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If you travel to Oita! 4 Insta-view hotels and ryokan (Japanese inns)

If you travel to Oita! 4 Insta-view hotels and ryokan (Japanese inns)

2022-07-14 Management office

When it comes to sightseeing in Oita, the golden course is to take a relaxing soak in the hot springs of Beppu, the highest peak of hot springs in Japan, including a visit to hell, and then to buy fashionable souvenirs in Yufuin. In addition, there are many lesser-known hot spring resorts in Oita Prefecture, where you can enjoy various types of hot springs just by touring around the prefecture.
This article introduces four recommended inns, including one inn each in Beppu City and Yufu City, the main hot spring destinations in Oita, as well as a lovely plum-filled inn in Hita City and an inn where you can enjoy Taisho retro style.
All of the inns rank high on the list of inns where women want to stay, and in addition to the quality of the hot springs and cuisine, they all offer plenty of photo opportunities.
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AMANE RESORT GAHAMA (Gahama Terrace)

This hotel has a 3,500 tsubo area overlooking Beppu Bay, dotted with bars, restaurants, and detached rooms, and all rooms in the new building "Gahama Tower "have ocean views. This gorgeous and luxurious hot spring resort was originally "renovated from the Kunitake Villa ", so the hotel also has a quaint history, with the beautiful western-style baths being utilized as a gallery and rooms in the style of old private homes.



Ocean-view rooms that seem to float on the sea



All rooms have ocean views, so you can stretch out and enjoy the spectacular view as if you were one with Beppu Bay. You can spend time taking good care of yourself while enjoying the luxury of a resort hotel, such as relieving daily fatigue and stress.



There are seven types of guest rooms, all of which are equipped with a hot spring bath. You can enjoy plenty of hot spring water from the source in the view bath type or open-air bath. "In the Wing Villa "guestrooms, you can enjoy an endless view of the ocean from your room's bath as well.

"Excellent sea urchin cream pasta from Kunitake "





The "sea urchin cream pasta "with plenty of fresh seafood such as shrimp and clams is a very popular menu item at "kunitake "and comes with a salad that also includes seasonal fruit, rice flour bread and soup. At night, the restaurant transforms into a bar where you can enjoy a drink while looking out over the viewing pool.

"Hotel Information "
Hotel name: AMANE RESORT GAHAMA (Gahama Terrace)
Address: 5-32, Ueninkehama-cho, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture 874-0023
Phone number: 0977-66-8833
Stay: Check-in 15:00 Check-out 10:00
Price: ¥45,276~(2 persons and 1 room)
Spaces and facilities: onsen (hot spring) with free-flowing hot-spring water, esthetic salon, fitness center, close to Beppu Bay
URL: https://gahamaterrace.com/


Oku-Hida Onsen Ume Hibiki

Morning mist in Hibiki Gorge and a plum-filled inn

For plum-loving girls, this plum-filled inn "Oku-Hida Onsen Ume Hibiki "is a place where you can enjoy the spectacular view of "Hibiki Gorge "from your room and bath. You can watch the morning mist over the magnificent valley while lying down in the large open-air bath.





The "drum bridge "leading to the villa "Uguisuku "is one of the photo spots of the inn. The villa, located just beyond the graceful red bridge, and "Ryuza ", a separate building for private use, offer special rooms with indoor and outdoor baths with Jacuzzi tubs. Ume motifs are also used elegantly in the room designs.

"Experience making plum wine and plum syrup at the Plum Wine Brewery Ohyama "





A 3-minute walk from the inn, "Plum Wine Storehouse Ohyama "has many fashionable plum wine and seasonings that you can only buy here, and it's hard to decide which ones to buy. You can enjoy just wandering around the beautiful store. It is a wonderful place where you can experience making your own plum wine and plum syrup, and even sample plum wine.



Even for breakfast, you can enjoy the taste of ume (plum) sauce and black ume sauce, and other healthful and healthy foods. The menu also offers a wide variety of dishes such as green vegetable yogurt and smoothies that are sure to please the ladies. If you find a seasoning or sauce you like during your meal, you can purchase it as a souvenir at "Ume Sake Brewery Ohyama ".

"Hotel Information "
Hotel Name: Oku-Hita Onsen Ume Hibiki
Address: 4587 Nishi-Oyama, Oyama-cho, Hita City, Oita Prefecture, 877-0201
Phone number: 0973-52-3700
Stay: Check-in 15:00 Check-out 11:00
Price: ¥12,737~(2 persons and 1 room)
Space and facilities: large public bath, outdoor hot spring, sauna, family bath, plum wine making and tasting
URL: https://www.umehibiki.jp/
https://www.instagram.com/umehibiki/?hl=ja


a hot spring with a bathhouse full of hot springs (Edo period)

Spectacular inn overlooking Mt.

All rooms are over 50 square meters and all are spacious and relaxing. "Yufuin Hanayu "is an inn where you can enjoy a spectacular view of Mt. Yufu from both the room and the bath. Yufu from the lobby lounge is so beautiful that sometimes photo shooting time begins the moment you step into the hotel for check-in.







All of the detached rooms have an open-air bath, and from this bath you can enjoy the changing morning and evening views of Yubudake. Some rooms are equipped with an open-air bath with a Jacuzzi, which is great for women.

Beautiful dishes and exquisite kaiseki



The kaiseki cuisine, with its beautiful dishes, includes fun tricks such as making your own wasabi soy sauce by grating freshly picked fresh wasabi. You can taste not only fresh seafood but also fine meats and seasonal vegetables, such as roast beef sushi and cocktails blended with fruits as an aperitif.



At breakfast, a variety of carefully prepared rice dishes are served along with miso soup with lobster that is slowly infused with flavor, and the food is so delicious that you will be tempted to have more rice. With your stomach full from morning, you are sure to have an energetic and energetic day.

"Hotel Information "
Hotel Name: Yufuin Hanayu
Address:913-11 Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu-shi, Oita-ken, 879-5114
Phone number: 0977-85-5000
Stay: Check-in 15:00 Check-out 10:00
Price: ¥20,000~ (2 persons in 1 room)
Space and facilities: large public bath, outdoor hot spring, Jacuzzi,
URL: https://www.hanayoshi.co.jp/
https://www.instagram.com/yufuinhanayoshi/?hl=ja


Kotohira Onsen Ryokan Kaya Usagi

Travel back in time to the Taisho Era

You can stay in the main house, a 140-year-old renovated traditional Japanese house, and independent rooms "Ryoran Kayasagi ", a space carefully created by the innkeeper over a period of 15 years. In addition to Japanese-style rooms, there is also a Western-style detached house with a bedroom, where you can enjoy a hot spring bath with hot spring water from the source, feeling like a princess amidst precious furnishings.





If you stay in a separate room with an open-air bath, you can have a large independent open-air bath all to yourself. There are also two large baths in the building: "iwagyo "and "yuragiyu ". You can enjoy the high quality hot spring water of Hita in these atmospheric baths.

Ayu fish and mountain lionfish grown in clear water



Hita City is famous for its fresh sweetfish, and you can enjoy ayu fish, yamame fish, and other river fish nurtured by the clear water. Meals are served in the dining room of the main house, where you can enjoy the beautiful murmuring of the Takase River from the window.

"Hotel Information "
Hotel Name: Kotohira Onsen Ryokan Kayasagi
Address: 1529-1, Kotohira-cho, Hita-shi, Oita-ken, 877-0054
Phone number: 0973-26-0022
Stay: Check-in 15:00 Check-out 11:00
Price: ¥18,137~(2 persons and 1 room)
Space and facilities: large public bath, outdoor hot spring, rare antique furniture
URL:https://www.kayausagi.jp/
https://www.instagram.com/kayausagi_official/


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