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Kawarayu Onsen Public Bath
3.4★ · 33 Google ratings · Kokonoe, Oita · 共同浴場河原湯温泉
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesVisitors reported being able to bathe freely at any time by paying 200 yen, though it is primarily a local community bath.stated by 3 visitors · May 2015 – Jan 2021 · reported in 2021, may have changed
Hours
Not published in the listing · call aheadno opening hours in the Google listing
Price
¥200Admission has been consistently reported as 200 yen for adults from 2017 through 2026.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2017 – Mar 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 26 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Day visitors
Visitors reported being able to bathe freely at any time by paying 200 yen, though it is primarily a local community bath.
stated by 3 visitors · May 2015 – Jan 2021Water added
Because the source water runs very hot, visitors and staff often add cold water to cool the bath, sometimes making it tepid.
stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2021 – Mar 2026Payment
Payment is made by dropping coins into a fee box or offering box, with no card or electronic payment mentioned.
stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2017 – Jul 2022Source temperature
One reviewer described the source spring as nearly 80°C entering the bath directly.
stated by 1 visitor · Jun 2021The bath
What you’ll find
A tiny, bare-bones community hot-spring bathhouse near Kuju charging 200 yen, known for very hot kakenagashi water that bathers often cool with tap water; operating hours are irregular and it sometimes closes without notice.
Indoor baths
1The men's side has a single indoor bathtub, as described in a 2025 review.stated by 1 visitor · Nov 2025
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesMultiple visitors from 2022 to 2025 described the bath as source-fed kakenagashi.stated by 4 visitors · Jun 2021 – Nov 2025
Spring type
Simple thermal spring (tanjun)The spring water is described as a simple thermal spring (tanjun-sen) with a faint sulfur smell in the surrounding area.stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2021 – Jul 2022
Source temperature
80°COne reviewer described the source spring as nearly 80°C entering the bath directly.stated by 1 visitor · Jun 2021
Water added
✓ YesBecause the source water runs very hot, visitors and staff often add cold water to cool the bath, sometimes making it tepid.stated by 3 visitors · Jun 2021 – Mar 2026
Practical
What to bring
Payment
Cash onlyPayment is made by dropping coins into a fee box or offering box, with no card or electronic payment mentioned.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2017 – Jul 2022 · reported in 2022, may have changed
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Yutsubo, Kokonoe, Kusu District, Oita 879-4912
🚃 Bungo-Nakamura station, 11.1 km
📋 Show at the counter: 共同浴場河原湯温泉
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