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Nagano-Yu Hidden Onsen
4.3★ · 227 Google ratings · Taketa, Oita · 秘湯 ながの湯 （予約不可🙇）
✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesVisitors pay a self-service fee box to bathe with no staff present, and day-use bathing is the normal way to use the facility.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Hours
06:00–09:00from the facility listing
Price
¥200The communal bath costs 200 yen per person, paid into an unmanned cash box, consistent across recent reviews.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Private bath
✓ YesFamily baths (several rooms) can be used by writing your time on a whiteboard and paying 1000 yen for a 50-minute slot.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Time limit
50 minutes for family bathFamily (private) baths are rented for a fixed 50-minute session at 1000 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 36 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Day visitors
Visitors pay a self-service fee box to bathe with no staff present, and day-use bathing is the normal way to use the facility.
stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026Payment
Payment is made only by dropping coins or bills into an unattended cash box; no card or QR payment is mentioned.
stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026Price
The communal bath costs 200 yen per person, paid into an unmanned cash box, consistent across recent reviews.
stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026Private bath
Family baths (several rooms) can be used by writing your time on a whiteboard and paying 1000 yen for a 50-minute slot.
stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026Time limit
Family (private) baths are rented for a fixed 50-minute session at 1000 yen.
stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026The bath
What you’ll find
A tiny, unmanned self-pay hidden onsen next to a campsite, with a hot iron/chloride spring bath and rentable family baths, but no shower, shampoo, or hair dryer—bring your own toiletries.
Cold bath
✓ YesA separate cold-water tub or barrel is available next to the hot bath for alternating hot-cold bathing.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – Aug 2026
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe bath is fed by a continuously flowing natural hot spring (kakenagashi) rather than recirculated water.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Spring type
Sodium chloride springOne review identifies the brownish spring water as a sodium chloride type, while others describe it informally as iron-rich.stated by 1 visitor · Apr 2026
Practical
What to bring
Payment
Cash onlyPayment is made only by dropping coins or bills into an unattended cash box; no card or QR payment is mentioned.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Towels
For saleTowels are not provided free but can be purchased on site for 200-300 yen.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Hair dryer
NoNo hair dryer is available at the changing area, and none of the bathrooms offer one.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Wednesday around 6:00; busiest Sunday around 14:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 06:00–09:00 |
| Tuesday | 06:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–09:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–00:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–09:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–00:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 426ｰ2 Naoirimachi Oaza Nagayu, Taketa, Oita 878-0402
🚃 Asaji station, 9.4 km
📞 +8170-2640-4067
📋 Show at the counter: 秘湯 ながの湯 （予約不可🙇）
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