Tsuetate Onsen Kaneishi Ryokan

♨️A six-room riverside onsen inn with hinoki-bath suites

Kumamoto · Tsuetate Onsen Kaneishi Ryokan

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A small inn by the river

• 🏞️A small ryokan with just six rooms in Tsuetate Onsen, Oguni Town, Kumamoto.
• 🌊Every room faces the Tsuetate River, so you can unwind to the sound of the water.
• 🛠️The inn has been renovated with refreshed facilities.

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Free-flowing hot spring bath

• ♨️The large bath is fed by natural hot spring water flowing straight from the source.
• 💧The sodium chloride spring is billed as a 'beauty bath' that leaves skin smooth.
• 🩹Listed benefits include relief for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and poor circulation.

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Standing bath and steam bath

• 🧍The tachi-yu is a 120 cm deep bath you soak in while standing.
• 🌫️The mushi-buro is a steam bath warmed by hot spring water pooled below, a bathing style unique to Tsuetate Onsen.
• 💦It induces heavy sweating and is promoted for beauty and slimming.

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Three types of Japanese-Western rooms

• 🛏️The suite 'Higo Hanashobu' is a 50 m² Japanese-Western room for 2 to 5 guests.
• 🪟The semi-suites 'Higo Asagao' and 'Higo Sazanka' are 32 m² rooms for 2 to 3 guests.
• 🪵The Japanese-Western rooms 'Higo Shakuyaku', 'Higo Tsubaki' and 'Higo Kiku' are 25 m² rooms for 2 to 3 guests with warm wooden interiors.

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In-room hinoki baths and amenities

• 🛁The suite and semi-suites have hinoki tubs filled with free-flowing spring water.
• ☕All rooms have a coffee maker, Wi-Fi, a humidifying air purifier, yukata and samue.
• 🚽Every room has a toilet; bidet toilets are in the suite and semi-suites only.

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Cuisine from Aso ingredients

• 🥩The kaiseki dinner's first main is a tasting of Kumamoto akaushi and Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu 'Wao'.
• 🐴The second main is basashi, Kumamoto's famous horse sashimi.
• 🍽️Dinner and breakfast are served in private dining rooms; whether meals are included depends on the plan you book.

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Strolling Tsuetate Onsen

• 🏮Tsuetate Yakushido, a small shrine in the back lanes, dates back over 400 years according to its stone lantern.
• ♨️The onsen town has free footbaths and public steam cookers anyone can use.
• 🌿Nabegataki Falls in Oguni lets you view the cascade from behind the water.

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Access and parking

• 🚗About 30 minutes from Hita IC on the Kyushu Expressway via Route 212 toward Aso.
• 🚃From JR Hita Station on the Kyudai Line, about 30 minutes by taxi or 40 minutes by Hita Bus.
• 🅿️Free parking for 12 cars on both sides of the inn.

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Standing bath and steam bath

• 🧍The tachi-yu is a 120 cm deep bath you soak in while standing.
• 🌫️The mushi-buro is a steam bath warmed by hot spring water pooled below, a bathing style unique to Tsuetate Onsen.
• 💦It induces heavy sweating and is promoted for beauty and slimming.

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Three types of Japanese-Western rooms

• 🛏️The suite 'Higo Hanashobu' is a 50 m² Japanese-Western room for 2 to 5 guests.
• 🪟The semi-suites 'Higo Asagao' and 'Higo Sazanka' are 32 m² rooms for 2 to 3 guests.
• 🪵The Japanese-Western rooms 'Higo Shakuyaku', 'Higo Tsubaki' and 'Higo Kiku' are 25 m² rooms for 2 to 3 guests with warm wooden interiors.

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A quiet six-room onsen inn where every room faces the river and you can try both a standing bath and a steam bath. There is no open-air bath, and in-room hinoki tubs are only in the suite and semi-suites, so check 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.

♨ Tsuetate Onsen · 5 ryokan in this onsen town

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Tsuetate Onsen Kaneishi Ryokan?

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

Where is Tsuetate Onsen Kaneishi Ryokan located?

It is in Aso-gun. Address: 3358 Shimojo, Ogunimachi.

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.