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Senshaku-yu
3.7★ · 29 Google ratings · Kokonoe, Oita · せんしゃく湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
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
07:00–21:00from the facility listing
Price
¥400Admission rose from 300 yen to 400 yen around 2024, with recent 2026 reviews confirming 400 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Bathing arrangement
Mixed bathingMultiple visitors from 2018 to 2025 describe the single bathing room as mixed-sex (konyoku), with some noting it can feel uncomfortable for women alone.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2017 – Mar 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 25 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Bathing arrangement
Multiple visitors from 2018 to 2025 describe the single bathing room as mixed-sex (konyoku), with some noting it can feel uncomfortable for women alone.
stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2017 – Mar 2025Price
Admission rose from 300 yen to 400 yen around 2024, with recent 2026 reviews confirming 400 yen.
stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Senshaku-yu is a hidden, unstaffed rustic mixed-sex rock bath near Sujiyu Onsen, reached via a muddy hidden path; pay 400 yen (previously 300) into a box—no soap, shampoo or lockers provided.
Indoor baths
1The facility has a single indoor rock bathtub with no separate rooms or additional pools.stated by 1 visitor · Apr 2026
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesWater flows continuously from the rocks and overflows into the adjacent river, described as source-fed rather than recirculated.stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2020 – Nov 2025
Spring type
Simple spring (tanjun-sen), some describe as iron-richReviews from 2020–2025 variously call the water a simple spring or note noticeable iron content and rust-colored rocks.stated by 3 visitors · Mar 2017 – Mar 2024
Source temperature
40°COne visitor measured the spring emerging from the rocks at roughly 40°C in 2020.stated by 1 visitor · Oct 2020
Timing
When to go
Quietest Tuesday around 12:00; busiest Sunday around 17:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–21:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–21:00 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 712-3 Yutsubo, Kokonoe, Kusu District, Oita 879-4912
🚃 Bungo-Nakamura station, 12.5 km
📋 Show at the counter: せんしゃく湯
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