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Kanaya Onsen (hot springs)

Name: Kanaya Onsen (hot springs)
Address: 1781-3 Kanaya, Usa, Oita 872-0021, Usa, Oita, JP
Telephone: +81978-38-6222
Rating: 4.0

4.0★ · 114 Google ratings · Usa, Oita · 金屋温泉

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

Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

✓ YesDay-use bathing is available for a small admission fee, paid up front, at various times from 2022 to 2025.stated on the facility's website · read 2026-09
visitors report Yes · 2 visitors · Dec 2022 – May 2023

Hours

13:00–21:00 · closed Tuesday, Wednesdayfrom the facility listing

Price

¥400Admission was 400 yen as of 2025, though several earlier reviews (2022-2023) cite 360 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2023 – Aug 2025
the facility's website lists ¥330 · source, read 2026-09

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 32 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website

How we know this

Watch out

Hair dryer

Older reviews (2022-2023) reported no hair dryer, but a 2025 visitor found one available.

stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Nov 2025

Lockers

Several visitors reported no lockers for valuables in the changing area.

stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2023 – Feb 2026

Soap & shampoo

Most visitors from 2022 to 2025 reported no shampoo or soap provided, requiring visitors to bring their own, though one 2026 reviewer thought shampoo might be available for 400 yen.

stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025

The bath

What you’ll find

A small, cheap local hot spring ("jimoto-yu") in the countryside near Usa, known for warm, mildly carbonated, brownish source-fed water; bring your own toiletries and expect no lockers.

Outdoor bath

NoThe facility has no outdoor bath.stated by 1 visitor · Mar 2023

Indoor baths

2The facility has two indoor tubs and no outdoor bath.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025

Sauna

NoThere is no sauna on site.stated by 1 visitor · Dec 2022

Rest area

✓ YesThere is a small tatami rest area for after bathing.stated by 1 visitor · May 2023

The water

Free-flowing (kakenagashi)

✓ YesThe bath is fed by a genuine source-fed (kakenagashi) hot spring according to multiple reviews from 2023 to 2025.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025

Spring type

Sodium-magnesium bicarbonateThe posted spring analysis identifies the water as a sodium-magnesium bicarbonate spring.stated by 1 visitor · Feb 2025

Source temperature

40°CThe source spring temperature is around 40°C, with one review noting two tubs at about 40°C and 38°C.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2023 – Feb 2025

Practical

What to bring

Soap & shampoo

Not provided — bring your ownMost visitors from 2022 to 2025 reported no shampoo or soap provided, requiring visitors to bring their own, though one 2026 reviewer thought shampoo might be available for 400 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025

Lockers

NoneSeveral visitors reported no lockers for valuables in the changing area.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2023 – Feb 2026

Hair dryer

✓ YesOlder reviews (2022-2023) reported no hair dryer, but a 2025 visitor found one available.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Nov 2025

Timing