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Nagato, Kyushu & its Onsen
KAI Nagato
A hot spring ryokan on the Otozure river in Nagato Yumoto, styled after 17th-century lodgings built to host feudal lords.
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Asia · Japan
Kyushu & its Onsen
Volcanic hot springs, an active caldera and ryokan that have been in the same family for generations.
Our notes
Kyushu is the southern island and the hot spring heart of Japan. Beppu and Yufuin sit on enough geothermal activity to make bathing the reason to come; Mount Aso is one of the largest active calderas in the world and you can drive into it; Kumamoto has the castle and Nagasaki the history. The ryokan here are the point, several of them centuries old, with meals served in the room and private baths fed from the spring. It is warmer than the main island and works most of the year, with autumn the best of it.
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Hotels and resorts in Kyushu & its Onsen
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Unzen, Kyushu & its Onsen
KAI Unzen
A hot spring ryokan in Unzen Onsen, Nagasaki, where Japanese, Chinese and Dutch design sit side by side close to the steaming vents of Unzen Jigoku.
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Mojiko, Kyushu & its Onsen
BEB5 Mojiko
A 119-room hotel by Hoshino Resorts four minutes on foot from JR Mojiko Station, with every room facing the Kanmon Strait.
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Yufuin, Kyushu & its Onsen
KAI Yufuin
A 45-room onsen ryokan in Yufuin, Oita, set between Mt. Yufu and a landscape of terraced rice fields that changes with the harvest cycle.
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Kumamoto, Kyushu & its Onsen
OMO5 Kumamoto
A 160-room OMO5 property a ten-minute walk from Kumamoto Castle, with tram and airport bus stops directly outside and free evening events built around local Kumamoto traditions.
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Beppu, Kyushu & its Onsen
KAI Beppu
A 68-room hot spring ryokan in Beppu, Oita, where every room has an ocean view and kaiseki dinners are served in bamboo ware.
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Kirishima, Kyushu & its Onsen
KAI Kirishima
A mountainside onsen ryokan in Kirishima Onsen where all 49 rooms look out toward Sakurajima, the active volcano across the bay.
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Fukuoka, Kyushu & its Onsen
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
A 167-room hotel in the main tower of Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City, with views across Hakata Bay, six restaurants and bars, and a spa on the 24th floor.
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