Yama no Hotel Musouen

山のホテル夢想園やまのホテルむそうえん

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Oita

Day Use

Yes
10:00–14:30

Some baths are closed on a rotating schedule: Monday (indoor kashikiri), Tuesday (outdoor kashikiri), Wednesday (women's rotenburo), Thursday (men's small rotenburo), Friday (men's large rotenburo)

¥1,000

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Capabilities

Private BathYes

Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve

Room OnsenYes

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

TattooYes

Allows entry with visible tattoos

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels available to rent or borrow

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

御夢想温泉(40tタンク)

Gomusou Onsen (40 t Tank)

Operated by · 有限会社 夢想園産業

Mixed source

Simple
Color
colorless and clear
Taste
tasteless
Odor
odorless

Sodium Bicarbonate-Chloride spring

pH 8.6AlkalineHot source · 72°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint0.7 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺82
HCO₃⁻49
Cl⁻34
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Bicarbonate HCO₃⁻
"soda" — softens skin, leaves it smooth.
Known good for
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A blend: water from two wellheads in Yufuin is brought together in a 40-tonne tank, and the certificate takes its sample there, after mixing. What comes out is an alkaline simple thermal spring — lightly mineralized and gentle, with nothing sharp about it — yet hot enough at the source to sit among Japan's hottest natural waters. The alkalinity gives it the slippery feel of Japan's beauty-water family, and a generous 181 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother afterwards.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Aug 27, 2024·公益社団法人大分県薬剤師会·Cert no. 大薬検 第7R-24080010号

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Views

Mountains

About

Yama no Hotel Musouen sits on a hillside above the Yufuin basin, its open-air baths looking out over Mt. Yufudake. The ryokan traces its roots to 1938, when it opened as a lodging built around the Gomusoyu (御夢想温泉) spring. The baths are the main draw: the large women's rotenburo is famous for its wide-open views across the valley, while the men's Kobo-no-yu (弘法の湯) is the oldest bath on the property, housed in a thatched-roof building alongside a stone said to be connected to the spring's origins. Private family baths are available on a walk-in basis, and some rooms in the newer wing come with their own outdoor onsen bath. Day-use bathing is also available in the mornings.

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Sergey M
6 months ago· edited

730. Yama no Hotel Musouen, Yufuin ★★★ I went for a day visit for 1000. Public baths and private baths are included, I did not use the private baths. Day visits are listed from 10:00 to 14:30 (last entry at 14:00), but on certain days some baths are closed: Monday (indoor kashikiri), Tuesday (outdoor kashikiri), Wednesday (women's rotenburo), Thursday (men's small rotenburo), Friday (men's large rotenburo). On some days there may be no day visits at all. 1. Huge outdoor stone bath. The view outside is of the mountain and trees, the view inside is of the changing room building with a thatched roof. The water is clear, temperature 40.5. 2. Small outdoor stone bath. The water is clear, temperature 42-43. A top onsen with a great rotenburo, a must-visit. 06.01.2026

Last updated July 16, 2026