Yunomoto Onsen

♨️Soak in what is billed as Japan's oldest high-concentration carbonated spring

Miyazaki · Yunomoto Onsen

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An onsen inn since the Meiji era

• 📜The spring was discovered in 1784 through a land-development project, and the inn opened in Meiji 35.
• 🏯Retainers of the Shimazu lords of the Satsuma domain are said to have come here for therapeutic bathing.
• 🏠A small inn with 11 rooms, Japanese-style and Japanese-Western.

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Carbonated spring and cold spring

• ♨️The 21.6°C cold mineral spring is only heated, never diluted, and turns golden as it warms.
• 🛁Both the men's and women's baths have a hot indoor bath, a cold-spring indoor bath and an open-air bath, so you can alternate hot and cold.
• ⏰Guests can bathe from 7:00 to 22:00; guests with tattoos are not permitted in the baths.

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Rooms facing Mt. Takachiho-no-mine

• 🏔️Mountain-side rooms and Sazanka, with its wide sunroom, look out on Mt. Takachiho-no-mine.
• 🎋Annex rooms: Tsutsuji with bamboo design, Tachibana, an old-style cottage scented by a tea-leaf burner, and Satsuki with a large balcony.
• 🛏️High-resilience mattresses and custom-made down duvets; free Wi-Fi in all rooms.

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Kaiseki with Miyazaki ingredients

• 🍱The head chef's Yunomoto Kaiseki forms the base of several course variations.
• 🥩Courses include Nishimoro beef grilled on a rock-salt plate, Okome pork shabu-shabu, Hinata beef sukiyaki and Rokuhaku black pork shabu-shabu.
• 🍚Dinner comes with rice cooked in mineral spring water; breakfast uses the inn's own white rice.

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Facilities and groups

• 🍶Local Miyazaki sake plus the hard-to-find Manzen shochu series from Kagoshima.
• 🏃Sports team training camps are welcome, and groups of 30 or more can book the whole inn.
• 🕘Check-in 15:00–22:00, check-out by 10:00.

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Kirishima nature nearby

• 🏕️Miike Camp Village sits on a lakeshore within Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
• 🌳Koshibaru Park is a nature park centered on a shrine at the legendary birthplace of Emperor Jimmu.
• ⛰️Kirishima offers trails from easy walks to full ridge traverses, plus a golf course with views of Takachiho-no-mine.

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Access and parking

• 🚃7 minutes by car from JR Takaharu Station.
• 🚗Free parking for 25 cars.
• 📍Located in Takaharu Town, Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki.

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Rooms facing Mt. Takachiho-no-mine

• 🏔️Mountain-side rooms and Sazanka, with its wide sunroom, look out on Mt. Takachiho-no-mine.
• 🎋Annex rooms: Tsutsuji with bamboo design, Tachibana, an old-style cottage scented by a tea-leaf burner, and Satsuki with a large balcony.
• 🛏️High-resilience mattresses and custom-made down duvets; free Wi-Fi in all rooms.

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Kaiseki with Miyazaki ingredients

• 🍱The head chef's Yunomoto Kaiseki forms the base of several course variations.
• 🥩Courses include Nishimoro beef grilled on a rock-salt plate, Okome pork shabu-shabu, Hinata beef sukiyaki and Rokuhaku black pork shabu-shabu.
• 🍚Dinner comes with rice cooked in mineral spring water; breakfast uses the inn's own white rice.

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A pure, unwatered carbonated spring and Miyazaki meat dishes in an unpretentious setting. Note that some rooms share a toilet and washbasin, and the inn has regular closing days, so check dates before booking.

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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: 22:00

* 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 Yunomoto Onsen?

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

Where is Yunomoto Onsen located?

It is in Nishimorokata-gun. Address: 7535 Kamamuta Takaharucho.

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.