Yamaga Onsen Chozantei

♨️Every room has its own flowing hot-spring bath, on a hill above Yamaga

Kumamoto · Yamaga Onsen Chozantei

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A small inn on the hill

• 🏯Set on a hill overlooking the town of Yamaga Onsen, one of the oldest hot-spring areas in Kumamoto, and the Kikuchi River.
• 🛏️There are 12 rooms in total across the main building and the Premier annex.
• 🚭The whole property is non-smoking; smoking only in designated areas.

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Open-air and large public baths

• ♨️The spring is an alkaline simple spring with a pH of 9.63, silky enough to be called a "beauty bath".
• 🌃The open-air bath looks out over Yamaga town, and the large bath has big windows that let in light and breeze.
• 🥤A lounge with vending machines and sofas sits at the bath entrance.

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A hot-spring bath in every room

• 🛁Every room has an indoor bath fed with free-flowing natural hot spring water (heated when needed), so you can soak any time.
• ✨The Premier annex, opened in March 2023, has a spacious 8-tatami bath available 24 hours, with a waterproof TV.
• 💆Premier rooms come with ReFa shower heads, hair dryers and amenities.

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Three main-building room types and 20-tatami annex rooms

• 🎎The main building offers a large Japanese room (10+3 tatami, 2–6 guests), Japanese-style bedrooms (9 tatami, 1–2 guests) and a Western twin (10 tatami, 1–2 guests).
• 🛌The five Premier annex rooms are all 20 tatami with two Simmons double beds, for up to 5 guests.
• 📶All rooms have Wi-Fi, washlet toilets and air purifiers, plus Amazon Prime Video.

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Seasonal kaiseki by the head chef

• 🍱Dinner is a seasonal Japanese kaiseki course, each dish carefully prepared by the head chef.
• 🥢Breakfast is a regional Japanese meal with Kumamoto karashi renkon (mustard lotus root) and homemade rolled omelet.
• 🌙Meals are served in the Chozan-no-ma dining room with night views, dinner at 18:30 and breakfast from 8:00. Menus for schoolchildren and preschoolers are available.

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Facilities

• 🛋️The main building has a lobby with sofas and a shop selling Yamaga souvenirs.
• 🏮On performance days, the view lounge lets you watch the traditional Yamaga Toro Odori lantern dance up close (ask the inn for dates).
• 🎲Board games, soft pillows, nightwear and wheelchairs can be borrowed.

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Around Yamaga Onsen

• 🏛️Yachiyoza, a working theater built in 1910 and a national cultural property, is about 5 minutes by car.
• 🏮The Yamaga Lantern Folk Art Museum, showing the Important Cultural Property Yamaga lanterns, is also about 5 minutes by car.
• ⛩️Omiya Shrine, home of the Yamaga Toro Odori held every August, is about 5 minutes by car.

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Getting there

• 🚗About 5 minutes by car from Yamaga Bus Center, 10 minutes from Kikusui IC and 20 minutes from Ueki IC.
• 🚃About 30 minutes by car from JR Tamana Station; local buses run from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Yamaga Bus Center in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• 🅿️Free parking for 30 cars, no reservation needed.

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A hot-spring bath in every room

• 🛁Every room has an indoor bath fed with free-flowing natural hot spring water (heated when needed), so you can soak any time.
• ✨The Premier annex, opened in March 2023, has a spacious 8-tatami bath available 24 hours, with a waterproof TV.
• 💆Premier rooms come with ReFa shower heads, hair dryers and amenities.

4

Three main-building room types and 20-tatami annex rooms

• 🎎The main building offers a large Japanese room (10+3 tatami, 2–6 guests), Japanese-style bedrooms (9 tatami, 1–2 guests) and a Western twin (10 tatami, 1–2 guests).
• 🛌The five Premier annex rooms are all 20 tatami with two Simmons double beds, for up to 5 guests.
• 📶All rooms have Wi-Fi, washlet toilets and air purifiers, plus Amazon Prime Video.

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A compact Yamaga Onsen ryokan combining private hot-spring baths in every room, a town-view open-air bath and seasonal kaiseki. It sits on a hill about 5 minutes by car from the town center, so walking into town is a bit of a trek.

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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: 15:30 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 24:00

* 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 Yamaga Onsen Chozantei?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Yamaga Onsen Chozantei located?

It is in Kurokawa · Kumamoto Yamaga. Address: 2508 Shijiki.

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.