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Momijidani-no-Yu

Name: Momijidani-no-Yu
Address: 3077 Machida, Kokonoe, Kusu District, Oita 879-4723, Kokonoe, Oita, JP
Telephone: +81973-78-8202
Rating: 4.1

4.1★ · 105 Google ratings · Kokonoe, Oita · 紅葉谷の湯

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✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Outdoor bath✓ Rest area

Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

✓ YesVisitors describe it as a day-use hot spring with no lodging, from 2020 to 2023.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2020 – Oct 2023 · reported in 2023, may have changed

Hours

10:00–21:00 · closed Tuesday, Wednesdayfrom the facility listing

Price

¥1,500Base 60-minute soak is 1500 yen, with an outdoor-bath room option at 2000 yen and a carbonated-spring family room at 2500 yen for 50 minutes.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – Feb 2025

Private bath

✓ YesEvery room is a private family bath (kashikiri), with no shared communal bathing area, from 2020 to 2023.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – Aug 2025

Reservation

NoOne 2023 visitor was told reservations are not accepted, while a 2026 visitor said calling ahead let staff hold a room.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2023 – May 2026

Time limit

60 minutesBaths are booked in 60-minute time slots (one specialty room offers 50 minutes), consistent from 2021 to 2026.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – May 2026

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 36 recent reviews we read

How we know this

Watch out

Free-flowing (kakenagashi)

The bath is described as genuine source-fed (kakenagashi) hot spring water, with a 2023 visitor warning of scalding-hot spots at the tub bottom.

stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – Feb 2025

Outdoor bath

Some family bath rooms include a small outdoor tub, though it can feel too cool in winter, from 2021 to 2025.

stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2021 – Feb 2025

Time limit

Baths are booked in 60-minute time slots (one specialty room offers 50 minutes), consistent from 2021 to 2026.

stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – May 2026

Reservation

One 2023 visitor was told reservations are not accepted, while a 2026 visitor said calling ahead let staff hold a room.

stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2023 – May 2026

The bath

What you’ll find

Momijidani-no-Yu is a secluded, forested day-use hot spring with private family baths (some with outdoor tubs), a 60-minute soak limit, and source-fed water; call ahead and watch for scalding spots in the tub.

Outdoor bath

✓ YesSome family bath rooms include a small outdoor tub, though it can feel too cool in winter, from 2021 to 2025.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2021 – Feb 2025

View

ForestThe baths sit within forested mountain surroundings, with visitors in 2023 and 2025 noting bird song and woodland views.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2023 – Dec 2025

Rest area

✓ YesThere is a rest area near reception with a wood-burning stove, noted in 2022 and 2025 reviews.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2022 – Apr 2026

The water

Free-flowing (kakenagashi)

✓ YesThe bath is described as genuine source-fed (kakenagashi) hot spring water, with a 2023 visitor warning of scalding-hot spots at the tub bottom.stated by 3 visitors · Jul 2021 – Feb 2025

Spring type

Carbonated iron springOne family bath room is fed by a strongly carbonated, iron-rich spring, per a 2023 visitor.stated by 1 visitor · Aug 2023

Practical

What to bring

Soap & shampoo

✓ ProvidedShampoo, conditioner, and body soap are supplied in the bathing rooms, per 2020 and 2024 visitors.stated by 2 visitors · Dec 2020 – Mar 2024

Timing