Hitoyoshi Onsen Shirasagiso

♨️Five rooms around a famed spring pond, free-flowing onsen and carp cuisine

Kumamoto · Hitoyoshi Onsen Shirasagiso

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Founded in 1919, rebuilt after the flood

• 🐟Began in 1919 as a carp and eel fish farm, became a river-fish restaurant, then a free-flowing hot spring inn.
• 🌊The century-old building was destroyed in the July 2020 Kumamoto floods; a new building opened in April 2023.
• 🌿About 2,000 tsubo of grounds hold just five rooms: two detached villas and three rooms on the main building's second floor.

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Free-flowing main bath, Shirasagi-no-yu

• ♨️100% natural sodium chloride–bicarbonate spring (weakly alkaline, pH 7.51), flowing straight from the source.
• 🫧The silky water leaves tiny bubbles on the skin and is nicknamed the 'beauty bath' and 'fertility bath'.
• 🕕One indoor bath each for men and women on the main building's ground floor, open 6:00–9:00 and 16:00–22:30. No open-air bath or sauna.

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Family baths and villa in-room baths

• 🛁Two guest-only family baths, Manryo and Senryo, on the main building's ground floor, used by staff guidance.
• 🌸The Yamaboshi room uses Manryo; the Hototogisu and Mukuge rooms share Senryo in turns.
• 🔑Villas Aoi and Wabisuke each have a free-flowing indoor bath you can use any time during your stay.

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Two villas and pond-view main building rooms

• 🏡Villas Aoi (62.79㎡) and Wabisuke (60.52㎡) are Japanese-Western rooms with tatami and two semi-double beds, for up to 5 guests.
• 🪟Main building rooms Yamaboshi (34.57㎡), Hototogisu (33.69㎡) and Mukuge (35.68㎡) all overlook the spring pond.
• 🚭All rooms are non-smoking; main building rooms have no in-room bath and use the ground-floor family baths.

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Carp cuisine in private dining rooms

• 🍣Dinner features carp arai (sashimi) and horse sashimi, with salt-grilled ayu in summer and yamame trout in winter.
• 🥩The course includes Kurokaba beef steak or shabu-shabu and vegetables grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
• 🍽️Dinner and breakfast are served in private dining rooms on the main building's second floor; in-room dining is available for a fee (up to 3 guests).

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Spring pond, rain garden and facilities

• 💧The spring pond on the grounds is one of Kumamoto Prefecture's 'Heisei 100 Selected Waters'.
• 🌱Its rain garden, built during the rebuild, received Kumamoto Prefecture's rain garden certification and landscape award in 2025.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi in all rooms, a vending machine and a smoking corner; pets are not allowed.

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Access and stay info

• 🚃About 7 minutes by car from JR Hitoyoshi Station, about 10 minutes from Hitoyoshi IC on the Kyushu Expressway.
• ✈️About 1 hour from Kagoshima Airport by car or the Tsubame Airport Liner; free parking for 15 cars.
• 🕥Check-in 16:00, check-out 10:00; the main entrance and baths lock automatically at 22:30.

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Family baths and villa in-room baths

• 🛁Two guest-only family baths, Manryo and Senryo, on the main building's ground floor, used by staff guidance.
• 🌸The Yamaboshi room uses Manryo; the Hototogisu and Mukuge rooms share Senryo in turns.
• 🔑Villas Aoi and Wabisuke each have a free-flowing indoor bath you can use any time during your stay.

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Two villas and pond-view main building rooms

• 🏡Villas Aoi (62.79㎡) and Wabisuke (60.52㎡) are Japanese-Western rooms with tatami and two semi-double beds, for up to 5 guests.
• 🪟Main building rooms Yamaboshi (34.57㎡), Hototogisu (33.69㎡) and Mukuge (35.68㎡) all overlook the spring pond.
• 🚭All rooms are non-smoking; main building rooms have no in-room bath and use the ground-floor family baths.

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With only five rooms on spacious grounds around a famed spring pond, it is quiet, and pairs free-flowing hot spring water with carp cuisine. There is no open-air bath, main building rooms have no in-room bath, and many steps make it unsuitable for wheelchairs.

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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: 10:00 · 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 Hitoyoshi Onsen Shirasagiso?

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

Where is Hitoyoshi Onsen Shirasagiso located?

It is in Kurokawa · Kumamoto Hitoyoshi. Address: 2647-2 Shimobayashimachi.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩270,536 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

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.