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Oita Onsen Monogatari Mikawa-no-Yu
3.8★ · 838 Google ratings · Oita, Oita · おおいた温泉物語三川の湯
✓ Private day-use bath✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Outdoor bath✓ Rest area✓ Restaurant
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesListed as a day-use onsen: a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.from the facility's listing category
Hours
10:00–00:00from the facility listing
Price
¥430Adult admission was consistently reported as 430 yen, sometimes plus a 10 yen coin for lockers.stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Private bath
✓ YesFamily (private) baths are available on a walk-in basis without reservations.stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2026
Bathing arrangement
Baths swap by timeThe men's and women's bathing sides are swapped on a rotating schedule.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 20 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Soap & shampoo
Shampoo, conditioner and body soap are not supplied; visitors must bring their own or buy them at the front desk.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026Lockers
Using the locker/rest room area requires an extra 10 yen coin added to the admission fee.
stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026Outdoor bath
An outdoor bath exists but one side has been closed for heat-shock safety measures and its mist sauna has long been out of order.
stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Mikawa-no-Yu is a public sento-style hot-spring bathhouse in Oita with several communal tubs, a sauna and coin-key family baths, but visitors must bring or buy their own soap and shampoo.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesAn outdoor bath exists but one side has been closed for heat-shock safety measures and its mist sauna has long been out of order.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Sauna
✓ YesA communal sauna is available; some found it excellent while another found it uncomfortably hot.stated by 3 visitors · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Rest area
✓ YesThe front area has sofas and vending machines for relaxing after bathing.stated by 1 visitor · Apr 2026
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownShampoo, conditioner and body soap are not supplied; visitors must bring their own or buy them at the front desk.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Lockers
Coin not returnedUsing the locker/rest room area requires an extra 10 yen coin added to the admission fee.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 10:00; busiest Friday around 20:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–00:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 1 Chome-1-11 Mitsugawashinmachi, Oita, 870-0141
🚃 Takajō station, 1.4 km
📞 +8197-556-5100
📋 Show at the counter: おおいた温泉物語三川の湯
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