たけべ八幡温泉

I like the hot outside bath. Small but very good effect.

This is a truly local onsen. Everything was well organized. There is a gift and souvenir shop at the entrance selling Okayama specialties. The red bean sweets I think is a bestseller. The restaurant, perfect for either before or after the onsen experience serves delicious meals. I think it closes a few after hours after noon. Close to the onsen is an “honesty garage sale” where Japanese dining ceramics and vases can each be had for only fifty yen.

It was a comfortable atmosphere. The bath was not too hot so I could soak slowly. There are open-air baths and on clear nights, you can bathe looking at the stars. After getting out of the bath I enjoyed drinking coffee milk- it made me feel refreshed. I would like to go again!

Takebr Yahata Onsen is a modern hot spring place, with good quality Onsen waters and big and modern building. It is not an hotel, just hot spring olace. Location is nice next to the river and mountains in a rural village. Nice place for relaxing!

This hot spring is awesome! The family bath is a really nice, big space to relax and enjoy the bath. It was a bit of a drive from Okayama, but it was worth it. There was also about a 1 hour wait when we arrived, but it wasn't too bad. The parking lot was not where we expected it to be, since it looks like cars could park at the building, but the parking lot is actually a separate place at the intersection nearby.