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Yufuin

Yufuin: a hot-spring town that built a reputation on small ryokan rather than large hotels, and holds Key properties out of proportion to its size. Sells by air through Oita or Fukuoka, never by rail from Tokyo.

Yufuin: a hot-spring town that built a reputation on small ryokan rather than large hotels, and holds Key properties out of proportion to its size. Sells by air through Oita or Fukuoka, never by rail from Tokyo.

Accommodation

PropertyLevelKeysSizeOperator
ENOWA YUFUIN ENOWA YUFUIN2 Keysindependent
Kamenoi Bessou 亀の井別荘2 Keys21XSindependent
Yufuin Tamanoyu 由布院 玉の湯1 Key16XSindependent
Sanso Murata 山荘 無量塔Recorded12XSindependent

See also all destinations in Japan and the Oita prefecture card.

Source: MICHELIN Keys Japan 2025, announced 8 October 2025; Japan Tourism Agency confirmed annual series, published 6 July 2026. · Verified 31 August 2026 · Figures are dated; estimates are marked.