Question 1

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

About 20 minutes by taxi from Bungo-Taketa Station on the JR Hohi Line, or about 45 minutes by car from Yufuin IC on the Oita Expressway. The facility is in the Nagayu Onsen area.

Question 2

What sightseeing spots are nearby?

Accepted Answer

The Nagayu Onsen area has several distinctive facilities, including the famous riverside open-air bath Gani-yu and the Ramune Onsen-kan designed by the architect Terunobu Fujimori. Aso-Kuju National Park and the Oka Castle ruins, the setting of the song Kojo no Tsuki, are also close by.

Question 3

Is there accommodation?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is an accommodation wing attached to the bathing facility. Day visits are also possible.

Question 4

Who designed the building?

Accepted Answer

It was designed by Shigeru Ban, the internationally known architect and Pritzker Prize laureate. The building makes generous use of timber and is designed as one with its natural surroundings.

Question 5

How does it differ from other facilities in Nagayu Onsen?

Accepted Answer

Kur Park Nagayu is not simply a hot spring inn but a combined bathing-therapy facility. Its distinguishing features are the exercise bathing area where you wear a swimsuit, a building designed by an internationally known architect, and stay programmes aimed at supporting the body's own healing.

Question 6

What is the bicarbonate spring at Nagayu Onsen?

Accepted Answer

Nagayu Onsen is known as one of Japan's leading carbonated springs, and Kur Park Nagayu uses the only bicarbonate spring of its kind in Japan, rising from underground here in Nagayu. Rich in bicarbonate ions, it is said to promote health and support the body's own healing.

Question 7

I heard there are baths you enter in a swimsuit.

Accepted Answer

There is an exercise bathing area where you wear a swimsuit. As a combined bathing-therapy facility, it lets you swim and exercise while enjoying the hot spring.

Question 8

Is shampoo or detergent provided?

Accepted Answer

We do not provide chemical detergents or shampoo. This is a bathing facility where you use only the natural bicarbonate spring water and the bicarbonate bath tablets provided in the rooms.

Question 9

What is the food like?

Accepted Answer

There is a natural-food restaurant serving healthy dishes that make the most of natural ingredients, chosen in line with the facility's philosophy.

Question 10

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

There is parking. Please contact the facility for details (official website: kur-nagayu.co.jp).

Question 11

Is Wi-Fi available?

Accepted Answer

Wi-Fi is available. Please contact the property for details on where it can be used and any charges.

Question 12

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

About 20 minutes by taxi from Bungo-Taketa Station on the JR Hohi Line. About 45 minutes by car from Yufuin IC on the Oita Expressway.

Question 13

What time is check-in?

Accepted Answer

15:00.

Question 14

What is the address?

Accepted Answer

7676-2 Nagayu, Naoiri-machi, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture

Question 15

What time is check-out?

Accepted Answer

10:00.

Question 16

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

Parking is available. Please contact the property for details.

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