Showa Retro Family Ryokan Kawakyu

♨️A small inn with free private baths of free-flowing spring water

Kagoshima · Kawakyu

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A Small Showa-Retro Inn

• 🏮A minshuku-style ryokan in the Omure area of Ibusuki Onsen, with just 9 rooms.
• 🏡Its homely atmosphere and private-use hot spring baths are what guests come for.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi is available in the rooms.

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100% Free-Flowing Hot Spring

• ♨️Spring water comes straight from the tap, so guests adjust the temperature themselves.
• 🧂A sodium chloride spring said to help with frozen shoulder, neuralgia and lower back pain.
• 🕒Two baths are available for free private use, open 15:00–23:00 and 6:00–9:30.

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All Tatami Rooms

• 🛏️The 4.5-mat room suits solo travelers; it and the 6-mat room (with washbasin) have no private toilet.
• 🌿The 8-mat rooms come with a wide veranda, a washbasin and a toilet.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The deluxe room links three tatami rooms, sleeps up to 7 and has its own toilet.

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Kagoshima Black Beef and Pork

• 🥩The Satsuma course centers on a black beef steak.
• 🐖The Ibusuki course features black pork shabu-shabu, and the Tamatebako course pairs black pork shabu-shabu with black beef.
• 🍚Breakfast is a Japanese set with rice, miso soup and an assorted plate; meals are served in your room or the banquet hall.

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Facilities and House Rules

• 🍽️There is a banquet hall and a shared fridge; microwaves are available in some rooms on request.
• 🧺Paid coin laundry is on site, and hair dryers and irons can be borrowed.
• 🌙The curfew is midnight, and a bathing tax of 100–150 yen per adult is charged separately.

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Southern Satsuma Peninsula

• 🗻Mt. Kaimon, known as 'Satsuma Fuji', and the coastal road overlooking it are close by.
• 🚉At Nishi-Oyama, Japan's southernmost JR station, trains pass with Mt. Kaimon in the background.
• 🌼Lake Ikeda, Cape Nagasakibana and the Chiran Samurai Residence gardens are also worth a visit.

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Access and Parking

• 🚕About 5 minutes by taxi from JR Ibusuki Station.
• 🚌By bus, it is a 4-minute walk from the Gataguchi bus stop.
• 🅿️Free parking for 5 cars on site and 3 off site (5-minute walk), reservation required. Check-in 15:00 (last 19:00), check-out 10:00.

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All Tatami Rooms

• 🛏️The 4.5-mat room suits solo travelers; it and the 6-mat room (with washbasin) have no private toilet.
• 🌿The 8-mat rooms come with a wide veranda, a washbasin and a toilet.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The deluxe room links three tatami rooms, sleeps up to 7 and has its own toilet.

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Kagoshima Black Beef and Pork

• 🥩The Satsuma course centers on a black beef steak.
• 🐖The Ibusuki course features black pork shabu-shabu, and the Tamatebako course pairs black pork shabu-shabu with black beef.
• 🍚Breakfast is a Japanese set with rice, miso soup and an assorted plate; meals are served in your room or the banquet hall.

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A modest inn where you can soak in free-flowing spring water in a free private bath and dine on Kagoshima black beef and pork. Note that the 4.5- and 6-mat rooms have no toilet and there is a midnight curfew.

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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 Showa Retro Family Ryokan Kawakyu?

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

Where is Showa Retro Family Ryokan Kawakyu located?

It is in Ibusuki. Address: 4-10-12 Omure.

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.