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Onsen and baths in Yufu
27 baths — 21 admit day visitors, 9 have an outdoor bath, 4 run free-flowing spring water. Every fact below carries how many visitors said it.
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Tsukahara Onsen Kakono Izumi
Day visitorsYes
TattoosNot known
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Yufuin Bettei ITSUKI
Day visitorsNot known
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Otomaru Onsenkan
Day visitorsYes
TattoosNot known
Price¥300
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Tsukahara Onsen Kakono Izumi
Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A remote, extremely acidic (pH about 1.4) volcanic hot spring bath near the Tsukahara crater in Oita, with separate indoor and outdoor baths and family baths, where visitors soak only—no soap or shampoo is usable.
Yufuin Bettei ITSUKI
Outdoor bath: Yes
Yufuin Bettei ITSUKI is a ryokan where nearly every room has its own private indoor and outdoor (rotenburo) hot-spring bath rather than a shared communal bath; no day-use bathing is offered.
Otomaru Onsenkan
¥300 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No
Otomaru Onsenkan is a no-frills, old-style neighborhood public bathhouse near Yufuin station with cheap admission and soft-feeling hot spring water, but visitors must bring or buy their own soap and shampoo and pay cash into an offering box.
Yunomori Takesen
¥600 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
Yunomori Takesen is a rural onsen with a communal bath (sauna, cold plunge, outdoor tub) and reservation-only private family/cave baths open to day-use visitors; payment is cash only.
Osarunoyu (Monkey Onsen)
Day visitors: Yes
Yufudake Onsen
Day visitors: Yes
Yakiniku Korean Food Kankoku-en - Shōnai Store
Day visitors: Yes
This yakiniku restaurant in Yufu's Shōnai area has an adjacent natural hot spring (moor-type spring) that customers can use for day bathing, sometimes free with a lunch order.
Oyado of Yufu firefly
Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
This Yufuin ryokan offers smooth alkaline hot-spring water in private in-room open-air baths plus two shared family baths and mixed-gender open-air baths, with mountain views of Mt. Yufu; some private baths lack a proper changing area.
Gokuraku Hot Spring
¥420 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No
Gokuraku Hot Spring is a rustic countryside bathhouse near Beppu with one large indoor communal bath and several private family baths (one semi-outdoor); family baths cannot be reserved in advance and the ticket machine is cash only.
Yunohira Onsen
Day-use onsen
Yunohira Onsen is a historic hot-spring village near Yufuin with several public bathhouses along a stone-paved street, but flood and pandemic damage has left many baths closed, so check which ones are currently operating before visiting.
Shimon-yu
Day visitors: Yes
Nakagawa Onsen
¥500 · Day visitors: Yes
A small family-run hot spring bath house near Yufuin offering a public bath and several private family baths where you mix in cold water yourself; it is closed on Thursdays and opens only from early afternoon.
Yufuin Kenko Onsenkan
¥520 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A low-cost municipal hot-spring and swimming-pool complex near Yufuin station, used mainly by locals, with an outdoor bath overlooking Mt. Yufu; sauna and pool cost extra, and a 2026 policy change removed soap/shampoo and added a Thursday closure.
Yunotsubo Onsen
Day visitors: Yes
Yufuin - a dream Square
¥1,000 · Outdoor bath: Yes
A small guesthouse-style facility near Kinrin Lake in Yufuin offering a private hourly outdoor hot-spring bath and a separate doctor-fish foot bath; the foot bath is cash-only and the private bath must be reserved.
Taisho Yufunohana / Secret Hot Springs: Drops of Heaven and Earth
¥1,200 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A traditional Japanese ryokan near Yufuin known for its striking cobalt-blue, silky hot-spring outdoor bath with mountain views, offering both overnight stays and day-use bathing, though access is remote and best reached by taxi.
Tenchi no Shizuku Hidden Onsen
¥1,200 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
This is a remote open-air hot spring near Yufuin famous for its striking cobalt-blue water, offering day-use bathing with no indoor bath or sauna, and a relatively high fixed entry fee.
Ginnoyu
Day visitors: Yes
Mikoto Pia Honobono Onsen Hall
¥310 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes
A small, cheap municipal moor-spring bathhouse near Shonai Station in Yufu with one hot indoor pool and a tiny outdoor bath, mainly used by locals; bring your own soap and shampoo.
Gems Yufuin
Day visitors: Limited hours
Gems Yufuin is a small station-front hotel and café in Yufuin with a compact communal bath and sauna that use gender-swapped time slots, so check the women's hours before you plan to bathe.
Shonai-no-Sato
¥390 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No
Shonai-no-Sato is a small indoor day-use hot spring near Yufu offering a communal moor-spring bath and hourly rental family baths, with 390 yen adult day-use entry and no outdoor bath.
Shinohara Onsen
Day-use onsen
Shinohara Onsen is a small, no-frills local hot-spring bathhouse near Oita with a single hot moor-spring tub for day-use bathing; bring your own soap, shampoo and towel.
Ishibu Onsen
¥200 · Day visitors: Yes
Ishibu Onsen is a simple, coin-operated local communal bath in Yufuin with two indoor tubs of different temperatures, no soap or shampoo, and a 200 yen entry fee, though it has sometimes restricted outsiders to residents only.
Tachiyoriyu Yufuin Taiyo
¥900 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No
A small indoor hot-spring bath in Yufuin with smooth, silky sodium-chloride water offered for day-use at 900 yen, but the famous blue-colored bath is reserved for overnight guests only.
Teyu
Day visitors: Yes
Teyu is a small free roadside hand-bath (teyu) near the station in Yufuin where visitors dip their hands in hot spring water rather than fully bathe.
Domoto-no-Yu
Day visitors: Local residents only
Domoto-no-Yu is a small local communal bathhouse that is reserved for residents only, so tourists cannot use it regardless of nationality.
Takemoto District Public Onsen
Day visitors: Local residents only
This is a small local public onsen restricted to residents of the Takemoto district, so tourists cannot bathe here even for day use.
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Rotenburo, confirmed by visitors
Free-flowing spring water
Gensen kakenagashi, not recirculated
With a sauna
Often with a cold plunge
Questions
Common questions
Which baths in Yufu admit day visitors?
21 of 27 baths admit day visitors according to reviews; 2 are for staying guests or local residents only. That matters more than it sounds: across Oita, 20 baths turned out to be residents- or guests-only.
What does a bath in Yufu cost?
Adult admission ranges from ¥200 to ¥1,200; the median is ¥510. 0 baths are free.
