Sand SPA Ticket (Beppu Kaihin Sunayu)
A ticket for a sand bath followed by a public hot-spring bath at Beppu Kaihin Sunayu (Sand SPA) on Beppu's Shoningahama coast.
Place · Shoningahama-cho, Beppu, Oita
Beppu Kaihin Sunayu (Sand SPA)
別府海浜砂湯
A seaside sand-bathing facility in Beppu on the Shoningahama coast, described by its operator as Beppu's only seaside sand bath.
Where it is
Explore on XTOUR Map
33.3119, 131.5015
Why go
Beppu Kaihin Sunayu, marketed in English as Sand SPA, stands on the Shoningahama coast in Beppu, Oita, at 795-1 Shoningahama-cho. Its operator, TKP Shonin Park, describes it as Beppu's only seaside sand bath, with a history that reaches back to the Heian period. Its opening hours and closing days change through the year and the operator publishes them on its own pages, so check them before you travel.
Getting here
How to get to Beppu Kaihin Sunayu (Sand SPA)
Vehicle
Vehicle suitability unknown
We have not verified what this approach needs. That is a gap in our research rather than a statement that any car will do, so check locally before committing to a hire car.
Road last checked 2026-09-29.
A description of the road, not an assurance about your trip. Conditions change with weather and season.
Ways to book this trip
Products that genuinely visit this place and can be used from where you are starting. Booking happens on the provider's own site.
Guided tour · skygate
Sand SPA Ticket (Beppu Kaihin Sunayu)
A ticket for a sand bath followed by a public hot-spring bath at Beppu Kaihin Sunayu (Sand SPA) on Beppu's Shoningahama coast.
Near Beppu Kaihin Sunayu (Sand SPA)
Museum
Beppu Kannawa Jigoku Onsen Museum
A hot-spring museum in Beppu's Kannawa district, run by Dotsl Co., that follows how rainwater becomes hot spring water over about 50 years.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Thermal spring
Oniishi Bozu Jigoku
Oniishi Bozu Jigoku, the bubbling grey-mud hot spring in Beppu's Kannawa district and one of the seven Beppu hells run by the Beppu Jigoku Kumiai.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Thermal spring
Umi Jigoku (Sea Hell)
Umi Jigoku, the cobalt-blue hot spring pond in Beppu's Kannawa district and one of the seven Beppu hells run by the Beppu Jigoku Kumiai.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Viewpoint
Beppu Tower
A 100-metre observation tower on Beppu's Kitahama waterfront that the operator says opened in 1957 and is a registered tangible cultural property.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Ways to visit
Trips that visit this place
Bookable experiences that include it.