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Our guide
Yufuin Onsen is an extensive hot-spring area in Yufu, in a green valley beneath Mount Yufu, and the town's economy rests on domestic tourism, gift shops and bathing. A short walk from the centre you are among rice fields, houses and upmarket ryokan, with a few temples.
One thing to know when planning: some onsen take day visitors, but many are for overnight guests only, and of the local public baths (sentō), only Shitanyu is open to tourists — the rest are for residents. If you want a hike, Mount Yufu can be climbed in about 90 minutes. Yufuin Station on the Kyūdai Main Line is about 1.3 km from the point this page is mapped to.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Yufuin Onsen -Musōen 02 — Yasuhiro from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- 由布院駅前の馬車 — KCyamazaki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Yufuin morning fog 02 — Miya.m · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Yufuin morning fog 01 — Miya.m · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kyudai Main Line Yufuin Station Panoramic — G43 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Yufuin Onsen -Musōen — Yasuhiro from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Yufuin Onsen Rotenburo — R34SkylineGT-R V-SpecⅡNür · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- View of Mount Yufudake and Yufuin Onsen Street in front of Yufuin Station — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Yufuin Station Sign — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Grand torii of Unaguhime Shrine in Yufuin Onsen Street — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Yufuin Onsen (由布院温泉, Yufuin Onsen) is an extensive hot spring system in the city of Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Yufuin is famous for natural hot springs (温泉, onsen), resulting in a local economy based on domestic tourism, gift shops and hot-spring bathing. Some onsen are available to day tourists, but many are strictly for overnight guests. There are also sentō, which are the traditional public baths used by locals. One of these, the Shitanyu, can be used by tourists, while the others are for use by local residents only. Located in a green valley beneath the spectacular Mount Yufu (由布岳, Yufudake), a short walk from the town centre is a mix of paddy fields, housing and upmarket ryokan, with a few temples. Mount Yufu, or Yufu-dake, can be hiked in about 90 minutes.
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What to expect at this type of place: Hot spring
Nearby station
Nearby station: Yufuin (Kyūdai Main Line), about 1.3 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
Stay the night
An onsen town is at its best in the evening and early morning, after the day visitors have gone.
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