Ōita · Nagayu Onsen
Nagayu Onsen Gozen-yu
長湯温泉療養文化館 御前湯
The flagship bathhouse of Nagayu Onsen in Ōita, which bills itself as Japan's best carbonated spring. Its European look comes from a sister-city tie with Bad Krozingen in Germany, and inside the water flows straight from the source with no heating or dilution. The rust-brown sodium-bicarbonate water is rich in iron and CO₂, and fine bubbles cling to your skin in the tub. Gender-separated indoor and open-air baths on the 1st and 3rd floors swap daily. Open 06:00–21:00 (last entry 20:00) — great for an early soak; closed the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Adults from outside the city pay ¥700; a private family bath is ¥2,400 for 50 minutes. Cards and QR payment accepted. 25 minutes by car from JR Bungo-Taketa Station.
- Price (adult)
- ¥700
- Hours
- 06:00–21:00
- Closed
- 3rd Wed
- Access
- About 25 min by car from JR Bungo-Taketa Station, or about 60 min by Ōita Bus (Nagayu line) to 'Gozenyu-mae'; about 50 min by car from Yufuin IC
- Water type
- Bicarbonate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0974-64-1400
- Official site
- www.gozenyu.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
Stay in this onsen town
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Why go
- Japan's top carbonated spring, free-flowing
- Rust-brown bath open from 6 am
- Private bath ¥2,400 / 50 min
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 公式サイト（6:00–21:00 受付20:00・第3水曜休・市外大人700円）／竹田市観光ガイド 2026-08
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