Galleria Midobaru
Brutalist-minimalist art hotel meets traditional onsen. Iron oxide-toned concrete walls, cedar latticework corridors, Japanese oak furniture, stone bathtubs. The overall feel is serious and atmospheric — somewhere between a sculpture gallery and a very calm hot spring inn.
Request a second-floor or higher room — first-floor views are significantly worse and some guests have reported a musty feel when rooms haven't been aired out
Why It Matters
One of very few hotels in Japan that functions as a genuine site-specific art destination. Designed by DABURA.m Inc. and featured on ArchDaily, Tablet Hotels, and the Michelin Guide, it integrates commissioned works by artists including Mika Aoki, Shimabuku, Hiraku Suzuki, and Ine Izumi throughout the building. The hot spring tiles are custom Mino ware; the stone bathtubs were carved from solid stone to hold sulfur water from Horita Onsen. The architecture won attention for connecting Beppu's geothermal and cultural identity in a single building.
Galleria Midobaru sits on a hillside on the edge of Beppu, Kyushu, doing two things most hotels can't pull off simultaneously: functioning as a serious art space and a proper onsen hotel. Owned by the Sekiya Resort Group — a traditional inn family with roots in Beppu going back to 1900 — the hotel opened in December 2020 and was designed by DABURA.m Inc. Every one of the 35 rooms has a private semi-open-air onsen fed by Horita Onsen's sulfur spring, plus a 10.26 m² balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows with views across Beppu Bay. Public spaces lean into monolithic concrete and airy, museum-like corridors filled with works by notable contemporary Japanese artists. There's no pool or conventional gym, but the art, architecture, sulfur spring water, and Wagyu restaurant make this feel like nowhere else on Kyushu.
Where You'll Stay
8 room types available
Deluxe King Room
A step up from the standard King, with beautiful views and a natural hot spring half-open-air bath in a space that balances grandeur and simplicity. 6 rooms available.
Double (King) · 47.43 sqm
Deluxe Twin Room
The floor, walls, and furniture carry a warm texture that reads as immediately calm. Soft sunlight pours through the windows across the balcony. Same layout and size as the standard twins but with upgraded finishes.
Twin · 47.43 sqmDeluxe Twin Triple Room
The triple-occupancy version of the Deluxe Twin. Same 47.43 m² interior and 10.26 m² terrace. Fits up to three guests with the same private semi-open-air onsen and floor-to-ceiling bay views.
Twin · 47.43 sqmGalleria King Room
The top tier of the king-bed category. Designed to feel the clean air, clear light, and warmth of Beppu most acutely. Exceptional openness — this is the king room where the art-hotel concept lands most fully.
Double (King) · 47.43 sqmKing Room
Expansive king room with glorious views of Beppu City and Beppu Bay. Simple interiors designed with attention to materials — from furniture finishes to wall texture — create a warm, cozy atmosphere despite the sizable footprint. Natural hot spring bath lets you soak any time.
Double (King) · 47.43 sqmTwin Room
All twin rooms offer changing views of Beppu City and Beppu Bay through floor-to-ceiling windows. The design is deliberately restrained, letting the warmth of hand-crafted materials — Japanese oak furniture, Kyushu cypress deck, shell ash plaster walls — do the work. The half-open-air bath sits on the terrace, running natural Horita sulfur spring water.
Twin · 47.43 sqmTwin Triple Room
Same footprint as the standard twin — 47.43 m² interior plus 10.26 m² terrace — but configured for up to three guests. Spacious and comfortable with the same private semi-open-air onsen and views of Beppu's steam-streaked cityscape.
Twin · 47.43 sqmTwo Bedroom Suite
Maisonette-style suite spanning floors 3 and 4. The sleeping level (4th floor) connects via interior stairs down to a spacious living room, full kitchen, and wide open terrace on the 3rd floor. At 116.88 m² interior plus 29.55 m² terrace, it's genuinely apartment-sized. Fits up to 5 guests and works equally well for families or a group wanting serious space. Private semi-open-air onsen included.
Master Bedroom Double + Second Bedroom Twin · 116.88 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
2 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
A guided tour of the commissioned artworks installed throughout the building, held daily. Works by notable Japanese contemporary artists including Ine Izumi, Shimabuku, Mika Aoki, and Hiraku Suzuki. The hotel's labyrinthine corridors and inter-connected axes make this genuinely worth doing as an orientation to the space.
A leisure cruise on Beppu Bay arranged by the hotel. Views back toward the city from the water — a genuinely different perspective on the steam-streaked skyline that you see from your room.
A rotating selection of nature-based experiences organized by the hotel. Options include a forest bath at the headwaters of the Asami River, trekking on Mt. Tsurumi, yoga, medicinal tea workshops, and macrobiotic cooking classes.
Every room has its own private semi-open-air onsen fed by Horita Onsen's sulfur spring — one of the eight primary hot spring sources in Beppu. Usable any time, day or night. The stone bathtub accumulates and radiates the spring's heat back to the body. 11 rooms have full open-air baths; 24 have semi-open-air baths.
Held at WAGYU STEAK THE PEAK restaurant with seasonal dishes and sweets made from Beppu-specific ingredients. Colorful desserts, savory bites, and hot tea brewed from carefully selected leaves, all while looking out over Beppu Bay.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Complimentary Wi-Fi in all rooms and public areas.
Outdoor terrace and garden spaces. The entry courtyard features a fountain, and multiple terraces are scattered through the labyrinthine corridors.
Hotel shuttle between Beppu Station/Beppu Kitahama and the hotel. Advance booking required. Approximately 15 minutes from the station.
40-car parking lot on-site. Essential given the remote location — this hotel is best visited by car.
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