Lake Kinrin
10 min on foot · Lake
A small lake fed by both hot and cold springs, so it steams at dawn — the mist that gives Yufuin its name. A lakeside path loops it in fifteen minutes, past the Shitan-yu bathhouse on its shore.
ENOWA YUFUIN
Rate
From ¥72,600 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast. Quoted by the property or its booking pages; taxes and the bathing levy may sit outside it.
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Its restaurant Jimgu is run by Tashi Gyamtso, once sous-chef at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York; the farm it cooks from was planted years before the inn opened.
Against the 161
- Size
- 19 rooms— Just under the median of 26; the 161 run 1 to 508
- Award
- 2 MICHELIN Keys
- Also
- Relais & Châteaux— 10 of 161
- Type
- Auberge— 19 of 161
- Where
- Oita— 4 of 161
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
2 MICHELIN Keys — 20 of the 161 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
The stay
- Private bath
- Some rooms only — the room type decides
- Water
- Free-flowing from the source
- Table
- Western
Nearby
Mount Yufu
15 min by car · Mountain
Beppu Yukemuri
30 min by car · Onsen town
Chinoike Jigoku
45 min by car · Hot spring
Umi Jigoku
40 min by car · Hot spring
Yufuin Onsen
5 min on foot · Onsen
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About the ratings
2 KEYS
2 MICHELIN Keys
The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.
R&C
Relais & Châteaux
A worldwide association of independently owned and run luxury hotels and restaurants, joined by sponsorship and review.
Good to know
Are meals included in the rate?
The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
Is the hot spring free-flowing (kakenagashi)?
Yes — the baths run on free-flowing hot spring water rather than recirculated.
How many rooms does ENOWA YUFUIN have?
ENOWA YUFUIN has 19 rooms.
How do I book ENOWA YUFUIN?
Use the booking options in the rate card above. Prices and cancellation terms differ between sellers, so it is worth comparing more than one.
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