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Yufuin / Kuju

Category

Roadside Station Yufuin

3.5

175 Reviews

Transportation

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakita 899-76

A roadside station situated along National Route 210 in Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. Facilities include a shop selling local agricultural and specialty products like yuzu citrus pepper, a condiment said to have been invented in Oita; and a takeout corner which sells soft serve ice cream, toriten chicken tempura, and Yufu Koro croquettes which were developed in conjunction with Yufu High School. The station’s restaurant serves rice bowls topped with Japanese beef and soba noodles made with Yufuin buckwheat and hot spring water.

大分自動車道由布院インターを出てすぐ！正面に見える立地条件の良い道の駅です！地産地消の品揃えで農産物、お土産なども販売してます。
Sansou Murata

4.5

122 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1264-2

This lodging facility in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture has select shops, restaurants and bars. It has the concept of doing all they can to satisfy customers and to value all encounters. The guest rooms are also distinctive and many are in renovated kominka (old houses) from the Meiji period (1868-1912) and Showa period (1926-1989). The facility offers a select menu of dishes with the most delicious seasonal ingredients. Its appeal is the ability to spend time surrounded by nature in the remote Yufuin basin. In addition, there is also good access to nearby tourist attractions and leisure facilities.

I finally get the chance to stay in Sansou Murata with my mother once the pandemic has been treated as endemic. I book again this time for a few accommodations that I stayed in my 2019 trip, only...
Chojabaru Visitor Center

4.0

49 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 255-33

The visitor center for Aso Kuju National Park situated along the Yamanami Highway in Tano, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. This center boasts a superb view of the Kuju Mountains, and the Tadewara Wetlands, covered by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, sprawls behind the center. The center contains exhibits on the plant and animal life in the area and wooden walkways lead from the center to the wetlands.

We needed help with the installation of the snow chain onto our tires (didnt expect snow in kyushu mid DEC)...and we went to get help at the visitor centre hopefully to get help of any kind... But to...
Mori no yu Yufuin Yasuha

4.0

58 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1270-48

A hot spring hotel located in Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The hotel’s bathhouse is supplied by a privately-owned hot spring, one of only a few “blue springs” in Japan whose waters turn blue depending on the time of day. These slippery, smooth waters are said to beautify the skin and treat such ailments as atopy and eczema. Bathhouse facilities include an outdoor bath and large indoor bathing area available only to guests, as well as a reservable outdoor bath and smaller men’s and women’s bathing areas which are open to non-guests as well. The hotel also offers a day trip hot spring bathing plan which includes a traditional Thai massage.

温泉は最高にすばらしかったです。ミルキーブルーのトロトロのお湯で、美容液のようでした。温度も熱すぎず、ゆっくり入れる温度です。ペットボトルの水はいくらでも補充できるようになっていて、部屋でお茶を入れたりできて、快適に過ごせました。食事も美味しかったですし、スタッフの方も皆さん親切でした。由布院の中でも高台の方にあり、付近は高級な感じがして、散策も楽しかったです。御三家の一つの旅館がありカフェを利用...
Yufuin Onsen Kaede no Sho Sha

4.5

51 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 1270-28

Beautiful little Japanese ryokan located on the hill. Loved our room which is a well-appointed, three-leveled Japanese style room with a private outdoor onsen attached. As always I was very satisfied...
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1208

A bridge 173 meters high and 390 meters long. Completed in 2006, it is the longest pedestrian bridge in Japan. The scenery from the bridge is, in a word, superb, and those traversing its length can get sweeping views of such sights as Narukogawa Ravine and a stunning Shindo-no-taki waterfall, with larger and smaller sub-waterfalls. Visiting in fall to see the autumn foliage is particularly recommended.
Keikoku no Yada Nihiki no Oni

4.5

63 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 947-5

A hot spring inn located in Tano, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. The inn has three lodging facilities: the detached Yumeshizuka, which has its own dedicated outdoor bath; the Katsuranohide, which has an adjoining reservable private bath area open 24 hours a day; and the Hanabesso cottage with outdoor baths and lofts attached to each guest room. There’s also a shared outdoor bath, and visitors can enjoy bathing in a private atmosphere. The inn serves traditional kaiseki course cuisine made with Bungo beef and seasonal seafood and mountain food.

This is the type of place you dont want to tell any one about, because you want to keep it all to yourself. Tucked away from the crowds of Yufuin (just one train station away), Nihiki No Oni is...
Roadside Station Dowa no Sato Kusu

4.0

34 Reviews

Transportation

Oita Pref. Kusugunkusumachi Hoashi 2121

A roadside station standing along National Route 387 in Hoashi, Kusu Town, Kusu County. The station sells meats such as Bungo beef; processed foods; and local agricultural products like shiitake mushrooms, a local specialty product; and well-reviewed Kusu Town rice, which has even been selected for Daijyosai, a ceremony that is carried out by the Emperor immediately following his accession to the throne. There are also a shop serving soft serve ice cream and other fast food, a shop selling fresh baked bread, as well as a restaurant serving noodles, curries, and set meals made with Bungo beef and other local ingredients.

国道３８７号沿い、玖珠インターからもアクセス至便。高速に乗る前や降りた後のトイレタイムに適。桃太郎や鬼のオブジェが目を引きます。桃太郎大好きという御仁には立ち寄る価値大。レストランでは土・日・祝日限定、数量限定発売のだんご汁がオススメの模様。北アフリカ料理のクスクスは見当たりませんでした。思わずクスッと笑いがこぼれる道の駅です。
Yufu City Tourist Information Center

4.0

40 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakita 8-5

I have picked up few brochures at information center. They also have clean bathroom. The clerk was helpful and resourceful, willing to help travelers.
Lake Kinrin

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami

This unusual lake is fed by both hot and cold springs welling up under the lake bottom, resulting in warm waters year round. In winter, steam wafts off of the lake’s surface, creating a fairy tale-like sight. It is said that early Meiji period Confucian scholar Mori Kuso gave the lake its name, Kinrin-ko (“Gold Scale Lake”) after he saw the scales of a fish glittering like gold in the lake’s waters against the light of the setting sun.
Yufuin Station Art Hall

4.0

36 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakita 8-2 JR Yufuin Station premises

A gallery located inside Yufuin Station in Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. Making use of a hall also used as a waiting area inside the Arata Isozaki-designed building, the gallery exhibits paintings, photos, crafts, and other works of art. The station building also has a footbath area.

Many people sitting there waiting for train at mid-day, and luggages are allowed to leave there, not like a Art Hall at all.
Trick 3D art Yufuin

3.5

37 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 3001 - 8 Yufuinnaya 1/2 F

A museum where visitors can enjoy the amazing and eye-deceiving world of trick 3D art, where flat pictures seem to leap out and different images appear depending on your position. The real fun comes from the exhibits which allow visitors to take pictures and become one with the artwork, such as rooms which use perspective to make a person look taller or shorter, and a flying carpet scene. Dogs which are carried at all times are also allowed in the museum. Closest station; JR Yufuin Station.

1. More detail should be given to the walls near the artworks. Each photo should be easily framed. Some posters are put near the artworks and if you want to do some simple editing later, the...
Kyushu Electric Power Hacchobaru Pavilion

4.0

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Yutsubo Hatchohara 601

A museum adjoining the Hatchobaru Power Plant in Yutsubo, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County, Oita Prefecture. The museum contains exhibits which use informational panels and videos to explain the mechanisms behind geothermal power generation. The facility also offers a 60-minute guided tour of the power plant and museum, giving visitors the chance to see the largest geothermal power plant in Japan.

九電の発電所内にある訪問者用の施設。この展示館の先は広い発電所になっている。ここでの地熱発電の仕組みなどを、説明してもらえる。
Yufuin Forest of Fantasy Artegio

4.0

23 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yufuin Oniten, Oita Prefecture 1272-175 Kawakami

An art museum located on the grounds of the Sanso Murata in Yufuincho Yufu City, Oita Prefecture. The museum collects and displays artworks relating to music and music flows constantly throughout its halls. The stylish, bright white interior design is a must-see. Visitors can freely read some 1,000 books on music and painting in the library on the first and second floors. There is also a chocolate shop and café in the museum where visitors can enjoy a beverage with some chocolate or a slice of cake.

A small but charming art gallery located to the east to Yufuin. In fact, The whole neighbourhood is like an artistic community, with different types of art museums, galleries, cafes, shops...
Iwashita Collection

4.5

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakita 645-6

A museum situated along Prefectural Route 216 in Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. The museum displays a diverse collection of vehicles and other items gathered by the owner over a 30-year span. 200 rare vintage motorcycles from Japan and around the world are displayed in the World Motorcycle History Hall. Visitors will find toys, posters, and other pop culture items dating to Japan’s bygone Showa period (1926-1989) in the Showa Retro Hall. Antiques from Europe and North America are on display in the Stained Glass and Antiques corner.

For us motorbikers this was a very interesting collection which, apart from the huge assortment of things from the 20th century, had some excellent motorcycles. The collection included two beautiful...
Kuju Natural Zoo

3.5

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1685-3

A zoo located along the Yamanami Highway in Tano, Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. Herbivores such as deer, goats, lamas, rabbits, and ponies are allowed to roam the zoo freely, and visitors can pet them, feed them, and take pictures with them. A free site caravan campground, where visitors can enjoy barbecuing, adjoins the zoo.

If you love animals or believe animals should be treated humanely, please do not support this horrible place by visiting it. The animals are clearly not loved and well cared for. Their living...
Machida Burnet Farm

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Machida 3314-1

This ranch is located in the Machida area of Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. It breeds various animals such as Bungo cattle, ponies, goats, rabbits, and free-range chicken, and can enjoy come into contact with animals by doing things such as feeding them. In the adjoining barbecue house, in addition to the barbecue set with Bungo beef, they offer menu items such as steak, rice bowls and homemade hamburger steaks made from 100% Bungo beef.

Best beef lunch we’ve had for a long time!! Took some navigating but Google brought us there and boy was it worth it!! I’ll go back there in a heart beat!!
Kokonoe Yamanami Farm Makiba-no-Onsenkan

4.0

15 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Oita Kusu-gun Kokonoemachi Tano 1681-14

This day-use hot spring bathhouse is located on the grounds of the Kokonoe Yamanami Farm tourist farm on the Handa Highland a 30-minute drive from the Kokonoe Interchange on the Oita Expressway via the Shikisai Road. In a fantastic location surrounded by natural beauty, customers can enjoy facilities such as an outdoor bath, sauna, and milk bath. The bathhouse' baths are supplied with free-flowing water straight from one of Kokonoe's abundant springs. Farm visitors can also play with ponies, sheep, and other animals; try bread and butter making activities; and pick blueberries. The farm's local soft-serve ice cream, which brings out the innate flavor of the milk used, is also recommended.

雄大でのんびりしていて、良かった。特にジンギスカンが美味しかった。鴨たちの迫力にも圧倒されました。もちろん山羊も。
Kujyu Forest Park Skiing Ground

3.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Yutsubo 612-1

At Kujyu Forest Park Skiing Ground you can ski while taking in the superb view of the Kuju Mountains. Mainly for families, beginners, and intermediate level skiers, their Panorama Slope, Forest Course, and Board Park attracts lots of skiers and snowboarders. They held the All Kyushu Junior Tournament in 2012.

We will be going to fukuoka in january 2020 ... How to go kujyu park ski by public transport ? any destination where we can experience snow (natural / artificial ) in kyushu which are accessible...
Makinoto Pass Rest house

4.0

3 Reviews

Transportation

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Yutsubo

A rest house standing on the Yamanami Highway along the Makinoto Pass in Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. Situated at the start of a trail leading up the Kuju Mountains, the house sells souvenirs, mountain climbing gear, and emergency supplies and also has a shop serving light meals and drinks. The house makes a great place to take a break when mountain climbing or going on a scenic drive through the area.

久住山登山後の至福の一杯はホットミルク、ジャージー牛でした。売店の横の休憩スペースでゆったりと。下ってきたのが10:00頃、駐車場は満車で車が溢れてましたが、此処は貸切状態でした。山頂付近の紅葉は終わってましたが駐車場場近辺から上は今が盛りでした。

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Oita Areas

A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don’t hesitate to explore Oita a little further.