Takegawara Onsen

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Takegawara Onsen, founded in 1879 with its current building featuring a magnificent, historic Karahafu-style wooden structure built in the early Showa period, is a prestigious and highly renowned public bathhouse conveying Beppu's long history and traditional essence. Stepping inside immediately welcomes travelers into a retro, nostalgic world of Japan's good old hot spring emotions. The absolute highlight here is the famous traditional "Sunayu" (Sand Bath), where your body is buried under local black sand comfortably warmed by natural hot spring heat, whose heavy, soothing warmth gently melts away daily stress and bodily fatigue from the deep core. Soak in the high-quality, history-filled bath to fully experience Japan's prestigious therapeutic bathing culture. It is a premier sanctuary.