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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.



 

Shoya no Yakata is a popular hot springs ryokan (inn) located in Yufuin, a famous hot springs resort in Oita Prefecture.
Shoya no Yakata is located in the northern part of Yufuin, on a hill.
Visitors can see steam clouds emerging from the hot spring sources in this part of Yufuin.
 

Shoya no Yakata is famous for its cobalt blue water.
 The baths are separated by gender.
 Shoya no Yakata has outdoor onsen (hot spring baths), as well as family baths and even a foot bath.
A family bath is a private bath where only member of that family can use the bath.
A nominal fee is charged for the privacy.

Hot Spring Bath Daytime Use Hours:  9：30 to 16:00
Daytime Admission Fee:  800 yen
Price of Overnight Stay including Two Meals:  From 26,000 yen per person



 

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.

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

 

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.

Shiraike Jigoku
Known from its name, the "white pond hell"has a pond of hot, milky water.
The pond is surrounded by a nice garden and a small, older side aquarium,
taking advantage of the heat of the earth.
 

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

Kamado Jigoku
The "cooking pot hell" features several boiling ponds and a showy demon statue as cook.
fumarolic activity here used to boil Rice in order to offer to the gods.On the grounds,
visitors can enjoy hand and foot baths, drink the hot spring water,
inhale the hot spring steam and try various snacks cooked or steamed by the hot spring
 

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

Oniyama JigokuTaking advantage of the heat of the earth,
this Jigoku has a largenumber of crocodiles on the grounds of the
"monster mountain hell"It sells the following foods.
Steamd potatoes, egg, corn, bean-paste ban, meat bun, sweet wine etc

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