Yunotsuru Onsen Asahiso

♨️A quiet hot-spring retreat on Yunotsuru Onsen's 700-year-old free-flowing waters

Kumamoto · Yunotsuru Onsen Asahiso

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A wooden inn in a 700-year-old spa village

• 🦢Legend says fleeing Heike warriors discovered the spring after seeing a wounded crane bathe in it, giving Yunotsuru ("crane's hot water") its name.
• 📜With about 700 years of history as a healing spa, it is listed among Japan's "New 100 Famous Hot Springs".
• 🏡Set in the mountains about 30 minutes from central Minamata, the two-story wooden inn opened around 48 years ago and has 15 rooms.

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Open-air bath with mountain views

• ♨️Every bath is 100% free-flowing (kakenagashi) straight from the source.
• 💧The colorless, clear alkaline simple sulfur spring is known for leaving skin silky smooth.
• 🌄The view open-air bath is open from 6:00 to 22:00.

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Rock bath and private bath

• 🪨The rock bath, fed directly from the source, is open 24 hours.
• 🔑The private bath is also available 24 hours for a quiet soak with your group.
• 🚻There are separate men's and women's main baths plus an open-air bath.

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Tatami rooms in the main building and annex

• 🛏️All rooms are calm Japanese-style tatami rooms.
• 🛁The annex has rooms with a private bath and toilet, and rooms with a toilet and washbasin (up to 5 guests).
• 👨‍👩‍👧Main-building rooms share bath and toilet facilities, and only these rooms accept children.

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Seasonal local kaiseki

• 🍱Dinner is a handmade Japanese course full of fresh local seafood and mountain produce.
• 🦞Some plans add abalone, Ise lobster or Kumamoto horse-meat sashimi.
• 🍚Breakfast is a warm Japanese set meal; both meals are served in the dining room (children get a kids' plate).

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Facilities and services

• 📶Wi-Fi is available around the first-floor lobby.
• 🎎There is a banquet hall, plus wake-up calls, fax sending and iron rental.
• ⚠️There is no elevator, and a bathing tax of 150 yen per person is charged separately.

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Strolling Yunotsuru Onsen

• 🌉The Hotaru-no-Yu public bath and Hotaru Bridge are about 2 minutes' walk, and the Tsurunoya local products shop about 3 minutes.
• ⛩️Yude Shrine is about 13 minutes on foot.
• 🚗By car: Eco Park Minamata about 22 minutes, Nakaoyama Nature Park about 29 minutes, Yunoko Onsen about 30 minutes.

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Access and parking

• 🚃Take the Kyushu Shinkansen or Hisatsu Orange Railway to Minamata, then the Minakuru bus toward Yunotsuru Onsen.
• 🚐Station transfers are available under certain conditions and must be arranged by phone in advance.
• 🅿️Free parking for 6 cars (no reservation needed); check-in 15:00 (last 24:00), check-out 11:00.

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Rock bath and private bath

• 🪨The rock bath, fed directly from the source, is open 24 hours.
• 🔑The private bath is also available 24 hours for a quiet soak with your group.
• 🚻There are separate men's and women's main baths plus an open-air bath.

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Tatami rooms in the main building and annex

• 🛏️All rooms are calm Japanese-style tatami rooms.
• 🛁The annex has rooms with a private bath and toilet, and rooms with a toilet and washbasin (up to 5 guests).
• 👨‍👩‍👧Main-building rooms share bath and toilet facilities, and only these rooms accept children.

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A simple mountain healing-spa inn where you can enjoy 700-year-old sulfur waters straight from the source around the clock. Note that there is no elevator, main-building rooms share bath and toilet, and Wi-Fi only reaches the lobby area.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Yunotsuru Onsen Asahiso?

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

Where is Yunotsuru Onsen Asahiso located?

It is in Minamata. Address: 1559-2 Yude.

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.