5 Star Hotels in Kirishima

We were blown away when we last visited Myoken Ishiharaso, but somehow, our stay last week was even more magical. From the enchanting settings to the Onsen quality to the incredible kaiseki cuisine to the professional, friendly and attentive staff, this is genuinely one of the iconic Onsen ryokans in all of Japan. One nice bonus - location wise, it's a mere 15 minutes by taxi from Kagoshima Airport, which is served by four domestic carriers and is a mere 2-hour flight from Tokyo Haneda or an even shorter 75 minute flight from Osaka Itami. Yes, you can easily do an overnight trip to Ishiharaso - just make sure to get there by 2PM (check-in time is an hour earlier than most ryokans), as you'll definitely want to maximize your time there. The thing we learned on our second trip had to do with the Onsen quality. We already knew that the hot springs at the property came straight from the nearby source, all baths were free-flowing (and overflowing), the overflow onsen were discharged and never recirculated. While it's not uncommon to have ryokans offer such quality, many of the high-end properties do provide it, and even in the rooms, like Ishiharaso does. But the goodness does not stop there. While many places call their onsen ”authentic,” Ishiharaso takes things a bit further: the precious hot springs nutrients are never diluted by adding tap water (which is often the case as a means to cool down the hot springs), have no exposure to air/oxygen until it runs into the bath, Alfa Laval (a French company) heat exchangers are used to control the temperature - it is a system that takes only thermal energy using mountain water. For these reasons and more, the onsen is distributed as it is from the source without being in contact with the air or adding a single drop of water to the hot springs. It's pure goodness at Myoken Ishiharaso. Also, the size of the bathtubs everywhere - in the rooms, in the communal baths and the rental baths (that can be rented privately by guests staying at the ryokan) - are determined based on the advise from experts based on the principle of one turn per hour - in order to meet hygiene standards for bathtubs. In other words, a bathtub that fills up in an hour is ideal. If you make a bathtub bigger than that, you will need to dilute it with water, circulate the water, and chlorinate it. Therefore, the size of the each of the onsen baths at Ishiharaso was decided according to the amount of onsen it can pipe into each bath. Finally - the in-room onsen are drained, meticulously scrubbed clean, and then refilled after each group of guests depart each room. They do the same daily for the communal and rental onsen baths as well. Myoken Ishiharaso's hot springs are called ”Bijin no Yu” (spring of beauty) thanks to bicarbonate spring (hydrogen carbonate and carbon dioxide) and metasilicic acid (a form of silicon dioxide, aka silica.) Hot springs with hydrogen carbinate are also composed of sodium, calcium and magnesium. Bicarbonate s

Hotel Kyocera is probably one of the largest hotel in Kirishima. It has two buildings ( main and annex) and looks quite good architecturally. They are connected by a bridge on the 3 floor which has the walking escalator- and a display of the various places that have been listed as world heritage sites in Japan. Inside the main building, there is a glass church which is ideal for weddings. In the basement, there is a large onsen, and spa. It is certainly a good place for having a holiday. The overall condition of the rooms are good- and the rooms are of good size. My room faces the East and has a perfect view of sunrise! There are two large parking lot and parking is free. # urbanexplorer #hotelinjapan #hotels

First of all, I am grateful to see the beautiful sunset at first. And I had a good dinner at the color 々 hotel, but this Aria Serena's course meal is reasonably good, moderate temperature, and as a matter of course delicious and comparable. It was ”everything is a gentle course meal”. It was really nice to be relaxed and delicious. Thank you to the staff of Chef Endo. It was a fashionable hotel with a dog run area and a very nice hot spring. I would like to use it again next time.

The room was renovated and the room was beautiful. A historic inn where Ryoma Sakamoto and famous literary masters stayed. I'm sorry I didn't take an open-air bath due to the typhoon, so I want to revenge someday. It was really comfortable with four kinds of hot springs, including sauna and water bath, all at the right temperature and hanging! I couldn't walk around the garden, but there are many exhibits in the hall, and it was good to be able to enjoy free drinks while watching the illuminated cedar forest from the lounge. It seems that there were many cancellations due to the typhoon, and there were few people and it was very comfortable. The large garden communal bath was fluttering with rain and wind. If you want to say it's too bad, I'd be happy if you had a free drink of freshly made coffee.

We came her in Feb 2022 for a weekend getaway from the city. Glad we did.All of the room will have a city view but if you book one of the corner rooms, you will not only get a nice tatami area for viewing but will have a city and mountain view, but be sure to get the top 2 floors for the best view. Also, if you book rooms ending in 01, 02, or 03, these will be closest to the elevators (the rooms were pretty well insulated against noise). The property also has a public onsen bath. To access it take a short automatic tram ride to a separate lounge area stocked with ice cream and drinks, then a short walk to the bath house. Along the way you will see a few cabanas that you can use to have a nice picnic when the weather permits. Meals are served in a semi-private space, meaning you will have a room but noice from the other guest do bleed through since the walls do not go all the way up to the ceiling. Food was great. For breakfast, the hotel knew that I hated to look for small pin bones in the fish so intead the substituted it for stewed pork. The staff also performed one of the local legends after dinner, don't miss it. Overall, its a great hotel with excellent service.

I found this place when I lived in Kirishima Onsen Village and tried to move to another place. Check-in at 4 o'clock.. I arrived early.. I got off at the nearest train station and picked up the service later, 4 check-in was a bit late. Because it is a residential area, you can't see anything near Yokan. On the contrary, it is really quiet, so it’s nice to rest. There are too many kaiseki dinners, I did not apply, I only applied for breakfast. The breakfast time was really good, I looked at the scenery outside~~The hot spring was too slippery.. The stone was too slippery. I enjoyed the hot spring very carefully. The location is not very good. . Most Japanese people come here.. Most of the staff can only speak Japanese.. When you stay in a ryokan, please show the important content printed in English Thank you very much for taking care of me.

Overlooking the seasonal faces of Kirishima mountain range from the hotel. Guest rooms are surrounding the ponds with the modern Japanese interior and equipped with open-air natural hot spring bath. Hot spring water comes from the hotel site. Please also enjoy the dishes prepared with seasonal fresh ingredients.

A very good hotel with a nice view. You can overlook Sakurajima, Maruo Onsen, and the Kirishima Mountains. The hotel's hot spring is good but a bit old, but other facilities are okay. Take a train from Kagoshima or Miyazaki to Kirishima Jingu Station. Opposite the train station picture 3 is the station picture 4. Take the bus and get off at Maruo Onsen. The hotel is 40 meters ahead. The bus timetable is shown in Figure 1 and Figure 6 (Figure 6 is out of service on weekends and ❌ is out of service on Figure 1, only ❌ is not drawn in Figure 1). It was very spacious for our family of four. Kirishima Jingu Shrine and Shinhwari Park are worth visiting. You can see Figure 9. The surrounding hot spring plaza and Maruo Falls are very close, so you can go shopping. The hotel buffet is pretty good. Go early, the Japanese are crazy about grabbing the buffet, and many items are not available for a while, so don't get stuck in going early. You can get skin care products from DHC in the lobby.

It is located in a quiet place with a winding road from the main road through Kirishima Onsen １ｋｍ. The number of rooms is ３９ It seems that it is a room, and it feels like an old-fashioned small hot spring inn. The building and rooms were old, and the elevator was a retro push button type. The hot springs are rich in water, with sulfur springs and simple springs, and you can choose them according to your mood. In addition, there is a rental bath ４, and it was possible to make a reservation by phone in advance, so I made a reservation for the most popular ”Akamatsu no Yu” about １ months ago, but the next morning ６ and ８ Only available did. ２ Moon Morning ６ It was still night, and I went while illuminating my feet with the flashlight I lent in the dark. The open-air bath surrounded by the forest was wonderful and I was able to relax. I wanted to enter in a bright environment when the season was a little better. Meals have been devised using local ingredients. Because the room rate is reasonable, it is not high-class, but it was able to be delicious by the dish which was added by the hand. When I checked out, I felt that it was an inn where I felt the warmth of a simple person in the Showa period throughout my stay, such as giving me a boiled * as a gift.

Located in the center of the city, Yamagata Ya, major supermarket and local supermarket are within walking distance, and there are many restaurants around the hotel and it is convenient. The building is clean and clean. The room is normal, but the bed and pillow were good and the bed was very comfortable. It was also good to have a backrest on the chair. The air conditioning was able to adjust the temperature in ０.５ degrees units, and the wind amount was adjusted at ３ stage. Also, Sakurajima wanted from the window of the room. Breakfast is a Japanese-Western Viking. There were not many types, but it was delicious. However, it was a pity that there was only one kind of bread and there was no yogurt.