Kikuchi Onsen Kikuchi Grand Hotel

♨️Kikuchi Onsen's only radium spring, silky pH 9.1 'beauty water'

Kumamoto · Kikuchi Grand Hotel

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Kikuchi Onsen's only radium spring

• ♨️The hotel describes its water, with a radon content of 25.4 Mache units, as the only radium spring in Kikuchi Onsen.
• 🧴The alkaline pH 9.1 water feels smooth and silky, earning the nicknames "beauty water" and "makeup water".
• 🩺The source runs at 46.7°C and is said to help with neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue. A little water is added: 95:5 in summer, 99:1 in winter.

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Hime-no-Yu and the open-air bath

• 🌿Hime-no-Yu is a large bath filled with natural light where you can feel the seasons.
• 🏞️The open-air bath inside Hime-no-Yu looks out on a waterfall behind the bathhouse and the wooded hill.
• 🔄Men's and women's baths are swapped depending on occupancy.

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Taisho-era sake-barrel bath and family bath

• 🍶The barrel tub was made in 1923 (Taisho 12) as a cask for the local sake "Kiku no Shiro", a rare piece today.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The single family bath, fed with free-flowing spring water, fits six adults and has a slope and handrails.
• ⏰The family bath requires a reservation and costs 1,100 yen (tax incl.) for 50 minutes; baths are open 6:00–9:00 and 11:00–24:00.

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Traditional Japanese rooms

• 🛏️There are 50 rooms in all: 2 special rooms, 46 Japanese-style rooms and 2 Japanese-Western rooms.
• 🚿In rooms with a bathroom, the tap runs hot-spring water, so you can enjoy the onsen in your room.
• 🏠Options include West Wing 15- and 12-tatami rooms, East Wing 12.5-tatami rooms, West Wing Japanese-Western rooms with twin beds and a 6-tatami area (2–6 guests), and Main Building rooms (1–4 guests), some without a bath.

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Kaiseki made with Kikuchi's famous water

• 🍱All dishes are prepared with Kikuchi's renowned spring water, and dinner is a kaiseki course of seasonal ingredients.
• ☕The hot-spring water is drinkable too and is used for the breakfast miso soup and coffee.
• 🐴Add-on dishes include horse sashimi, Kumamoto's taipien noodle soup and wagyu grilled on a ceramic plate; breakfast is a Japanese set meal in the dining room.

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Facilities and services

• 🛍️There is a shop, the "Sho" tea corner and a lounge café, plus banquet halls for groups from small parties to over 200 people.
• 📶Wi-Fi, room service, massage, wake-up calls and parcel delivery are available, with irons and hair dryers to borrow.
• ♿The hotel is wheelchair accessible, lends wheelchairs and has an EV charging station.

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Nearby sights

• 🌲Kikuchi Gorge, the source of the Kikuchi River, is a scenic spot of mountain streams and forest.
• ⛩️Kikuchi Shrine is about 4 minutes by car and the Kikuchi tourist produce market about 3 minutes.
• 🏯You can also visit Kikuchi Castle, an ancient 7th-century mountain fort, and Yachiyoza, a 1910 playhouse in Yamaga.

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Access and parking

• 🚌From Kumamoto Station take the Kumamoto Dentetsu bus bound for Kikuchi Onsen (about 90 min) to Shimin Hiroba-mae, then walk.
• ✈️About 30 minutes by taxi or rental car from Kumamoto Airport, or about 60 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station.
• 🅿️About 25 minutes from Ueki IC; 80 free parking spaces (first come, first served). Check-in 15:00 (last 21:00), check-out 10:00.

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Taisho-era sake-barrel bath and family bath

• 🍶The barrel tub was made in 1923 (Taisho 12) as a cask for the local sake "Kiku no Shiro", a rare piece today.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The single family bath, fed with free-flowing spring water, fits six adults and has a slope and handrails.
• ⏰The family bath requires a reservation and costs 1,100 yen (tax incl.) for 50 minutes; baths are open 6:00–9:00 and 11:00–24:00.

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Traditional Japanese rooms

• 🛏️There are 50 rooms in all: 2 special rooms, 46 Japanese-style rooms and 2 Japanese-Western rooms.
• 🚿In rooms with a bathroom, the tap runs hot-spring water, so you can enjoy the onsen in your room.
• 🏠Options include West Wing 15- and 12-tatami rooms, East Wing 12.5-tatami rooms, West Wing Japanese-Western rooms with twin beds and a 6-tatami area (2–6 guests), and Main Building rooms (1–4 guests), some without a bath.

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The highlights are the alkaline radium spring, the Taisho-era sake-barrel bath and hot-spring water even in the in-room baths. A small amount of water is added to the source, and some Main Building rooms have no bath, so guests there use the large baths.

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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: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 21:00

* 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 Kikuchi Onsen Kikuchi Grand Hotel?

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

Where is Kikuchi Onsen Kikuchi Grand Hotel located?

It is in Kikuchi. Address: 1144-2 Waifu.

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.