Beppu Onsen Takegawara Onsen is a historic public bathhouse in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, beloved as a symbol of Beppu. Founded in 1879, the current building was built in 1938 and features a retro wooden structure with a karahafu roof. It has a unique atmosphere that makes you feel like you've traveled back in time, and is loved by locals and many tourists alike. The greatest attraction of Takegawara Onsen is its historical charm and the unique hot spring experience that is only possible in Beppu.
The baths are divided into men's and women's baths. The baths are characterized by different spring qualities, with the men's bath being black water and the women's bath being white water.
The spring quality is sodium, calcium, magnesium chloride bicarbonate spring, and the source temperature is about 53.8°C. In addition to cuts, burns, and chronic skin diseases, it has a wide range of benefits, including neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, stiff joints, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, poor circulation, recovery from illness, fatigue recovery, and health promotion.

The specialty of Takegawara Onsen is the "sand bath." This unique bathing method involves changing into a yukata robe and burying yourself in sand heated by the hot spring to warm yourself up. The weight of the sand and the heat of the hot spring gently envelop your body, encouraging sweating. It is very popular with tourists, as it is expected to have a detoxifying effect and improve blood circulation. After the sand bath, you can wash off the sweat in a regular hot spring (regular bath), refreshing both body and mind. The regular bath is a simple structure unique to a public bath used daily by locals, and is characterized by hotter water.