Hotaru No Yado Sendo Is the Perfect Place for Sightseeing Yufuin! Also, With Free Draft Beer

Hotaru No Yado Sendo Is the Perfect Place for Sightseeing Yufuin! Also, With Free Draft Beer
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On a nature filled side street one step outside of central Yufuin is Hotaru no Yado Sendo very close to Kinrinko Lake. The main street area here is full of greenery and is an idyllic inn. With a continuously flowing outdoor onsen and free beer you just can’t say no to this inn! You can explore the area freely because of the many different plans they have here. Take a walking sightseeing trip to the many spots at an inn representative of Yufuin.

Hotaru no Yado Sendo is perfectly positioned for Yufuin sightseeing

hotaru no yado sendo is the perfect place for sightseeing yufuin! also, with free draft beer | hotaru no yado sendo is perfectly positioned for yufuin sightseeing

One step away from the bustling main street of Yufuin of Yunotsubo Kaido, and you end up in an area where few tourists are you end up facing Yufuoka hill. On a small side street next to a brook, is Hotaru no Yado Sendo, and although within central Yufuin it is quaint. A place where time moves slower than the rest of the world while surrounded by trees and crisp clean air. At night the well-groomed garden is lit up and in the summer firefly dance around here.

Rare to inns in the Yufuin area this inn has a reasonable no meal stay plan which is very appealing. This way you can enjoy a dinner at one of the long established inns or just walk around and hop between different restaurants in the area.

In the morning head to Kinrinko Lake with a 5 minute walk to enjoy the natural beauty each season brings. You can enjoy a lake view breakfast at the café here. These freedoms make this the perfect place as a central point in your sightseeing of Yufuin.

Free draft beer service

hotaru no yado sendo is the perfect place for sightseeing yufuin! also, with free draft beer | free draft beer service

Not only can you bathe here 24 hours a day in the fresh outdoor hot spring they provide free draft beer!

After relieving all the daily fatigue in the onsen that flows out from the foot of a thousand and several hundred year old oriental elm tree, you can enjoy free draft beer here. Guests here can drink as much as they like 24 hours a day. If you aren’t a beer drinker you can enjoy some fresh spring water or juice from the juice bar.

Drink right outside the outdoor onsen bath you can at the hearth, or come back to drink a couple after an exploration of the area.

A quick walk to the eclectic main street!

hotaru no yado sendo is the perfect place for sightseeing yufuin! also, with free draft beer | a quick walk to the eclectic main street!

A 10 minute walk from the inn is the Yunotsubo Kaido which is on the way from Yufuin Station to Kinrinko. Many variety shops, gift shops, galleries, and snack shops line the street here.

The Kinsho Korokketen (gold medal croquette shop) is one that stands out from the rest with the sign that says “gold medal recipient”. This shop which also has another branch was featured in the NHK first National Croquette Concourse and won the gold medal.

The crispy wagyu beef croquette is their signature piece, and they have variations such as cheese or spicy cod roe croquettes as well as the Oita delicacy of chicken tempura for 150 to 200 JPY a piece.

Elsewhere there is tempura on a stick that uses very select ingredients, doughnuts that have Yufu made soy kneaded into them, or rare items such as fruit flavored dango skewers! Because everything is freshly fried or made just minutes ago walking around and trying everything is extremely fun.

Blanketed by negative ions of Kinrinko Lake

hotaru no yado sendo is the perfect place for sightseeing yufuin! also, with free draft beer | blanketed by negative ions of kinrinko lake

Right in front of the inn is a small brook and a nature-filled narrow road that heads to Kinrinko Lake. In autumn the fall leaves and in summer the energetic green leaves reflect in the water and is a mystical scene.

After crossing a small bridge and a 5 minute walk you arrive at Kinrinko Lake. Around the river wild watercress and other vegetables grow with the sound of the babble of the brook and birds singing is all you can hear. A morning walk here makes you feel like every cell in your body is fully reenergized!

Although it is only 30m from the busy main street of Yunotsubo Kaido you tend to forget the busy everyday life.

Explore Yufuin from an inn that has attractive services

With a bustling main street area and the nature filled Kinrinko area nearby Yufuin is a perfect place to do some sightseeing while walking. With bars and restaurants at long established inns open to the public you don’t have to worry about where to stay. Of course there are things that you can only enjoy by staying at an inn. From women one their own to parents with children it’s easy for anyone to stay at Hotaru no Yado Sendo and making it central to their sightseeing of Yufuin as well as enjoying an onsen or two.

There are many other sights to see around this area so check out the link “A Yufuin trip where you don’t have to stay the night, the big three inns”.

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