pudding cat wrote:

Going all the way to Beppu!  Madness!  二日市 is a little town near Fukuoka City with many onsen so have a look at what's available there.

My Japanese teacher said that we have about 10% of Japan's hot springs. So it should be a place with the biggest amount of onsens in Japan.

Btw I'm going to fukuoka for the first time in 2 weeks so If I'll find anything out, I'll try to tell you.

Hey pudding cat!

Thanks a lot for your recommendations. I haven't checked out those places yet as I have moved to Fukuoka (Hakata-ku) just now and been busy discovering the general whereabouts.
I originally meant Fukuoka as the city itself, but now that I've discovered how smallish it is when I'm on my bike, I will definitely go to see what the places you mention are like.
For now, I've been to this one near 'Bayside Place Hakata':
http://www.namiha.jp/shisetu/sauna.html
The choice of puddles to bathe in is not awesome but the sauna rooms on the second floor blew my mind, if anyone is interested

You were right that going to Beppu was madness. I took my European visitors there and we all had an impression that Beppu was overrated as regards both sightseeing and bathing...

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for all the links.

Cheers
efeilliaid

I spent about a week in Beppu and, like others, found it a bit overrated.  Yufuin, however, is well worth the visit (even all the way from Fukuoka).  It's a short train ride from Beppu into the mountains.  Truly a marvelous spot.  If you want to avoid the hordes of Japanese who flock there, go on a weekday (assuming you can), or at least avoid national holidays.

Near Fukuoka, there is a fairly nice onsen in the town of Nakagawa, called Seiryu.
http://www.nakagawaseiryu.jp/   There is a free bus that leaves from Hakata station.  It's a pretty remote place, so make sure your language skills are up to the task, or go with a Japanese friend.

Last edited by JapaneseRuleOf7 (2012 January 09, 4:10 am)