Shibaseki, Beppu, Oita
Shibaseki Onsen
A well-equipped municipal bath on Beppu's outskirts, with indoor and outdoor pools, a steam bath and a family bath. The spring classification differs for the steam bath, and the afternoon cleaning hour applies to the public pools.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Public baths 07:00–20:00; family bath 09:00–20:00, last reception 19:00. Closed for cleaning from 13:00 to 14:00. Closed on the second Wednesday of each month, or the following day if it is a public holiday. Adult admission ¥300; family bath ¥2,000 per hour for up to four people.
- Tattoo policy
- Accepted according to Beppu's current official tourism page for this facility; follow any temporary on-site rule.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 53.5°C in an analysis dated January 8, 2020, measured at the storage-tank outlet.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Shibaseki Onsen source.
- Spring classification
- The indoor, outdoor and family baths use a simple spring; the steam bath uses a sodium-chloride and sulfate spring.
- pH
- 6.0 in the January 8, 2020 analysis.
- Flow rate
- Not measured.
- Water handling
- The facility lists source-flowing water. It has public indoor and outdoor baths, a steam bath and a separate family bath.
- Analysis date
- 2020-01-08
The analysis temperature is a dated source-side measurement, not a fixed bath temperature. Temporary closures are governed by Beppu City's municipal-bath calendar.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
