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Nihon No Ashitaba

3.5 star property
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Hot springs
Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Ikuseisou)
Hot springs
Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Utoan)
Japanese-Style Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Jyuinbou)

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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918-18 Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu, Oita, 879-5114
  • Norman Rockwell Yufuin Museum
    4 min drive
  • Bar Barolo
    1 min walk
  • Yufu Station
    4 min drive
  • Oita (OIT)
    47 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Japanese-Style Superior Room with Open-Air Bath (Shunrinan)

Japanese-Style Superior Room with Open-Air Bath (Shunrinan)

Japanese-Style Superior Room with Open-Air Bath (Shunrinan)

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Eikagingetsu)

Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Eikagingetsu)

Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Eikagingetsu)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 3 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons

View all photos for Twin Room with Home Theatre - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Sarai)

Twin Room with Home Theatre - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Sarai)

Twin Room with Home Theatre - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Sarai)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Room with Tatami Area, Without Bath (Youkan)

Standard Room with Tatami Area, Without Bath (Youkan)

Standard Room with Tatami Area, Without Bath (Youkan)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-Style Room - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Kan)

Japanese-Style Room - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Kan) | In-room dining

Japanese-Style Room - Adult Only - Annex, Without Bath (Kan)

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Deluxe Room with Tatami Area - Annex with Private Bathroom (Shinsaizabou)

Deluxe Room with Tatami Area - Annex with Private Bathroom (Shinsaizabou)

Deluxe Room with Tatami Area - Annex with Private Bathroom (Shinsaizabou)

  • 75 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Twin Room Maisonette - Adult Only, Without Bath (Kurinokura)

Twin Room Maisonette - Adult Only, Without Bath (Kurinokura)

Twin Room Maisonette - Adult Only, Without Bath (Kurinokura)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Futon

View all photos for Japanese-Style Standard Room, Without Bath (Setsuanrou)

Japanese-Style Standard Room, Without Bath (Setsuanrou)

Japanese-Style Standard Room, Without Bath (Setsuanrou)

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Premium Suite Deluxe House with Open-Air Bath - Premium Annex (Gafusaigetsu)

Premium Suite Deluxe House with Open-Air Bath - Premium Annex (Gafusaigetsu)

Premium Suite Deluxe House with Open-Air Bath - Premium Annex (Gafusaigetsu)

  • 230 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 3 Double Beds and 4 Twin Futons

View all photos for Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Utoan)

Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Utoan)

Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Utoan)

  • 95 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom - Premium Annex (Todatei)

Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom - Premium Annex (Todatei)

Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom - Premium Annex (Todatei)

  • 150 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 Twin Beds and 5 Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Ikuseisou)

Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Ikuseisou)

Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Private Bathroom (Ikuseisou)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 2 Large Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-Style Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Jyuinbou)

Japanese-Style Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Jyuinbou)

Japanese-Style Superior Room with Private Bathroom - Annex (Jyuinbou)

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Futons

About the area

Yufu

With a stay at Nihon No Ashitaba in Yufu (Yufuin Onsen), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Kijima Kogen Park and Aso Kuju National Park. .This ryokan is 14.4 mi (23.2 km) from African Safari and 14.8 mi (23.8 km) from Hells of Beppu.

What's nearby

  • Kyushu Yufuin Folk Village - 5 min drive
  • Yufuin Stained Glass Museum - 5 min drive
  • Kinrin Lake - 5 min drive
  • Yufuin Motorcycle Museum - 6 min drive
  • Kijima Kogen Park - 14 min drive

Getting around

  • Yufu Station - 4 min drive
  • Oita Airport (OIT) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪まる - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪白川焼肉店 - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪アブタール - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪石釜ピザとパスタの店櫟の丘 - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Yufuin Milch Donuts & Cafe - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Nihon No Ashitaba

Suburban Yufu ryokan in Yufuin Onsen with a coffee shop
Nihon No Ashitaba offers 13 accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bidets and complimentary toiletries. This Yufu ryokan provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature shared men and women areas. There are hot springs on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as hot springs or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the ryokan's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Japanese breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and a water dispenser. Limited parking is available onsite.
Japanese breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Nihon No Ashitaba has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Japanese breakfast available for a fee daily 8:30 AM–9:30 AM: JPY 2420 for adults and JPY 1810 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Hot springs

Family friendly

  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Japanese garden

Spa

  • Indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Shared men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robe)

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Heated floor (bathroom)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately JPY 2420 for adults and JPY 1810 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for private bath/onsen; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Nihon No Ashitaba Inn Yufu
Nihon No Ashitaba Inn
Nihon No Ashitaba Yufu
Nihon No Ashitaba Yufu
Nihon No Ashitaba Ryokan
Nihon No Ashitaba Ryokan Yufu

Nihon No Ashitaba Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 253 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 278 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dalton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about Nihon No Ashitaba was so incredibly beautiful, serene, and thoughtful. They offer a free shuttle everyday to Yufuin station where you can walk, shop, eat, and enjoy Yufuin. We were greeted promptly after riding the Yufuin No Mori from Hakata Station.They have multiple private onsens and a large open air hot spring you can reserve a time everyday if you wanted. Their breakfast and dinner is absolutely amazing and gives you a truly genuine Japanese food experience. The villas/homes on the property are tradition style and are very spacious and clean. The landscape of the property is quiet and offers you a peaceful onsen experience. The best part about Nihon No Ashitaba is the impeccable service and generosity of their staff. Yuji in particular, really cared for us and worked hard to make our stay the best experience ever! Thank you so much for the wonderful time in Yufuin!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

YOONJUNG

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing food, beautiful property grounds, best service (especially Yuji was super helpful and kind) . Highly recommend this Ryokan!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Far better than I could ever have imagined. Beautiful. Vastly spacious. Extraordinary privacy even in the beautiful outdoor hit baths. Exquisite meals. Best of the best
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lana, Los Angeles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a completely peaceful vacation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

HYUNMI, Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful Onsen I’ve ever ever done.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Di

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

KYOUNGSOOK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Disappointment
I have visited Nihon No Ashitaba about 6 or 7 times. But I won't be visiting again. Still clean and nice hot springs, but the food was disappointing. In the past, dishes using vegetables were really cool and delicious, and they were dishes that showed the owner's philosophy. Since I visited several times a few years ago, I also visited the owner's villa three times due to the owner's consideration. On this trip, breakfast was mostly rice and soybean paste soup with a salty vegetable side dish. It was so ordinary. (There was a tofu dish on another table. I don't understand why it was different from my breakfast menu.) Dinner also included steak (cold) and a few pre-made dishes (which seemed half-hearted). I can't eat fried food and sashimi due to cancer treatment, and I asked for shabu-shabu before my visit. However, fried fish was served, and tofu (yuba) and steak were served instead of sashimi. It was very disappointing. When I visited in the past, I missed the creative, delicious, and thoughtful food. And when I checked out, I already gave my room key to the staff, but 2 minutes later, another staff member asked for my key. (I didn't understand.) Lastly, I saw the staff giving gifts in shopping bags to other guests. But there was no gift for me. Was it because I stayed in a cheap room??? I felt bad. I don't want to visit again. I canceled my reservation for January next year.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

NAZRI ABDUL, perth

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place, you will be treated very well by the staff. 0 faults have stayed in multiple ryokans in my life this is probably the best!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ching wing

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful experience. Service staff Eri was welcoming, friendly and professional. The house we stayed in was amazing. Overall a wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
Excellent facilities and service!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maggie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s an excellent experience and I’m sure I will come again soon👍
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Byung Woong

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We do not recommend
Ryokan at hot springs area is suppoed to provide at least 2 things : kaiseki and hot spring bath. I know this place was recommended by some people. But do not believe their opinions because they were sure to have no experience at other ryokan. I have been at more than 20 ryokan. This has good outside baths but not clean and no service mind. The most terrible thing is their food. It is a kind of poor set menu and can not be a kaiseki. We complained a lot and found out some years ago the owner was changed to a Chinese and it has a chicken farm to save the food cost( it is not strange to see chicken at every meal ). We do NOT recommend this place. We stayed other roykan 2 nights and that was much much better than this place.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

littlesoy, california, us

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
loved staying there. It became one of the best memory
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property - quite and clean spaces, friendly staff. I plan to go back in different seasons :) - room was a bit cold at night but other than that everything was perfect : the onsen, food etc.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hon Man Herman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience
It was a great experience. The staff was friendly and helpful. The hotel and onsen was great. Food was great. The only thing it did not do well was that they did not respond to my query on dinner via hotels.com message. Otherwise, everything else was great. Would definitely recommend this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ming-Yuh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ming-Yuh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

JJ, Los Angeles

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as I expected. Outdoor hot springs are very nice, but the room was very outdated and old.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

sohee, korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very very good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

れいな

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
おもてなし最高の宿。ぜひまたリピートしたい。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect hot springs hotel, highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024