Suginoi Hotel Hon-kan – Beppu Onsen Ryokan

Suginoi Hotel Hon-kan, 杉乃井酒店本館

This resort hotel offers a stunning view of  Shikoku Island over the Beppu Bay or Mt. Tsurumi. There are two bright spots of this onsen hotel - 'Tanayu' and ' The Aqua Garden'. 'Tanayu', an an open-air onsen with a superb view of the town and Beppu Bay, consists of tubs spreading out in five tiers. 'The Aqua Garden' is an open-air swimsuit onsen complex with illuminated water musical, amusement facilities and various kind of onsen experience like Fango therapy, salt sauna and floating healing bath.

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.

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