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Gensen kakenagashi means fresh spring water flows straight into the tub and out again — no recirculation, no reheating. It's the first thing onsen connoisseurs look for.
Top 10 of 62 properties, ranked by rating and popularity

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“Amid Yufuin's Rice Fields, a Ryokan of Just Seven Villas”

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“Deep in Yufuin's Forest, Twelve Cottages”

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“Beside Lake Kinrin, in the Heart of Yufuin”

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“At the foot of Mt. Yufu, a private onsen ryokan of eleven old-house-style detached rooms”

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“Cobalt-blue spring water, rare anywhere in Japan, hidden in Yufuin's woods”

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“An inn where Yufuin's four seasons arrive on the plate”

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“Five rooms only, a minute from Lake Kinrin”

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“An open-air bath in every room, just 18 detached cottages on 33,000 square meters of forest”

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“Ten rooms on a Yufuin hillside, each with its own semi-open-air bath”

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“A world apart for just ten parties a day, held in the arms of Mt. Yufu”