Jigokumushi (Hell-Steaming) in Beppu Kannawa Onsen: ¥400 Steamers Without Booking, and Enma by Reservation (2026)

For Jigokumushi (hell-steaming) in Beppu’s Kannawa Onsen, you can steam food yourself at “Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa” without a reservation, from ¥400 for a small steamer (within 15 minutes). If you would rather order a dish and eat it at an outdoor foot-bath table, go to “Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma”. There a steamer is ¥500 per table plus the ingredients, and the meal cannot be booked on the day, so reserve in advance. At both, food is steamed by the hot spring’s natural steam, which is a Kannawa specialty, and the two are close together along Ideyu-zaka slope.

In short

To drop in without a reservation or go late in the evening: Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa (10:00–19:00, last order 18:00; steamers can be used by junior high school students and older).
To order a seafood platter or other dish and eat at a foot-bath table: Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma (10:00–17:00, last order 16:00; book by phone or form, no same-day booking).
By car: Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa has free parking, and Enma has no parking in the building.

Checked with official pages on October 22, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.

1. Fees, hours and booking at the 2 jigokumushi places in Kannawa Onsen

Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa is a facility run by Beppu City where you rent a small or large steamer and steam your own food. Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma is a facility where you order ingredients as dishes from the menu and eat them in an outdoor foot-bath table area, and the steamer fee is charged per table.

Facility	Steamer fee	Hours / closed	Booking
Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa	Small ¥400, large ¥600 (each within 15 minutes)	10:00–19:00 (last order 18:00) / 3rd Wednesday	Not needed (by queue number)
Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma	¥500 per table plus ingredients	10:00–17:00 (last order 16:00)	By phone or form (no same-day booking)

2. Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa: steamers from ¥400, no booking

This Beppu City facility is along Ideyu-zaka slope. A steamer costs ¥400 for the small one and ¥600 for the large one, each within 15 minutes. An extension is ¥200 (small) or ¥300 (large) per 10 minutes. There is also a 10-ticket book for the small steamer (15 minutes each) at ¥2,500, and the large steamer takes 2 tickets for up to 20 minutes. Steamers can be used by junior high school students and older. You can buy ingredients inside, and if you bring your own, a carry-in fee applies. Entry and the foot steam and foot bath are free.

You cannot reserve. When you have to wait, you take a numbered ticket at reception and are told the approximate wait. Free parking is 26 spaces next to the facility (23 standard cars, 2 light cars and 1 for people with disabilities) and 5 nearby, and minibuses and larger vehicles cannot enter. Pets are not allowed inside the building, but you can eat with them at the 3 outdoor terrace seats. Sources: menu and fees page of the Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa official site, its FAQ page (both Japanese)

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Name	Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa
Address	5-kumi Furomoto, Beppu City, Oita (along Ideyu-zaka slope)
Hours / Closed	10:00–19:00 (last order 18:00). Closed 3rd Wednesday of every month (next day if a holiday)
Phone	0977-66-3775
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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3. Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma: eat at a foot-bath table; no same-day meal booking

Near Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa, this is a facility for geothermal experiences and meals. A steamer is ¥500 per table, and it is open from 10:00 to 17:00 (last order 16:00). Ingredients cost extra, including the Enma seafood platter (one plate for one person) and the meat platter at ¥2,000 each, a prawn at ¥500, beef loin at ¥1,200, a vegetable platter at ¥750 and a steamed egg at ¥100. Same-day booking for the meal (the jigokumushi experience) is not accepted; you book by phone or through the form on the official site. The form is a request booking that staff confirm, and a reply takes 3 to 4 business days. You can choose to load the steamer yourself or leave it to the staff, and all seats are at the outdoor foot-bath table area. You cannot bring your own ingredients (booking page of the Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma official site, Japanese). There is no parking in the building, so by car use the Enma parking lot or nearby public parking.

Jigokumushi at Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma (Enma’s official channel)

Name	Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma
Address	228-1 Furomoto, Kannawa, Beppu City, Oita
Hours / Closed	10:00–17:00 (last order 16:00)
Phone	0977-75-9592
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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4. Using a lodging’s jigokumushi steamer

Some inns in Kannawa Onsen have a jigokumushi steamer inside. At Marugamiya, for example, you can use the steamer for ¥500 per person per use if you bring your own ingredients (facilities page of the Marugamiya official site, Japanese). For toji inns where you stay and cook in your own room, see 15 inns in Kannawa Onsen (Japanese).

5. Read together

For a bath after steaming, the nearby public baths and steam baths are in 8 public baths and steam baths in Kannawa Onsen (Japanese), the order for walking Ideyu-zaka is in Walking around Kannawa Onsen (Japanese), and shops for Beppu specialties such as tori-ten and jigoku-mushi pudding are in 6 Beppu specialty shops (Japanese).

Common questions

Do I need a reservation for jigokumushi in Kannawa?

Not at Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa. At Chinetsu Kanko Lab Enma the meal needs a reservation in advance, and same-day booking is not accepted.

Can children use the steamers at Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa?

Steamers can be used by junior high school students and older.

Can I bring my own ingredients?

At Jigokumushi Kobo Kannawa, yes, with a carry-in fee. At Enma, no.

Sources

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Checked with official pages on October 22, 2026 (Japan time).