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Takegawara Onsen
竹瓦温泉Oita · Kyushu
Built in 1879 and rebuilt in its current Meiji-style wooden form in 1938, Takegawara Onsen is Beppu's oldest and most iconic public bathhouse. It offers both a standard hot-spring soaking bath and its famous sunayu sand bath, where attendants bury visitors up to the neck in naturally heated sand.
- Best season
- Year-round
- Crowd level
- Popular
- Rating
- 4.1· 5,127 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon–Tue 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM
- Admission
- regular bath adult, sand bath separate 1500
- Nearest station
- Beppu Station (JR) — approx 10-minute walk
- Website
- takegawara-onsen.com
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
6:30–22:30Sun closedStored weekly hours
Mon–Tue 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM
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onsenhistoryoff-the-beaten-path
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