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Myoban Onsen (Yunohana Huts)
明礬温泉（湯の花小屋）Oita · Kyushu
Beppu's highest-elevation hot spring district, famous for its cluster of triangular thatched-roof yunohana-goya huts, where sulfur-rich bath salts are still harvested from natural steam vents using a method unchanged since the Edo period, designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2006.
- Best season
- Year-round
- Year-round; steam huts are especially atmospheric in cooler autumn and winter months
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.0· 2,304 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Admission
- Viewing the yunohana thatched huts is free (8:30–18:00, free parking). Bathing in the on-site large open-air rock bath (大露天岩風呂) is separate: adults ¥800, children 4–elementary ¥400.
- Nearest station
- Beppu Station (JR) — approx 20-25 min by bus
- Website
- yuno-hana.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–18:00Admission
- Viewing the yunohana thatched huts is free (8:30–18:00, free parking). Bathing in the on-site large open-air rock bath (大露天岩風呂) is separate: adults ¥800, children 4–elementary ¥400.
Stored weekly hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tags
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