Aso Onsenyado Ogasawara

🐕Detached hot-spring villas at the foot of Mt. Aso, made for dog owners

Kumamoto · Aso Onsen Oyado Ogasawara

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A gassho-style main house from Shirakawa-go

• 🏯The main building is a gassho-zukuri farmhouse relocated from Shirakawa-go.
• 🌋Set at the foot of Mt. Aso in the middle of the Aso basin, with sweeping views of the northern outer caldera rim.
• 🏡All 15 rooms are detached cottages scattered across the large grounds.

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Natural hot spring bath in every room

• ♨️Every cottage has its own natural hot spring bath, available 24 hours a day.
• 💧The baths in the standard rooms use heated natural spring water, known as a skin-beautifying bath.
• 🔥All cottages have floor heating, keeping them cosy in winter.

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Special rooms with open-air baths

• 🪨The three special rooms each have a private open-air bath carved from rock, fed with free-flowing spring water.
• 🌲They also have an indoor bath built of hinoki cypress.
• 🚗Each combines a Western room with two semi-double beds and a tatami room, and you can park right in front of the cottage.

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Room types

• 🛏️Six Western twins, three Western triples, three Japanese-Western rooms and three special rooms.
• 🛋️Twins and triples have two or three semi-double beds; the Japanese-Western rooms have separate tatami and bedrooms, ideal for three-generation trips.
• 📶All rooms have Wi-Fi, a washlet toilet, fridge, safe and samue loungewear.

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Creative kaiseki with Aso ingredients

• 🍱Dinner is the head chef's creative kaiseki made with ingredients from contracted producers.
• 🥩Extra à la carte dishes such as premium horse sashimi and Aso akaushi beef can be ordered.
• 🍚Breakfast uses seasonal produce from the inn's own farm and contracted suppliers, and there are separate children's menus.

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Facilities for dogs

• 🐾Overnight guests can use several private dog runs free of charge; the agility run measures 40m x 24m.
• 🌙The courtyard run and the run with a dog pool are lit from sunset until 22:00.
• 🦴Each cottage has a paw-washing area and leash hooks, and dog dinners must be booked at least three days ahead.

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Restaurant, salon and shop

• 🍽️Meals are served at the restaurant Furusato, overlooking the Aso outer rim.
• 🛁The Fureai Salon has a dedicated dog bath, shower and dryers.
• 🛍️The shop has a corner of pet goods.

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Nearby sights and access

• 🐻Aso Cuddly Dominion animal park next door is a 5-minute walk; Kusasenri-ga-hama is 15 minutes by car.
• 🚃From JR Kumamoto Station take the Hohi Line to Aso Station (about 1 hr 30 min), then a 5-minute taxi ride.
• 🚗About 50 minutes from Kumamoto IC via Route 57; free parking is available, and the inn asks drivers to set their navigation to Cuddly Dominion's address.

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Special rooms with open-air baths

• 🪨The three special rooms each have a private open-air bath carved from rock, fed with free-flowing spring water.
• 🌲They also have an indoor bath built of hinoki cypress.
• 🚗Each combines a Western room with two semi-double beds and a tatami room, and you can park right in front of the cottage.

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Room types

• 🛏️Six Western twins, three Western triples, three Japanese-Western rooms and three special rooms.
• 🛋️Twins and triples have two or three semi-double beds; the Japanese-Western rooms have separate tatami and bedrooms, ideal for three-generation trips.
• 📶All rooms have Wi-Fi, a washlet toilet, fridge, safe and samue loungewear.

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A well-equipped stay for travelling with dogs, pairing private hot-spring cottages with dog runs, a dog bath and dog meals. There is no listed shared large bath, dogs cannot enter the in-room baths, and the location is easiest to reach by car.

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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: 10:30 · Last Check In: 19:00

* 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 Aso Onsenyado Ogasawara?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:30.

Where is Aso Onsenyado Ogasawara located?

It is in Aso. Address: 2323 Kurokawa.

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.