Kannawa Mushiyu (Beppu Municipal Steam Bath)
市営 鉄輪むし湯
A municipal hot-spring facility run by the city of Beppu. It is said to have been founded in 1276 (Kenji 2, Kamakura period) by the monk Ippen. The floor of the roughly eight-tatami stone chamber is heated by hot-spring steam and covered with sekisho (Acorus gramineus), a medicinal herb that grows only along clear streams; bathers lie down on it wearing a yukata. Men's and women's chambers are separate, each accommodating up to four people at a time. The poet Ujo Noguchi wrote of the scent of sekisho here.
| Address | 〒874-0046 大分県別府市鉄輪上1組 |
|---|---|
| Nearest station | JR別府駅（西口からバス約20分「鉄輪」下車、徒歩約3分） |
| Private / shared | Shared |
| Style | 薬草蒸し（温泉熱で温めた石室の床に薬草・石菖を敷き、その上に浴衣で横たわる蒸し湯） |
| Hours | 6時30分から20時まで（最終受付19時30分）／7月1日〜9月30日は7時30分から19時30分まで（最終受付19時）／休館日：第4木曜日（祝日の場合は翌日） |
| Closed | 第4木曜日（祝日の場合は翌日） |
| Opened | 1276年（鎌倉時代・建治2年、一遍上人による創設と伝わる） |
| Herbs used | 石菖（セキショウ） |
| Price | むし湯 700円（中学生以上入浴可能）／レンタル浴衣 220円／貸しバスタオル 210円 |
| Information checked | 2026-08-24 |
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