Beppu Showaenべっぷ昭和園 · べっぷしょうわえん
Beppu Showaen is a traditional ryokan founded in 1926 (the first year of Showa), whose rooms are all detached cottages spread across about 20,000 m² of grounds, each with a cypress indoor bath or a rock open-air bath. There is also a gender-separated open-air bath, 'Kin no Yu', and two private family open-air baths, fed by a sodium sulphate-bicarbonate spring. Dinner and breakfast are served in the room, and free pickup from JR Beppu Station is available for guests on request.
Key facts
These facts were checked against the ryokan's official website and other sources (listed at the bottom); they may have changed, so check with the ryokan before booking.
| Address | 〒874-0821 大分県別府市乙原3783-1Japanese Look up the address on Google Maps |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0977-22-3211 |
| Official website | beppu-showaen.jp |
| Type | Ryokan |
| Rooms | 9 roomsOfficial sources disagree on this; check with the ryokan. |
| Check-in / check-out | 14:00 / 10:00 |
| Baths | In-room open-air bath: Yes · Private bath: Yes Men's and women's open-air baths "Kin-no-Yu"; source-spring-fed private open-air family baths "Sen-no-Yu" and "Man-no-Yu" (reservation required, 50 minutes); all guest rooms have a cypress indoor bath or rock open-air bath (with open-air: Mihotsukushi, Kiritsubo, Wakana) |
| Spring type | Sodium sulfate spring / sodium bicarbonate spring (formerly known as sodium bicarbonate and Glauber's salt spring); source spring fed (with added water) |
| Meals | Dinner and breakfast are both served in the guest room (all rooms are detached) |
| Day-use bathing | Meal plan only (meal + onsen): 17:00–21:00 (bathing until 22:00) |
| From Kurokawa Onsen bus stop | Free shuttle from JR Beppu Station (overnight guests only; pickup 14:00–17:00, drop-off 9:00–11:00; telephone contact required) |
Entries marked "Japanese" are quoted in Japanese from the ryokan's official information.