[Kyushu holiday] My Birthday Onsen experience at Beppu
My write up on Kyushu continues! Beppu is located within Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, and it is famous for Hot Springs! We took the Shinkansen train from Hakata to Beppu, and the journey was about 2 hours. Upon reaching Beppu, we were greeted by Yuki (snow), and YES, it was snowing on my birthday! Beppu is well-known throughout Japan as one of the kings of onsen! It is a town primarily built upon hot springs, and is well renowned for being the 'Onsen Paradise' of Japan. We took a public bus from Beppu Station to Hyotan Onsen , and it took us about 30 minutes to reach the premises. Hyotan Onsen is the only Michelin 3-star hot spring in Japan. It offers a wide variety of options for hot spring enthusiasts! Upon reaching Hyotan Onsen , we headed to the reception. We placed our shoes in the small lockers that were available, and we made our way to the ticket machine to make our purchase! We booked a private family bathh...