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Setting

Zero minutes on foot from Yunotsubo-kaido. Set in the centre of Yufuin yet enclosed by dense trees.

Driving route

About five minutes from Yufuin Station on Prefectural Route 617, or about 10 minutes from Yufuin IC on Prefectural Route 216.

Route by train

About two hours from Hakata Station to Yufuin Station on the JR Kyudai Main Line limited express Yufu, then five minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot.

Route by express bus

About two hours 20 minutes from Fukuoka Tenjin to Yufuin Station bus centre on the Yufuin-go coach.

Total rooms

Eleven rooms: two with an open-air bath, seven with an indoor bath and two without a bath.

Room with an open-air bath

An entry area plus 10 tatami, for two to four guests. A purely Japanese-style room with its own open-air bath.

Room with an indoor bath

An entry area plus 10 tatami, for two to four guests. A purely Japanese-style room facing the courtyard, with hot spring water in the bathtub.

Room without a bath

Eight tatami, for one to three guests. A compact Japanese-style room without a bath; guests use the shared baths.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in is from 15:00 with a final check-in at 20:00, and check-out is at 11:00.

Parking

Twelve free spaces, held for staying guests.

On-site facilities

Banquet room, open-air bath, post-bath salon, fax sending, massage service, parcel delivery and parking.

Room equipment and supplies

Television, satellite channels, telephone, tea set, refrigerator, hairdryer, desk lamp, individual air conditioning, washlet toilet, iron and humidifier on loan, yukata, slippers, towel and bath towel.

Meal locations

Breakfast in the dining room and the restaurant; dinner in the private dining rooms and the restaurant.

Accessibility

A wheelchair for loan and an accessible toilet are available, and the property asks for advance notice.

Luggage storage

Luggage can be left at the front desk before check-in and after check-out.

Notifying a late arrival

Guests are asked to contact the property if check-in will be after 18:00.

Spring quality

A simple thermal spring, 100% source water flowing directly.

Types of bath

One large open-air bath each for men and women, two family open-air baths and one family cypress bath.

Bathing hours

The large open-air baths are available 24 hours a day a day a day. The family baths are available from check-in until 23:00 and again from 7:00 the next morning.

千人風呂

An open-air bath handed down through the generations of this inn since the Taisho era, its floor laid with rounded gravel.

Dinner

A seasonal Japanese kaiseki using fresh local vegetables, live-caught fish and Oita Wagyu, the prefecture's representative beef brand.

Breakfast

A Japanese breakfast with local Oita character, served with freshly cooked Yufu-grown rice. The content changes about every two months.

Children's meals

A children's menu is available, as is a kaiseki course modelled on the adult course.

Using the family baths

No reservation is needed; guests may use the baths freely when the sign shows they are open, at no extra charge.

Layout of the large baths

The large baths are open-air only, with a washing area including showers. In the coldest months of January and February the property suggests using the room bath or a family indoor bath for washing.

Baths in the rooms

Both the open-air baths and the bathrooms use hot spring water.

Room capacity

Up to four guests per room as a rule, and up to three in the rooms without a bath.

How to book

Online bookings are accepted until three days ahead and telephone bookings until the day before.

Official English name

The English page gives the property name as HINOHARU RYOKAN and describes 11 guest rooms surrounded by green gardens.

Room with an open-air bath

A Japanese-style room of an entry area plus 10 tatami, for two to four guests, with its own open-air bath. Two rooms.

Room with an indoor bath

A Japanese-style room of an entry area plus 10 tatami, for two to four guests, facing the courtyard, with hot spring water in the bathtub. Seven rooms.

Room without a bath

An eight-tatami Japanese-style room for one to three guests, without a bath; guests use the shared baths. Two rooms.

Large open-air bath

One each for men and women, available 24 hours a day a day a day, fed by 100% source water from a simple thermal spring.

千人風呂

An open-air bath handed down through the generations since the Taisho era, its floor laid with rounded gravel.

Family open-air baths

Two baths. No reservation is needed; staying guests use them at no extra charge when the sign shows they are open.

Family cypress bath

One bath, available from check-in until 23:00 and again from 7:00 the next morning.

On-site facilities

Banquet room, open-air bath, post-bath salon, fax sending, massage service, parcel delivery and parking.

Meal locations

Breakfast in the dining room and the restaurant; dinner in the private dining rooms and the restaurant.

Dinner

A seasonal Japanese kaiseki using fresh local vegetables, live-caught fish and Oita Wagyu, the prefecture's representative beef brand.

Breakfast

A Japanese breakfast with local Oita character, served with freshly cooked Yufu-grown rice. The content changes about every two months.

Children's meals

A children's menu is available, as is a kaiseki course modelled on the adult one.

Arriving by car from Yufuin IC

About 10 minutes from Yufuin IC on Prefectural Route 216.

About five minutes from Yufuin Station on Prefectural Route 617.

Arriving by train from Hakata Station

About two hours from Hakata Station to Yufuin Station on the JR Kyudai Main Line limited express Yufu.

Five minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot from Yufuin Station.

About two hours 20 minutes from Fukuoka Tenjin to Yufuin Station bus centre on the Yufuin-go coach.

Check-in timing

Check-in is from 15:00 with a final check-in at 20:00 and check-out at 11:00; guests arriving after 18:00 must contact the property.

Using the family baths

The family baths are not reserved but used when the sign shows they are open, from check-in until 23:00 and from 7:00 the next morning.

The large baths are open-air only

The large baths are open-air only, with no indoor bath; in January and February the property suggests washing in the room bath or a family indoor bath.

Room capacity

Up to four guests per room as a rule, three in the rooms without a bath, across a small total of 11 rooms.

Parking

Twelve free spaces are held for staying guests.

Accessibility

A wheelchair for loan and an accessible toilet are available, and the property asks for advance notice.