Yunosato Hayama is a 17-room hot spring inn in Beppu, Oita, that presents itself as a Kannawa Onsen inn, about 2 minutes by car downhill from the Umi Jigoku “hell.” Its own words: “natural hot spring, flowing straight from the source,” with old-style rock baths and three private baths. Before you book, three things matter: the private baths are free and need no booking; there is no card payment at the front desk, so pay online when you book or bring another way to pay; and each plan says where dinner is served, in the dining room or in your room, so pick the plan with care.
Yunosato Hayama at a glance
| Question | What the official pages say |
|---|---|
| Size | 17 rooms |
| Check-in / out | 15:00, last check-in 18:30 / 10:00 |
| Shared baths | Rock baths for men and women, fed by the inn’s springs |
| Private baths | 3 (two indoor, one open-air), free, no booking |
| Price on the booking page | From 15,400 yen per adult, dinner and breakfast, two per room, tax and service included |
| Payment | Pay at the inn, or online by card when booking; no card at the desk |
| Parking | 25 cars, free, no reservation |
| Smoking | E-cigarettes in rooms; paper cigarettes on the front terrace |
| English | No English site; Japanese booking page only |
From the official site and booking page, read October 14, 2026.
The rooms at Yunosato Hayama
Which room has its own hot spring bath?
The rooms page lists a Japanese room with a semi-open-air bath: two rooms of 12 and 4.5 tatami mats, with its own bath and toilet, for 2 to 6 guests. The bath is fed by natural hot spring water, “100 percent, flowing straight from the source,” and you can use it at any hour of your stay. The booking page adds that the in-room baths have their own spring and flow 24 hours a day.
What if I do not need a bath in the room?
Two other Japanese rooms have two rooms of 10 and 4.5 mats, a shower room and a washlet toilet, for 2 to 7 guests; one of them adds a massage chair. For one or two people there is a twin room with semi-double beds and a shower room, renewed in 2017. The booking page marks these rooms “no bath,” so you bathe in the shared or private baths. Rooms come with yukata, towels, a safe, a fridge and a hair dryer. For guests who need help, the inn notes Western toilets in the rooms and handrails in the shared bath, and asks you to tell it in advance.
The baths at Yunosato Hayama
How do the three private baths work?
There are three: the open-air Sakura-no-yu, among trees that change with the seasons, and the indoor Tsubaki-no-yu and Tenshi-no-yu. According to the booking page, they are free, with no booking: if one is empty, turn the wooden tag to “in use” and lock the door from inside. A path through the trees leads to them and to the shared baths.
What are the shared baths like?
The large baths for men and women, Kappa-no-yu and Usagi-no-yu, are rock baths that keep the feel of an old toji healing-bath town. The inn says its water comes from two springs and flows straight from the source. The official pages do not give the bath hours, so ask at check-in.
Can I bathe with a tattoo?
The official pages do not mention tattoos. Ask the inn before you book; our tattoo and onsen guide explains what to ask and how private baths fit in.
Meals at Yunosato Hayama
What is dinner?
Dinner is a kaiseki course of food from Oita, made by hand. The standard Tsubaki course has two main dishes: abalone grilled on an iron plate and Oita wagyu shabu-shabu. Other plans swap the shabu-shabu for an Oita wagyu sirloin steak, or add Seki aji horse mackerel served whole as sashimi; the inn notes this is not one fish per person. Courses change with the seasons. Extra dishes, such as a sashimi platter for 3,000 yen or Beppu’s steamed jigoku-mushi for 1,500 yen (before tax), can be added; some need ordering by the day before.
Is dinner in my room or in a dining room?
It depends on the plan. On the booking page, some plans say dining room, no in-room meals, and others say in-room dinner, with larger groups moved to a private dining room. Read the plan name before you book, and ask the inn if your group is large.
What about breakfast and special diets?
Breakfast is a Japanese set with Oita dishes such as ryukyu marinated fish and dried horse mackerel, served in the 2nd-floor breakfast room hung with prints of the poet Santoka. The official pages say nothing about allergies, vegetarian or halal meals, so write to the inn before you book.
Prices, children and cancellation at Yunosato Hayama
How much does a stay cost?
The booking page lists plans with dinner and breakfast from 15,400 yen per adult (twin room, dining-room dinner, two per room); an in-room wagyu steak dinner with the semi-open-air bath starts at 21,450 yen. Prices change by date and include tax and service. Plans take up to two nights. Booking direct on the official page adds one free drink per adult if you note it in the remarks box. Beppu also charges a bathing tax per adult per day, collected at the inn; children under 12 are exempt. Confirm the amount when you book, and see our onsen bathing tax guide. Oita prefecture’s new lodging tax starts on June 1, 2027.
What do children cost?
Elementary school children pay 50 percent of the adult rate and get a children’s meal (the adult course is 70 percent). Children up to 6 pay 10 to 40 percent, depending on whether they need a meal and bedding. A yukata for a small child is 300 yen.
What is the cancellation policy?
No deposit is needed. The booking page charges 20 percent from 7 days before, 30 percent from 3 days before, 50 percent the day before, and 100 percent for a no-show. The rule for the day of arrival is shown differently on the official pages, so check the policy on your plan before you book. See our hotel cancellation guide.
Getting to Yunosato Hayama in Beppu
From JR Beppu Station, it is about 15 minutes by car; the inn is right in front of the Kamenoi Bus Sunahara stop. From Oita Airport, take the airport bus to Beppu Station (about 40 minutes) and a taxi from there, or a taxi all the way (about 45 minutes). By car, it is about 7 minutes from the Beppu exit of the expressway: head down the Kyushu Odan road past Umi Jigoku, and the inn is on the right about 2 minutes later. Parking is free. The official pages do not mention a pickup service. For the rest of the city, see our Beppu guide.
What foreign guests should know before staying at Yunosato Hayama
- The site and booking page are in Japanese only. For questions, use the contact form or call +81-977-66-1245; the inn asks for a phone call if your stay is within a week.
- No card at the desk. Choose online card payment when you book, or ask what you can pay with at the inn.
- Arrive by 18:30; same-day bookings close at 17:00.
- Rooms marked “no bath” have a shower only; the three private baths are free.
- Keep some cash for the bathing tax and any extra dishes.
Frequently asked questions
Can I pay by credit card at Yunosato Hayama?
Do the private baths at Yunosato Hayama cost extra?
What time is check-in at Yunosato Hayama?
Can I bathe with a tattoo at Yunosato Hayama?
Does Yunosato Hayama have an English website?
Bottom line (2026): Yunosato Hayama is a 17-room Beppu inn with rock baths, three free private baths and Oita kaiseki dinners. Check whether your plan serves dinner in the room or the dining room, arrive by 18:30, and pay by card online when you book, since the desk does not take cards.
Sources
Every fact on this page is from Yunosato Hayama’s official pages: home (Japanese), baths, rooms, meals, access and contact, and the official booking page; tax rules are from the Beppu city bathing tax page and the Oita lodging tax page. All were read on October 14, 2026. Prices and rules change; check the official site before you book.
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