Oyado Kujaku
お宿 紅舎宮
Does Oyado Kujaku allow tattoos? In a private bath
All eight rooms at Kujaku have their own semi-open-air spring bath, two open-air baths rent free once a stay, and the shared bath itself can be locked for your party after 7 p.m.
On the structure alone it would be one of the strongest entries in Ureshino: all eight rooms have their own semi-open-air hot spring bath, two open-air baths are rented free once per stay, a sauna bath rents for ¥3,000 per 90 minutes, and the shared bath itself can be locked for private use after 19:00.
The bath
The water is Ureshino Onsen, a bicarbonate spring (sodium bicarbonate-chloride) that the inn lists as weakly alkaline and 85 to 95°C at the source. The inn says the heat dissolves a lot of mineral on the way up, and names rheumatism, neuralgia, skin complaints, anemia and cuts as its uses. For the shared bath the source is left to cool for hours, so little cold water is added. That bath is indoor only: a men's rock tub for four and a women's for three, with tatami over the washing area. It opens 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. it becomes a third private bath: if the key is free, lock the door and have it to yourself.
The two rented open-air baths are the reason to come. Chasen-no-yu is a stone teapot that pours into a stone cup, a nod to Ureshino's tea. Koryoku-no-yu is a stone-lined tub long enough to lie flat in. Both have a rain roof and one shower, run 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and come free once per stay in a slot chosen at check-in. A third rental adds a sauna for about two people, a large indoor tub, a cold plunge and a terrace with a reclining chair. It costs ¥3,000 for 90 minutes, same hours, also booked at check-in. Every guest room has a semi-open-air bath of its own on the spring. Shampoo, conditioner, body soap and dryers are provided.
The hotel
A small inn that calls itself a cooking inn and puts its kaiseki dinner first. The room page lists eight rooms over two floors, each named for a bird or a color. There are twin-bed rooms with 6 or 10 mats of tatami attached, two Western twins, and tatami rooms with futons or mattresses, for three to five people. Tonoko has a full open-air bath; the rest have the semi-open-air kind. Check-in is 3 p.m. and checkout 10 a.m. Rooms sell through the inn's own online reservation system, and credit cards are accepted.
Good to know
- One free private open-air bath per stay, the teapot or the lying-down tub, in a slot picked at check-in; a second session is not on offer.
- The shared bath locks after 7 p.m., so from then until 10 p.m. it works as a free private rock bath for whoever takes the key.
- No shuttle. The inn's FAQ says so plainly, so plan on the bus or a taxi from Ureshino Bus Center.
Getting there
From Hakata, the Relay Kamome limited express reaches Takeo-Onsen in about an hour. Cross the platform to the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen for the 6-minute ride to Ureshino-Onsen. The inn's own directions predate the Shinkansen and put JR passengers on the JR Kyushu bus at Takeo-Onsen Station, about 40 minutes. Highway buses from Fukuoka Tenjin (about 1 hour 30 minutes) and Nagasaki (about 1 hour) stop at Ureshino Bus Center, 10 minutes on foot from the inn. By car it is about 7 minutes from the Ureshino interchange.
Ureshino-Onsen STN · Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen
The inn gives no walking time from the station; it counts 10 minutes on foot from Ureshino Bus Center.
No shuttle. JR Kyushu bus from Takeo-Onsen Station about 40 minutes, or highway buses from Fukuoka Tenjin and Nagasaki to Ureshino Bus Center.
Where it is
Ureshino-Onsen STN
- JR limited express 57 min
- Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen 6 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kyushu Rail Pass from ¥12,000 · 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days Worth it if you’re coming from Hakata by train.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and use one of the private baths. No reservation needed.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the inn’s hot spring page and FAQ, which state every room has a semi-open-air bath)
Best for: a room with its own semi-open-air spring bath and the shared bath locked for your party after dinner
The inn sells through its own 489ban reservation system. Spring given as a bicarbonate spring, sodium bicarbonate-chloride, weakly alkaline, at 85 to 95°C. Kashikiri baths Chasen-no-yu, shaped like a teapot and cup, and Koryoku-no-yu, a lying-down bath, both 15:00–22:00 by slot chosen at check-in.
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