Shichirida Onsen Konoha-no Yu

427. Shichirida Onsen Konoha-no Yu and Shitan-Yu, Taketa, Oita ★ An onsen with two buildings, Konoha-no Yu and Shitan-Yu, ¥400 each. The stated hours are 9:00 to 20:00. They stamp the Kyushu 88 Onsen stamp rally, but only when you pay and visit Shitan-Yu. Because of translation difficulties, it was not immediately clear why they were not stamping my card. I thought I had parsed the location wrong and needed to go somewhere else, but a taxi driver who happened to stop by and give me a ride helped sort it out and explained the stamp nuance to the ladies. 1. Konoha-no Yu. There was a cool story here. I was leaving the bath area and heading to the changing room, and at that moment a Japanese woman walked into the changing room, she had mistaken it for the other one. She froze for a moment, apologized, and instead of leaving the changing room, started explaining and telling me things in a tone that sounded like she was making excuses. When she finished her speech, she apologized again and left. From the voices outside the changing room, I think the staff started talking with her and they all had a laugh. 1.1. Inside, there is a bath with cloudy white-green water, temperature 42. It is easy to breathe inside. 1.2. An outdoor round bath with cloudy white-green water, temperature 39. A view of an industrial "tank". 1.3. An outdoor empty bath without water. 2. Shitan-Yu. It is in a separate building down the street parallel to the river. They give you a key to pass through, and you then have to return it to the reception at Konoha-no Yu. The bath photo online matches. An indoor bath with strongly carbonated water, temperature 37. It is easy to breathe inside. It turned out to be a funny visit, with the stamp nuance, the taxi driver who sorted things out, and the woman who burst into the changing room. 15.01.2025