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Mantenbō Onsen

Oita · 満天望温泉

Mantenbō Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 54.4°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring.

Getting there

From Fukuokaabout 2 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Yufuin Station (JR)
  2. Many inns send a car to the station — ask when you book

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

Bicarbonate 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.

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
Kujūkōgen OnsenOita · 久住高原温泉Same area
Bicarbonate spring+2

Similar water elsewhere

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

Takeo OnsenSaga · 武雄温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Shiobitashi OnsenKagoshima · 塩浸温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Kitagō OnsenMiyazaki · 北郷温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Sasakura OnsenNiigata · 笹倉温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Settsukyo Hot SpringOsaka · 摂津峡温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring
Ukenokuchi OnsenOita · 筌の口温泉Also bicarbonate
Bicarbonate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
54.4°C
Address in Japanese
大分県竹田市

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.