Three Public Baths Near Beppu Station: Takegawara, Furoisen and Kaimonji

Checked: September 27, 2026

Beppu’s station-area municipal baths are inexpensive, but their layouts and cleaning breaks can shape a short visit. The choice is less about which ticket costs ¥50 less and more about whether you want a historic bathhouse, different pool temperatures or a more accessible layout.

All three are public, gender-separated indoor baths. None offers an ordinary visitor a reservable private bath or an outdoor pool.

Prices are the current published adult rates. Small towels, soap and other supplies may cost extra, and the baths can close on their regular maintenance day or for repairs. Check Beppu City’s closure calendar before making a special trip.

Takegawara is more about the building and sand bath

The present wooden building dates to 1938, and the bath is about a ten-minute walk from JR Beppu Station. The standard bath costs ¥300. Its signature sand bath costs ¥1,500; you change into a provided yukata and lie on warm sand while a staff member covers you. Up to eight people can use it at once, and the final reception may move earlier when it is busy. Reservations are not accepted.

The standard bath and sand bath are different experiences, with different spring-analysis records. Published source temperatures are not bathing-pool temperatures. If you want to compare the details or plan the sand-bath visit, see our Takegawara Onsen guide.

Kaimonji is a gentler first stop

Kaimonji is roughly five minutes on foot from the station. It has two pools at different temperatures, which gives you a choice if you are not used to Beppu’s hotter community baths. The facility is listed as barrier-free, with an entrance ramp, no steps, an accessible toilet, grab rails and bath-use wheelchairs. A visitor using one of those chairs needs to transfer into the facility’s bath chair.

Entry is ¥250 for adults and ¥100 for children; children below school age are free. It is open from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm, except for cleaning from 2 to 3 pm. The second Monday of the month is the regular closure day, subject to holiday changes.

Furoisen has more room to move

Furoisen is also about five minutes from the station. The municipal site describes it as having the largest bathing pool among the city’s public baths, with hot and cooler sections. Its renovated building has a lift, an entrance ramp, bath-use wheelchairs and grab rails. These details make it the strongest of the three to ask about if an older traveller or someone with limited mobility is coming along; they do not guarantee that every part of the bathing route will suit every need.

Adult entry is ¥250. Like Kaimonji, it opens from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm and closes from 2 to 3 pm for cleaning. Its usual closure is the first Monday of the month, with holiday changes possible.

Beppu’s visitor listings mark all three baths as tattoo-permitted. Takegawara, Kaimonji and Furoisen are still shared, gender-separated baths, not private rooms. If you need to bathe with a partner or avoid a shared changing room, look at our Beppu private day-bath comparison.

For a wider comparison that includes the municipal bath in Minamimachi, see the Beppu municipal onsen guide.

Sources

• Beppu City: Takegawara Onsen
• Beppu City: Kaimonji Onsen
• Beppu City: Furoisen
• Beppu City municipal bath closure calendar
• Beppu visitor listing: Takegawara
• Beppu visitor listing: Kaimonji
• Beppu visitor listing: Furoisen

Tags: Beppu public baths, municipal onsen, Beppu Station, Takegawara Onsen, Kaimonji Onsen, Furoisen