Onsen and baths in Taketa

Lamune Onsen is a rustic communal hot spring in Naganyu famous for its cold, bubbly carbonated bath and an outdoor pool, with reserved family baths, no complimentary soap, and busy weekends.

A municipal day-use onsen near Taketa Station offering large indoor communal baths, a sauna and cold bath plus reservable family baths, but the outdoor bath is only open on weekends/holidays and shampoo/soap are not supplied at the washing stations.

A rustic hot spring bathhouse in Kuju offering two baths—a mild iron-rich Konoha-no-Yu and a separately ticketed, highly carbonated Shimo-n-yu—popular for day-use bathing but with basic, aging facilities.

Ganiyu is a free, 24-hour open-air mixed-bathing hot spring set directly in a riverbed in Nagayu Onsen, with no walls, no dedicated changing room, and water that is usually only lukewarm; bathers are fully visible to passersby.

A local day-use hot spring bath near Bungo-Taketa station with indoor and outdoor tubs, a jet jacuzzi, low-temperature sauna, and family baths, but note that soap and shampoo are no longer provided.

Hotei-no-Yu is a rustic carbonated hot-spring bath near Nagayu famous for its rare Hokutoseki (radioactive mineral stone) outdoor bath, with indoor, outdoor and private family baths; the water runs lukewarm and there is a strict per-person time limit on the Hokutoseki tub.

A tiny, unmanned self-pay hidden onsen next to a campsite, with a hot iron/chloride spring bath and rentable family baths, but no shower, shampoo, or hair dryer—bring your own toiletries.

A remote, mountain-view mineral spring inn near Nagayu known for extremely strong, carbonated, iron-bicarbonate water with heavy mineral deposits; day-use bathing is available for 600 yen, but the bath has a lidded, high-mineral-concentration soaking style unlike typical baths.

Choseiyu is a coin-operated, unstaffed public bathhouse in Nagayu Onsen with a strong sodium-bicarbonate carbonated spring; the tricky turnstile entrance and cash-only 300-yen payment are the main things to know.

A small Nagayu Onsen bathhouse offering communal and private family baths with very hot, mineral-rich source water that visitors dilute with added cold water; entry is cash only.

Senju Onsen is a very basic, coin-box local bathhouse in Nagayu with a single indoor tub of murky, source-fed carbonate/bicarbonate water, no soap or showers, and a symbolic 100 yen entry fee.

A small, community-run indoor hot spring bath in rural Kyushu known for soft, slightly slippery water; its outdoor bath has been closed since around 2020 and soap/shampoo provision is inconsistent, so bring your own to be safe.

Shizuka Onsen is a tiny, unmanned, old-fashioned communal hot spring bath in Nagayu where visitors pay a 200-yen coin fee to enter; it is very rustic with mineral-encrusted floors, deep tub, no soap, and cash only.

Kimotonoyu is a rustic, unstaffed-style neighborhood bathhouse in Nagayu Onsen with cheap communal soaking tubs and hourly private family baths; expect very small tubs, no shower/soap in the public bath, and choice of hot or cooler water.

Nyagayun is a small, cat-themed hot spring near Nagayu with two private family baths that you rent by the half-hour, filled with warm, iron-scented, unheated spring water; bring your own soap and shampoo.

A rural onsen bathhouse (Yudokoro Yunohana, part of Kajika-an) with indoor and outdoor tubs, a self-löyly sauna and cold bath; the outdoor bath and main indoor bath run notably lukewarm for long soaking, and reservation-based family baths are available.

Nagayu Onsen is a rural carbonated-spring (tansan) bathing area in Oita, Japan, with small self-service cash-only bathhouses, private baths available, free parking, and lukewarm mineral water prized for its carbonation.

A humble, old-fashioned local hot-spring bathhouse along Route 30 charging a flat 200 yen entrance fee, with cloudy source-fed water; visitors must bring their own soap and shampoo since none are provided.

Qua Park Nagayu Onsen is a water-walking spa in Nagayu Onsen with carbonated (bicarbonate) hot spring water, an outdoor bath along a river requiring rented swimsuits, and a separate nude indoor bathing area.

This is a free public drinking-water station for Nagayu Onsen's famous carbonated hot spring, where visitors fill bottles or cups with hot mineral water rather than bathe; the water can be scalding, so bring a heat-resistant container.

SPA Ku is a set of private, reservation-based family bath rooms in the Kuju mountains near Nagayu, each with its own indoor and outdoor tub and mountain views, though the steam sauna option is sometimes broken or unavailable.

A quiet mountain onsen near Kuju with open-air and semi-outdoor baths and a cold carbonated-water shower, used for day bathing at low cost.

Baths that admit you without an overnight stay

Rotenburo, confirmed by visitors

Gensen kakenagashi, not recirculated

Often with a cold plunge