Kamiya onsen

4.2★ · 115 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 紙屋温泉

✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water

Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

✓ YesMultiple visitors paid a day-use admission of 300 yen to bathe as non-residents between 2022 and 2026.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2022 – Jun 2026

Hours

13:00–21:30from the facility listing

Price

¥300Admission was 250 yen in 2022 but reviewers from 2023-2026 consistently state 300 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 · reported in 2023, may have changed

Private bath

✓ YesA private soak can be reserved for 1000 yen per hour, mainly in the morning.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – Jun 2026

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 39 recent reviews we read

How we know this

Watch out

Payment

Payment is cash only, often into an unstaffed collection box, so bring small change.

stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2022 – Feb 2026

Bath temperature

Bathers measured or estimated the water at roughly 42-44°C, with some feeling it as hot as 47°C.

stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2022 – Feb 2023

Soap & shampoo

Soap and shampoo are not supplied; one bather even forgot their own and had to run back for it.

stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2023 – Feb 2025

Towels

Visitors note that towels are not provided and must be brought from home.

stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2023 – Feb 2025

The bath

What you’ll find

A small, old-style neighborhood public bath (kyodo yokujo) in Beppu with hot, mineral-rich, drinkable spring water; cash only and often unstaffed, so bring exact change.

Indoor baths

1The facility has a single small indoor tub shared by all bathers.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2022 – Sep 2022

The water

Spring type

Sodium bicarbonate-chloride springPosted analysis or reviewer descriptions identify the spring as a bicarbonate-chloride type.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2022 – Mar 2025

Bath temperature

42°CBathers measured or estimated the water at roughly 42-44°C, with some feeling it as hot as 47°C.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2022 – Feb 2023

Practical

What to bring

Payment

Cash onlyPayment is cash only, often into an unstaffed collection box, so bring small change.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2022 – Feb 2026

Towels

Bring your ownVisitors note that towels are not provided and must be brought from home.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2023 – Feb 2025

Soap & shampoo

Not provided — bring your ownSoap and shampoo are not supplied; one bather even forgot their own and had to run back for it.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2023 – Feb 2025

Lockers

✓ FreeA couple of free, lockable lockers are available, though most storage is open shelving without locks.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2023 – Jun 2026

Timing