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Kabuyu (Misasa Onsen public bath)

株湯 · Misasa Onsen

Policy not published (day visit)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

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Visiting for the day

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How it scores

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Water4.5
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×Somewhere to sit — Bathe and leave
○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

The birthplace of Misasa Onsen and the cheapest way into its famous radon water: one small, hot, free-flowing tub in a stone bath hall, rebuilt in 2010 and refreshed in 2023. There is nothing to look at and nowhere to linger, but the riverside Kawara-buro, foot baths and the old inn street are all on foot. Bring your own towel and soap.

Every onsen on this site is scored against the same written rubric, and every score has been reviewed by the editor. The ones marked Visited were also bathed in personally.

The baths

Indoor bath

The 'original bath' (motoyu) where Misasa Onsen is said to have begun - a small stone bath hall fed straight from a high-radon spring. The water runs hot; pour it over yourself first. Renovated and reopened in October 2023. A free foot bath and a drinking fountain stand outside.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits
Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
9:00-20:45 (Mondays 10:00-20:45), last entry 20:15
Day visit price
¥400
400 yen for adults and 250 yen for children aged 3 to primary-school age. The foot bath (8:00-21:00, Mondays from 10:00) and the drinking fountain (24 hours) outside are free. Older listings show 350 yen and longer hours from before the current rate - go by the tourism association page.
Staying overnight
No
Getting there
In Misasa Onsen town. Hinomaru buses from JR Kurayoshi Station reach the Misasa Onsen stops in about 20-25 minutes, roughly once an hour; the bath is a short walk through the old town from there.
Official website
misasaonsen.jp/sightseeings/sightseeing-1072

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Staying nearby

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Where to stay in Misasa OnsenAgoda ↗Compare on Booking.comBooking.com ↗Day-pass tickets and coupons for TottoriAsoview (Japanese-language site) ↗

Why Agoda for Japan: it lists a lot of ryokan and small inns that the Western booking sites never picked up, and it usually prices Japanese properties in yen, so you are not paying a conversion spread on top of the room rate. Worth comparing before you book — the difference on a ryokan is often larger than you would expect.

About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.

What we have not confirmed

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