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Kotohira Onsen Kaya-Usagi
4.5★ · 327 Google ratings · Hita, Oita · 旅籠 かやうさぎ
✓ Day visitors✓ Outdoor bath
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
Limited hoursStated on the facility's website
Hours
Not publishedCheck the official site
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 42 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Bathing
Men's and women's sides swap by timeReported by two visitors
How we know this
- Day visitors: stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09
- Bathing arrangement: The two communal baths alternate between men and women on a daily rotation rather than being permanently separated. · 2 visitors, Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
The bath
What you’ll find
This is a traditional Kotohira Onsen ryokan where most guests soak in a private in-room open-air bath, while the two communal baths (one indoor, one outdoor) swap between men and women daily and there is no family bath on the property.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
1.0Reported by two visitors
Outdoor bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Outdoor baths
1.0Reported by two visitors
Spring water
Source temperature
46°CReported by one visitor
pH
pH 6.8Reported by one visitor
How we know this
- Indoor baths: The facility has two communal baths total, one described as the outdoor one, implying one indoor bath as well. · 2 visitors, Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
- Outdoor bath: Most rooms have their own open-air bath, and the shared communal bathhouse also includes an outdoor bath. · 3 visitors, Jan 2025 – Jul 2026
- Outdoor baths: Of the two communal baths, one is an outdoor (open-air) bath that swaps gender access daily. · 2 visitors, Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
- Source temperature: A posted water quality report listed the source temperature as 46°C. · 1 visitor, Mar 2025
- pH: The posted water analysis listed the pH as 6.8, near neutral. · 1 visitor, Mar 2025
Practical
What you need
Towels
✓ IncludedStated on the facility's website
Soap & shampoo
✕ Bring your ownStated on the facility's website
Facilities
Lodging
✓ YesReported by two visitors
How we know this
- Towels: stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09
- Soap & shampoo: The communal bath area offered a shared body scrub product in addition to standard amenities. · stated on the facility's website, read 2026-09 · 2 visitors, Apr 2026 – Jul 2026 · visitors report Provided (2 visitors)
- Lodging: This is an overnight ryokan with guest rooms, most of which include a private bath. · 2 visitors, Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Getting there
How to get there
Address
1529-1 Takase, Hita, Oita 877-0054From the facility's listing
Show a driver
旅籠 かやうさぎThe name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+81973-26-0022Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
www.kayausagi.jpOfficial, in Japanese
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