This site is about onsen bathing in Japan and especially about the various baths in the town of Beppu in the south of Japan. http://onsenmeijin.com/ see previous post) is across the road. It has many different kinds of baths, among which a women's only bath and a so-called jungle bath. There is also an outdoor bath and family bath for people who'd like to bathe privately with their family. I recommend taking your time and trying all the different baths.


Jungle bath


This bath is called Kappa no Yu ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/291-taisenkaku 2015-09-01 15:15:35 UTC

Indoor bath


Rotenburo


Buddha's watching over bathers ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/290-enmeikan 2015-08-27 03:22:44 UTC

It's hard to see, but the rotenburo is under the trees. ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/289-ryokan-fukumotoya 2015-08-26 05:43:58 UTC

Kamiharu Onsen is one of the few 100 yen onsen -- if not the only -- that has a family bath. At 500 yen it's quite cheap. The bath is not big, but it was big enough to enjoy with the three of us. ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/288-kamiharu-onsen-family-bath 2014-11-29 16:23:26 UTC a post a while back.

Nogami Honkan's family bath is located across the street from the main building. There are two different baths. From their website, it seems that one of them is made of cypress wood. We went to the other one, which was a stone bath. The bath is very spacious and nicely decorated. The water was good too. I enjoyed bathing here very much.


The changing area conveniently has a baby bed


The bath


Bath from a slightly different angle


Close up of the decorations on the wall ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/287-nogami-honkan 2014-08-29 03:26:48 UTC
My wife's brother went along with us and he tried to go to the men's bath, but it wasn't ready yet. The hotel let him use a family bath for the price of a normal bath (500 yen). Family baths cost 2000 yen for 50 minutes.


Indoor bath


The view from our bath


Outdoor bath


Another, smaller, outdoor bath ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/286-yadoya 2014-06-08 06:00:24 UTC

Matsuya Bekkan


We got to use the rotenburo, which was very nice.


Pricelist of the ryokan ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/285-matsuya-bekkan 2014-04-25 05:36:07 UTC Beppu Onsendō. As usual, we had no option but to go and collect the stamp. Note that on Tuesdays the baths don't open until 16:00. We tried to go early on Tuesday one time and couldn't bathe. The best thing about Solage is probably the outside bath with a great view of Beppu Bay.


Facade of Hotel Solage. This was the time we couldn't bathe because we came too early.


Facade at dusk.


Indoor bath


My friend Youhei, who said he didn't mind being on Onsen Meijin naked ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/284-hotel-solage 2014-03-03 05:22:48 UTC Yufuin Garden Hotel (which, by the way, was very nice), we went to Kaeru no Yu. At the moment Kaeru no Yu only has family baths, but they are in the process of building the men's and women's bath. We took an indoor bath, but they also have rotenburos. I think they are a bit more expensive, but you will have a great view of Mt. Yufu.


Sign saying "Nakagawa Onsen Kaeru no Yu" in Japanese.


Facade of Kaeru no Yu


Kaeru means frog, hence the frogs in the garden


We took an indoor bath, but there are also rotenburos.


Bath from another angle


The men's and women's baths are under construction.


Very nice view of Mt. Yufu ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/283-kaeru-no-yu 2014-02-26 11:53:13 UTC 100 yen onsen. On the first floor there is a small public bath for people living in the neighbourhood. On the second floor there is a community center. The water was hot, but I could stand it. I enjoyed bathing here.

A small remark about this place: I arrived a few minutes before the opening time and the attendant complained that it was troublesome for him that I showed up early. You may want to wait outside till it's actually 14:00 (or 6:30) if you're early.


Facade of Kyōmachi Onsen


Entrance


Men's bath


Another pic of the men's bath. I am sure the women's bath looks similar.


There is another onsen nearby that is not part of the onsendō. It's probably for members only. ]]> https://onsenmeijin.com/blogs/282-kyomachi-onsen 2014-01-19 00:02:41 UTC