RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Wataya Besso in Ureshino Onsen (Saga)―― Famous as one of the three major Japanese skin beautification baths. A long standing hot spring ryokan with pure 100% “kakenagashi” (never recycled). This ryokan stands together with a large Japanese garden on a 99,000 square meter property, and features both a traditional Japanese architecture relocation of a Nabeshima Clan villa and modern hotel elements.
Access: One hour 5 minutes by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Takeo-Onsen Station, then 5 minutes by JR Shinkansen to Ureshino Onsen Station and 6-min taxi ride from there
Private Onsens available (For couple, family, tatoo)
(1) All rooms have indoor hot spring baths (except that do not have bathtubs)
(2) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 10 rooms
(3) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 2 baths
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Hydrogen carbonate spring, Chloride spring
Tourist spots nearby
Mifuneyama Rakuen, Takeo no Okusu (Takeo shrine)
Stayed in by famous persons
Numerous VIPs and celebrities, including Emperor Showa, have stayed at this ryokan.
Year of establishment
1950
Number of rooms
129 rooms