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Taninoyu
4.3★ · 97 Google ratings · Beppu, Oita · 谷の湯
✓ Natural hot-spring water✓ Free-flowing source water
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesReviewers confirm day-use (non-resident) visitors are welcomed and common.stated by 2 visitors · Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
Hours
06:30–21:30from the facility listing
Price
¥150Numerous reviews from 2021 to 2026 consistently state the entry fee is 150 yen, paid via a coin pipe.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 40 recent reviews we read
Watch out
Payment
Payment is made by dropping coins into a pipe or tube system, indicating cash-only entry across multiple years.
stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Mar 2026Price
Numerous reviews from 2021 to 2026 consistently state the entry fee is 150 yen, paid via a coin pipe.
stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026Soap & shampoo
Most reviewers report no soap or shampoo provided, though one 2025 review said shampoo and soap were usable.
stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025Bath temperature
Reported bath temperatures vary between about 39°C and 44°C depending on visit and time of day.
stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025Source temperature
A 2025 review recorded the spring source temperature as 71.1°C.
stated by 1 visitor · Sep 2025The bath
What you’ll find
Taninoyu is a small, old-fashioned neighborhood public bathhouse in Kannawa, Beppu, where visitors pay 150 yen into a pipe collection box for a hot sodium-chloride spring bath; parking is very limited and soap/shampoo availability varies.
The water
Free-flowing (kakenagashi)
✓ YesReviewers in 2022 and 2025 describe the bath as source-fed kakenagashi hot spring water.stated by 2 visitors · Jan 2022 – Apr 2025
Spring type
Sodium chlorideMultiple reviews and posted analyses identify the spring as a sodium-chloride type.stated by 3 visitors · Jan 2022 – Sep 2025
Source temperature
71.1°CA 2025 review recorded the spring source temperature as 71.1°C.stated by 1 visitor · Sep 2025
Bath temperature
40°CReported bath temperatures vary between about 39°C and 44°C depending on visit and time of day.stated by 2 visitors · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
pH
pH 4.9A 2025 review listed the spring's pH as 4.9.stated by 1 visitor · Sep 2025
Water added
✓ YesBathers can adjust temperature themselves by adding cold or hot water via taps or levers.stated by 2 visitors · May 2022 – Aug 2026
Practical
What to bring
Payment
Cash onlyPayment is made by dropping coins into a pipe or tube system, indicating cash-only entry across multiple years.stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
Soap & shampoo
Not provided — bring your ownMost reviewers report no soap or shampoo provided, though one 2025 review said shampoo and soap were usable.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Wednesday around 14:00; busiest Friday around 12:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Tuesday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Wednesday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Thursday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Friday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Saturday | 06:30–21:30 |
| Sunday | 06:30–21:30 |
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Kitanaka Kominkan, Tsurumi, Beppu, Oita
🚃 Beppu Daigaku station, 2.0 km
📋 Show at the counter: 谷の湯
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