Japanese traditional Inn with natural hot spring (spa), located south of Mt. Aso (famous active volcao), Kyushu, Japan. There are 38 rooms all together.
Jigoku-onsen Seifuso is famous for its unique hot spring 'Suzumenoyu (sparrow Spa), outside bath(roten-buro). Hot water with plenty of minerals is coming from underground, which you can feel bubbles touching your shkin while soaking in it. And closing your eyes, you can hear the sound of the newborn hot spring. Just like you are being embraced by nature. 'Suzumenoyu' is also famous for its mix-bat
hing style. There are 4 other hot springs on site. 'Motoyu' a large bath with shower facility, 'Roten-iwaburo' men's outside bath made of rock, 'Adautinoyu' women's bath located above 'roten-iwaburo' , 'Shinyu' another half open-air bath located the entrance of the camping ground, and 'Kazokuburo' two private (family) bath. You may not be able to take whole baths in one day.
Various dinnings make Jigoku-onsen Seifuso popular. One of the brothers who run Seifuso is a french shef, Makoto Kawatsu (oldest),10 years of experience in a famous restaurant in Kobe, and youngest one, Susumu Kawatsu, a Japanese shef, has also 10 years of experience in a famous Japanese resutaurant (Michelin three-star) in Kyoto. Seifuso serve more than 10 kinds of dinning menu from local cuisine to french course. Seifuso's main building (2 floors) is about 120 years old. Rooms are very different from those of western hotel. The entrance of the room is sliding door without room key, just like you might see in a samurai movie. Seifuso also has modern Japanese style rooms in Annex(2 floors). Here in Jigoku-onsen Seifuso, you can experience real Japanese hot spring(Onsen). Taking a bath (hot spring) surrounded by spectacular nature of Aso will make you relax and heal you both physically and mentally.