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Ishibu Onsen
4.1★ · 31 Google ratings · Yufu, Oita · 石武温泉
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesNon-members can normally pay 200 yen to bathe, but during the 2020-2021 covid period signs restricted entry to local residents only.stated by 3 visitors · May 2020 – May 2026
Hours
11:00–21:00from the facility listing
Price
¥200Admission is 200 yen paid into an unmanned collection box, a price that reviewers note rose from a lower amount some years ago.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2020 – Mar 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 25 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Day visitors
Non-members can normally pay 200 yen to bathe, but during the 2020-2021 covid period signs restricted entry to local residents only.
stated by 3 visitors · May 2020 – May 2026Payment
Payment is made in cash into an unmanned box with no change given.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2020 – Mar 2026Price
Admission is 200 yen paid into an unmanned collection box, a price that reviewers note rose from a lower amount some years ago.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2020 – Mar 2026Soap & shampoo
No soap or shampoo is supplied; visitors wash using only the spring water.
stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2023 – Sep 2025Lockers
There are no lockers; clothes are left on open shelves in the changing area.
stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025The bath
What you’ll find
Ishibu Onsen is a simple, coin-operated local communal bath in Yufuin with two indoor tubs of different temperatures, no soap or shampoo, and a 200 yen entry fee, though it has sometimes restricted outsiders to residents only.
Indoor baths
2There are two indoor tubs, one hotter and one lukewarm.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2018 – Sep 2025
The water
Spring type
Simple spring (tanjun), sodium bicarbonate-chloridePosted analysis describes the water as a simple spring containing sodium bicarbonate and salt.stated by 1 visitor · Mar 2019
Practical
What to bring
Payment
Cash onlyPayment is made in cash into an unmanned box with no change given.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2020 – Mar 2026
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownNo soap or shampoo is supplied; visitors wash using only the spring water.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2023 – Sep 2025
Lockers
NoneThere are no lockers; clothes are left on open shelves in the changing area.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Tuesday around 13:00; busiest Saturday around 19:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Tuesday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Friday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00–21:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
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