Ryokan Minawa

♨️Private Cottages, Every Room with an Open-Air Bath, in Minami-Aso

Kumamoto (Aso) · Ryokan Minawa

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Every Room a Private-Bath Cottage

• 🏡Just 10 rooms, each a fully independent cottage (hanare)
• ♨️Every room has its own indoor and open-air bath (semi-open-air in some) for a soak anytime
• 🌄Mountain-view rooms let you gaze at the Aso peaks from the bath

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Free-Flowing Hot Spring

• 💧Simple-spring water flows straight into the baths (kakenagashi)
• 🍃Known for gentle water that feels soft on the skin

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Room Types

• 🛏️Standard Japanese-Western rooms (Tsubaki, Sumire, and others) plus the Western-style Shobu room
• 🌿Mountain-view rooms Yamabuki and Kikkyo, and the junior suite Rindo
• ✨The deluxe suite Ajisai, complete with its own barrel sauna

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Cuisine Built on Aso's Ingredients

• 🥩Local ingredients such as Aka-ushi red beef, yamame trout, and basashi horse sashimi
• 🍚Aso-grown rice is cooked in individual iron pots for both dinner and breakfast
• 🍂A seasonal course menu that shifts with the year

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Private Dining and Bar Lounge

• 🍽️Breakfast and dinner served in private dining rooms overlooking the kagura stage
• 🥃A shochu bar and lounge, 'Nagomidokoro ~Hoban~'
• ☕Complimentary espresso, a co-working space, and Wi-Fi in every room

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A Garden of Roughly 3,000 Tsubo

• 🌸A roughly 3,000-tsubo (about 10,000㎡) garden that blooms through every season
• 🏞️A secluded, mountain-facing setting with views of Aso
• 🪐Nearby activities include paragliding, horseback riding, pottery, and stargazing walks

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Location and Access

• 🚗About 35 minutes by car from Aso Kumamoto Airport
• 🚙About 80 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station, near Minami-Aso's Tawarayama Onsen
• 🍃A quiet hot-spring ryokan in Minami-Aso Village
• 🚐Free pickup from Choyo Station or Kinokayu Onsen entrance (advance booking, tell arrival time)

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Room Types

• 🛏️Standard Japanese-Western rooms (Tsubaki, Sumire, and others) plus the Western-style Shobu room
• 🌿Mountain-view rooms Yamabuki and Kikkyo, and the junior suite Rindo
• ✨The deluxe suite Ajisai, complete with its own barrel sauna

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Cuisine Built on Aso's Ingredients

• 🥩Local ingredients such as Aka-ushi red beef, yamame trout, and basashi horse sashimi
• 🍚Aso-grown rice is cooked in individual iron pots for both dinner and breakfast
• 🍂A seasonal course menu that shifts with the year

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Every room is a private detached cottage with its own open-air bath, made for unhurried time together. Free-flowing hot spring water and local dishes of akaushi beef and yamame trout fill each season in Minami-Aso.

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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.

체크인·체크아웃 · 체크인: 15:30 · 체크아웃: 11:00 · 최종 체크인: 18:00

* Translated from information supplied by the property; 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 Ryokan Minawa?

Check-in starts at 15:30 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Ryokan Minawa located?

It is in Kurokawa · Kumamoto Kumamoto. Address: 2510 Ishiwaramachi Higashi-ku.

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.