Unzen Miyazaki Ryokan

Miyazaki Ryokan was founded in 1929 by Miyazaki Kamechiyo and sits directly across from Unzen Jigoku. The Japanese garden dates from the founding, and three of Unzen's steam vents rise inside it, among Miyama-kirishima azaleas that are more than 90 years old. The inn was rebuilt and reopened in 2022, designed so the new building would not block the view, and furnished mostly with Ariake furniture made in Kyushu. The water is an acidic sulfur spring with hydrogen sulfide, piped from the Daikyokan hell in front of the inn and used straight from the source. The large bath, Kirin no Yu, has a sauna and a cold plunge; two open-air baths, a rough-rock bath and a cut-stone bath, alternate between men and women; three private baths cost 3,300 yen for 50 minutes. Baths are open 15:00 to midnight and 5:00 to 9:00, and guests with tattoos are asked not to use the large bath. Dinner is a Japanese-Western creative course served one dish at a time. There are no vegan, vegetarian or halal meals, and the baths are for staying guests only.