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Shibai no Yu
4.1★ · 171 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 芝居の湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water✓ Rest area
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesVisitors pay a day-use admission of 300 yen to enter this municipal bathhouse.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Hours
11:00–21:00 · closed Tuesdayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥300Adult admission has remained 300 yen across visits from 2022 through early 2026.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Bathing arrangement
Men and women separateThe facility has separate men's and women's bathing areas.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 28 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Hair dryer
Free hair dryers are available, though only two units which can get crowded at busy times.
stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025The bath
What you’ll find
A 300-yen municipal public bathhouse in Beppu styled after a kabuki theater, with a single hot indoor tub and waterfall baths but no outdoor bath, popular with locals and sometimes very crowded.
Outdoor bath
NoThere is no outdoor bath, though one review notes an open courtyard is visible from the bathing area.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2025 – May 2026
Rest area
✓ YesA tatami rest room is available for relaxing or eating after bathing.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
The water
Spring type
Simple sulfur spring (hydrogen sulfide type), formerly simple hot springThe posted spring analysis lists a simple sulfur (hydrogen sulfide type) spring, with the reviewer noting the official spring-type name had changed since an earlier visit.stated by 1 visitor · Jan 2026
Practical
What to bring
Soap & shampoo
✓ ProvidedBody soap, shampoo and conditioner are provided at the washing stations across multiple visits.stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2024 – May 2026
Lockers
✓ FreeChanging room lockers are free to use, though shelf/basket space can be tight and small keys can be hard to tell apart when crowded.stated by 2 visitors · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Hair dryer
✓ YesFree hair dryers are available, though only two units which can get crowded at busy times.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Sunday around 11:00; busiest Sunday around 18:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Friday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00–21:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00–21:00 |
Closed Tuesday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 29-13 Kaminoguchicho, Beppu, Oita 874-0905
🚃 Beppu station, 1.5 km
📞 +81977-24-5320
📋 Show at the counter: 芝居の湯
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