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Hyoshisui Hot Spring
4.3★ · 100 Google ratings · Himeshima, Oita · 拍子水温泉
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesMultiple visitors bathed as day-trippers without restriction, in reviews from 2024-2025.stated by 3 visitors · May 2024 – Oct 2025
Hours
12:00–19:00 · closed Mondayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥310Admission for non-residents is 310 yen including a rental towel, reported consistently 2024-2025.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Oct 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 33 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
The bath
What you’ll find
Hyoshisui Hot Spring is a small day-use bathhouse on Himejima island offering an iron-rich, naturally carbonated bicarbonate spring where bathers alternate between a cool ~25°C source bath and a heated pool; note it has separate-sex indoor baths only, no rotenburo, and rental towels for a low entry fee.
Outdoor bath
NoA 2025 visitor noted the bath is not a rotenburo, though it has an ocean view through a window.stated by 1 visitor · Aug 2025
Indoor baths
2There are two adjoining indoor tubs, one cool source bath and one heated bath, per a 2025 review.stated by 1 visitor · Oct 2025
Cold bath
✓ YesBathers alternate between a cold ~25°C source pool and a heated pool, described across 2024-2026 reviews.stated by 3 visitors · May 2025 – Jun 2026
View
OceanThe bathhouse windows look out over the sea, mentioned in 2025 reviews.stated by 2 visitors · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Rest area
✓ YesThe facility includes a rest room and hot water area, per 2024-2025 reviews.stated by 2 visitors · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe spring water is fed directly into the baths without recirculation, praised as an excellent use of the source in 2024.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – May 2026
Spring type
Bicarbonate spring (carbonic acid, iron-rich)Posted analyses describe the water as a carbonated bicarbonate spring with high iron content, noted 2023-2024.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2023 – Feb 2024
Source temperature
25°CThe unheated source water is consistently measured around 24.9-25°C across 2023-2025 reviews.stated by 4 visitors · Sep 2023 – Dec 2025
Heated
✓ YesOne pool is heated from the cool source water, alternated with the unheated spring bath, reported 2024-2025.stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2024 – Dec 2025
Practical
What to bring
Towels
Rental availableA rental towel is included with admission because personal towels can be stained by the iron-rich water.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Jun 2026
Timing
When to go
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12:00–19:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00–19:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00–19:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–19:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–19:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–19:00 |
Closed Monday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 5118-2, Himeshima, Higashikunisaki District, Oita 872-1501
🚃 Buzen-Nagasu station, 33.7 km
📞 +81978-87-2840
📋 Show at the counter: 拍子水温泉
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