About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Yamashinobu in Minamioguni offers family rooms with tatami floors and garden views. Each room includes air-conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, and free WiFi. Relaxing Facilities: Guests can enjoy a hot spring bath, open-air bath, and spa bath. The property features a garden and offers free on-site private parking. Dining Experience: An à la carte Asian breakfast with local specialities is served daily. Dinner is highly praised by guests for its quality and variety. Convenient Location: Located 53 km from Kumamoto Airport and 39 km from Mount Aso, the ryokan is situated in a hot spring area. Nearby attractions include Kinrinko Lake at 47 km.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
Property highlights
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Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)
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Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.
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Breakfast info
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Asian
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Free private parking available on-site
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Open-air bath, Public Bath, Hot spring bath
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Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Jordy
Poland“Onsen, food, super nice staff, bed, room, everything.” - William
Canada“The friendly staff, the meals are superb, the room is comfortable, we enjoyed the three private onsen, personal touch is nice” - Shihui
Singapore“Awesome hospitality with very thoughtful gestures and surprises! We enjoyed the delectable and fine meals. We had a private onsen which is superb after a long day of hike :)” 
Roberto
United Kingdom“This was paradise. It is very hard to explain how a beautiful experience you get by coming to this place. It is not only the onsen hopping at the nearby Kurokawa. The whole experience at Yamashinobu, dinner, amazing staff, private onsen and sake...”- Edna
Hong Kong“We booked three rooms for 7 of us, all rooms with private indoor AND OUTDOOR onsens which is very rare anywhere else in Japan, especially Yamashinobu also provide 4 types of commonly use onsen in the property. Another point needs to mention is the...” - Monika
Switzerland“Absolutely gorgeous!! Perfect stay in a wonderful Ryokan. Food so delicious-staff so friendly - Onsens and facilities perfect! We loved it!” - Rakan
Australia“We absolutely loved our stay at Yamashinobu. This was the perfect place to escape the grind and relax in a beautiful and serene onsen. The place itself is magical, nestled in a green valley. It has an abundance of onsen, outdoor and indoor. Our...” - Tiffany Singapore“The place was tastefully decorated, with both indoor and outdoor onsens in the room. Also, the service provided by staff was exceptional, genuine and heartfelt.”
- Leah Australia“Everything! We had a lovely warm welcome from Tomo who made us tea. We thoroughly enjoyed our traditional meals with the lovely outlook over the ponds with the pitter patter of rain. The outside onsen was amazing,”
- Miak Singapore“Private onsen - both indoor and outdoor. Although it was full house, it didn't feel crowded as most of the rooms had private indoor and outdoor onsens. The public onsen operates 24hrs and was usually empty. I went there a couple of times and had...”
Property surroundings
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
To use the property's free shuttle, please make a reservation at time of booking.
Guests with a tattoo may not be permitted to enter public bathing areas and other public facilities.
Please contact the property in advance if you have any food allergies. Please note the requests cannot be guaranteed, and the property cannot prepare fish-free or meat-free meals.
Please note that groups of 9 or more guests are not accepted.
The maximum length of stay is 2 nights. Consecutive stays exceeding 3 nights is not possible.
Please make sure to inform the property in advance if you expect to arrive later than your expected arrival time. If the property is not informed by 18:00 your day of arrival, your booking may be cancelled.
Please inform Yamashinobu in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
Guests with tattoos may not be permitted to use the property’s public bathing areas or other facilities where the tattoos might be visible to other guests.
Guests must check in by 18:00:00 to eat dinner at this property. Guests who check in after this time may not be served dinner, and no refund will be given.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 08:00:00.
Guests with tattoos are only allowed to use private bathing areas and other private facilities.
