Yuyama no Sato Onsen

A perfect Onsen experience. We were looking for a local Onsen in nature away from the tourism crowds and this was just that. You check in at the families home and walk through a bamboo forest to reach the 7 natural springs. The waters vary in temperature and minerals and there’s a natural waterfall to dip into when you get to hot. We went for an hour and ended up spending the entire day.

This is my favorite outdoors onsen from Beppu, the onsen is in a forest (there is a ~10 minute walk), the water is hot but confortabile. There is a beautiful cold waterfall right near the onsen and also a steam bath. Very nice!

Great little place really nice family run business. I recommend people to go here if you want to get away from the town and the tourists a little bit more nature well actually a lot of nature!🌲♨️ It’s ¥900 and you should take some swimming costumes with you or you have to purchase some there for additional fee (200yen. For these are throwaway swimming costumes made with very cheap paper like material they don’t last lol they’re one time only use!) Pulling in all the great day, plenty of little different bath to go into some very hot some just right you can even go under the waterfall after you’ve come out the steam room 蒸し風呂☺️

This place is so incredibly rad. Different from a lot of the other onsens you'll find, this place is fairly rustic. You'll stop by the owner's home just off the road where you pay your (extremely reasonable) entrance fee (600yen for us). If you didn't bring a swimsuit and towel you can pay another 300 yen to rent both. From there you'll have to walk through a beautiful bamboo forest to get to the bathing area. Once there it is an incredible little oasis of hot springs with multiple baths, a cold waterfall, and steam room (its really a tent but it fits the vibe). Anyway, extremely worth the bus ride, highly recommend.

Highlight of our trip -- several baths located in a beautiful forest. The owner was very friendly and helpful. It's about a 10 minute walk through a bamboo forest to the baths. There's a bus stop nearby but we got a taxi for convenience. We came in the middle of the day on a weekday and there was only 1 or 2 other people there. I can't recommend this highly enough! Absolutely beautiful and so relaxing.

What a magical experience from first stepping into the property. The owners were working at the house putting Shiitake spot into logs. These people have put so much love into creating this place. The two sisters are married to two brothers and it all work for them. The pools are well placed and to find some it's a treasure hunt. Like the steam room. It's so creatively done. One pool is true hot. The bamboo forest is so beautiful. Bamboo shoots is a side like income too. They harvest and cook them over bricked steam cookers. The couple s are so nice and really happy to have a chat. I didn't want to leave.

Completely outdoor onsen which is basically outside the back of someone’s house and down a hill. 600¥ for entry and 100¥ for a small towel or 300¥ for a large. You have to bring bathers as it is outdoors and mixed bathing, they provide swimsuit for a small fee but I just went in my jocks as I forgot to bring any. Also recommend bringing water as I forgot and got pretty dehydrated and ended up drinking out of the waterfall there since there’s no drink fountain (there is a vending machine back on the road but it’s a bit of a walk) Recommended to me from the owner of Omoloso hostel as a hidden gem Onsen and he was completely right, the mud bath there was also a great experience, ended up finding sand in my clothes days later though 😂

great nature onsen ! don’t forget to bring a swimsuit because it’s mixed