[Hita, Kokonoe, Amagase onsen] Couples' stay in rooms with open-air baths ♡ 9 hotels and ryokan / Western Oita Prefecture

Western Oita is home to the rose garden of Amagase Agricultural Park and Tenryo Hita, a castle town where you can feel the nature and history. There are also hot springs in Kokonoe Yume Onsenkyo, which is home to several onsen such as Hita onsen and Amagase onsen, which will melt into your skin, Sujiyu onsen, and Hosenji onsen, so you can enjoy onsen just like in Oita, a onsen powerhouse. onsen is recommended for couples who want to enjoy a relaxing onsen just the two of you, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

When you're traveling with your partner, you want to have as much time as possible just for the two of you. In that case, why not stay in a room with an open-air bath and enjoy the privacy of your stay? In this article, we'll introduce you to some inns in Hita, Kokonoe, and Amagase onsen that have rooms with open-air baths, where you can have a stay with in in-room dining, enjoy onsen with the sound of the babbling river in the background, and spend plenty of time together♪

The Hita area, close to neighboring Fukuoka, was under direct control of the shogunate during the Edo period. It still retains the atmosphere of a castle town and is known as "Kyushu's Little Kyoto." Mamedamachi in particular retains a strong sense of this atmosphere and is recommended for sightseeing. Hita is also home to a kiln that makes Hita ware, pottery made using local soil and water, so you can experience making your own original Hita ware with him♪

Okuhita Onsen Umehibiki is about 25 minutes away from JR Hita Station by shuttle bus (reservations required in advance). Asamoya Terrace, shown in the photo, which is connected to the inn's meal Shirakaga, is one of the most spectacular spots in the inn! Hibiki Valley shrouded in morning mist is as beautiful as a watercolor painting. The terrace is available for breakfast, so why not share the memorable view while sipping herbal tea or coffee?

There are a total of 32 guest rooms, split between the main building, annex and villa. The annex "Ryukyo" in the photo is a luxurious suite equipped with an open-air bath and an indoor jacuzzi bath. The main building and annex also have rooms with open-air baths, but this annex does not have a covered passageway leading to it from the main building, making it perfect for couples who want to spend some private time. There are also free drinks such as beer, sparkling plum wine and juice, so you can relax in your room.

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Dinner starts with an aperitif where you can compare plum wine that has been aged for one year and three years. In the "Oita Wagyu Premium Kaiseki" shown in the photo, you can enjoy not only "Oita Wagyu Oven-Grilled" Bungo beef, but also seafood and river delicacies such as "seasonal fresh fish platter" and "salt-grilled wild sweetfish" depending on the season. The plum wine factory "Umeshugura Oyama" attached to the inn also has a salon exclusively for guests, where you can spend a memorable time making plum syrup and plum wine.

Hatago Kayausagi, whose main building is about 140 years old and exudes the atmosphere of the Taisho period, is about a 10-minute drive from JR Hita Station. If you contact them in advance, they can also arrange transportation from the station. This inn is a single inn located in Kotohira onsen. Take a walk along the walkway along the Takase River and through the beautiful moss garden, and you're sure to have some memorable conversations. The inn also has a spring that gushes forth from the source, which you can enjoy in the baths inside the building or in the detached baths.

There are a total of 13 rooms, including the thatched roof main house and a detached building. The pictured "Wayotei Madoromi" is a Western-style detached building, where you can enjoy the hot spring waters with dancing mineral deposits in both the indoor and outdoor baths. Enjoy the feeling of taking your partner on a private bath tour. There are also a variety of other rooms, including rooms with outdoor baths and simple layouts with one six-tatami room. Each room is furnished with antiques collected by the owner, and there are plenty of spots you'll want to take photos of.

Enjoy your meal in a private meal room overlooking the Takase River. A meal for two whilst gazing at the lush nature will be a time filled with smiles. The dishes change monthly to provide the best local produce of the season. The rice served at the inn is made from brown rice ground in a mill every morning. This "three-minute milled" rice, which leaves about 30% of the brown rice layer intact, has a well-balanced taste and aroma and is healthy. It can also be purchased at the front desk, making it a great souvenir or travel memento.

The Kokonoe area, which lies on the border with Kumamoto Prefecture, is full of sights such as the Handa Plateau in the Aso Kuju National Park and the Kokonoe "Yume" Suspension Bridge, one of the highest pedestrian-only suspension bridges in Japan. On the north side of the Kuju Mountain Range, you'll also find the Tadewara Marshland, which has a boardwalk, making it easy to enjoy nature. A stroll through the lush nature will surely get the two of you chatting away♪

Spa Greenness, about a 10-minute drive from Kurokawa onsen bus stop, is an accommodation facility located in COCO VILLAGE, a resort village at the foot of the Five Peaks of Aso. Within the village, you can enjoy shopping and gourmet food at CHAM'S TEA, which sells branded tea, and Chez Tani Senomoto Kogen Branch, where you can enjoy a cake buffet. It is within walking distance, so why not go out and enjoy a stroll and date?

All nine guest rooms are detached. They are equipped with open-air baths and semi-open-air baths where you can enjoy natural hot spring water, so you can choose the room based on your preferred bath style. In rooms with both an open-air bath and an indoor bath, you can onsen in the open-air bath at night and quickly enjoy the indoor bath in the morning. Of course, you can take a bath with your partner, so it's a luxurious space where you can relax like at home while refreshing yourself in onsen.

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For dinner, you can choose between full-course Italian or Japanese kaiseki meals. Italian cuisine is served at the onsite restaurant "Saara Carina. The eight-course menu changes depending on the season and the availability of ingredients, but you will be able to enjoy the seasonal bounty of Aso and Kokonoe. Organic vegetables purchased directly from local farmers are crunchy and full of flavor. You will have a memorable meal ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡.

Flugel Kuju is a resort hotel with 10 detached buildings scattered across a vast site of about 12,000 tsubo (approx. 30 minutes by car) from JR Bungotakada Station. After receiving a welcome drink upon check-in, you will be taken to your room by car, so you can feel like you are on a secret trip with your boyfriend. Some rooms are spaced far apart, so you can enjoy romantic stargazing.

All detached buildings are equipped with an open-air bath and an indoor bath, both of which are fed directly from the source. The bicarbonate spring water, which leaves you feeling refreshed after bathing, is also known as the "refreshing bath." The open-air bath connected to the wooden deck enhances the resort atmosphere. The Japanese-Western style detached building is about 60 square meters in size, so even if you are staying with two people, you can relax as if you were at home.

Let's have dinner at the restaurant "Regenbogen", which has a spacious feel with a full glass wall. Dinner is available in standard and premium courses, with the premium course using higher-grade ingredients. Enjoying local Oita dishes such as "Takeda vegetable borsch" and "Itaya shell and shrimp tartare" in a restaurant surrounded by lush nature will fill both your heart and your stomach.

Shugetsu, which blends a retro European atmosphere with the rich nature of Oita Prefecture, is about 30 minutes by car from JR Bungo-Nakamura Station. The corridor leading to the detached building features a garden that changes with the seasons, allowing you to spend private time with your partner surrounded by rich nature. This inn is located at the foot of the Kuju Mountains, at an altitude of about 1000m. On a clear day, you can enjoy the clear air and the twinkling starry sky at the same time.

All eight detached rooms are equipped with a semi-open-air bath. You can enjoy the free-flowing waters of Sujiyu onsen, which has a history of over 1000 years, without worrying about time. All guest rooms are Japanese-Western style rooms with two adjacent rooms, and some rooms have a wide veranda leading to the semi-open-air bath or a sunroom. There are chairs and tables so you can cool off after your bath. Some rooms are equipped with a sunroom where soft sunlight pours in, making them a great place for couples to work remotely.

Both breakfast and dinner can be enjoyed in a private meal room, so you can have plenty of time for just the two of you. If you upgrade to the creative kaiseki dinner, you can also enjoy the local brand beef, "Oita Wagyu beef grilled on lava." The appetizers, which change monthly and with each season, are made with local, seasonal ingredients. The seasonal dishes will make you want to come back again and again just for the meal.

Hatago onsen is a onsen ryokan located in Hosenji Onsen, nestled in the mountains of Kokonoe, about 20 minutes by car from JR Bungomori Station. On the 10,000m2 site, there are 10 completely detached detached buildings and a private open-air bath that can be used for free by reservation. Early check-in and late check-out are also available for a fee, so it is recommended for couples who want to secure as much time as possible at the inn.

All detached rooms have an open-air bath! There are two types of bathtubs: cypress and rock, so you can choose the style that suits you best. There are also rooms with private onsen pools. The detached Shogetsu/Benitoyo shown in the photo faces the river, so you can enjoy the sound of the babbling brook. It's a space where you can feel the majesty of nature while being in a private space. The beds in the guest rooms are made by Simmons, a luxury bedding manufacturer. Come and reset your mind and body.

meal will be served at LIGARE, a restaurant at Oita that focuses on local production for local consumption. For dinner, you can choose between a creative Western-style course or Kokonoe brand "Yume" pork nabe kaiseki (hot pot kaiseki). Whichever you choose, you will be served a mini buffet as a side menu, so that you can enjoy the same main meal dish together and each of you can have the amount meal of food you like.

Located about 30 minutes by car from JR Bungo-Nakamura Station, Yamaai no Yado Kiyasuya is a Japanese resort with a detached building, a meal, and onsen facilities in a 6,600m2 mixed forest. The main house with its black-painted wooden fence blends into the rural mountain scenery, allowing you to forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life and reset your mind. Enjoy a chat with your partner while experiencing the extraordinary.

In the old-style detached house, all the rooms have their own open-air baths. Each room has a different open-air bath made of cut stone, cypress, red stone, etc., so you can enjoy the smooth onsen as many times as you like together. You cannot specify the room when making a reservation, but all the rooms have tatami mats and wooden floors, and the nostalgic atmosphere will relax your mind.

meal are served in the private meal room "Yamaboshi" in a separate building. The dishes, which make use of seasonal ingredients from Kokonoe and Aso, are served on carefully selected tableware, and will stimulate your appetite visually as well. You'll want to come back with your boyfriend again and again, each season at a time. The menu changes depending on what is available and the season, but you can enjoy dishes made with ingredients that are typical of a mountain inn, such as "yamame trout salmon roe" and "junsai pickled in sweet vinegar."

Amagase onsen, which has a history of about 1,300 years since it was first opened, is a onsen town located along the Kusu River. There are several mixed-gender open-air baths on the riverbank, where you can enjoy bathing while feeling as if you are one with the river. There are also open-air baths where you can bathe in bathing clothes, bath towels, and swimsuits. Amagase onsen is rich in natural moisturizing ingredients, so you can show off your smooth skin to your boyfriend ♡

Located about a 10-minute drive from JR Amagase Station, Sanso Tensui is a quiet inn a little way from the center of Amagase onsen. From onsen building, Takikanan, you can enjoy the view of Sakurataki, a tourist spot, while soaking in onsen with a faint sulfurous scent. onsen building also has five private baths that guests can use for free, so why not enjoy a hot spring tour with your partner depending on your mood that day? 10038776

There are standard rooms with an area of about 10 tatami mats and rooms with open-air baths, but if you are traveling as a couple, we recommend the "special room" where you can have breakfast and dinner in your in-room dining. The photo shows the open-air bath in the special room "Kaori." The stone semi-open-air bath is not easily affected by the weather, and you can relax as if you are blending into the rich nature. Please enjoy your time alone together, both meal and bathing.

Enjoy the flavors of Bungo to your heart's content! Enjoy the delicious Oita Kanmuri Chicken, thick log-grown shiitake mushrooms, and fresh seasonal fish sashimi, all of which are Oita's delicacies, for a blissful time. Of meal, you can also enjoy Bungo beef, a local brand of beef. There is also a wide selection of beer and sake delivered directly from the Sapporo Beer Hita Factory. There is also a wide selection of non-alcoholic menu items, so both drinkers and non-drinkers can toast together.

Located about a three-minute drive from JR Amagase Station, Ukiha Bekkan Shinshiyo is an inn that sits on a hilltop with a panoramic view of the onsen town. From the open-air observation bath, you can look down at the Kusu River that flows through Amagase onsen town. The inn's hydrangea-themed grounds are filled with many hydrangeas, and the interior is decorated with hydrangea motifs. For a fee, you can rent a Yumeji-style beautiful yukata with a retro pattern that evokes the romance of the Taisho era, so it might be a chance for him to see you in a different look than usual ♡

There are 20 guest rooms in total, including standard Japanese-style rooms and rooms with two rooms connected together. The "Fugetsu" guest room with an open-air bath features an 8-tatami Japanese-style room and a wooden deck with an open-air bath of about 18 square meters, allowing you to enjoy a private bath time for two while feeling the lush nature up close. The rooms with open-air baths are also available in Japanese-Western and Western-style types, so please choose the type you prefer.

You can enjoy your meal in a private meal room where you can chat with your partner while listening to the murmuring of the river. The fish caught in the Kusu River that flows through Amagase onsen and the wild vegetables harvested from the mountains are full of flavor. The menu changes depending on the season, but the Japanese cuisine, including marbled wagyu beef, allows you to fully enjoy the local flavors. For breakfast, you can also enjoy miso soup made with miso from the famous Kyushu manufacturer, Miso and Soy Sauce Brewery Kanedai.

This time, we have divided the areas into Hita, Kokonoe, and Amagase onsen and introduced lodgings with rooms with open-air baths that couples would love to stay at. Western Oita, famous for its onsen, has many lodgings that boast hot onsen. However, there are probably many people who feel that the large public baths are not enough time for the two of you to be alone together. In that case, choose a lodging with an open-air bath in your room and enjoy onsen and the open-air bath with your partner.