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Shibunoyu
4.3★ · 210 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 渋の湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesDay visitors and tourists are welcomed by paying the 100-yen coin locker fee, though one 2026 visitor was told women could not enter in the morning.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Hours
06:30–21:00from the facility listing
Price
¥100Entry is normally 100 yen paid via the coin locker, though one 2026 review reported 200 yen.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – May 2026
Bathing arrangement
Men and women separateMen's and women's baths are separate.stated by 2 visitors · Jul 2025 – Sep 2025
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 40 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Day visitors
Day visitors and tourists are welcomed by paying the 100-yen coin locker fee, though one 2026 visitor was told women could not enter in the morning.
stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026Lockers
The 100-yen coin placed in the locker functions as the entrance fee and is not returned.
stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026Price
Entry is normally 100 yen paid via the coin locker, though one 2026 review reported 200 yen.
stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2026 – May 2026Towels
No towels are supplied, so visitors are advised to bring their own.
stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025Bath temperature
Reported bath temperatures ranged from about 40°C to 42°C depending on visit.
stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025The bath
What you’ll find
Shibunoyu is a small, local neighborhood-run public bathhouse (kyodo-yu) in Beppu's Kannawa district where entry is paid via a 100-yen coin locker; the water is undiluted, unheated source hot spring, cash only, no parking, and no soap, shampoo, or towels provided.
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesThe bath is fed by undiluted source hot spring water (kakenagashi) with no added water.stated by 5 visitors · Sep 2025 – May 2026
Spring type
Sodium chloride spring (low-tonicity, weakly acidic, high temperature)The spring is classified as a sodium chloride type, low-tonicity, weakly acidic, and high temperature.stated by 2 visitors · Jan 2026
Source temperature
85°CThe source spring water emerges at about 85°C before cooling naturally to bathing temperature.stated by 1 visitor · Feb 2026
Bath temperature
41°CReported bath temperatures ranged from about 40°C to 42°C depending on visit.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Practical
What to bring
Towels
Bring your ownNo towels are supplied, so visitors are advised to bring their own.stated by 3 visitors · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownNo soap or shampoo is provided at the bath.stated by 2 visitors · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Lockers
Coin not returnedThe 100-yen coin placed in the locker functions as the entrance fee and is not returned.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Sunday around 9:00; busiest Thursday around 16:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Tuesday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Thursday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Friday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Saturday | 06:30–21:00 |
| Sunday | 06:30–21:00 |
Practical
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