Day 1

Oita Airport

12:20 Beppu Sweets Tea House

Enjoy Oita Prefecture's local cuisine and nostalgic sweets in a charming teahouse

This popular restaurant is located near the Kannawa area, where the Beppu specialty "Hell" is dotted. The charming old-style building will evoke a sense of travel, and the menu of local dishes and sweets will lift your spirits even more. The popular "Dango-jiru" is made by kneading wheat flour, salt, and water, stretching it into strips, and putting them in a miso soup with other ingredients. The handmade "dango" is chewy and springy, and very satisfying to eat. As the restaurant was originally a mochi shop, there are many delicious dishes on the menu, such as "tsukitate," where freshly pounded mochi is served with red bean paste, kinako, and grated daikon, and "mochi gratin." The shop also makes homemade country zenzai and matcha ice cream, allowing you to enjoy simple, nostalgic flavors to your heart's content.

13:30 Sea hell

Mysterious spring water and powerful steam. A must-see attraction for tourists in Beppu: "Hell"

Since ancient times, places in Beppu where hot steam and boiling water spew out have been called "jigoku," or "hells," and have been feared by many. One of these, Umi-Jigoku, with its beautiful cobalt blue color, is one of Beppu's most famous scenic spots. The sound of the tremendous gurgle of steam and the color of the blue water changes depending on the season and weather, delighting visitors. The spacious grounds also include a footbath with the spring water flowing freely, a greenhouse, a lotus pond, an observatory, and a gallery, making it a spot well worth seeing. If you get hungry after strolling around, you can enjoy eating "hot spring eggs" and "jigokushi pudding" boiled directly in "jigoku" (hell). The specialty bath salts sold at the store make great souvenirs.

15: Hoshino Resorts KAI Beppu

Hot spring ryokan where you can enjoy the atmosphere of a hot hot spring town and dramatic scenery

Hot spring ryokan is located in a great location overlooking Beppu Bay. The hotel is modeled after hot spring town, with souvenir shops, night stalls, foot baths and more along the stone-paved alleys. You can stroll around and enjoy the dramatic scenery that changes with each passing moment. Designed by architect Kengo Kuma, the hotel is sprinkled with playful designs that make use of local techniques.

KAI Signature Rooms "Kakishibu no Ma"

All rooms have large picture windows that give a wonderful sense of openness to the sea. The walls are painted in persimmon tannin color, inspired by the tourist attraction "Blood Pond Hell," creating a contrast between the heat of the Beppu earth and the sea and sky outside the window. Bungo-shibori is used on the headboards and lighting, allowing you to enjoy the traditional culture of the region up close.

15:30 Lab

"ABCs of Hot Spring" - Learn about the amazing things about Beppu

In the atmosphere of a mysterious laboratory, you can learn about bathing methods and ABCs of Hot Spring about Beppu hot spring. Experience In the second half of the "hot spring", you can enjoy " mist making", in which you blend your favorite essential oil with your own source of spring water. The mist you make can be put in a spray bottle and used as a post-bath care.

16:15 Public hot spring and Outdoor hot spring

Enjoy the local style hot hot spring with "warm" and "hot" water

In Beppu, public baths with two different temperatures flourished, and in keeping with this, the indoor baths have two types: "hot water" that flows directly from the source, and "warm water" that allows the hot spring ingredients to penetrate the body. The spring quality is a sodium chloride bicarbonate spring that is gentle on the skin and has a comfortable warm bathing sensation.

17:30 Dining Area

Special Kaiseki course KAI Local Flavors spiny lobster and wagyu beef, full of flavors that will color your memories of your trip

A Special Kaiseki course with fresh seafood and beautifully presented dishes. You can enjoy sashimi centered around spiny lobster, and wagyu beef shabu-shabu in a broth full of the flavor of kelp and shiitake mushrooms. This KAI Local Flavors allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of Oita.

21:15 Hot Spring Plaza

KAI Cultural Discovery "Touji Jug Band" will have you clapping along

Night stalls are lined up in the "Yu no Hiroba" (Hot Spring Plaza) next to the lobby, making it seem as if you've descended upon a bustling hot hot spring town. KAI Cultural Discovery "Touji Jug Band" is performed by Staff/staff member dressed in happi coats who play rhythmic sounds with hot water and buckets, drawing guests in with their cheerful performance. There are also other fun activities such as smart balls and talks by hot spring experts.

Day 2

07:00 Hot Spring Plaza

Start the second day with a refreshing "Beppu Beach Exercise"

The morning sun rising over the calm, mirror-like Beppu Bay is one of the most moving sights at Hoshino Resorts KAI Beppu. In a space filled with morning light, you can do "Beppu Beach Exercises" inspired by waves to help wake up your body. Taking deep breaths and slowly toning your whole body, you will feel refreshed by the end.

07:30 Dining Area

Enjoy the steamy atmosphere of a steam-steamed breakfast meal

"Hell Steaming" is a traditional cooking method that makes use of the high-temperature steam from the steaming water. While thinking about traditional culture and the steam, you can steam vegetables and pork in a bamboo steamer and eat them while they are still hot and steaming. Another fun thing to do is to grind sesame seeds while the food is steaming and make your own fragrant sesame sauce.

12:00 Depart from Hoshino Resorts KAI Beppu

12:15 Restaurant Toyoken

A popular restaurant that attracts fans from inside and outside the prefecture for its specialty "Toriten"

This is a long-established restaurant founded in 1926 (Taisho 15). The signature dish "Toriten" has been served since around 1937 (Showa 12), and is now a representative taste of Oita Prefecture. The secret to its deliciousness is a secret sauce made from an original soy sauce and aromatic vegetables such as garlic. Domestic chicken thighs are marinated in the sauce for about a day to thoroughly season them. The batter is made without water, using only wheat flour, potato starch, and fresh eggs from Oita Prefecture. When eaten with the restaurant's original kabosu vinegar soy sauce and mustard, it's so delicious you won't be able to stop eating. Other popular Chinese noodle dishes include "Beef and Pork Noodles" made with noodles imported from Taiwan and the hearty "Shark Fin Ramen." It's no wonder that this highly recommended restaurant receives more than 15,000 visitors a month.

14:30 Alum Hot Spring Village

Enjoy the milky sulfur spring water in Outdoor hot spring with a spectacular view and a thatched hut

Myoban, located west of downtown Beppu, can be seen by driving up the hillside to the middle of Mount Garan (also known as Mt. Io-zan). hot spring The sight of straw huts lining the road is like stepping back in time to a time long ago. The method of collecting "yunohana" (hot water flowers), a local specialty since the Edo period, has been handed down to the present, and the manufacturing technique is designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset. This is a spot where you can enjoy hot spring in various ways, such as observing part of the manufacturing process (tours are free), enjoying the milky sulfur spring water in the large Outdoor hot spring and private baths with a spectacular view, and tasting "hot spring steamed eggs" steamed with the steam from hot spring.