Satonoyu Waraku里の湯 和らく · さとのゆ わらく
Satonoyu Waraku, in Oku-Kurokawa, takes guests aged 13 and over, two per room, and all 11 rooms have a semi-open-air hot spring bath. There is also an open-air bath and a rock 'cave' bath that switch between men and women morning and evening, fed by a sulphur-bearing sodium chloride-sulphate spring. Meals are served at the open kitchen Muginoka in the main house.
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6351-1Japanese Look up the address on Google Maps |
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| Phone | 0967-44-0690 |
| Official website | www.satonoyu-waraku.jp · English · 繁體中文 · 한국어 |
| Type | Ryokan |
| Rooms | 11 rooms |
| Check-in / check-out | 15:00 / 11:00 |
| Baths | In-room open-air bath: Yes Open-air bath and cave bath "Oku no Seseragi" 1 for men and 1 for women (men and women swap in the morning and evening); all guest rooms have a semi-open-air bath (hot spring) |
| Spring type | Sulphur, sodium, chloride, sulphate spring (weakly acidic hypotonic high-temperature spring) |
| Meals | Dinner and breakfast at the open kitchen "Muginoka" (main building); the 3 semi-private rooms (Kakure-no-ma) require reservation |
| Kurokawa onsen-hopping pass (nyuto tegata) | Participates |
| Day-use bathing | Available: 11:00–14:00 (last entry 13:30)Official sources disagree on this; check with the ryokan. |
Entries marked "Japanese" are quoted in Japanese from the ryokan's official information.