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Kannawa Steam Bath
4.4★ · 852 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 鉄輪むし湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesListed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.from the facility's listing category
Hours
07:30–19:30from the facility listing
Price
¥700Admission is 700 yen with an optional 220 yen yukata rental (T-shirt/shorts allowed instead).stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Time limit
8-10 minutes per steam session, staff-monitoredStaff time each session at about 8 to 10 minutes and check in with bathers before allowing extension, sometimes reaching scalding heat especially early morning.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 37 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Sauna
Visitors describe the main facility as a herb-lined stone steam sauna, distinct from a typical dry sauna, that can become extremely hot.
stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026Time limit
Staff time each session at about 8 to 10 minutes and check in with bathers before allowing extension, sometimes reaching scalding heat especially early morning.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Kannawa Mushiyu is a historic herb-lined steam sauna (ishimuro) in Beppu where you lie on medicinal seki-sho herbs for about 8-10 timed minutes before rinsing off in a hot spring bath; entry costs roughly 700 yen plus optional yukata rental, and the room can get scaldingly hot.
Sauna
✓ YesVisitors describe the main facility as a herb-lined stone steam sauna, distinct from a typical dry sauna, that can become extremely hot.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Cold bath
NoOne 2026 visitor noted there was no cold plunge pool after the steam session.stated by 1 visitor · May 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Wednesday around 7:00; busiest Saturday around 16:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| 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 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 1 Kannawakami, Beppu, Oita 874-0041
🚃 Beppu Daigaku station, 2.0 km
📞 +81977-67-3880
📋 Show at the counter: 鉄輪むし湯
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