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Setting

An inn in Beppu Kannawa Onsen, up the steaming Ideyu-zaka slope.

Travel times

About 40 minutes by car from Oita Airport, about 15 minutes from JR Beppu Station, about 10 minutes from Beppu IC and about 10 minutes from Beppu International Tourist Port.

Private baths

There are three private baths, all fed directly from the source. Staying guests may use them at any time when free, at no extra charge.

Open-air bath

An open-air bath enclosed by greenery, where the view changes with the season, from fresh green shoots to autumn maples.

Cypress bath

Both the tub and the floor are made entirely of Japanese cypress.

Rock bath

A rock-built bath for settling into the water.

Effects of Kannawa Onsen

Neuralgia, muscle pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive complaints, haemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, convalescence, recovery from fatigue and general health.

Guest rooms

All rooms are eight-tatami Japanese-style rooms, either plain or with an added wooden-floored area.

View from the rooms

From the engawa veranda guests can look onto the garden, and out over the Kannawa hot-spring town and Beppu Bay.

Room and on-site equipment

Every room has heating, air conditioning and a television, and the property has a banquet hall.

Amenities

Hand towel, toothbrush and toothpaste, bath towel, conditioner, shampoo, body soap, soap, yukata, down duvet, razor, washlet toilet, comb and brush.

On-site services

Shogi and go sets are available, and massage is offered for a separate charge.

Meal location

Both dinner and breakfast can be eaten in the guest room.

Jigoku-mushi steaming

A Beppu speciality in which ingredients are steamed rapidly over hot-spring vapour. Prawns, turban shells and seasonal vegetables are used.

Fillet steak

Domestic beef fillet steak is grilled on an iron plate at the table.

Seasonal ingredients

Dishes include thinly sliced flounder sashimi, fish such as horse mackerel and mackerel, and seasonal vegetables.

Eight-tatami Japanese-style room

The base layout among the rooms, all of which are eight-tatami Japanese-style rooms.

Eight tatami with a wooden-floored area

An eight-tatami room with an added wooden-floored area.

View from the engawa

From the engawa veranda the garden is in view, with the Kannawa hot-spring town and Beppu Bay beyond.

Open-air bath

A private open-air bath enclosed by greenery, its view changing with the season.

Cypress bath

A private bath in which both tub and floor are made entirely of Japanese cypress.

Rock bath

A private rock-built bath for settling into the water.

On-site services

Shogi and go sets are available, and massage is offered for a separate charge.

Meal location

Both dinner and breakfast can be eaten in the guest room.

Jigoku-mushi steaming

A Beppu speciality in which ingredients are steamed rapidly over hot-spring vapour. Prawns, turban shells and seasonal vegetables are used.

Fillet steak

Domestic beef fillet steak is grilled on an iron plate at the table.

Seasonal ingredients

Dishes include thinly sliced flounder sashimi, fish such as horse mackerel and mackerel, and seasonal vegetables.

Arriving by car from Beppu IC or Beppu Station

About 10 minutes by car from Beppu IC and about 15 minutes from JR Beppu Station.

About 40 minutes by car from Oita Airport and about 10 minutes from Beppu International Tourist Port.

Using the private baths

The three private baths are not reserved; staying guests use them when free, at no extra charge.

Room size

All rooms are eight tatami, so there is no choice of size; they differ only in whether a wooden-floored area is added.

Meals in the room

Both dinner and breakfast are eaten in the guest room rather than in a separate dining room.

On-site services

Shogi and go sets are provided on site, while massage carries a separate charge.