Accommodations / Hot Spring Spots in Aso Area

  • Kurokawa Onsen Okunoyu
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    4.0
    136 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji Kurokawa 6567
    This is the 26-room Kurokawa hot spring traditional Japanese inn. It sits on an extensive site of 6,600 meters squared; you can enjoy a variety of hot springs 24 hours a day depending on your personal taste such as the open-air bath, the cave bath or the family bath which can be reserved. The handcrafted river bath is popular, which commands a view of the spectacular waterfall at the front. There is also Kurokawa’s only heated hot spring pool, so you can even visit with children and have peace of mind.

    I had high expectations of this place from the reviews and how it’s a lot more expensive than most Onsens. The good It’s a lovely setting. Next to the river it’s very pretty. The dinner was great...

  • Hinoyama Onsen Dondokoyu
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    3.5
    59 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Shimono 135-1
    Approximately a 40 minute drive from the Kumamoto Interchange off of the Kyushu Expressway, this facility boasts the largest acreage in West Japan for a hot springs spa resort, and adjoins the Arden Hotel Aso. In total, the waters for all of the 13 baths, for women and men, are direct flowing sulfate spring waters said to be beneficial for hardening of the arteries, and external cuts. The pride of the resort is its luxurious outdoor garden bath rustically designed with natural trees, and large lava boulders. The restaurant, coin massage corner, and free relaxation lounge are recommended. The shop selling the local Aso vegetables and farm products are also a treat. Lodging guests of the Arden Hotel Aso may bathe as many times as they wish for free.

    立ち寄り湯で行きました。スーパー銭湯のような感覚です。しかし泉質はいいと感じました。他の方も書いていますが、ロッカーの百円は戻ってきませんでした。 道そばで寄りやすいので、使い勝手がいいと思います。

  • Aso Otohime Onsen Yurayura
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Otohime 2052-3
    "A day trip hot spring bathhouse located a five-minute drive from Uchinomaki Station on the JR Hohi Main Line. The bathhouse has 15 family bath rooms, each with its own appearance and features such as indoor and outdoor baths, capsule stone saunas, and an outdoor with a slide that kids love. Customers can select the room they like and enjoy baths constantly replenished ""kakenagashi"" style from the Otohime source spring. This sodium magnesium sulfate spring is said to be exceptionally good for skin diseases and is also counted among the springs known for their skin beautifying properties in the Aso Onsen hot spring village. There's also a shop selling local Aso specialty products and customers can purchase a variety of souvenirs and gifts from folk crafts to Japanese pickles."

    阿蘇に来たら毎回利用しています。脱衣所お風呂共に広々としていて家族で使いやすいです。料金も長崎の家族風呂と比較したら分かりやすくて良心的だと感じます。しかも泉質も良い。母屋から温泉までのアプローチも手入れが行き届いていて気持ちよく利用できます。

  • Kurokawaso
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6755-1
    This hot spring hotel is located below Kurokawa Onsen, part of Minamioguni Town, Aso County. It's a great place for a relaxing soak while gazing at the seasonal scenery. They have an open-air bath with a view of the nearby Byobu-Iwa cliffs and three different reservable private baths. They welcome people dropping in to use the baths as well as guests who spend the night.

    Came here for Onsen and there was no one here. Although it says that this ryokan has one of the largest onsen in Kurokawa, we were quite disappointed with the size of the pools. The amenities were...

  • Oyu no Eki
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Shimojou A stand
    This is a footbath near the tourist information center of Tsuetate-onsen hot spring resort. As well as the regular footbath, there is also a walking bath where the sole of the foot is stimulated by sand and stone packed into the bottom, as well as a rare hot sand footbath and various other types of foot and hand (finger) baths that can be tried for free. There are easy-to-use changing room facilities, and one can safely wear stockings or tights. It’s a great place for a rest while driving or walking.

    It is a complex of foot baths in Tsuetate Onsen. There are two different basins. One is too hot to put feet. And another is too luck warm. Anyway, it is free.

  • Waita Onsen Association
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Nishizato Yunoyu 2816
    This hot spring village is located in Oguni Town, Aso County. Local establishments that participate in the organization include Take-no-Yu, Hage-no-Yu, Yamakawa Onsen, Suzugatani Onsen, Jigokudani Onsen, and Asozuru Onsen. Their office provides tourist information too, including on special deals for local baths and events where you can experience Aso's cuisine and natural environment.
  • Takefue
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 5725-1
    This hot spring inn in Minamioguni Town, Aso County welcomes day guests as well as those staying over. The inn is located in the expansive 13,240 square meter property covered by bamboo groves, and the bamboo groves also create comforting environments for their three unique reservable private baths. Completely free flowing from the source, the therapeutic hot spring water is thought to be more medically effective than other hot spring water, helping to alleviate nerve pain, muscle soreness, and fatigue, as well as promote healthy skin. They have many plans to choose from to help you enjoy your visit.
  • HOTEL GREENPIA MINAMIASO
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Hisaishi 4411-9
    This day-use hot spring hotel is in Minamiaso Village, Aso County. Come for the bathing, the food, and the great view of Mt. Aso's five peaks. Their outdoor bath, which allows bathers to take in the seasonal scenery, and their Ishizumi-no-Yu bath, which conjures up the image of magnificent Mt. Aso, are great places for a soak. The restaurant has a lunch buffet, and their relaxation facilities offer esthetic treatments and more.
  • Kanpo no Yado Aso
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Ichinomiyamachimiyaji 5936
    This hot spring hotel has a panoramic view of Aso Gogaku, the five peaks of Mt. Aso. A stay will let you soak in the baths, dine, and play tennis or ground golf. They have 12 kinds of bathing facilities including an open-air bath, a reclining bath, and an herbal bath. They baths are fed by a hydrogen carbonate - sulfate spring with sodium, calcium, and magnesium is said to help heal burns and cuts, as well as hardening of the arteries. The men's and women's bathing sections alternate daily, and they welcome guests who stop in just for a soak.
  • Hakase no Yu
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Ogunimachi Kitazato 371-1
    This community center dedicated to health and food stands behind the Shibasaburo Kitazato Museum. The facility has an adjoining restaurant and natural hot spring bathhouse. The waters of the bathhouse' hydrogen carbonate spring are firewood heated and are renowned for treating such ailments as nerve pain, stiff shoulders, and skin diseases. In spite of the facility's reasonable price, it is replete with shampoo and body soap, and customers can enjoy a long, relaxing soak here. In the adjoining Gohandokoro Kitazato Balun restaurant, customers can enjoy cuisine made with local red beef and Oguni pork.

    鍋ヶ滝の後に食事する場所を探してたどり着きました。 バラン?とはなんぞや。 土用の丑の日でしたので、こちらにしたわけです。 食事する場所の駐車場に車をとめて、期待大、赤牛を楽しみに入りましたが、凄い人、人、人。 夏休みなので、学生のグループや団体さんだらけ、お店の方々もバタバタとしていて、入口の私達には気づく余裕もないくらいです。 これではかなり時間もかかる、と断念して店をでましたが、また機会...

  • Iyashinosato Itsuki Yashiki
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji 6403-1

    黒川温泉に泊まった時に朝食と夕食をいただきましたがものすごくおいしかったです。刺身もうまかったですしまた来たいと思います。

  • ASO NO TSUKASA VILLA PARK HOTEL & SPA RESORT
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Kurokawa 1230
    This hot spring hotel is in Aso City is fun for kids and adults alike. It has a banquet room, a soccer field, and a botanical garden with seasonal flowers. Hot spring facilities include an open-air bath, a sauna, and a family bath. It also has a seasonal indoor spa area that you can use in your swimsuit. It's a good spot for a relaxing soak while gazing out at Aso Gogaku, the five peaks of volcanic Mt. Aso and its outer rim.
  • Uinasu
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Kawayo 4530
    This comprehensive health and wellness center is replete with an outdoor bath commanding a view of Mt. Aso's southern outer crater rim, as well as a training room, indoor sports ground, and conference rooms. Customers rave that the waters of the facility's sodium-hydrogen carbonate treat such ailments as nerve pain, joint pain, recovery from illness, and chronic skin diseases. Additional bathing facilities include a super negative ion ceramic bath whose super negative ions enhance the bath's relaxing effects, a dry sauna, and a medicinal herb bath. A lie-down bath, placed in a part of the outdoor bath area, exerts a low amount of water pressure on the body, making it possible to enjoy a soak for an extended period of time.

    土曜日の夕方に伺いました。立ち寄り湯が村外から来ていても三百円。お得です!ここのお風呂の良いところは、露天風呂がとても広いことです。内湯からも阿蘇の山々を眺められ、気持ちよい時間を過ごす事ができました。

  • Hourei-no-Yu
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture Ogunimachi Nishizato 2917
    This hot spring inn is located in Oguni Town, Aso County. With outdoor reservable private baths and a large open-air bath, it's a great place for a soak while taking in the natural wonders of Aso. The hot spring water is a milky-blue color and the smell of sulfur from geothermal activity drifts through the bath house. Three types of reservable private baths, including hinoki Japanese cypress and stone private baths, make use of coin operated timers.
  • Asozuru Onsen Lodge Mura
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Nishizato 2053-64
    This hot spring hotel in Oguni Town, Aso County welcomes people dropping in to use the baths as well as guests who spend the night. Their open-air bath looks out on the nearby Quasi-National Park's natural environment, including Mt. Aso's outer rim. All of their rooms are equipped with natural hot spring baths. When the weather's clear, the starry night sky is amazing. Guests can dine on barbecue and sukiyaki (thin slices of beef cooked with vegetables) on the terrace.
  • Yamamizuki Kurokawa-spa
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6392-2
    This hot spring inn is in Minamioguni Town, Aso County. Located at the foot of Mt. Aso's outer rim along a river, they draw their water from Kurokawa Onsen. The sodium chloride sulfate spring is said to help alleviate nerve pain and muscle soreness. They welcome non-staying guests who just drop by to use the baths too.
  • Kurokawa Onsen “Yamabiko Ryokan”
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    Kurokawa Onsen Minami Oguni Town, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture
    This hot spring inn is in Minamioguni Town, Aso County. They have a wide variety of baths including a large public bath and an open-air bath where you can soak while taking in the seasonal scenery. You can dangle into the water from above in their 150-centimeter deep standing bath, and their Kurinuki-yu bath made of hollowed-out marble. The sodium - chloride spring is said to help ease muscle pains and burns, as well as promote healthy skin. The open-air bath is open to non-staying visitors who just drop in.
  • Satonoyu Waraku
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6351-1
    This hot spring hotel is in Minamioguni Town, Aso County. They welcome people dropping in to use the baths as well as guests who spend the night. You can unwind in their open-air bath made with large stones, surrounded by trees. The sulfur containing sodium chloride sulfate spring is drawn from the source at Kurokawa Onsen. It is said to help alleviate nerve pain, muscle soreness, and fatigue.
  • Ryokan Sanga
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6961-1
    This hot spring inn located in Minamioguni Town, Aso County welcomes day visitors as well as overnight guests. They have a variety of facilities, including a cascading bath, a wooden bucket shaped reservable large private bath, an open-air bath surrounded by Aso's volcanic natural setting, and a large bathing area using a blend of water drawn from their two on-site hot spring sources. Each of these has different properties: One is a simple sulfur spring said to have various therapeutic properties, and the other a sodium chloride - hydrogen carbonate - sulfate spring that's good for the skin.
  • Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji Kita Kurokawa 6554
    This hot spring inn is in Minamioguni Town, Aso County. Come to unwind while soaking in a bath engulfed by the aroma of cypress wood, surrounded by bamboo groves, with a river rushing past. The weakly alkaline hot spring water is 100% free flowing from the source. It is said to help alleviate hardening of the arteries, nerve pain, and muscle soreness, as well as promote good health in general. The open-air bath has a roof so you can use it in the rain, too.

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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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