Beppu Showaen – Beppu Onsen Ryokan
Beppu Showaen, べっぷ昭和園
A historic and authentic Japanese traditional style ryokan of nearly 100 years old. All rooms are private Japanese cottages scattered in the garden with great ambience. Each cottage has its own open-air onsen bath to have the best onsen experience.
Onsen is this ryokan:
Onsen nature: hydrogencarbonate and sodium sulphate
2 public baths in total (open-air).
2 private reserved baths (open-air).
Rooms with Onsen Bath
Open-air onsen bath:
Available in all rooms
Indoor onsen bath:
Unavailable
Private-use Onsen Baths
Available
open-air
Average Price per Room
-Half Board-
Rooms with onsen bath:
36500Yen+
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Type of Onsens in Beppu
This onsen city Beppu has 10 types of onsen each featuring different quality on onsen. The major 8 onsen area named Beppu Onsen, Kannawa Onsen, Myoban Onsen, Kankaiji Onsen, Hamawaki Onsen, Kamegawa Onsen, Horita Onsen and Shibaseki Onsen, together they are known as 'Beppu Hatto' (8 hot spring areas of Beppu).
Other then the typical onsen water bath, you can enjoy various modes of onsen bath in Beppu like 'Open-air Sand Bath' (buried in naturally heated sand at the seaside) in Kamegawa Onsen, 'Hot Steam Bath' (heated by the steam of onsen) in Kannawa Onsen and Shibaseki Onsen, as well as 'Mud Bath' in Myoben Onsen.
Things to Do in Beppu
Aside from enjoying different types of onsen in Beppu, there are a lot of things to do. The must-go activity is the mysterious hot springs called Beppu Jigoku. They are onsens for viewing than bathing. Because of the fuming gas and steaming hot water in this area, people were fear to came and thought it was an accursed land, so it is called Jigoku or Hell.
The king of Jigoku is Umi-jigoku which is in a beautiful crystal-clear cobalt blue color. Steams gushing out as the temperature can be as high as 98 degree Celsius. You can try some famous onsen eggs and Jigoku pudding cooked by the steam of this Jigoku. Foot steam bath 'Ashiyu' is free to enjoy here.
Transportation
To Hotel:
From JR Beppu Station : 6 mins on taxi.
***Hotel provides free shuttle bus service <-> JR Beppu Station, reservation needed.
To Beppu Station:
From Fukuoka
- JR from Hakata Station(120mins)
- direct bus from Hakata Station or Fukuoka Airport (150mins)
From Oita
- direct bus from Oita Airport (45mins)
Address: 3783-1 Otobaru, Beppu, Beppu-shi, Oita
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