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Hozanso
4.0★ · 253 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 神丘温泉 豊山荘
✓ Day visitors✓ Outdoor bath✓ Private bath✓ Kakenagashi
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
Limited hoursStated on the facility's website
Hours
Not publishedCheck the official site
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 37 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Price
¥400 adultConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Private bath
✓ AvailableConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Day visitors: Day-use bathing is offered but restricted to set afternoon hours (around 13:00-18:00, shorter on Saturdays). · stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09 · 3 visitors, Nov 2023 – Feb 2025
- Price: Entry to the shared large bath costs 400 yen as of 2024-2025 reviews; private family baths cost extra (1500-2000 yen per 60 minutes). · 3 visitors, Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
- Private bath: Private/family baths can be rented, usually for a fee (1500-2000 yen/60min) though one reviewer described a free family bath option. · 3 visitors, May 2025 – Mar 2026
The bath
What you’ll find
Hozanso is a Beppu ryokan with a rare alkaline sulfur spring prized for silky skin, offering a shared indoor bath plus rentable private outdoor baths; tattoos are barred from the shared bath but allowed in the private baths, and day-use bathing has limited afternoon hours.
Bath setup
Outdoor bath
✓ YesReported by two visitors
Private bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Spring water
Spring type
sulfur, alkalineReported by two visitors
Source temperature
98°CThe spring water emerges at roughly 98°C, requiring cooling before bathing.Reported by two visitors
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ FullReviewers in 2023 described the water as genuine source-fed flow-through (kakenagashi), noting it runs very hot.Fresh spring water flows continuously through the bath
Water added
✓ YesBecause the source water emerges near-boiling, cold water is added to cool the private baths before entry, taking 10-20 minutes.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Outdoor bath: Outdoor baths exist as private rentable baths, described across many stays from 2023 to 2025. · 2 visitors, Feb 2024 – Jan 2026
- Private bath: Private/family baths can be rented, usually for a fee (1500-2000 yen/60min) though one reviewer described a free family bath option. · 3 visitors, May 2025 – Mar 2026
- Spring type: The spring is classified as a simple sulfur (hydrogen sulfide) spring that is unusually alkaline, rich in metasilicic acid and sulfate/bicarbonate ions. · 2 visitors, Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
- Source temperature: The spring water emerges at roughly 98°C, requiring cooling before bathing. · 2 visitors, Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
- Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Reviewers in 2023 described the water as genuine source-fed flow-through (kakenagashi), noting it runs very hot. · 2 visitors, Nov 2023
- Water added: Because the source water emerges near-boiling, cold water is added to cool the private baths before entry, taking 10-20 minutes. · 3 visitors, Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
Practical
What you need
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Lockers
Coin not returnedValuables lockers require payment and the coin is not returned.Reported by two visitors
Hair dryer
✓ YesReported by two visitors
Facilities
Rest area
✓ YesReported by one visitor
How we know this
- Soap & shampoo: Shampoo and soap are generally provided at the washing stations, though one 2023 review found only bar soap and no body wash at the shared bath. · 3 visitors, Nov 2023 – Jan 2025
- Lockers: Valuables lockers require payment and the coin is not returned. · 2 visitors, Nov 2023 – Dec 2024
- Hair dryer: Hair dryers are available at the shared large bath. · 2 visitors, Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
- Rest area: A lounge-like rest area is available on site. · 1 visitor, Aug 2026
Getting there
How to get there
Address
1610-4 Oguracho, Beppu, Oita〒874-0842 Oita, Beppu, Oguracho, 1610 小倉4組 · From the facility's listing
Show a driver
神丘温泉 豊山荘The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+81977-21-8080Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
hozanso.comOfficial, in Japanese
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Questions
Common questions
Can I visit Hozanso without staying overnight?
Day-use bathing is offered but restricted to set afternoon hours (around 13:00-18:00, shorter on Saturdays).
How much does Hozanso cost?
Entry to the shared large bath costs 400 yen as of 2024-2025 reviews; private family baths cost extra (1500-2000 yen per 60 minutes).
Is the water free-flowing spring water?
Reviewers in 2023 described the water as genuine source-fed flow-through (kakenagashi), noting it runs very hot.
