Kuju Highlands, Taketa, Oita Prefecture
Par Club Daichi-no-Yu
An inexpensive highland bath with a source-fed spring and five family-bath rooms. A drive is the practical way to get here, and current prices differ between the tourism association and the operator's older page.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- March–November 10:00–19:00, last admission 18:00; December–February 10:00–18:00, last admission 17:00. Closed Tuesdays; the operator says August may have no fixed closing day, so check before going. The newer dated tourism listing gives adults ¥480, children ¥280 and a 50-minute family bath ¥2,200; pay the on-site rate if it differs.
- Access
- About 25 minutes by car from JR Bungo-Taketa Station. Public transport does not take visitors directly to the entrance.
- Tattoo policy
- No formal tattoo rule was found on the current operator or tourism pages reviewed; ask before visiting if relevant.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 56.1°C, in the 2026 Taketa tourism listing.
- Bathing temperature
- A fixed pool temperature is not published.
- Spring classification
- Bicarbonate spring; the water is described as pale green-brown.
- Water handling
- A self-flowing source from about 900 m underground is used as a source-flowing bath. The operator has not published complete pool-by-pool water-addition, heating, circulation or disinfection details.
The newer tourism listing gives higher prices than the operator's older website. Five family-bath rooms are confirmed, but the available material does not establish that all are private outdoor baths.
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.
