I would like to introduce Daikokuya inn, a hot-spring cure ryokan that I visited during my 3-day/2-night solo female trip to Oita (Beppu).
How to access
It is located in the middle of the Kannawa area, famous for the Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour), about 20 minutes by bus from Beppu Station. It takes less than 5 minutes to walk from the bus stop in Kannawa, and the famous steaming baths are within 1 minute walking distance.
Near the inn, there is a convenience store and supermarket less than a 10-minute walk away, making it a highly convenient hot-spring cure.
appearance
A short walk from the steaming hot spring, you will see an inn with a yellow exterior. There is a parking lot in front of the inn with room for about four cars.
In front of the entrance, there is a steaming pot of hell, and next to the entrance, there are two dining rooms, allowing visitors to freely come and go between the outside and inside.
There was space to eat outside in front of the hell kiln, and stray cats from the neighborhood gathered around to give us food. *Don’t feed the stray cats!
In summer, mosquitoes have tremendous vitality, and I was bitten on the buttocks from the top of my zubon, so insect repellent is a must.
It is a little hard to see, but you can enter the dining room from the back right corner of this picture and use it freely if available.
room
The guest rooms are on the second floor area, and the family of the owner of the rental room lives on the first floor. If you have any problems (such as time for Jigoku-Steam), just say “Sumimasen~(means Excuse me in Japanese)” and they will come out to help you. We took our hats off to them for their sense of distance.
The guest room is 6 tatami mats, large enough to accommodate one or two people. It was nice to relax and read a book while watching the smoke billowing outside by the window like a sun room.
The temperature inside the room was very nice with a breeze coming in from outside, but it is also air-conditioned, and in winter, the hot spring water flows into the apparatus shown on the right side of the first photo to provide a heating effect.
amenity
The futon is pulled by self-service, so it is a space where privacy is protected, with no innkeepers coming in in the morning.
There is also a yukata, which can be used as pajamas, and, well, you are allowed to go outside in this attire. Amenities include tabi socks (there are geta at your disposal), shower cap, toothbrush, and towel.
Towels are available in the rooms of the hot springs if they are within the rental room, so make use of them when visiting public hot springs!
hot spring
The changing rooms are somewhat old-fashioned, but they are well cleaned and feel very clean. Towels can be used freely, and used ones are left in a basket.
The hot spring water is poured over the rocks, so be very careful of the temperature when you first enter the bath.
The tap you see near the keroline tub is tap water, and the temperature is adjusted as you enter the tub, but I spent the entire time bathing within a one-meter radius of the tap.
insanely hot
I would have loved to stretch out my entire body in such a spacious hot spring, but it was completely impossible.
Shower, shampoo, and body soap are located at the back of the rock bath, where you can wash your body and hair.
Jigoku-steam kiln
The steaming oven can be used at any time, so be sure to try it when you are hungry…. Eating outside BBQ style was also very nice to feel the atmosphere. (As mentioned above, just be careful of mosquitoes)
The proprietress will teach you how to use the steaming kiln if you ask, so you can master it quickly.
kitchen
I failed to take a picture of the kitchen, but the kitchen is located on the second guest room floor. There were two water stations and a full set of cooking utensils at the ready.
The kitchen was totally livable, but if you need cookie sheets or saran wrap, bring it.
In addition, seasonings are permanently available in the dining area (1st floor): ponzu, natural arabesque salt, special chili pepper, and split peppers. If you need soy sauce or dashi, please bring your own.
summary
This time we stayed for 3 days and 2 nights with no meal for 10,000 yen including bath tax. The innkeeper kept a very good distance from us and we had a comfortable trip.
I would definitely stay at this inn again when I visit Kannawa. Please refer to this page!
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