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Kannawa Hot Spring
4.4★ · 558 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 鉄輪温泉
✓ Day visitors✓ Sauna
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Hours
07:30–19:30From the facility's listing
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 21 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Time limit
8-10 minutes steam bath, 4 people per rotationConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Day visitors: Multiple reviews describe visiting as day-use visitors, including arriving by car and renting private baths. · 4 visitors, Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
- Time limit: Steam bath sessions last 8-10 minutes with rotation of 4 people, with optional extension of 2 more minutes. · 3 visitors, Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Atmosphere
The bath
What you’ll find
Kannawa hot spring in Beppu featuring a rare steam bath (mushi-yu) where visitors lie on herbed floors heated by natural geothermal steam, plus a small traditional communal bath.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
1.0Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Sauna
✓ YesMultiple visitors report steam baths (mushi-yu) using medicinal herbs, seaweed, and natural geothermal steam lasting 8-10 minutes, a 750-year-old tradition.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Spring water
Spring type
sodium-chlorideReported by one visitor
How we know this
- Indoor baths: One small communal hot spring bath available after steam bath sessions, described as lukewarm. · 3 visitors, Sep 2025 – May 2026
- Sauna: Multiple visitors report steam baths (mushi-yu) using medicinal herbs, seaweed, and natural geothermal steam lasting 8-10 minutes, a 750-year-old tradition. · 4 visitors, Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
- Spring type: Facility's spring type is chloride (sodium-chloride) as stated in March 2026 review. · 1 visitor, Mar 2026
Practical
What you need
Accessibility
Accessible restroomFrom the facility's listing. Bath access not confirmed
Facilities
Rest area
✓ YesReported by one visitor
How we know this
- Rest area: Rest area available in steam bath room where visitors lie down on towels over stone. · 1 visitor, Dec 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Wednesday around 7:00. Busiest Wednesday around 14:00.
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Quiet Busy
Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.
Weekly hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Tuesday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Wednesday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Thursday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Friday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Saturday | 07:30–19:30 |
| Sunday | 07:30–19:30 |
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Beppu Daigaku · JR KyushuAbout 25 min on foot, 2.0 km in a straight line · step-free station
Address
212 Kannawa Furomoto, Beppu, Oita別府市大字鉄輪字風呂本, 212, Beppu, Oita 874-0041 · From the facility's listing
Show a driver
鉄輪温泉The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+81977-67-3880Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
www.city.beppu.oita.jpOfficial, in Japanese
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Can I visit Kannawa Hot Spring without staying overnight?
Multiple reviews describe visiting as day-use visitors, including arriving by car and renting private baths.
