Chousenji — Attraction in Beppu

Amazing special private onsen in the temple premises! Entrance is by donation (how much is up to you). You need to go and ring the bell at the monks house, just walk the path on the right while facing the temple, you'll see the brown sliding doors and the doorbell. A very sweet and friendly old lady will welcome you in and give you a notebook to sign. You need to write the date, your name, your address and country. Then put your donation to the box. You can get the onsen stamp there as well. After you finish bathing you don't need to come back here, you just leave. Operating hours 10:00-16:00, there is parking. You need to bring your own shampoos and towel. The onsen (which is called "Yakushiyu") is located in a small white painted structure at the left as you enter the temple premises, it has a big wooden sign. Leave your shoes at the doorstep as you enter and lock the door, the onsen is private. There are baskets to put your clothes and stuff and empty bowls to wash up using water from the tub. DO NOT use the bowls of buckets which are filled with water to wash up, use the water from the tub. The onsen water is 100% pure, you can't add water to cool it down and its quite hot. So the filled up buckets and bowls have onsen water which has been cooled down by time which you can use to reduce the temperature of the water while bathing and still keep it 100% pure! Make sure to fill up any bucket/bowl you use and put it back in place to cool down for the next person. Be careful while you are washing up not to wet the changing area which is very close to the tub. The tub is small size made of stone tiles. The whole room is painted white, has a little stone Buddha and a big glass window which brings in lots of natural light, excellent atmosphere for bathing! You will notice two tubes which bring in the onsen water, a small one which is fixed and a bigger one with more water flow which probably is flowing most of the water out of the tub, that is because with so much water flow the water temperature will be too hot, it has a small hole on the side which flows less water to the smaller tube. The big tube doesn't have a fixed position, it can move but better leave it as you found it. After you finish make sure to leave the place clean and the door open for the next person. This is definitely an onsen for the onsen aficionados, definitely one of my favorites! Gensen...

温泉巡りで訪れました。くりを訪ねたところ、ご返事がなかったので返りかけたところでご婦人が対応していただけたので訪問の訳を説明したところ招き入れてくださり、御記帳させてもらい、心付け納めさせていただき、薬師様にお参りして入湯させていただきました。🙏ノンビリしたところで外の休み処で汗が引くのを境内を眺めながらノンビリしていると、何やら写真を撮らせて下さいととの事で？説明を受けたところ撮影した写真を眺めながらドットの様にして都市の空撮画を作品とされるアーティストの方と伺い、作品を見せていただきました。まるで写真撮影の様な作品に大感激。😲自身の道楽でこの様な出会いも有るのかな？と感嘆しきり、境内各々お参りさせていただき改めて八十八湯常...

2019-9 お寺の敷地内にある小さな混浴😅 昔は温泉は混浴が当たり前👌

1044年、後冷泉天皇が湯治の為に柴石温泉を訪れた際、そのお礼に寄進された「長泉寺」 その境内に造られた「薬師湯」は、近くにある龍巻地獄から湯を引いています。

社務所の中には、お父様が描かれたステキな絵が飾られていました😊

温泉はというと、加水無しの為、熱目でしたが、窓が開いており風通しが良く気持ちよかったです。 御利益がありそうな予感😆✨

入湯料 100円 ...