Kabeyu Tennen Dokutsu Onsen Ryokan Fukumotoya

壁湯天然洞窟温泉 旅館 福元屋かべゆてんねんどうくつおんせん りょかん ふくもとや

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Oita

Day Use

Yes
10:00–16:00
¥400

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

Mixed BathingYes

Shared bathing area for all genders

Highlights

Cave Bath

Programs

About

The signature bath at Fukumotoya is a semi-outdoor cave pool cut directly into the rock beside the river, low-ceilinged, dim, and fed by a radium-bearing simple spring that naturally wells up at only around 36°C. The coolish temperature and cave setting make it unlike most onsen; in winter it gets genuinely cold, but that's part of the charm of this tiny, nine-room ryokan.

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Sergey M
1 year ago

494. 壁湯天然洞窟温泉 旅館 福元屋, Oita ★★ Visited for higaeri, 400 yen, access to the mixed outdoor cave bath by the river. Higaeri available from 10:00 to 16:00. They stamp the 88 Kyushu Onsens passport. Listed among the "secret" Hitou onsens. Located deep in the countryside at the edge of the prefecture. Bath photos from the internet, matches reality. Mixed bath with a view of trees and cherry blossoms from the bath. Located inside a small cave. Very natural atmosphere — beyond the edge of the onsen and past the fence there's a river. Water is clear, temperature around 37. Very interesting place, noted it for a potential overnight stay. Getting there is very inconvenient, but the Hitou expectations are fully met here. 07.04.2025

Last updated July 19, 2026