[Kyushu] “Complete isolation” will come true! 15 selections of onsen ryokan with “rooms with open-air baths” and “in-room dining”
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He loved the Oita "Beppu onsen", which ranks first in Japan in terms of the amount of hot spring source and gushing water, and the Saga "Ureshino onsen", one of the three major hot springs for beautiful skin in the Japan, and Takamori Saigo. Kagoshima "Hitoyama onsen" and many famous onsen in Kyushu. You can go around the hot water as much as you want, so it's irresistible for onsen rubber. And speaking of Kyushu, in this article on a treasure trove ♪ of delicious food, there are rooms with in-room dining and open-air baths to enjoy a "secluded" stay onsenryokanCollected! Please enjoy gourmet food and onsen such as "Seki Aji", "Saga Beef", and "Horse Sashimi" in a relaxing place in a remote guest room or an inn with a superb view.
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Did you know that Kyushu is home to about 38% of Japan's total number of hot springs? Oita It is a treasure trove of famous onsen such as "Beppu onsen" and "Yufuin" in Saga, "Ureshino onsen" in , and "Hitsukayama onsen" in Kagoshima. Each onsen is rich in individuality and boasts of the quality of its spring water! There are so many onsen to see, smell, touch, and enjoy. Thanks to this, Kyushu's onsen region is also unique in that you can enjoy onsen a variety of accommodations, from onsen inns by the sea to hot spring bathhouses in deep mountain valleys to hotels in bustling downtown areas.
And speaking of Kyushu, it is a region full of delicious things. Fukuoka's "Motsunabe", Saga's "Saga Beef", Nagasaki's "Sara Udon", Oita's "Seki Aji", Kumamoto's "Basashi", Kagoshima's "Satsumaage", etc. The real pleasure of onsen trip is not only soaking in the high-quality hot water, but also tasting the local cuisine! For greedy people who want to enjoy onsen gourmet food while soaking in the hot onsen, here are some inns that have rooms with open-air hot spring baths and in-room dining served in the room. A collection of lodgings where you can relax, with detached guest rooms and spectacular views.
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"onsen" is located below the onsen area "Kurokawa Onsen" in Aso. On a spacious site, there are a main house, four thatched-roof detached detached houses, and one Western-style room. The detached guest room is equipped with a Japanese-style room and hearth, as well as a private open-air bath. The inn is located along a mountain stream, so you can feel the charm of the four seasons.
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Kurokawa onsen Kurokawaso
Kumamoto /Aso, Kurokawa onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 29,500
- address
- Kumamoto 6755-1, Manganji, Minami-Oguni-machi, Aso-gun
- access
- There is a direct bus to Kurokawa onsen from Fukuoka.There is a cross-Kyushu bus from Kumamoto.
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 1 hour and 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Airport. "Unexplored Shirakawa Gensen Sanso Takefue" is an inn with a feeling of a hideaway with only 12 rooms in a large site of about 5,000 tsubo. The interior based on Japanese modern style creates a high-quality relaxation. You will be healed both body and soul with the finest hospitality packed with attention to detail.
The 8 rooms in the detached room have open-air baths with free-flowing hot springs. "Omachi-an" with a star-viewing deck has a footbath and an indoor bath in addition to a 5-meter open-air cypress bath. The colorless, transparent, tasteless and odorless hot water containing bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring, which is one of the "three major beauty spring qualities", is stress-free even when relaxing in your room. Enjoy onsen to your heart's content.
Both dinner and breakfast are in-room dining, so you can feel relaxed. The colorful and creative kaiseki menu, which changes monthly and is served in stylish bamboo bowls, is full of local ingredients such as vegetables and seafood, so you can really feel the flavor of the ingredients. Please enjoy the deliciousness that is pleasing to the eye.
Detailed information
Unexplored region Shirakawa source mountain villa Takefue
Kumamoto /Aso/ ryokan
- address
- Kumamoto 5725-1, Manganji, Minami-Oguni-machi, Aso-gun
- access
- ・Approximately 1 hour 50 minutes by bus from Kumamoto Airport (approx. 5 minutes free shuttle from the nearest bus stop, reservation required) ・Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Airport (paid contract taxis available, reservation required) ・By bus from Kumamoto Station Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes (free shuttle service approximately 5 minutes from the nearest bus stop, reservation required). - Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station (paid contract taxis available, reservation required) - Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes by car from Fukuoka Airport - Approximately 3 hours by bus from Hakata Station (approximately 5 minutes free shuttle from the nearest bus stop) (Reservation required)
About 7 minutes by taxi from Shin-Tamana Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line. Arrive at "Happoen" in "Tamana onsen" which was discovered about 1,200 years ago. Surrounded by beautiful woodlands, Happo-en is an inn where you can spend a relaxing time at a semi-open-air hot spring with free-flowing hot spring water and in-room in-room dining in all rooms. Enjoy the atmosphere of good old Japanese onsen.
The semi-open-air bath in the room is fed directly from the source 24 hours a day. You can soak in the hot water of "Tamana onsen" whenever you like. It is characterized by smooth and slippery hot water. You can purify your body and mind by soaking in the hot water while gazing out at the garden colored by nature.
The menu of the standard Kaiseki "Taste Plan" changes depending on the season. The ``Seafood Tomato Hotpot'', which contains whole tomatoes, is an original menu item, so be sure to take this opportunity to try it. The ``Adult Luxury Plan,'' which is an upgraded version of the ``Taste Plan,'' includes Ise lobster and Wagyu beef.
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Tamana onsen Happoen
Kumamoto / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 24,500
- address
- 627 Ritsuganji, Tamana City Kumamoto Prefecture
- access
- 15 minutes by turning right from Kikusui IC on the Kyushu Expressway / 5 minutes by taxi from JR Tamana Station / 7 minutes by taxi from JR Shin-Tamana Station (Shinkansen)
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
About 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Airport (Aso Kumamoto Airport), "Minami Aso onsen Bettei Soan" has a wonderful location overlooking the five magnificent mountains of Aso. Spending a private and quiet time in a total of 16 rooms in 8 buildings with different tastes is a luxurious time that can only be enjoyed by adults.
All rooms have semi-open-air hot spring onsen, and each room concept has a different atmosphere. "Kijima" is a maisonette type with a calm impression of an old private house. It features a volcanic bath inspired by the active volcano Aso. The slimy and mellow hot water containing plenty of metasilicic acid is also called "beauty hot water".
For both dinner and breakfast, you can in-room dining a menu full of local ingredients using the spring water "Aso no Shizuku" on the premises in your room. The sukiyaki made with Japanese black beef "Waoh" is especially popular. You can also enjoy fresh sashimi and Kumamoto's famous horse sashimi. Enjoy a delicious meal in a relaxed atmosphere without worrying about the public eye.
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Yume Shizuku Onsen Bettei Soan
Kumamoto /Aso/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 36,683
- address
- Kumamoto 5-56 Kawagin, Minami-aso Village, Aso-gun
- access
- [Opening of Choyo Bridge] 50 minutes by car from Kumamoto IC via Route 57 ・[Via Tawarayama Tunnel] About 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Airport
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:30(OUT)など
Bettei Haruki is located about 12 minutes by car from Beppu Station on the JR Kyushu Nippo Main Line. An adult hideaway with a total of 6 rooms built on the banks of the Haruki River that flows into Beppu Bay. 4 of the 6 rooms are equipped with semi-open-air baths fed directly from the hot spring source. Staying in a room inspired by the seven herbs of spring will give you peace of mind. meal are served in the room both in the morning and at night. You can enjoy the hot water of Beppu without leaving your room.
The kaiseki cuisine, which makes use of local ingredients, is prepared by a female head chef. The presentation of the food is unique to women, and you can feel the delicate care they put into it. The "Seki Horse Mackerel Gourmet Plan" is best when you want to feel luxurious, as you can enjoy "Seki Horse Mackerel", a high-grade fish raised in the Bungo Channel, and "Bungo Beef", which has a mellow and melting taste.
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Beppu onsen Villa Haruki
Oita /Beppu, Beppu onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 14,328
- address
- Group 4, Shinbeppu, Beppu City Oita
- access
- 12 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
It takes about 10 minutes by taxi from Yufuin Station to Yufuin onsen Tosyoan. Nestled quietly in the idyllic countryside, this luxurious inn with its own private hot spring in all 8 rooms will give you peace of mind away from the hustle and bustle. meal carefully prepared by the head chef with the smiles of the guests in mind will enrich your trip for adults.
You can have dinner and breakfast in your room if you choose the "Meals served in your in-room dining, open-air bath, and indoor bath" plan. For dinner, you can enjoy a monthly kaiseki meal that uses plenty of Oita ingredients, and for breakfast, you can enjoy a healthy Japanese breakfast that includes medicinal porridge, seafood, and mountain delicacies. You can enjoy a luxurious adult trip in the detached special room "Shakuyaku".
Detailed information
Yufuin onsen Tosyoan
Oita /Yufuin/ ryokan
- address
- Oita 1044-1 Kawanami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City
- access
- Approximately 6 minutes from Yufuin IC Approximately 55 minutes by express bus from Oita Airport
Founded in the 10th year of the Taisho era, why not give yourself up to the luxury of silence at Kamenoi Besso at the foot of Mt. Yufudake? A site of about 10,000 tsubo with trees over 200 years old that have been carefully protected. Access is about 5 minutes by taxi from JR Yufuin Station. A relaxing trip for adults with free-flowing onsen and beautiful seasonal scenery.
If you are staying in a detached room, you can enjoy delicious kaiseki cuisine served in in-room dining. Plenty of the blessings of Yufuin, such as mountain vegetables, local vegetables, river fish, and meat dishes. If you want to spend a quiet, secluded trip, please enjoy the pleasure of enjoying a variety of exquisite dishes without worrying about the eyes.
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Kamenoi Besso
Oita /Yufuin/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 41,800
- address
- Oita 2633-1 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City
- access
- From Yufuin Station/Ekimae Bus Center, take a taxi (5 minutes) or walk (25 minutes) to Lake Kinrinko
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
Ryotei Tanokura is located about a minute's walk from Yufuin's representative sightseeing spot, Kinrinko. It is popular as a gourmet inn where you can enjoy seasonal kaiseki cuisine in a pure Japanese-style room. Both meal and breakfast are in-room dining. There are 11 guest rooms in total. Five of the rooms have private open-air baths.
Dinner is a kaiseki meal with "Oita Wagyu" as the main dish. You will be impressed by its mellow and melting texture! The moderate sweetness of the fat may melt your cheeks. For breakfast, you can enjoy a Japanese set meal that includes handmade tofu and rice porridge. The healthy menu that uses gentle ingredients will make your body happy.
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onsen Onsen Ryotei Tanokura
Oita /Yufuin/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 27,500
- address
- Oita 1556-2 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City
- access
- 5 minutes by taxi from the station 2 minutes on foot from Lake Kinrinko
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
"Hinatayama onsen" prospered as an inner parlor of Satsuma. This famous spring was loved by heroes such as Takamori Saigo and Ryoma Sakamoto. “Yuyuan” is located in such Hinatayama onsen. There is a main building and an annex, and every guest room has an open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water. Each of the open-air baths are elaborately designed, so you'll want to try them all. The rooms in the main building serve in-room dining, so if you want to stay indoors, we recommend booking a room with an open-air bath in the main building.
The hot water of the open-air bath has not changed since the time of Segodon, and it is still called Hinatayama onsen, which is called "beauty hot water". It is easy to get familiar with the skin, emulsifying sebum fat and secretions and washing away the skin like soap. How about polishing your beauty while thinking about history?
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Kirishima Bijin no Yu Yu Yuan
Kagoshima /Kirishima/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 11,930
- address
- Kagoshima 1-177 Himejo, Hayato Town, Kirishima City
- access
- 15 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport IC, 10 minutes by taxi from JR Hayato Station
- Staying time
- 16:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
In the early Edo period, "Hita" was under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. Such Hita's back onsen is "Amagase Onsen". The hot spring is old, about 1,300 years ago. Today, it is known as one of the leading onsen. "Sanso Tensui" is located a little away from the center of Amagase onsen, where you can see the famous waterfall "Sakura Falls". An inn with only 19 rooms on a vast site. All guest rooms are Japanese-style, and some have open-air baths.
The special room, which is limited to 3 groups per day, is the perfect room to stay in. You can have dinner and breakfast in your room. Private terrace with open-air bath. You can soak in the high-quality onsen flowing directly from the source and enjoy forest bathing while feeling the negative ions of the mountain stream. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it is a way of relaxing that can only be done in the midst of abundant nature.
For dinner, we recommend the ``Bungo Gourmet Kaiseki'' where you can enjoy the flavors of Bungo, such as the thick ``Oita Shiitake Mushrooms'', the flavorful ``Kan Jidori'', and the Oita brand beef ``Oita Bungo Beef''. You can fully experience the charm of Oita, a treasure trove of food. For breakfast, you can enjoy a relaxing ``Japanese breakfast'' made with carefully selected soup stock.
Official details
Amagase onsen Villa Tensui
Oita /Hita, Amagase onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 34,075
- address
- Oita 601 Sakuratake, Amase-cho, Hita City
- access
- 10 minutes by car from JR Amagase Station (pick-up available) / 25 minutes by car from Amagase Takatsuka IC (pick-up available)
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
Harazuru onsen opened in the early Meiji period, and soon after that, "Roppokan" began to build up its history. About 130 years since its establishment, enjoy a comfortable time at a gentle and luxurious inn located about 50 minutes by car from Fukuoka Airport. If you soothe your daily fatigue in the hot spring where the flowers of the hot water float, you will be able to rejuvenate your mind and body.
For the rooms with open-air baths, best Ehiko, a special room with a semi-open-air bath on the top floor. A spacious room with 3 rooms and a mini garden. With the Chikugo River and the Mino mountain range right in front of you, you can relax in the bath while feeling like you are surrounded by the scenery.
In the special rooms ``Yufu'', ``Sefuri'', and ``Hidehiko'', up to 4 people can have dinner served in in-room dining. You can enjoy creative cuisine based on Japanese cuisine to your heart's content in a relaxed atmosphere. The ``Miyabi Course,'' which is a step above the rest, is a luxurious menu with a total of 12 dishes, including seasonal sashimi of tuna, kanpachi, and shrimp, Kuroge Wagyu beef steak, domestically produced ``Asakura Pork Rice,'' and dessert. Let's enjoy seasonal food.
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onsen Roppokan
Fukuoka /Asakura, Harazuru onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 32,385
- address
- Fukuoka 1840 Haki Kukimiya, Asakura City
- access
- 10 minutes by car from Chikugo-Yoshii Station on the JR Kyudai Line / Shuttle available at Haki bus stop on the highway bus bound for Hita / 5 minutes by car from Haki IC on the Oita Expressway
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
Ureshino onsen is known throughout Japan as onsen spring for beautiful skin. Chagokoro no Yado Warakuen is an inn located in Ureshino onsen. There are 50 guest rooms in total, divided into three types: guest rooms in the main building with a view of the Ureshino River and onsen town, guest rooms with open-air baths, and detached rooms built in the Sukiya-zukuri style, which trace the origins of the heart of tea. Here, you can enjoy the hospitality of tea with the theme of the specialty "Ureshino tea". The tea bath with plenty of tea is a very rare bath. It is also the highlight of the inn.
If you plan in-room dining both dinner and breakfast, it will be an even more luxurious trip. Dinner is "Special Tea Kaiseki". This is a multi-course dinner where you can enjoy fresh seafood caught in the Genkai Sea and the Ariake Sea, "Saga beef" grown in Saga's mild climate, and desserts made with matcha. For breakfast, in addition to grilled fish and miso soup, let's taste Ureshino's famous "tea porridge" and "Ureshino yudofu" onsen. The rice is Saga produced in Shiroishi Town and is well received by guests. Please let it soak slowly and gently into your waking body.
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onsen Chagokoro no Yado Warakuen
Saga /Ureshino, Ureshino onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 19,800
- address
- Saga 33 Oaza-Shimono Kou, Ureshino-cho, Ureshino-shi
- access
- About 25 minutes by car from JR onsen Onsen Station/About 5 minutes from Nagasaki Expressway Ureshino IC
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
"Kaiseki-yado Ogiya" is located about 3 minutes from the main hot spring of "onsen", which is known for its vermillion gate. Established in 1905 (Meiji 38), this is a long-established restaurant ryokan. Dinner and in-room dining for up to 2 guests. You can enjoy authentic kaiseki cuisine in a guest room with an open-air bath. Why don't you enjoy onsen and cuisine in the Sukiya-zukuri style of traditional Japanese architecture?
The open-air bath in the guest room is fed by a natural onsen. In addition to enjoying the hot onsen in your room, there are 3 types of private baths in the hotel, so if you want to change your mood, we recommend that. Feel the hot water with your own skin, which can be expected to have moisturizing and skin-beautifying effects.
The kaiseki cuisine prepared by the owner of the inn is not only delicious, but the dishes and the colors of the ingredients are also eye-catching. Enjoy a higher-grade kaiseki meal with your eyes and your tongue. For breakfast, you can enjoy Japanese cuisine such as grilled fish, grilled hakata mentai, simmered chirimen with Japanese pepper, dashimaki omelet, boiled tofu, and Saga seaweed.
Official details
onsen Onsen Kaiseki Inn Ogiya
Saga /Takeo/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 32,700
- address
- Saga 7399 Takeo, Takeo-cho, Takeo City
- access
- 5 km from Nagasaki Expressway Takeo Kitagata IC via Route 34, or 12 minutes walk from JR Sasebo Line onsen Onsen Station
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
source:Contribution of yorozuyan
The last Ryokan in Saga that we will introduce is onsen, which was founded in ryokan Onsen during the Edo period as the Wakihonjin* of the Omura clan. Currently, it is an inn with the longest history among ryokan at Ureshino onsen. When poet Mokichi Saito visited Ureshino onsen to recuperate from illness in 1920, he stayed at ryokan Omuraya. This inn is also loved by other literary figures. Rooms with open-air baths are popular. Although in-room dining, you can enjoy meal in a private or semi-private room, so you can enjoy a sense of privacy.
*Wakihonjin (Wakihonjin): During the Edo period, it was the second most prestigious inn after the ``honjin,'' which was the accommodation for high-ranking officials of feudal lords and above.
The pudding made specially by ryokan Oomuraya, which is popular as a souvenir. There are 3 types of matcha, black tea, and kettle roasted tea. The matcha pudding uses tea leaves from the tencha factory "FORTHEES" in Higashisonogi-cho, next to Ureshino, and is characterized by its high-quality taste and aroma.
Official details
Ureshino Ureshino Onsen Ryokan Oomuraya onsen Oomuraya
Saga /Ureshino, Ureshino onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 8,875
- address
- Saga 848 Shimoyado Oaza Shimoyado Otsu, Ureshino-cho, Ureshino-shi, Ureshino-shi
- access
- About 30 minutes by JR bus bound for Ureshino from JR Sasebo Line "onsen Onsen Station" / 5 minutes from Nagasaki Expressway Ureshino IC
Ryotei Hanzuiryo is one of the best restaurants in Kyushu, located in Unzen onsen. There are 14 detached houses on a vast site of 6,000 tsubo. The two special rooms are equipped with not only an open-air bath, but also a Japanese-style room, a living room, a bedroom, a sauna, and a home bar. It's a space where you can spend time feeling like you're in a mansion, perfect for enjoying the tranquility.
The special room has a wild open-air bath. It is a sulfur hot spring at the source of Unzen onsen. That's why the skin becomes smooth after bathing. It is said that you can expect a heat-retaining effect, so you will feel warm even after getting out of the hot water.It is recommended for women who tend to feel cold.
The meal is in-room dining for both dinner and breakfast, and you can eat while looking at the Japan garden. Enjoy kaiseki cuisine using the fruits of the mountains and sea of the Shimabara Peninsula. They are particular about the appearance, so just looking at the dishes will be fun. There is also a plan with a luxurious "Torafugu Tesa". Breakfast is a special Japanese set meal.
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Unzen onsen Ryotei Hansuiro
Nagasaki /Obama, Unzen/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 79,200
- address
- Nagasaki 380-1 Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City
- access
- 80 minutes by bus or 60 minutes by taxi from Isahaya Station on the JR Nagasaki Main Line
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
Kyushu is full of inns with famous hot springs that heal your body and soul. Kyushu is a battleground for onsen. On the other hand, there are only inns that you can be satisfied with no matter which inn you choose. Please refer to the inns introduced this time, find the inn that suits you, and soak in your favorite onsen to the fullest and be healed.