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Kujūkōgen Onsen

Oita · 久住高原温泉

Kujūkōgen Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 50.6°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring, sulfate spring and sulfur spring. Its sources put out around 50 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 3 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Bungo-Taketa Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 20 min, then a short taxi ride

Fly into Fukuoka. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Bicarbonate springSulfate springSulfur spring

The water here

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — OitaInns with a private bath — Oita

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Taketa City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Nagayu OnsenOita · 長湯温泉Same area
Bicarbonate springCarbon dioxide spring
Hokkein OnsenOita · 法華院温泉Same area
Sulfate springSulfur spring
Shichirida OnsenOita · 七里田温泉Same area
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Akagawa OnsenOita · 赤川温泉Same area
Sulfate spring+2
Oginosato OnsenOita · 荻の里温泉Same area
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Bengaranoyu OnsenOita · 紅殻之湯温泉Same area
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Namegawa OnsenYamagata · 滑川温泉Also sulfur and sulfate
Bicarbonate spring+2
Tazawako-Kōgen OnsenkyōAkita · 田沢湖高原温泉郷Also sulfur and sulfate
Bicarbonate spring+2
Kumanoyu OnsenNagano · 熊の湯温泉Also sulfur and sulfate
Bicarbonate spring+2
Naruko OnsenMiyagi · 鳴子温泉Also sulfur and sulfate
Chloride spring+3
Tsubame OnsenNiigata · 燕温泉Also sulfur and sulfate
Chloride spring+3
Hakuba Yari OnsenNagano · 白馬鑓温泉Also sulfur and bicarbonate
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring

The numbers

Water temperature
50.6°C
Discharge
50 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
大分県竹田市久住町久住

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.