Onsen in Oita
43 hot springs, 32 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 5 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Oita
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
Takegawara Onsen
Kaimonji Onsen
Furosen
Ekimae Koto Onsen
Shibaseki Onsen
Horita Onsen
Kannawa Mushiyu
Hyotan Onsen
Yuya Ebisu
Myoban Yunosato Private Baths
Nageshi Onsen
Tanoyu Onsen
Hamawaki Onsen
Hamada Onsen
Kiyosen
Yuto Pier Hamawaki
Shibunoyu
Kotobuki Onsen
Kitamatogahama Onsen
Umezono Onsen
Kamitanoyu Kunichiten Onsen
Konohana Onsen
Higashimachi Onsen
Shinoyu Onsen
Mukaibaru Onsen
Off-Yu
Chinetsu Kanko Labo Enma
Hidamari Onsen Hana no Yu
Yumehinoki no Yu Daibutsu Onsen
Yuyama no Sato Onsen
Okatano-yu
Oyado Yunooka
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Ekimae Koto Onsen
Beppu Onsen Suginoi Hotel
Yama no Hotel Musouen
Yufuin Tsukanoma
Oyado Yunooka
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Myoban YunosatoVisited4.8
- Yama no Hotel MusouenVisited4.5
- Beppu Onsen Suginoi HotelVisited4.3
- Yuya EbisuVisited4.2
- Okamotoya RyokanVisited4.1
- Yufuin TsukanomaVisited4.1
- Sand SPA Beppu Kaihin SunayuVisited3.8
- Yuyama no Sato OnsenVisited3.8
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Myoban YunosatoVisited4.8
- Okamotoya RyokanVisited4.8
- Yufuin TsukanomaVisited4.8
- Myoban Yunosato Private BathsVisited4.7
- Yuya EbisuVisited4.5
- Yuyama no Sato OnsenVisited4.5
- Hyotan OnsenVisited4.3
- KakujusenVisited4.3
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Yufuin TamanoyuVisited4.5
- Hyotan OnsenVisited4.4
- Beppu Onsen Suginoi HotelVisited4.3
- Yuto Pier HamawakiVisited4.2
- Chinetsu Kanko Labo EnmaVisited4.0
- Takegawara OnsenVisited3.9
- Kaimonji OnsenVisited3.9
- Sand SPA Beppu Kaihin SunayuVisited3.7
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- Hyotan OnsenVisited4.6
- Yufuin TamanoyuVisited4.5
- Beppu Onsen Suginoi HotelVisited4.4
- Yuto Pier HamawakiVisited4.1
- Chinetsu Kanko Labo EnmaVisited4.0
- Okamotoya RyokanVisited3.6
- Yama no Hotel MusouenVisited3.6
- Sand SPA Beppu Kaihin SunayuVisited3.6
Every onsen we have checked in Oita
Takegawara Onsen
Kaimonji Onsen
Furosen
Ekimae Koto Onsen
Shibaseki Onsen
Horita Onsen
Kannawa Mushiyu
Hyotan Onsen
Yuya Ebisu
Myoban Yunosato Private Baths
Myoban Yunosato
Kakujusen
Sand SPA Beppu Kaihin Sunayu
Beppu Onsen Suginoi Hotel
Myoban Yamanoyu
Okamotoya Ryokan
Yama no Hotel Musouen
Yufuin Tsukanoma
Yufuin Tamanoyu
Yunotsubo Onsen
Kuahju Yufuin Health Onsen Hall
Nageshi Onsen
Tanoyu Onsen
Hamawaki Onsen
Hamada Onsen
Kiyosen
Yuto Pier Hamawaki
Shibunoyu
Kotobuki Onsen
Kitamatogahama Onsen
Umezono Onsen
Kamitanoyu Kunichiten Onsen
Konohana Onsen
Higashimachi Onsen
Shinoyu Onsen
Mukaibaru Onsen
Off-Yu
Chinetsu Kanko Labo Enma
Hidamari Onsen Hana no Yu
Yumehinoki no Yu Daibutsu Onsen
Yuyama no Sato Onsen
Okatano-yu
Oyado Yunooka
Planning a trip to Oita
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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.