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Hotei-no-Yu
4.0★ · 239 Google ratings · Taketa, Oita · ほていの湯
✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Outdoor bath✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesVisitors regularly pay a day-use admission fee to bathe without lodging, priced around 600 yen through 2025.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Jan 2026
Hours
11:00–20:30from the facility listing
Price
¥600Adult day-use admission was consistently reported as 600 yen from 2025.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Jan 2026
Private bath
✓ YesPrivate family baths are rented by the hour for about 2000 yen, separate from the main communal bath.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Time limit
15 min per person on the Hokutoseki bath; 60 min for rented family bathsThe Hokutoseki stone bath has a 15-minute per-person turn limit, while private family baths are booked for 60 minutes.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 38 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Sauna
A sauna is available in the communal bath area, though a few visitors found it not switched on.
stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2024 – Dec 2025Time limit
The Hokutoseki stone bath has a 15-minute per-person turn limit, while private family baths are booked for 60 minutes.
stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025Heated
In winter the indoor bath water is heated by burning firewood, unlike summer when it runs unheated.
stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Jan 2025Lockers
Paid lockers cost 100 yen and the coin is not returned, though free undressing shelves are also available.
stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2025 – Jan 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Hotei-no-Yu is a rustic carbonated hot-spring bath near Nagayu famous for its rare Hokutoseki (radioactive mineral stone) outdoor bath, with indoor, outdoor and private family baths; the water runs lukewarm and there is a strict per-person time limit on the Hokutoseki tub.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesThe facility has two outdoor baths including a rare Hokutoseki mineral-stone tub.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Indoor baths
1There is one indoor bathtub, though it is partitioned into separate sections.stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Outdoor baths
2Two outdoor baths are available, one being the rare Hokutoseki stone bath.stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Sauna
✓ YesA sauna is available in the communal bath area, though a few visitors found it not switched on.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2024 – Dec 2025
Cold bath
✓ YesA cold plunge bath is present, described as very cold by some and only mildly cool by another visitor.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
Rest area
✓ YesA rest area with a wood stove is available for guests to warm up in winter.stated by 1 visitor · Nov 2024
Lodging
✓ YesSimple lodging (room-only stays) is offered, with unlimited access to the large communal bath during the stay.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Jan 2025
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe spring water is described as source-fed (kakenagashi) carbonated water.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Spring type
Sodium-magnesium-calcium bicarbonate-sulfate carbonated springPosted analyses describe the spring as a sodium-magnesium-calcium bicarbonate-sulfate carbonated (CO2-rich) spring, same source as Nagayu Onsen.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
Heated
✓ YesIn winter the indoor bath water is heated by burning firewood, unlike summer when it runs unheated.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Jan 2025
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedShampoo and body soap are supplied in the bathing area.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2025 – Jan 2026
Lockers
Coin not returnedPaid lockers cost 100 yen and the coin is not returned, though free undressing shelves are also available.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2025 – Jan 2026
Hair dryer
✓ YesHair dryers are provided, at least in the family bath rooms.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Feb 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 12:00; busiest Sunday around 15:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Tuesday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Wednesday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Thursday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Friday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Saturday | 11:00–20:30 |
| Sunday | 11:00–20:30 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 5581-1 Kujumachi Oaza Kayagi, Taketa, Oita 878-0204
🚃 Bungo-Taketa station, 10.6 km
📞 +81974-77-2680
📋 Show at the counter: ほていの湯
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