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Nakagawa Onsen
4.2★ · 292 Google ratings · Yufu, Oita · 中川温泉蛙乃湯
✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesDay-use bathing is available; one visitor used the public bath alone for 500 yen and another used a private bath as a day guest.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – Jul 2026
Hours
13:00–20:00 · closed Thursdayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥500The public bath costs 500 yen per adult; private family baths cost extra (roughly 2500-4000 yen per hour).stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – May 2025
Private bath
✓ YesPrivate family baths are available for rent by the hour in addition to the public bath.stated by 4 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Time limit
1 hourPrivate family baths are rented for a fixed time, usually around 50-60 minutes.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 32 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Towels
Towel policy varies: some visitors had to bring or buy a towel (about 300 yen) while another reported rental towels were available.
stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2025Water added
The hot spring water runs very hot, so bathers add cold water themselves to adjust the temperature.
stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026Day visitors
Day-use bathing is available; one visitor used the public bath alone for 500 yen and another used a private bath as a day guest.
stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2024 – Jul 2026The bath
What you’ll find
A small family-run hot spring bath house near Yufuin offering a public bath and several private family baths where you mix in cold water yourself; it is closed on Thursdays and opens only from early afternoon.
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesVisitors describe the water as source-fed and flowing continuously (kakenagashi) rather than recirculated.stated by 2 visitors · Aug 2024 – May 2025
Spring type
Alkaline simple hot spring (metasilicic acid)The spring is described as an alkaline simple hot spring with a high metasilicic acid content, said to soften skin.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2024 – Feb 2025
Water added
✓ YesThe hot spring water runs very hot, so bathers add cold water themselves to adjust the temperature.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026
Practical
What to bring
Towels
Rental availableTowel policy varies: some visitors had to bring or buy a towel (about 300 yen) while another reported rental towels were available.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedShampoo and body soap are provided in the baths, at least in the private family baths.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
Hair dryer
✓ YesHair dryers are provided in the changing areas, though one visitor noted low airflow.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
Timing
When to go
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 13:00–20:00 |
| Tuesday | 13:00–20:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:00–20:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 13:00–20:00 |
| Saturday | 13:00–20:00 |
| Sunday | 13:00–20:00 |
Closed Thursday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 1176-1 Yufuincho Nakagawa, Yufu, Oita 879-5104
🚃 Minami-Yufu station, 0.2 km
📞 +81977-85-4460
📋 Show at the counter: 中川温泉蛙乃湯
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