Ōita · Beppu Onsen
Myōban Yu-no-Sato
明礬 湯の里
A milky open-air bath on a hillside above Beppu Bay. Thatched 'yunohana huts' where bath salts are harvested — a national cultural property — line the grounds and can be visited free. Hell-steamed food too.
- Price (adult)
- ¥800
- Hours
- 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00; varies by season)
- Closed
- Open daily (may close in bad weather)
- Access
- Kamenoi Bus from Beppu to Jizoyu-mae, 3 min walk
- Water type
- Sulfur spring
- Tattoos
- Private baths only
- Admission
- Large open-air rock bath: adults ¥800 / children (4–elementary) ¥400 (revised 13 Apr 2026, first rise in ~30 years). Discount coupons give ¥100 off
- Private baths
- Four thatched-roof rooms: Yufu, Tsurumi, Takasaki ¥2,000/hr; Ogiyama ¥2,500 (unchanged). 10:00–19:00 (last booking 18:00)
- Water
- Acidic sulfur simple spring, pH 2.2, 64.4 °C at source; milky-blue cloudy sulfur water
- Location
- 350 m above sea level, the highest of Beppu’s onsen villages; the rotenburo overlooks the city and Beppu Bay
- Phone
- 0977-66-8166
- Official site
- yuno-hana.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Why go
- Milky open-air bath over Beppu Bay
- Free visit to the yunohana huts
- Family baths and hell-steamed dishes
Yunohana huts and 300 years of tradition
Myoban Onsen is the highest of Beppu’s eight onsen areas (350 m), a sulfur field dotted with thatched “yunohana huts”. Inside, onsen steam is passed through blue clay on the floor and crystals of medicinal yunohana bath salts grow over about two months — a method dating from around 1725 and designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2006. Touring the huts is free and the shop sells yunohana and cosmetics. The big open-air rock bath sits above the huts, letting you gaze down on Beppu Bay from milky-blue water.
Tips & cautions
- The women’s bath is at the end of a long corridor; the site has slopes and steps.
- The small indoor tub next to the rotenburo has more concentrated water — many prefer it.
- Hours vary by season and weather (some periods close at 18:00 on weekdays); phone ahead for evening visits.
- Stamp No. 59 on the Beppu Hatto Onsen-do and a Kyushu 88 Onsen site.
- Often combined with nearby Beppu Onsen Hoyoland (mud bath, mixed).
Getting there
From JR Beppu west exit, Kamenoi bus toward APU/Safari ~25 min to “Jizoyu-mae”, 1 min walk. About 10 min by car from Beppu IC; free parking.
Before you go
- With tattoos, use the private or family baths rather than the main bath.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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