Minshuku Inakahama (Yakushima)

🐢A 4-room beachfront inn for sunsets, stars and sea turtles on Yakushima

Kagoshima · Minshuku Inakahama (Yakushima)

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A Guesthouse Facing Inakahama Beach

• 🏖️A minshuku in Nagata on Yakushima's northwest coast, right in front of Inakahama Beach and the East China Sea.
• 🏝️On clear days you can see nearby islands such as Kuchinoerabu, Kuroshima and Iojima across the horizon.
• 🌊After the rainy season the beach turns emerald blue and is good for swimming.

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Sunsets and Starry Nights

• 🌅Watch the sun sink below the horizon right from the inn.
• 🌌With no houses or streetlights nearby, clear nights reveal stars and the Milky Way from the sea to the mountain ridges.
• 🌄Mornings bring sunrise colors over the sea, visible from the inn.

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Sea Views from Every Room

• 🛏️Four private rooms, each 9 tatami mats (excluding toilet, sink and veranda).
• 🌊Every room looks out to the sea and Inakahama Beach, with space for up to 4 guests per room.
• 🚽All rooms have air conditioning, a washlet toilet, sink, hair dryer, kettle and tea set; the whole building is non-smoking.

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A Bath with an Ocean View

• 🛁A shared bath reserved for guests, with views of the sea and sunset.
• 🧴Shampoo, conditioner and body soap are provided.
• ♨️It is a regular bath, not a hot spring, and rooms have no private bathtub.

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Ocean-View Dining Room and Facilities

• 🍽️A wooden dining room with wide windows onto the sea, plus a sea-facing terrace beside it.
• 🍱Jomon Sugi hikers leave around 4 a.m., so guests on meal plans receive breakfast as a boxed lunch.
• 👘Yukata are provided and a coin laundry is available.

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Nagata, a Sea Turtle Beach

• 🐢Sea turtles come ashore to nest from late April, and the night-watch reception point is a 3-minute walk from the inn.
• 📅The 2026 night watch runs May 10 to July 10 at 3,000 yen per adult, by advance booking on the Nagata Sea Turtle Council website.
• 🌅The owner, born and raised in Nagata, guides guests free of charge to see morning turtles (4/29-7/31) and hatchlings (7/25-8/31).

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Jomon Sugi and Shiratani Unsuikyo Hikes

• 🌲For Jomon Sugi, guests drive out around 4 a.m. and switch to the shuttle bus at Anbo for the Arakawa trailhead.
• 🌿The inn can also advise on Shiratani Unsuikyo and Taiko-iwa Rock.
• 🗼Yakushima Lighthouse, completed in 1897, and the clear Yokkogo Valley are nearby sights.

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Access and Parking

• 🚗25 minutes by car from Miyanoura Port, 40 minutes from Yakushima Airport and 50 minutes from Anbo Port.
• 🚌A 2-minute walk from the Inakahama stop on the local bus line.
• 🅿️Free parking for 7 cars in front; check-in 16:00 (last 19:00), check-out 9:00.

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Sea Views from Every Room

• 🛏️Four private rooms, each 9 tatami mats (excluding toilet, sink and veranda).
• 🌊Every room looks out to the sea and Inakahama Beach, with space for up to 4 guests per room.
• 🚽All rooms have air conditioning, a washlet toilet, sink, hair dryer, kettle and tea set; the whole building is non-smoking.

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A Bath with an Ocean View

• 🛁A shared bath reserved for guests, with views of the sea and sunset.
• 🧴Shampoo, conditioner and body soap are provided.
• ♨️It is a regular bath, not a hot spring, and rooms have no private bathtub.

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All four rooms face the sea, and the owner's guidance brings you close to sunsets, the Milky Way and nesting sea turtles. Note that the bath is shared and not a hot spring, and a rental car is practically essential for reaching the island's main sights.

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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: 16:00 · Check Out: 09:00 · 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 Minshuku Inakahama (Yakushima)?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 09:00.

Where is Minshuku Inakahama (Yakushima) located?

It is in Kumage-gun. Address: 494-9 Nagata Yakushimacho.

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.