Ryokan in Yufuin
由布院A quiet hot-spring town in a basin under the twin peaks of Mount Yufu, about 50 minutes inland from Beppu by bus. Since the 1970s the town has worked to keep out large-scale resort building.
Yufuin through the year
Spring春
March to May
Cherry trees along the Oita River flower in early April, with Mount Yufu behind them.
Summer夏
June to August
The Yufuin Film Festival, started in 1976, is held each summer.
Autumn秋
September to November
On cold mornings from late autumn into winter, mist rises off Lake Kinrin, where warm spring water meets the cold air.
Winter冬
December to February
On clear, cold mornings the basin often fills with mist, one of the sights of a Yufuin winter.
The ryokan
Listed stays
95 approved listings · 95 total in Yufuin
Photo credits
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Miya.m, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons