Oku no yu旅館 奥の湯 · りょかん おくのゆ
Oku no yu has 26 rooms across its main, new and annex buildings along the Tanoharu River. Baths include a mixed open-air bath, a cave bath, a river bath, a women-only open-air bath and three family baths, fed by a sodium chloride-sulphate spring; the five Japanese-Western rooms in the new wing have a small open-air bath on the wooden terrace. Meals are served at tables in the main building's dining room, and there is free pickup from Kurokawa Onsen bus stop.
Key facts
These facts were checked against the ryokan's official website and other sources (listed at the bottom); they may have changed, so check with the ryokan before booking.
| Address | 〒869-2402 熊本県阿蘇郡南小国町満願寺6567Japanese Look up the address on Google Maps |
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| Phone | 0967-44-0021 |
| Official website | www.okunoyu.com · English · 繁體中文 · 한국어 |
| Type | Ryokan |
| Rooms | 26 rooms |
| Check-in / check-out | 15:00 / 10:00 |
| Baths | In-room open-air bath: Yes · Private bath: Yes (Mixed-gender area) 1 open-air bath, 1 cave bath, 1 river bath; women-only open-air bath; 1 large communal bath each for men and women; 1 cypress bath each for men and women; 3 private baths (2 of which have an open-air bath); 1 mist sauna and 1 cold-water bath each for men and women; a small open-air bath on the wooden terrace of the 5 Japanese-Western rooms in the new building |
| Spring type | Sodium chloride sulfate spring (weakly acidic, hypotonic, high-temperature spring) |
| Meals | Both dinner and breakfast are served at the main building's dining room (chairs and tables) |
| Kurokawa onsen-hopping pass (nyuto tegata) | Participates |
| Day-use bathing | Available: 8:30–14:00 (exit by 15:00), closed Mondays and Fridays (irregular holidays)Official sources disagree on this; check with the ryokan. |
| From Kurokawa Onsen bus stop | Free pickup to the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop |
Entries marked "Japanese" are quoted in Japanese from the ryokan's official information.