14 Best Hotels & Ryokans with Onsen for Couples' Trips to Okayama
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Facing the Seto Inland Sea, Okayama is blessed with a warm climate and abundant nature, and is also called "Sunny Country" because there are many sunny days nationwide. Okayama has a lot to offer, such as fruits such as peaches and muscat, sightseeing spots such as "Okayama Korakuen" and "Kurashiki Bikan District", and natural spots such as "Hiruzen" and "Inujima"! If you are going on a couple trip to Okayama, stay at an inn with a guest room open-air bath to make your trip even more memorableThis ♪ time, we will introduce you to a hotel &ryokan in Okayama with rooms with an open-air bath.
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"Okayama" is located in the southeastern part of the Chugoku region, and as it is called "sunny country", it is blessed with a warm climate, so it is perfect for a relaxing outing with your lover. At the popular tourist spots "Okayama Korakuen" and "Kurashiki Bikan District", you can enjoy strolling around the city while looking at the beautiful scenery. Spots full of nature such as "Hiruzen" and "Inujima" are also recommended when you want to refresh yourself from your daily life.
Okayama is also a recommended area for couples who like food. Blessed with abundant nature and facing the Seto Inland Sea, there are plenty of delicious seasonal fruits such as peaches and muscat, as well as wild vegetables and fresh seafood. Okayama's delicious gourmet food will further enhance your travel mood.
If you want to enjoy such a charming trip to Okayama as a couple, you want to stay at a wonderful inn where you can make memories. If you stay in a "room with an open-air bath", you can spend plenty of time just for the two of you, and you can enjoy the open-air bath whenever you like. This time, we will introduce hotels and ryokan with rooms with open-air baths in Okayama that are perfect for two.
"The Shiroyama Terrace Tsuyama Bettei" is about a 10-minute walk from Tsuyama Station (there is also a courtesy car). It opened in 2019 with the symbolic phrase "gathering at the villa", just like the former lord of the Tsuyama domain entertained important guests at the national scenic spot "Shurakuen". In the spring, you can enjoy the elegant view of the stone walls of Tsuyama Castle, which is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot, and the restored Bitchu Turret.
Dodo Onsen, a famous hot spring in Tsuyama, is popular as a onsen spring for making beautiful skin. It is also effective for neuralgia, muscle pain, and joint pain. On the special floor "Yuro" where there are rooms with open-onsen, you can share Dodo Onsen with your lover in your room with a superb view. The SpaLiving & Terrace, a lounge exclusively for guests on the three floors, including Yuro, is a great place to have a cup of coffee after a leisurely bath.
In addition to the special floor, there are various room types such as the comfort floor "Miyasumi", "regular floor", and "dog-friendly floor", so please consult with your lover. On the 8th floor, there is a onsen bath with an open-air bath, where you can enjoy a hot bath while looking at Tsuyama Castle. In addition to indoor baths and open-air baths, there are also sleeping baths, jet baths, saunas, and water baths, so it will be a fun bath time.
At Chef's Dining "Sakuraku", you can enjoy various plans such as "Sakuraku Kaiseki", which mainly uses local steak and Nagi beef, and plenty of seasonal ingredients from Okayama's satoyama and San'in region. The next morning, head to the local dining "Mimasa Kitchen" facing the open garden. You can fully enjoy the local taste at the breakfast buffet of local production for local consumption.
Official details
The Shiroyama Terrace Tsuyama Bettei
Okayama /Tsuyama/City Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 6,675
- address
- 30-1 Yamashita, Tsuyama City Okayama
- access
- Free Wi-Fi in all rooms / Approximately 10 minutes on foot from JR Tsuyama Station (shuttle available) / Approximately 10 minutes by car from Tsuyama IC or Innosho IC / Approximately 70 minutes by car from Okayama Airport
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 60 minutes by bus from Tsuyama Station, “Okutsuso” is an inn where you can enjoy the rare gushing water at your feet, with a bathtub set up above the source. It is said that the baths were originally built at the bottom of the Yoshii River where the onsen springs gushed out. There are various bathtubs with different tastes. Enjoy the hot onsen as they are from the source without adding water, heating, or circulation to your heart's content.
After checking in, take a short break with matcha green tea and Japanese sweets in the lounge. The lounge with the warmth of wood makes you feel the slow flow of time at Okutsuso. There are only two guest rooms with open-air baths that are perfect for spending time with your lover. It's a room full of atmosphere where you can enjoy an extraordinary feeling, so you can relax just by listening to the murmuring of the river without doing anything. Enjoy free-flowing hot spring water in a private space just for the two of you.
There are also rooms with different tastes. There are rooms along the mountain stream, rooms facing the courtyard, and comfortable Western-style rooms with beds. There is also a private bath that can be used 24 hours a day, so even if you don't have a room with an open-air bath, you can enjoy Okutsuso's onsen in a private space.
onsen at Okutsuso are also used for cooking. What's more, we don't use any chemical seasonings, and everything is handmade by the chefs at Okutsuso. We are particular about the ingredients used, and you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine that uses local ingredients and seasonal ingredients. For couples who love meat, we also recommend the ``Local Cuisine Course,'' which is full of rare beef unique to the Tsuyama region. Sake made with Omachi rice from Okayama, a fantastic sake rice, will also beautifully decorate your quiet time together.
Official details
Okutsu Onsen Ryokan Okutsuso registered tangible cultural property
Okayama / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 37,400
- address
- Okayama 48 Okutsu, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun
- access
- 60 minutes by bus from JR Tsuyama Station/About 25 minutes north from Chugoku Expressway Innosho IC on Route 179
- Staying time
- 19:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
About an hour and a half by bus from Okayama Station, we arrived at Kifu no Sato. The moment you step into the building, you will feel the comfort in your feet. You can relax in the tatami-floored interior, and relax your mind naturally. In the bright sunshine-filled lobby, you can take a break with welcome sweets and drinks while looking out at the garden. Why don't you detox your mind and body at Yunogo onsen, which has been popular as one of Japan's leading hot spring resorts?
If you want to fully enjoy Yunogo onsen, a room with onsen is recommended. One of the suites with a 100% onsen source, Nojigiku, is a cute room recommended by the inn. In the tatami space in the living room, you can lie down after taking a bath or bask in the sun like a porch. I am warmed by the casual hospitality○
Other grades of rooms with open-air baths are also available. The 1st floor room with a view of the garden and the 4th floor room with a view of the stars are both perfect for spending time alone. There are also plenty of private open-air baths, so let's absorb the power of Yunogo Onsen, the village onsen.
Inside the hotel, there is a "medicine steam bath" with 13 types of natural ore, and far infrared rays and steam gently warm the body. The temperature is a low 45°C. It is safe even for those who are not used to saunas, and it keeps your skin moisturized. Here, you might be able to experience the "totou" that the sauna aims for. Experience the ultimate state of deep relaxation, Totou, and be enveloped in happiness.
Official details
Yunogo Onsen Kifunosato
Okayama /Mimasaka/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 11,980
- address
- 180 Yunogo, Mimasaka City Okayama
- access
- Kishin Line Rinno Station ~ 7 minutes by car / Chugoku Expressway Mimasaka IC ~ 10 minutes / Sanyo Expressway Wake IC 50 minutes / Shuttle available. Please contact us.
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 15 minutes from Yonago Expressway Yubara IC. In the midst of nature surrounded by blue skies and deep greenery, you will see a building with an eye-catching white wall. Yubara no Yado Yoneya has a total of 16 rooms with a variety of tastes, some of which have a calm atmosphere, but also stylish designer rooms. There is also a library and a shop inside the building, so women can choose from 12 different colored yukatas and go on a date.
The detached room with an open-air bath "KAEDE" is a maisonette-type room with ample private space. There is also a small garden, so you can enjoy a free-flowing private open-air bath while watching the autumn leaves in autumn. You can put it in whenever you feel like it, so you can heal your fatigue and refresh yourself. In addition, you can relax in a nostalgic room in the nostalgic room "type Kikunoya", which has a bath and toilet.
There are also plenty of facilities in the hotel where you can enjoy 100% hot spring water from Yubara onsen. In the open-air bath with three Goemon baths, you can enjoy a quiet time alone in a comfortable size bath. The semi-open-air bath while looking at the mountains is also tasteful and relaxing. With a variety of atmospheres, you can fully enjoy your stay at a onsen inn.
Official details
onsen Onsen Yubara no Yado Komeya
Okayama / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 4,400
- address
- 345-18 Yubara onsen, Maniwa City, Okayama
- access
- 5 minutes from Yonago Expressway Yubara IC
- Staying time
- 15:30(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by car from Okayama Station. After crossing the wooden suspension bridge, there is "Hakkei". Listen to the murmuring of Asahikawa, gaze at the starry sky, and enjoy a quiet time in nature. Let's enjoy meal with fresh vegetables while being soothed by the soft texture of Yubara onsen. It's a precious body that always works hard together, so it needs a lot of rest from time to time, both inside and out.
For those who want to be particular about their health and food, Hakkei's meal are a delight. You can eat more than 50 kinds of vegetables for breakfast meal. meal you eat will nourish your body from the inside out. Yamazato cuisine with plenty of vegetables that is gentle on the mind and body is fresh and colorful. Let's have colorful power with deliciousness.
One of the concept suites, the Dining Suite, is a special room with an open-air bath and even a kitchen. If you make a reservation, the chef will come to your room and you can see the cooking process right in front of you. It's a special feeling that's perfect for the anniversary of the two of you. There is also an all-you-can-drink beer server, so it might be a good idea to make your own simple snacks. Of course, the room comes with onsen bath with a view.
At Hakkei, you can enter Yubara onsen, which is colorless, transparent, tasteless and odorless. The soft texture of the water may make you want to soak in it again and again. There are plenty of guest rooms with hot spring baths, so you can enjoy onsen while cherishing time with your lover. In addition, there are private baths such as “Private Spa Sora no Yu” and “Nagomi no Yu”, so it would be nice to soak in onsen while being surrounded by the murmuring of the river and looking up at the sky.
Official details
Eight Views of onsen
Okayama /Vacation homes/villas/condominiums
- hotel fee
- JPY from 16,575
- address
- 1572 Toyosaka, Maniwa City Okayama
- access
- 1 hour and 20 minutes by car from Okayama Station, take the Chugoku Expressway Ochiai JCT to the Yonago Expressway [Yubara onsen IC] get off, 10 minutes
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
WASHU BLUE RESORT Kasago, which is about 7 minutes by car from Kojima Station, has the best view of the Seto Ohashi Bridge and the Seto Inland Sea. You can relax while looking at the ocean from the "Ocean View Floor & Terrace" inside the hotel, or drink local beer and cocktails at the "Cafe & Casual Bar" next door at night. You can enjoy a trip unique to two people.
If you want to enjoy the superb view from the bath in your room, we recommend the "Asahi no Ma" or "Yuhi no Ma" rooms with open-air baths. The hot water is not onsen, but the open-air bath with plenty of openness is perfect for resetting your daily fatigue. Forget your daily life and enjoy a quiet time with your lover.
All rooms are on the sea side with a view of the Seto Ohashi Bridge, so there is no such thing as not being able to see the scenery you expected. In addition to rooms with open-air baths, there are also unique rooms unique to Kurashiki, such as the top floor corner room "Canvas Room" and "Denim Room". In the large communal bath with open-air bath, you can soak in the natural onsen "Washuuzan Fukiage onsen," which is said to have been home to the dragon god since ancient times, so be sure to visit.
Official details
WASHU BLUE RESORT Kasago
Okayama /Kurashiki/Resort Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 17,043
- address
- 303-17 Shimotsui Fukiage, Kurashiki City Okayama
- access
- Approximately 7 minutes by car from JR Kojima Station / Approximately 3 minutes from Kojima IC on the Seto Chuo Expressway / Approximately 40 minutes by car from Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter / Right next to Washuzan Highland!
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
About 90 minutes by car from Okayama Station (free shuttle bus available with advance reservation) is Poppy Springs, a California architectural style building. The interior of the building, which has an exotic atmosphere, has a warm and gentle atmosphere. Why don't you enjoy a sophisticated resort and spa together with Yunogo onsen, which is said to be effective in making your skin beautiful?
All seven types of guest rooms have a calm atmosphere with warm colors. There are suite rooms where you can enjoy a higher-grade special feeling, deluxe rooms where you can spend a relaxing time, and comfortable standard rooms, each with twin and double rooms. All rooms have beds with the highest quality mattresses made in the United States, so you can have a good night's sleep.
With the most popular semi-suite twin with jacuzzi, you can enjoy the jacuzzi bath whenever you want with your lover. There is also a onsen spa where you can enjoy hot water drawn from the source of Yunogo onsen to make your skin beautiful, as well as a steam sauna. You can also use onsen and open-air baths of Yunogo Grand Hotel, which is about a 3-minute walk away, so you can go on a hot spring tour!
Official details
Yunogo onsen Poppy Springs Resort & Spa
Okayama /Mimasaka/Resort Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 17,920
- address
- 538-1 Yunogo, Mimasaka City Okayama
- access
- [Operating daily] 90 minutes by free bus from JR Okayama Station West Exit / 10 minutes from Chugoku Expressway Mimasaka IC / 10 minutes from JR Hayashino Station
- Staying time
- 17:00(IN)〜 09:00(OUT)など
"Centurion Hotel & Spa Kurashiki" is about a 10-minute walk from Kurashiki's Bikan Historical Quarter. Kurashiki Station is also about a 5-minute walk away, so it's a perfect base for sightseeing in Kurashiki♪ In the Bikan Historical Quarter, where the beautiful townscape remains, there's the Ohara Museum of Art and cute shops, so it's also recommended for a walking date with your lover. . After enjoying sightseeing in Kurashiki, relax at this stylish hotel and prepare for the continuation of your trip.
There are various room types such as suites and deluxe twins. There are also rooms with open-air baths, so you can enjoy a relaxing bath time in your room. After taking a bath, take care of your skin with the hotel's original organic amenities.Lie down on a bed made by Slumberland, a purveyor to the British royal family, and your tired body will be lulled into a comfortable sleep.
Official details
Centurion Hotel & Spa Kurashiki
Okayama /Kurashiki/City Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 3,301
- address
- 2-4-6 Achi, Kurashiki City Okayama
- access
- 3 minutes on foot from JR Kurashiki Station / 15 minutes by car from Kurashiki IC
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 15 minutes by car from Kojima Station. At Kurashiki Yuka onsen Hotel Santoka, located in the inner parlor of Kurashiki, why not relax and be healed while feeling nature? About a 3-minute walk to the Bikan Historical Quarter, there are only 3 free parking lots for hotel guests, so if the timing is right, a smoother trip will come true.
There are several types of guest rooms, but there are three types of rooms where you can enjoy a relaxing bath time with your lover: a special Japanese-Western style room with an open-air bath, a Japanese-style room with an open-air bath, and a VIP room. The VIP room, which boasts an overwhelming size of 208 square meters, is a luxurious room with an open-air bath, an indoor bath made of cypress, and even a private rooftop garden.
Official details
Kurashiki onsen Onsen Hotel Santoka
Okayama /Kurashiki, Kojima/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 13,500
- address
- 3285 Yuka Kojima, Kurashiki City Okayama
- access
- From the Seto Chuo Expressway Mizushima IC, take Prefectural Route 62 for about 8 km and 10 minutes.
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
Yunogo onsen of Mimasaka, is also popular as a hot spring for making beautiful women. If you want to enjoy Yunogo onsen in an open-air bath full of nature, why not try Chikutei? Located about 7 minutes by car from Rinno Station (free shuttle service available), the open-air bath surrounded by a bamboo grove is particularly attractive. It is surprising that there is a women's bath "Koufu no Yu" and a men's bath "Sasanaki no Yu", and the dressing room is also open-air. Let's take a break with black soybean tea at the teahouse after the bath.
Chikutei has 33 rooms in total, divided into 4 buildings: "Flower House", "Bird House", "Kaze no Yakata", and "Moon House". Among them, "Guest room with natural onsen open-air bath 《Japanese style room 10 tatami mats》" is a room with an open-air bath of natural onsen as its name suggests. Each room has a different bathtub, so two people can relax in it.
meal you can enjoy are kaiseki cuisine that tastes the season, and are divided into three courses: "Ume Course", "Take Course", and "Matsu Course". In addition, there is also a course called "Meat exhausted kaiseki", where you can eat and compare three types of branded meat: local chicken, peach pork, and Okayama Wagyu beef.
Official details
Yunogo onsen Inn Taketei
Okayama /Mimasaka/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 6,160
- address
- 622-1 Yunogo, Mimasaka City Okayama
- access
- 90 minutes by Uno Bus from Okayama Station, 3 minutes from Yunogo onsen, 7 minutes by car from Hayashino Station, 8 minutes from Mimasaka IC, 30 minutes from Tsuyama. 1 minute to Yu Shrine
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
Yunokura Tsuruya is located about 30 minutes by bus from Chugoku Katsuyama Station, where you can fully enjoy the Yubara onsen flowing directly from the source. Originally a sake brewery, you can still enjoy delicious sake. In the evening, you can sample local sake in the lounge, so if you are a couple who likes alcohol, this is the place for you.
Yubara onsen is onsen with an extraordinary amount of hot water, and the gushing method is not a boring method, but a real hot onsen with natural gushing. Moreover, Yubara onsen is said to have a property that easily soaks into the skin, removing sebum and dirt and making the skin smooth! Such a great onsen, you want to enter regardless of gender ♡
The public bath is nice, but it's onsen with plenty of happy benefits, and if you're traveling with your lover, let's enjoy it together ♪ There are two types of rooms with open-air baths: "Guest room with cypress open-air bath" or "Cypress open-air bath". Either of the special rooms with baths. Enveloped in the pleasant scent of cypress, you and your lover will soak in a 100% free-flowing onsen... If you don't call this happiness, what happiness is it?
Dinner is a choice of kaiseki or nabe (hot pot). The "Sake Steamed Dragon" included in the kaiseki menu is a specialty of the inn, which used to be a sake brewery. The delicious sake brings out the flavor of the meat and vegetables. private dining Since it is served in the dining room, you can enjoy conversation with your lover without worrying about your surroundings.
Official details
Yubara Onsen onsen Tsuruya
Okayama / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 16,500
- address
- 144 Yubara onsen Maniwa City Okayama
- access
- 30 minutes by bus from JR Kishin Line "Chugoku Katsuyama Station" / About 5 minutes by car from Yonago Expressway "Yuhara IC"
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
About 5 minutes by car from Yonago Expressway Yubara IC. Ganran, located in the onsen town, is a Balinese style inn with the concept of "an inn where you can relax without being disturbed by anyone." It's full of exoticism, but it's appealing is the well-equipped guest rooms where you can enjoy the Yubara onsen flowing directly from the water. Recommended for couples who want to enjoy the resort atmosphere while enjoying onsen.
All six rooms are equipped with natural onsen fed directly from the source. In the room "Tenku," which is the only room with an open-air bath on the roof, you can soak in onsen while gazing at the mountains. A private space with onsen is more comfortable than you can imagine, and you may spend more time in the private rooftop open-air bath than in your room.
In the "Byakuya" room, which is based on white, you can relax in onsen while enjoying the scenery outside the window in a bath that looks like a semi-open-air bath. There is a bed with a canopy in the room, full of extraordinary feeling. The theme color and interior coordination are different depending on the room, so once you stay, you may feel like you want to stay in another room.
Official details
onsen Onsen Ganran
Okayama / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 11,000
- address
- 114 Yubara onsen Maniwa City Okayama
- access
- Exit the Yonago Expressway at the Yubara Interchange and drive along Route 313 toward Yubara onsen for about 5 minutes.
- Staying time
- 16:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
If the purpose of your trip is to relax in a onsen, how about Matsu no Yado Hanaizumi? From check-in to the next morning, you can enjoy a total of 15 hot spring tours. Yubara onsen is a simple alkaline hot spring that is said to be effective for recovering from fatigue and sensitivity to cold. Wash away the tiredness of your trip and the fatigue of everyday life in hot water!
meal are served in a meal with a modern atmosphere. The kaiseki cuisine, which uses plenty of seasonal ingredients carefully selected by the head chef, is full of ingenuity in how it is cut and served so that it can be enjoyed with both the eyes and the tongue. Depending on the season, there are plans that use high-end ingredients such as puffer fish and crabs, so you can enjoy it depending on the time of your visit.
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onsen Onsen Yumeguri no Yado Matsu no Ie Hanaisen
Okayama / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 13,000
- address
- 320-1 Yubara onsen Maniwa City, Okayama
- access
- Yonago Expressway, get off at Yubara IC
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
Located in Yunogo onsen, "Nishikien" is an inn where you can smell the aroma oil. There are several types of guest rooms with open-air baths, but we recommend the "Japanese-style" and "Asian-style" rooms where you can enjoy a germanium hot bath! You can feel the mellowness of the hot water in the Shigaraki ware bathtub, which is kneaded with germanium. Also, there is a foot bedrock bath that you can enjoy for free in the public space "Wa nagomi", so please use it as well.
Official details
Yunogo Onsen onsen Nishikien
Okayama /Mimasaka/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 6,700
- address
- 840-1 Yunogo, Mimasaka City Okayama
- access
- Mimasaka IC / JR Hayashino station pick-up ◎ 2 minutes walk to 7-Eleven
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など