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Yufuin
Yufuin is an onsen town in a green basin in Oita, beneath the twin peaks of Mount Yufu, second only to Beppu in Japan for the number of its hot springs.
Lake Kinrin, Yufuin
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the place
A green basin beneath a twin-peaked mountain, and its springs.
The town keeps to a country scale: rice fields between the inns, a street of galleries and small shops, and ryokan set apart in their own gardens, many of their rooms with an onsen of their own. Lake Kinrin, at the edge of the town, is fed by warm springs and cold, and mist rises off its surface, the small torii of a shrine standing in its water.
We plan Yufuin as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, often with Beppu, half an hour away, and Kurokawa Onsen. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
what we do here
Yufuin, as we show it
Mount Yufu
The twin peaks above the basin, seen from every street.
Lake Kinrin
A small lake of warm and cold springs, a torii standing in it.
The ryokan
Inns set apart in their gardens, many rooms with an onsen of their own.
questions
Questions about Yufuin
How do you reach Yufuin?
By train from Fukuoka, about two and a quarter hours, or by private car from Oita Airport in about an hour.
Can Yufuin be combined with Beppu?
Yes. Beppu is about half an hour away, and the Custom Tour of Japan can join the two with Kurokawa Onsen.
Can you plan a private journey to Yufuin?
Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Yufuin, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Yufuin can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.