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Satoyama onsen
4.5★ · 360 Google ratings · Kokonoe, Oita · 里山温泉 四季彩の湯
✓ 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
Not known · call aheadCommunal baths in onsen towns can be for residents or staying guests only; nobody states the rule here.not stated in the 30 recent reviews we read
Hours
12:00–21:00 · closed Wednesdayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥1,500Price rose to 1500 yen per hour from around January 2026; earlier reviews (2025) reported 1200-1300 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Aug 2026
Private bath
✓ YesEvery bathing room is a private family bath, rented as a whole unit rather than shared with other guests.stated by 3 visitors · May 2025 – Apr 2026
Time limit
1 hourBaths are rented in one-hour blocks, with extensions available for an extra fee.stated by 4 visitors · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 30 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Price
Price rose to 1500 yen per hour from around January 2026; earlier reviews (2025) reported 1200-1300 yen.
stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Aug 2026Water added
The spring water runs very hot, so bathers routinely add cold water via a tap to cool the tub, especially in summer.
stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026Hair dryer
A hair dryer is provided in the room, though one visitor found the airflow weak and suggested bringing your own for long hair.
stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026Source temperature
The source spring water is reported to be about 98°C before cooling.
stated by 1 visitor · Oct 2025The bath
What you’ll find
Satoyama onsen is a small mountain hot-spring facility near Kusu, Oita, made up entirely of private family baths rented by the hour on a first-come basis, with coin-fed hot water and no reservation system.
Outdoor bath
✓ YesSome private rooms are half-open-air (hanroten) baths with outside views.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
The water
Spring type
Sodium-chloride springReviews describe the water as a sodium spring in one case and a chloride spring in another, suggesting some variation between rooms or wording.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
Source temperature
98°CThe source spring water is reported to be about 98°C before cooling.stated by 1 visitor · Oct 2025
Water added
✓ YesThe spring water runs very hot, so bathers routinely add cold water via a tap to cool the tub, especially in summer.stated by 3 visitors · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Practical
What to bring
Hair dryer
✓ YesA hair dryer is provided in the room, though one visitor found the airflow weak and suggested bringing your own for long hair.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Thursday around 20:00; busiest Sunday around 14:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
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| Monday | 12:00–21:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00–21:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 12:00–21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–22:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–22:00 |
Closed Wednesday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 2174-1 Machida, Kokonoe, Kusu District, Oita 879-4723
🚃 Hijiki station, 4.5 km
📞 +81973-78-8126
📋 Show at the counter: 里山温泉 四季彩の湯
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