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Hot Spring Baths (Onsen)	# 1   of 4 sights in Beppu

Hot spring steam in the streets of Beppu Beppu is one of the most famous hot spring resorts in Japan. The city is blessed by as many as eight different springs, named Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki, each featuring public baths and onsen accommodation. Together they produce more hot spring water than any other resort in the country. Beppu probably also offers the largest range of bath types to be enjoyed in Japan. Asides from the usual hot water baths, there are sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, steam baths and mud baths, which are basically muddy hot water baths. The tourist desk at Beppu Station provides foreign tourists with lists of public baths. Below is our own, incomplete list of just a few of the city's public baths: Tanayu (Suginoi Palace) Hours: 9:00 to 23:00 (entry until 21:30; longer hours for staying guests) Closed: No closing days Admission: 1000 yen (weekdays), 1500 yen (weekends and holidays) Suginoi, the leading ryokan in town, offers elegant outdoor pools on the building's roof. The spectacular views over the city are not obstructed by any fences. Onsen Hoyo Land Hours: 9:00 to 22:00 (until 20:00 on Mondays) Closed: No closing days Admission: 1050 yen This run down but atmospheric public bath complex offers a wide range of baths, including rare mud baths. While the indoor baths are gender separated, the outdoor zone is mixed. Takegawara Hours: 6:30 to 22:30 (sand bath from 8:00, entry until 21:30) Closed: Sand bath closed on third Wednesday of every month Admission: 1000 yen (sand bath) 100 yen (regular bath only) First constructed in 1879, Takegawara Spa is Beppu's most famous bath house, offering sand and regular baths in an atmosphere of the past. Hyotan Onsen Hours: 9:00 to 1:00am Closed: Some irregular closing days Admission: 700 yen This public bath house offers regular indoor and outdoor hot water baths with "waterfalls" to massage your shoulders, steam baths and sand baths. Private baths and meals are also available. Ratings:    best of the best    best of Japan    outstanding

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English Links

Suginoi Official website in English. Hyotan Onsen Official English website (PDF file).

Japanese Links

Suginoi Official website. Onsen Hoyo Land Official website. Hyotan Onsen Official website.