BEPPU SOAK
Public bookings open September 2026 ★★★★★ 4.86 Two previews in August — 14 guests so far

Two hours painting with
the colours of Beppu.

Paint a postcard with fifteen colours of Beppu-made ink and a glass pen.
Beginners very welcome — come empty-handed.

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An easy art session — everything included.

BEPPU INK LAB. Two hours dropping colour onto a postcard with fifteen colours of Beppu-made ink and a glass pen. No drawing experience needed — come empty-handed.

Price
¥6,980incl. tax, per person
Duration
About 2 hours8–12 guests per session
Included
EverythingMaterials, ink, a drink, a light bite and a frame
Experience
Beginners welcomeA line drawing means you start straight from colour
What to bring
NothingWe lend you an apron too
Your work
Take it home the same dayFramed and ready to go

Upcoming sessions

Ten dates from September to November, two sessions each day (14:00 / 16:30). Small groups of 8–12.

September 12 17:00(Sat)
Venue
cafe 雲の峰
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)
Capacity
8/8 (full)
SOLDOUT
September 19 14:00(Sat)
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 19 16:30(Sat)
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 20 14:00(Sun)
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 20 16:30(Sun)
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 21 14:00(Mon (holiday))
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 21 16:30(Mon (holiday))
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 22 14:00(Tue (holiday))
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 22 16:30(Tue (holiday))
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket
September 23 14:00(Wed (holiday))
Venue
Around Beppu Station
Price
¥6,980 (incl. tax)

We'll contact you first once the venue is confirmed.

Get a priority ticket

September 12 is at cafe 雲の峰 — dates after that are around Beppu Station, venue to be confirmed. Priority ticket holders hear first once it is.

Fifteen colours named after Beppu.

Beppu Ink, made by Akashi Bunshodo. Each colour is named after a place or a hot spring here. On the day you choose from these and thin them with water as you go.

別府ビューシリーズ

別府の海・空・山、そして町並みをイメージしたシリーズ。

  • BEPPUベイブルー夏の太陽を浴びた別府湾の鮮やかなブルー
  • タワースカイⅡ秋の十文字原の澄み切ったスカイブルー
  • 湯けむりミストブルー湯けむり越しに見える美しい山々や空をイメージしたブルー
  • 扇山グリーン初夏の扇山の草原をイメージしたグリーン
  • 鶴見グリーン鶴見岳に茂る樹木の色。青みを帯びたグリーン
  • 鉄輪セピア情緒ある鉄輪の町並みをイメージしたセピア
  • 明ばんブラウン素朴でやさしい明ばん温泉をイメージした、オレンジがかったやわらかなブラウン
  • BAYサンライズ別府湾に昇る朝日をイメージしたオレンジ
  • 観海寺ブルー朝日に照らし出される観海寺温泉の空の色
  • 湯あがりピンク湯あがりのほんのり桜色になった頬をイメージしたピンク

トワイライトシリーズ

別府の黄昏時の空の色。鶴見岳の山際が夕焼けから夜のとばりに包まれるまでの色。

  • トワイライトルージュまるでブルゴーニュワインのような、夕焼けの鮮やかな赤
  • トワイライトボルドー夕暮れの山際がおりなす深いボルドー色
  • トワイライトパープル夕映えの山肌と空がおりなすパープル
  • トワイライトブルー夜のとばりに包まれる直前の、紫がかった濃いブルー
  • トワイライトブラック漆黒の闇が訪れる前の、かすかに赤紫を感じるやわらかなブラック

Names and descriptions follow Akashi Bunshodo's official colour chart (Japanese names kept as-is). On-screen colours are approximations taken from a photo of the chart and differ from the real ink.

You paint the landscape of Beppu.

The lines are already drawn. Choose one of four Beppu line drawings and begin by filling it in your chosen colour. At the end, you paint your own postcard freehand.

A cat walking the back streetsUmezono-dori
A walk along the shoreSpa Beach
Soaking body and mindMatsubara Onsen
Where the steam risesKannawa

Line drawings by 山脇 益美 (Zekkei Shoten).

“I enjoyed it even though I’m bad at drawing.”
From our preview survey

How BEPPU SOAK works

No art experience needed — from a blank postcard to a piece that’s yours.

  1. Book

    Choose a date and reserve your seat. Nothing to bring.

  2. Choose a colour

    Pick one of fifteen Beppu Ink colours — the name is reason enough.

  3. Paint

    Warm up in the practice book, fill in the line drawing, then paint your own card.

  4. Take it home

    Framed the same day, with dessert and tea to finish.

At cafe 雲の峰 in Beppu. An invitation-only preview — not a permanent venue of ours.

What people said

★★★★★ 4.86 Satisfaction (out of 5) +86 NPS

The most-chosen answers at our previews were “materials you only find in Beppu” and “the room itself”. “I enjoyed it even though I’m bad at drawing” was chosen too — including by participants in their twenties and older.

From the post-session surveys at our free, invitation-only previews — small-group sessions, not figures from a paid public session.

The people behind it

No big-name brands here — just the people in Beppu who write, print and paint.

ARTIST
山脇 益美Zekkei Shoten — line drawings and session design
NAVIGATOR
泊 麻美Director, ART LOT — on-the-day facilitation
INK
Beppu InkAkashi Bunshodo — fifteen colours drawn from the landscape of Beppu
OPERATED BY
Kururu Inc.A Beppu town-development company

This is only our second time.

We ran two invitation-only previews in August, and these are the numbers we measured then, as they are. From September we open to the public.

2Sessions held so far
(previews)
14Guests so far
(all invitation-only, free)
4.86Satisfaction
(out of 5)
+86NPS

A small survey from our invitation-only previews — please treat the numbers as a reference. Guests who said they were “bad at drawing” told us they enjoyed it too.

Let’s get started.

Ten dates from September to November, two sessions each day. 8–12 guests per session.
Free cancellation up to 3 days before. Message us on Instagram with any questions.

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¥6,980 (incl. tax) / about 2 hours ・Ten dates, Sep–Nov
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