RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Yufuin Yasuha in Yufuin Onsen (Oita)—— It is a hidden ryokan located on a quiet upland at a short distance away from the centre of the hot spring town. 8 detached rooms and 3 rooms on the ground floor of the main building, out of all 19 guest rooms, are equipped with private open-air baths. While rooms on the main building’s first floor do not have private onsen, there are 3 rental baths for private use – one of them available only to guests staying on the first floor – and a large public bath with open-air onsen.
Access: 55 minutes by bus from Oita Airport to Yufuin Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
Private Onsens (For couple, family, tatoo)
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 11 rooms
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 7 baths
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Hydrogen carbonate spring
“No. 1” ryokan
The hot spring here is blue-coloured, which is rare nationwide. The water is transparent when welling up from the earth, but it gradually turns blue with time.
Tourist spots nearby
Lake Kinrin, Jakoshi Observatory, Tsukahara Onsen Kakono Izumi (Mount Garan)
Number of rooms
18 rooms