Minsyuku Azumayaso

♨️A simple onsen minshuku in Yunomine, Japan's oldest hot spring

Wakayama · Minshuku Azumaya-so

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An onsen guesthouse in Yunomine

• 🏯A guesthouse in Yunomine Onsen, known as Japan's oldest hot spring, close to the World Heritage Kumano Kodo.
• 📜Run alongside Ryokan Azumaya, founded in the mid-to-late Edo period by a former Shinto priest.
• 🏠A compact minshuku with 20 rooms and capacity for 50 guests.

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Its own hot spring source

• ♨️The Konpira-yu source is a naturally flowing sulfur-sodium-bicarbonate-chloride spring at 80.3°C.
• 💧A neutral pH 7.1 spring, said to help with joint pain and chronic digestive ailments.
• 🛁Besides the main bath, guests can use the onsen at the main Ryokan Azumaya from 1 to 3 pm for a fee (adults 600 yen), except on its closed days.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Tatami rooms range from 4.5 to 10 mats in size.
• 📺Rooms come with a TV, safe and yukata.
• 🪥Towels and a toothbrush set are provided.

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Kumano country cooking

• 🍽️Local dishes made with ingredients from the Kumano countryside.
• 🐟Signature dishes include salt-grilled ayu sweetfish and toban-yaki cooked on a ceramic plate.
• 🦌Venison sashimi is also served.

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Facilities and practical info

• 🍚Meals are served in a tatami dining hall.
• 🕑Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 10:00.
• 💴Credit cards are not accepted.

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Strolling Yunomine Onsen

• ♨️Tsuboyu, a World Heritage bath you can actually soak in, takes no reservations: get a numbered ticket at the public bathhouse and wait your turn, sometimes for hours.
• 🥚At Yuzutsu, water close to 90°C bubbles up and you can boil eggs or vegetables yourself.
• ⛩️Tokoji Temple, where hot water is said to have sprung from a Yakushi statue, and the Yunomine Oji site on the Kumano Kodo are nearby.

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Getting there

• 🚌About 100 minutes by Ryujin Bus from Kii-Tanabe Station to Yunomine Onsen.
• 🚃About 70 minutes by Kumano Kotsu or Nara Kotsu bus from Shingu Station.
• 🚗By car, about 60 km from Nanki-Tanabe IC; parking for 30 cars.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Tatami rooms range from 4.5 to 10 mats in size.
• 📺Rooms come with a TV, safe and yukata.
• 🪥Towels and a toothbrush set are provided.

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Kumano country cooking

• 🍽️Local dishes made with ingredients from the Kumano countryside.
• 🐟Signature dishes include salt-grilled ayu sweetfish and toban-yaki cooked on a ceramic plate.
• 🦌Venison sashimi is also served.

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A down-to-earth minshuku in Yunomine Onsen with its own hot spring source and Kumano country cooking. Note that it is over an hour by bus from the nearest stations and credit cards are not accepted.

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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 and Check-out Instructions Check in 14:00 to 00:00|Check out until 10:00 Pet Policy Pets are not allowed.

* 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 Minsyuku Azumayaso?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Minsyuku Azumayaso located?

It is in Shirahama · Wakayama Tanabe. Address: 71 Yunomine,Hongucho.

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.