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Kimotonoyu
4.0★ · 45 Google ratings · Taketa, Oita · 長湯温泉 きもとの湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesVisitors, including first-time day-trippers, regularly bathed here as walk-in day-use guests.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2021 – May 2026
Hours
07:00–21:00from the facility listing
Price
¥150The regular communal bath cost 150 yen for the cooler tub and 200 yen for the hotter tub as of 2024-2025, while the separate hourly family bath was 1000 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2021 – Jan 2025
Private bath
✓ YesA private family bath (kazoku-buro) is available for about 1000 yen per hour, in addition to the sex-separated communal baths.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2020 – May 2026
Bathing arrangement
Men and women separateThe communal baths are separated by gender, with additional choice between a hotter and cooler tub.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2021 – Mar 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 30 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Bath temperature
Bath temperature varies by which tub is chosen, ranging roughly from 38°C to 45°C depending on the day and tub selected.
stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Aug 2025Soap & shampoo
The communal public bath has no shower, soap or shampoo (bring your own), though the separate family bath does have shampoo and body soap provided.
stated by 2 visitors · Mar 2023 – Aug 2024The bath
What you’ll find
Kimotonoyu is a rustic, unstaffed-style neighborhood bathhouse in Nagayu Onsen with cheap communal soaking tubs and hourly private family baths; expect very small tubs, no shower/soap in the public bath, and choice of hot or cooler water.
Indoor baths
2There are two separate indoor communal baths, an older one (Kurodake) and a newer one (Ofune).stated by 1 visitor · Mar 2025
Sauna
NoNo sauna is present at this bathhouse.stated by 1 visitor · Jan 2020
Cold bath
NoThere is no cold plunge bath; one visitor cooled off by opening a window instead.stated by 2 visitors · Jan 2020 – Apr 2021
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe water is described as genuine source-fed kakenagashi with no recirculation.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2020 – Aug 2026
Spring type
Magnesium-sodium bicarbonate springThe posted spring analysis identifies the water as a magnesium-sodium bicarbonate spring.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2021 – Mar 2025
Bath temperature
40°CBath temperature varies by which tub is chosen, ranging roughly from 38°C to 45°C depending on the day and tub selected.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Aug 2025
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownThe communal public bath has no shower, soap or shampoo (bring your own), though the separate family bath does have shampoo and body soap provided.stated by 2 visitors · Mar 2023 – Aug 2024
Hair dryer
✓ YesA hair dryer can be borrowed at the front counter/shop rather than being in the bathing room.stated by 2 visitors · May 2022 – May 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 7:00; busiest Tuesday around 18:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
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| Monday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–21:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Naoirimachi Oaza Nagayu, Taketa, Oita 878-0402
🚃 Asaji station, 9.2 km
📋 Show at the counter: 長湯温泉 きもとの湯
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