Minshuku Unagi Kohan

♨️Hot-spring minshuku on volcanic Lake Unagi, famed for steam-cooked Sume dishes

Kagoshima · Minshuku Unagi Kohan

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A lakeside onsen guesthouse since the Showa era

• 🏡A countryside hot-spring guesthouse running since the Showa era, welcoming guests with family-style hospitality.
• 🌿It sits in a quiet village on the shore of Lake Unagi, a little outside central Ibusuki.
• ♨️Long used as a toji (therapeutic bathing) inn, it suits sightseeing, business trips and restful soaking alike.

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Free-flowing spring water

• ♨️Hot water rising from the bed of Lake Unagi flows straight from the source; it is a simple spring said to help neuralgia, muscle and joint pain.
• 🌌There are separate indoor baths for men and women plus the only open-air bath in the village, a semi-mixed bath with separate entrances and changing rooms but connected at the far end.
• 🕘Bathing hours are 16:00–22:00 and 6:00–9:00; there are no showers in the bathrooms.

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All tatami rooms in three types

• 🛏️All seven rooms are non-smoking tatami rooms: 6-mat, 13-mat and a 20-mat room in a separate building.
• 🌅The 6-mat rooms sleep 1–3, and those with windows overlooking Lake Unagi and greenery are the most popular.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The 13-mat rooms sleep up to 6, and the separate 20-mat room sleeps up to 10 and has its own toilet and washbasin.

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Signature Sume cuisine

• 🔥Sume is the village's traditional oven powered by hot-spring steam; today only a few households, including this inn, still have one.
• 🍗The signature dish is a whole chicken steamed in the Sume, eaten with Satsuma Peninsula rock salt or sauce.
• 🐟Dinner courses let you choose whole steamed chicken, steamed seasonal fish, or smaller portions of both, and there is also a pork cartilage set menu.

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Flavours of Kagoshima

• 🐷Kagoshima's specialty, pork cartilage slow-simmered until meltingly tender.
• 🍳Breakfast is Japanese-style with local ingredients, including satsuma-age fish cakes and eggs steamed in hot-spring vapour.
• 🍮House recommendations also include an unusual chawanmushi topped with rice porridge and seared bonito tataki.

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Facilities and practical notes

• 🍽️Meals are served in the dining room.
• 📶Wi-Fi throughout, TV and air conditioning in rooms, a shared fridge and hair dryer, plus yukata, towels, shampoo and other basic amenities.
• 🛒There is no convenience store in the village (about 3.5 km away), but a small shop sits by the front desk; payment is cash only.

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Strolling Unagi Onsen village

• 🌊Lake Unagi, 4 km around and about 60 m deep, is Kyushu's second-largest crater lake, with a viewpoint a short walk from the inn.
• ♨️At Sume Square, a 3-minute walk away, anyone can bring potatoes, vegetables or eggs and try Sume steaming.
• 🐕Saigo Takamori once stayed in the village, and statues of him and the 13 dogs he brought remain along with stone monuments.

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Access and nearby sights

• 🚃Take the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line from Kagoshima-Chuo Station to Yamakawa Station, then about 10 minutes by car.
• ✈️From Kagoshima Airport, take the direct bus to Ibusuki Station, then about 15 minutes by car.
• 🗻The sand-bath hall and Nishi-Oyama, JR's southernmost station, are about 15 minutes by car; Mt. Kaimon is about 25 minutes.

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All tatami rooms in three types

• 🛏️All seven rooms are non-smoking tatami rooms: 6-mat, 13-mat and a 20-mat room in a separate building.
• 🌅The 6-mat rooms sleep 1–3, and those with windows overlooking Lake Unagi and greenery are the most popular.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The 13-mat rooms sleep up to 6, and the separate 20-mat room sleeps up to 10 and has its own toilet and washbasin.

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Signature Sume cuisine

• 🔥Sume is the village's traditional oven powered by hot-spring steam; today only a few households, including this inn, still have one.
• 🍗The signature dish is a whole chicken steamed in the Sume, eaten with Satsuma Peninsula rock salt or sauce.
• 🐟Dinner courses let you choose whole steamed chicken, steamed seasonal fish, or smaller portions of both, and there is also a pork cartilage set menu.

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A simple lakeside minshuku where you can enjoy steam-cooked Sume cuisine and free-flowing spring water in a rural village. Note that the baths have no showers, the open-air bath is semi-mixed, only the separate 20-mat room has a toilet, and outdoor stairs on the grounds have no handrails.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 16:00 · Check Out: 09:30 · Last Check In: 20:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Minshuku Unagi Kohan?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Minshuku Unagi Kohan located?

It is in Ibusuki. Address: 6526 Narikawa, Yamagawa.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.