6 Best Ryokans for Couple's Romantic Stay with Open-Air Baths and In-Room Dining

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Huis Ten Bosch, the largest theme park in Japan, is the same size as the Principality of Monaco. Just walking through the beautiful townscape alone will give you a romantic feeling...♡ Flowers bloom all year round, and at night you can enjoy the illumination "Kingdom of Light" 365 days a year♪

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The night view seen from the observatory of Mt. Inasa, 333m above sea level, in Nagasaki City, is a superb view that has been selected as one of the New Three Great Night Views of the World! The ropeway can get crowded, so it's a good idea to go by taxi or the Night View Bus Tour at night. Even if the rooftop of the observatory is full, the first basement floor is vacant even though the scenery doesn't change. At the restaurant "ITADAKI" on the 2nd floor of the observatory, you can enjoy a meal while enjoying the superb view in a pair seat.

In addition to the baths in the guest rooms, we would like to introduce a large public bath where you can bathe in a special situation where beautiful trees, mountains, the sea and lakes are approaching, and a private bath. Only lodging. If you go all the way to Nagasaki, stay at an inn where you can enjoy high-quality natural onsen in the great outdoors, and create fun memories just for the two of you.

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Ikishima, floating in the Genkai Sea, is one of many remote islands in Nagasaki. It is a small island measuring 17km from north to south and 14km from east to west, and is said to be the ``Island of the Gods'' that was created when the nation of Japan was created. There are over 150 shrines and over 1,000 shrines on the island, and Kojima Shrine is a small sanctuary where the approach only appears at low tide and is separated by the sea at high tide. This shrine, also known as Japan's Mont Saint Michel, is a shrine for fulfilling love and is also a popular spot for praying for matchmaking.

Kairi Kairi Murakami, which faces Yumoto Bay in the northwest of Iki, has all rooms with an ocean view and an open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water. There are 12 guest rooms in total, and you can choose from 5 types such as Japanese-style rooms and Japanese-Western style rooms. Each room has an antique table set by the window, so you can fully enjoy the romantic seascape.

In the open-air bath attached to the large terrace of the room, you can enjoy Yumoto onsen, which shines gold when you touch the air, directly from the source. Yumoto onsen is known as a onsen with a high concentration of iron and minerals, which is great for women. Amenities made from Iki olives are also available, so let's aim for smooth skin with the blessings of natural onsen.

The dinner, which generously uses seasonal seafood from the Genkai Sea, includes seafood such as abalone, spiny lobster, and sea urchin, as well as mellow-tasting Iki beef and fresh vegetables. An exquisite kaiseki meal that comes out. The clear local sake of Iki, which is said to be the birthplace of barley shochu, will also choose the best match for your meal.

In a corner of Unzen onsen, "Hanzuiryo" has only 14 detached rooms in a vast garden of 6,000 tsubo. The two special rooms, "Tsubakien" and "Juen," are one-story buildings with an open-air bath made of rocks and a sauna, as well as a bar corner and a tea room. The remaining 12 rooms are detached two-story maisonettes, so you can meal elegantly on the first floor.

The rooms are beautifully designed in traditional Sukiya-zukuri style, made by carpenters from Kyoto. Surrounded by a Japanese garden created just for the two of you, you can truly relax in the tranquility of this place. All 12 rooms, except for the special rooms with open-air baths, have indoor baths with the scent of cypress.

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Honkaiseki, which uses seasonal ingredients from the Shimabara Peninsula and changes its menu every month, is beautifully presented. At this inn, all rooms have their own space for meal, and the person in charge of meal cannot enter other rooms, so the privacy of the two guests is well protected. Let's enjoy the beautiful dishes that are carefully brought one by one according to the pace of the two people's meal in a private space without hesitation.

There are two large public baths, "Higashi-no-Yu" and "Nishi-no-Yu," both of which are equipped with an indoor bath, an open-air bath, a sauna, and a cold water bath. Depending on the time of day, "Nishi no Yu" can be reserved for private use. It would be nice to monopolize the large bath with two people while watching the appearance of Yunohana floating in the bathtub where the hot spring water continues to flow.

"Oshidori Pond" near the Unzen onsen town is an artificial lake with a circumference of about 2.7 km. "Azumaen" is built on the shores of this lake, which turns beautiful emerald green on sunny days. In addition to enjoying a wonderful lake view from all rooms, you can also enjoy the natural onsen flowing directly from the source in your room alone ♪ When the Emperor was Crown Prince, he stayed in a VIP room with a semi-open-air bath. It's an inn that has something to do with it.

Riyu and Matsurika are guest rooms with open-air baths where two people can enjoy a spectacular view of the open-air baths that open up to the lake. Both rooms were renovated in 2015 and are Japanese-style rooms with twin beds. There is also a large sofa where two people can sit comfortably on the veranda leading to the terrace with the open-air bath, so you can spend a relaxing time.

The rooms with semi-open-air baths are all elegant rooms that were renewed in 2020 and 2021, and there are three types: Suien, Koryoku, and Wakakusa. Each room has a Japanese-style room and a fluffy twin bed room, and you can enjoy the hot spring water in the fragrant cypress bathtub. In particular, Koryoku's cypress bath is unusually built like a boat, and has a very nice design.

meal using rich seafood from the Ariake Sea and fresh vegetables from Unzen and Shimabara can be enjoyed at the restaurant ``On the Lake'' with a view of the lake, the private meal room ``Kachoan'', and in-room dining and plans. It is now available in various places. You can enjoy delicate kaiseki cuisine filled with plenty of seasonal vegetables that will please women, along with beautiful Arita ware dishes made in nearby Saga.

The biggest feature of the public bath is that you can go around the baths at 3 different temperatures! It is said that visiting the three baths, a hot cypress bath, a normal temperature indoor bath, and an open-air bath whose temperature changes depending on the weather, will increase your health benefits. Enjoy the natural onsen, which are said to be "natural skin lotion", to your heart's content in a superb view that makes you feel as if you are one with the lake.

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Unzen Fukudaya, which is located slightly south of Oshidori Pond, is a comfortable inn filled with the owner's commitment. Guests can enjoy roasting marshmallows by the open fireplace in the lobby, or enjoy the mellow taste of the Italian illy café corner.

For breakfast, you can enjoy a healthy meal with good nutritional balance, with a large selection of items that are packed with the comforting deliciousness of Japan. For dinner, there is the private dining Nabe Danran where you can enjoy gorgeous seasonal hot pot dishes, the teppanyaki restaurant Sakurabashi, and bar time at the cafe restaurant Ricky with a terrace. You can enjoy it.

The panoramic open-air bath “Kumpu no Yu” has a wonderful view of the mountains of Unzen! onsen springs at this inn are said to be excellent for the excretion of waste products and the metabolism of melanin, so you can expect a detoxifying effect, and the hot springs are useful for women as a remedy for dark spots and dullness.

The main building has an indoor bath with a sauna and a large public bath with an open-air bath. Each bath has a wonderful atmosphere, such as the open-air bath "Seseragi-no-Yu" surrounded by a delicate garden, and the indoor bath "Fugen-no-Yu" with a sauna made of burnt cedar and bricks. In addition, there are four private baths with free-flowing hot springs, so let's use them together.

"Yuyado Unzen Shinyu" is located near "Unzen Fukudaya" in front of you, and you can fully enjoy the rich Japanese garden that has not changed since its establishment in 1908 (Meiji 41). There are 4 hot spring sources on the premises, so you can enjoy comparing the natural onsen water while surrounded by beautiful greenery. You can enjoy your stay alone.

In the open-air bath attached to the room, you can enjoy a special bath for two while watching the reflection of the beautifully tended trees in the pond. The hot water in Tsukitei is free-flowing cloudy hot water with a strong sulfur content, and the color of the cloudy hot water is also very fantastic. Let's aim for smooth skin by soaking in the sulfur springs, which are known as hot springs for beautiful skin.

The original kaiseki cuisine, which uses as many ingredients as possible from within 15 miles (25 km) of the Shimabara Peninsula, is full of local bounties, such as thick beef from Nagasaki and transparent sea bream shabu-shabu. In the semi-private room ``Ashikari'' or the private restaurant ``Tsuki no Sho'' where privacy is ensured, just the two of you can enjoy the final dessert prepared by the chef.

At the large public bath "Kosensho," where you can enjoy the translucent sulfur spring from the second hot spring, you can enjoy the indoor and outdoor baths while taking in the view of the great outdoors of Unzen. There is also a private family bath "Madoka," where the skin-beautifying water from the first hot spring is poured in abundance, and the highly concentrated third hot spring "Kasho no Yu," so be sure to try comparing the baths.

"Tsutaya ryokan", which is built facing Tachibana Bay, is a long-established inn with over 250 years of history, and all rooms have an ocean view. Obama onsen Footbath Hot Foot 105, which is a popular spot in Obama and the longest footbath in Japan, is located right in front of ryokan. The sunset seen from the observation open-air bath is also romantic and unforgettable. The rising steam will also liven up your wonderful trip ♡

There are 5 private rooftop open-air baths on the top floor of the long-established inn, which has a somewhat tropical resort feel. Let's immerse yourself in a luxurious bath time, separated from everyday life, alone with a magnificent view of the sea from the large terrace with a sense of openness.

The large public bath "Tachibana Fukan" is about 150 tsubo wide, and there is also a private indoor bath "Yudayu" here. Both men and women can enjoy the free-flowing natural onsen in various styles, such as saunas, cold baths, jacuzzis, sleeping baths, and open-air baths. is good too.

The Japanese Kaiseki course meal, which uses an abundance of fresh seafood from Tachibana Bay and Nagasaki Fishing Port, can be enjoyed in-room dining or private dining, so you can enjoy it with just the two of you. Enjoy the Kaiseki course, which keeps bringing out the freshest seafood♡

Nagasaki, which has a strong exotic atmosphere, allows you to immerse yourself in the feeling of being overseas while staying in Japan. Please go out to the world of just the two of you, away from your daily life, and come back with a lot of healing♪