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Emerging from behind a curtain of mountains, to a hot springs oasis is truly Yufuin (由布院), Oita Prefecture, in Kyushu.
It is located near Beppu, another famous hot springs resort in Oita Prefecture.

Visitors may be surprised when they first enter Yufuin.  
Mount Yufu with its twin peaks can be seen from almost every location in town, watching over the town residents.
The walkways with the traditional onsen (hot springs) eateries will be encountered as well as many modern boutiques and cafes.  
Yet, there are horse (with tourists in their carriages) galloping through town. Yufuin is a combination of traditional onsen town meeting the 21st Century.
 

Visitors will find the Yufuin to be easy to explore.
There are walkways throughout the town.
Along the pathway, visitors can see art museums, boutiques and café, with beautiful Lake Kinrinko at the end of the walkway.
There are shops around Lake Kinrinko for visitors to browse as well.
There are rice fields and farm houses off the walkway showing a rural side to this town as well.
 

The lodging, hotels and ryokans (traditional inns) are not in one area, but spread out throughout the town.
Visitors may wish to walk to other ryokans to bath in the onsen (hot springs bath)
there as some ryokans allow non-guests to use their bathing facilities for a nominal fee.



 

Yufuin visitors may wish to pop into Musoen, a popular ryokan (inn) located in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, for a refreshing bath.
The ryokan’s outdoor onsen (hot springs) boasts the best view of Mount Yufu.   

Musoen has 31 Japanese style guestrooms and 3 Japanese-Western type rooms.
The baths are gender separated.
In addition to the outdoors bath, this ryokan has indoor baths and private, family outdoors and indoors onsen.

Overnight guests at Musoen can enjoy the superb dinner and breakfast included the overnight stay price.
 Food served at the ryokan is pleasing both to the eyes and the stomach.
The food is cut and shaped in a creative and aesthetic style.
Being in tune with the seasons, guests may find a seasonal leaf or flower (like a dandelion in the spring) served alongside their meal.
 

Hot Spring Bath Daytime Use Hours:   10:00 to 15:00 
Daytime Admission Fee: 700 yen 
Price of Overnight Stay including Two Meals:  From 18,000 yen per person


 

Located in the southern part of Yufuin,
a popular hot springs resort in Oita Prefecture, is Saigakukan,
a ryokan (inn) offering its visitors nice sized onsen (hot spring baths)
with views of Mount Yufu.

The onsen are separated by gender and there
are both indoor and outdoor onsens.
The onsen water used at Saigakukan is drawn from two
hot spring sources with different qualities.

The first type moisturizes the skin.
 The other type is a hydrogen carbonate onsen,
which is said to be the “water of beauty.” 

The inn boasts fine dining facilities featuring
the treasures from the mountain and the sea.
Visitors not spending the night at Saigakukan are more than welcomed to enjoy
lunch and a bath for a nominal fee during the onsen’s daytime hours.
 

Hot Spring Bath Daytime Use Hours:10:00 to 16:00 (last entry at 15:00)
Daytime Admission Fee:  620 yen 
Price of Overnight Stay including Two Meals:  From 17,000 yen per person


 

Visitors looking for a traditional onsen bathing experience in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, may wish to visit the public bath house of Shitanyu.
The simple bathhouse is located near Lake Kinrinko.

Visitors can enjoy bathing under a thatched roof, very old Japan style.
The onsen is located half indoors, leading outside the hut to enjoy the outside scenery.

Note: the baths are gender mixed and users need to bring their own soap, shampoo, etc.

Hours: 9:00 to 23:00 
Admission Fee: 200 yen
Parking:  Free


 

Takegawara Spa is Beppu’s most famous bath house.
Built in 1879, it is one of the oldest bathhouses.

 Though renovated a few times, its wooden roof is symbolic of a Beppu bathhouse.
Visitors can experience conventional baths as well as sand baths here.

 Note: the water is hot here, so please proceed with care. 

Daytime Hours: conventional hot springs bath 6:30 to 22:30
sand bath 8:00 to 22:30 (last entry at 21:30) 
Admission Fee: conventional hot springs bath 100 yen
sand bath 1030 yen 

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.  
Visitors can experience eight different springs here: Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban,
Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

And, not only is there a variety of springs, there are many different type of baths offered here.
In additional to the conventional indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs bath),
there are facilities which offer sand baths, steam baths, or mud baths.

Hyotan Onsen in Beppu is the only Michelin 3 star hot springs in Japan.
 Hyotan Onsen is a public bath house which offers steam baths and sand baths in addition
to the conventional indoor and outdoor hot springs baths.

In addition to the eight different, gender separated baths, Taki no Yu, or the Waterfall Bath is quite popular with
its single waterfall stream of hot springs hitting the bather’s shoulder or back, providing warm relief.

Private baths are also available at an hourly charge.
And there is a foot bath for those who would like a small taste of the Hyotan Onsen experience.

The bath house has a rest room for visitors to relax in after their hot bath.
In addition, there is a restaurant serving both local food as well as common Japanese food like tempura or curry rice.

Among the local food is the “Jigoku Mushi Ryori”.
Jigoku Mushi Ryori are local foods steamed from the heat of the hot springs.

Hyotan Onsen has its own original ice cream,
Yura soft—a combination of hot spring jelly mixed with thick vanilla ice.
 

Hours: 9:00 to 1:00am 
Closed: Irregular Holidays 
Admission: 750 yen (560 yen after 6pm)



 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.
And, not only is there a variety of springs, there are many different type of baths offered here.

In additional to the conventional indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs bath),
there are facilities which offer sand baths, steam baths, or mud baths.

Ebisuya Onsen 
Ebisuya is a recently renovated public bath house in the rural Myoban district of Beppu.
It provides multiple bath tubs of different styles and sizes, including aroma baths and jacuzzi , as well as steam boxes.

Hours: 10:00 to 23:00 (last entry at 22:00) 
Admission: 1000 yen


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

And, not only is there a variety of springs, there are many different type of baths offered here.
In additional to the conventional indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs bath),
there are facilities which offer sand baths, steam baths, or mud baths.
 

Myoban Yunosato 
It is located in the Myoban district on the slopes above the city.
Yunosato provides indoor and outdoor baths with good sulfuric waters.

The outdoor baths have majestic scenery The complex also features shops and huts
for the production of yunohana (encrustations left by hot springs).
 

Hours: 10:00 to 22:00 (until 21:00 from Nov to Mar) 
Last entry is one hour before closing time.
Admission: 600 yen


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here: Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji,
Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.

Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Umi Jigoku
One of the more beautiful hells, the "sea hell" features a pond of boiling, blue water.
In its spacious gardens, there are a few secondary, orange colored hells and a large,
clear water pond with lotus flowers whose big leaves are strong enough to ride small children.
 

Hours:8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here: Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji,
Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.

Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Oniishi Bozu Jigoku
This hell is named after the mud bubbles, which emerge
from boiling mud pools and look like the shaven heads of monks.
Gray thermal mud at boiling temperature looks like the
bald head of a bouzu or a Buddhist monk.
It is located next to the Umi-jigoku.
There are also foot bath and onsen inside the area

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen