Fi signal. They use a non secured network that achieves 72 mbps on the 5th floor and 56 mbps on gtje 6th floor...

  • Nagayu Onsen Kajikaan Yunohana
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    3.5
    39 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Taketashi Naoirimachinagayu Hot spring 2961
    A hot spring bathhouse standing along Prefectural Route 209 in Nagayu Naoiri-machi, Taketa City. Available for day trip hot spring bathing, the facility’s baths are constantly replenished “kakenagashi” style from a hydrogen carbonate spring whose waters are said to promote blood flow be effective for nerve pain and heart disease. Employing a method in which water is both added and drained from the tub bottom to ensure a constant convection of fresh hot spring water, the bathhouse’ baths are notable for their abundance of “yunohana”—hot spring mineral crusts. In addition to a large bathing area with outdoor bath, the bathhouse has a private reservable bath, bedrock bath, and restaurant serving local cuisine made with local ingredients.

    The inn is very well kept. The room we stayed was small yet very clean. Every staff was polite and attentive. We loved Nagayu region - its so prestine and beautiful. Food was excellent. The...

  • Zekkei no Yado Sakuratei
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Beppushi Kannawakami 1063-1
    A hot spring hotel located in Kannawakami, Beppu City. The hotel’s bathhouse is supplied with a constant flow from the Beppu Kannawa Onsen hot spring. The waters of this hot spring contain an abundance of metasilicic acid and are said to beautify the skin. Facilities include an indoor bath area and outdoor bath (family bath), both of which offer sweeping views of gorgeous Beppu Bay for bathers to enjoy.

    we stayed there in Apr14, we enjoyed the dinner, free beer and private open air bath. we love to stay there again but we didnt like a breakfast... too fishy so if you are not able to eat any fishes...

  • Yufuin Nanairo no Kaze
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    3.5
    44 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1946-25
    A hot spring hotel located in Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The hotel’s baths are filled from a simple spring whose waters are said to treat nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, and stiff shoulders. Facilities include an outdoor bath with a sweeping view of Mt. Yufu as well as a large indoor bath area and private baths. The grounds also contain tennis courts, and the facilities in the building include a lounge, karaoke rooms, and more. Visitors can also enjoy cuisine made with fresh, seasonal vegetables, Bungo beef, and other local specialty products.

    Been there with family for 3 days. The dinner was served on catering floor instead of in-room. Food were nice and with great variety. Yet quite many dishes were pre-arranged thus it was a bit cold...

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A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don't hesitate to explore Oita a little further.

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