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Crystal Hot Spring
3.8★ · 143 Google ratings · Oita, Oita · クリスタル温泉
✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesListed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.from the facility's listing category
Hours
12:00–23:00from the facility listing
Price
¥400Adult admission has been consistently reported as 400 yen from 2022 through 2025.stated by 4 visitors · Dec 2024 – Oct 2025
Private bath
✓ YesA private family bath can be booked, usually by phone reservation.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
Time limit
2 hoursSignage limits total stay to about 2 hours, a rule visitors say appeared during the pandemic era and remains posted.stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2024 – May 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 34 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Soap & shampoo
Shampoo and body soap are not supplied in the communal bathing area; visitors should bring their own.
stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025Time limit
Signage limits total stay to about 2 hours, a rule visitors say appeared during the pandemic era and remains posted.
stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2024 – May 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Crystal Hot Spring is a retro, inexpensive neighborhood sento-style hot spring known for its genuine hot, kakenagashi mineral water, sauna and cold bath, though soap and shampoo are not provided.
Sauna
✓ YesA low-temperature communal sauna (around 66°C) with a TV is available alongside the baths.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2023 – Oct 2025
Cold bath
✓ YesA cold plunge bath is present, though several reviewers found its water lukewarm rather than very cold.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2022 – Oct 2025
Rest area
✓ YesA small rest space is available for cooling down after bathing.stated by 1 visitor · Jan 2025
Restaurant
✓ YesAn Indian curry restaurant is located next to the bath within the same building.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2024 – Jun 2026
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesMultiple visitors describe the spring water as genuine kakenagashi (source-fed, non-recirculated).stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2022 – Oct 2025
Spring type
Moor springOne visitor identified the water as a pale amber-colored moor (peat-derived) spring.stated by 1 visitor · Jan 2025
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownShampoo and body soap are not supplied in the communal bathing area; visitors should bring their own.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
Hair dryer
✓ YesHair dryers cost 10 yen for 3 minutes, though one reviewer noted it also works without a coin.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2023 – Dec 2024
Timing
When to go
Quietest Tuesday around 12:00; busiest Saturday around 17:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00–23:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 9-11 Shimogorikita, Oita, Oita
🚃 Maki station, 0.3 km
📞 +8197-552-2070
📋 Show at the counter: クリスタル温泉
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