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Onsen and baths in Hita
14 baths — 14 admit day visitors, 9 have an outdoor bath, 2 run free-flowing spring water. Every fact below carries how many visitors said it.
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Kotohira Onsen Yume Sansui
Day visitorsYes
TattoosNot known
Price¥1,000
Okuhita Onsen Umehibiki
Day visitorsYes
TattoosNot known
Price¥1,200
Umenoyu
Day visitorsYes
TattoosNot known
Price¥3,300
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Kotohira Onsen Yume Sansui
¥1,000 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A riverside hot spring in Oita offering multiple outdoor communal baths and about sixteen private family baths, popular for day-use visits though the water can be very hot and needs cold-water dilution.
Okuhita Onsen Umehibiki
¥1,200 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A mountain-valley ryokan (Umehibiki) near Oita offering large communal indoor and outdoor baths, a sauna, and many rooms with private open-air baths; no day-use bathing is mentioned, only overnight stays.
Umenoyu
¥3,300 · Day visitors: Yes
Umenoyu is a hot-spring bathhouse with 24 coin-operated private family bath rooms fed by fresh onsen water; no shared communal pools, and prices, room amenities, and time limits vary by room and day.
Mikuma Hotel
Day visitors: Limited hours · Outdoor bath: Yes
Mikuma Hotel is a riverside hot-spring ryokan in Hita with a rooftop indoor and outdoor bath overlooking the Mikuma River, open to day-use bathers, though one visitor suspected the water is recirculated with a chlorine-like smell.
Senraku Hot Spring
¥600 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
Senraku is a riverside day-use hot spring in Hita with an outdoor rock bath and reservable private family baths, prized for its smooth sodium-bicarbonate-chloride water, but tattooed visitors must use a private bath rather than the shared bath.
Gensenya (formerly Yoakeyakuto Onsen)
Day visitors: Yes
Hananoyu
¥900 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
Hananoyu is a super-sento style public bathhouse in Hita City with communal indoor baths, sauna and mist sauna, but visitors should know its 'outdoor bath' is actually a cold plunge, not a hot bath.
Bara noyu onsen
¥400 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
Bara-no-yu is a cheap, no-frills day-use onsen in Tenga-se with a half-open-air rock bath, separate men's/women's baths, and a rentable family bath; showers and water pressure are often unreliable.
Kotohira Onsen Open-Air Bath
¥1,000 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A riverside open-air onsen with several outdoor pools and numerous rentable family baths, known for scenic views but with reports of poor upkeep and locker/breaker issues.
Yakushinoyu
¥100 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
Yakushinoyu is a 100-yen open-air riverside communal sulfur bath in Ōita's Tagawa onsen area, mixed-bathing with only partial screening, so bathers are visible from the road and opposite bank.
Amagase Ekimae Public Bath
¥100 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A tiny 100-yen public riverside sulfur bath at Amagase Station with mixed-gender outdoor tubs, but multiple 2024 reviews report it permanently closed on November 30, 2024 due to river construction work.
Tsukada Onsen Center
¥200 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No
A small rural community bath center near Hita with a single indoor mall-type (moor) hot-spring tub, cheap 200-yen entry, soap only provided, and popular with local residents.
Yume Sansui Family Bath
¥800 · Day visitors: Yes
Megumi-no-Yu
¥400 · Day visitors: Yes
Megumi-no-Yu is a small roadside day-use hot spring bathhouse near Tengase Onsen with a lukewarm mineral bath and a river view; expect very basic, sometimes broken showers and inconsistent soap/shampoo provision.
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Day-use onsen in Oita
Baths that admit you without an overnight stay
Outdoor baths
Rotenburo, confirmed by visitors
Free-flowing spring water
Gensen kakenagashi, not recirculated
With a sauna
Often with a cold plunge
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Common questions
Which baths in Hita admit day visitors?
14 of 14 baths admit day visitors according to reviews; 0 are for staying guests or local residents only. That matters more than it sounds: across Oita, 20 baths turned out to be residents- or guests-only.
What does a bath in Hita cost?
Adult admission ranges from ¥100 to ¥3,300; the median is ¥700. 0 baths are free.
