Sand SPA Beppu Kaihin Sunayu
Sand SPA 別府海浜砂湯 · Beppu Onsen
Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.
Visiting for the day
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. Please contact the facility.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Large indoor bath, bookable on its own from Feb 2026.
Indoor bath
Beach sand bath: you lie on the sand in a yukata and an attendant shovels onsen-heated sand over you, with the sound of the waves alongside.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.Apr-May 8:00-20:00 (last reception 19:00); Jun-Oct 8:00-22:00 (21:00); Nov-Mar 8:00-18:00 (17:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,5001,500 yen is the large bath only (children 6-12 1,000 yen), a ticket type introduced on 18 Feb 2026. The sand bath plus large bath is 2,500 yen for adults and 1,800 yen for children 6-12; it includes a sand-bath yukata, bath towel and face towel. Under 6 cannot use the sand bath. Closed irregularly, about twice a month.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- On Shonin-ga-hama beach north of central Beppu, inside the TKP SHONIN PARK complex, with 104 free parking spaces. This replaces the old municipal Beppu Kaihin Sunayu, which the city closed on 31 March 2023; the new sand bath opened on 24 July 2025, so older guidebooks and travel sites still show the municipal prices and hours.
- Official website
- www.shoninpark.jp/guide/spa
Staying nearby
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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
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for day visits is not stated on the official website.
More onsen in and around Beppu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.