About this property
Located in the Kurokawa hot-spring area, Yamabiko Ryokan offers public indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths and some rooms with mountain or river views. Free Wi-Fi is available at the public area and guests can request relaxing massages for an extra cost. JR Aso Train Station is a 1-hour drive away. The air-conditioned rooms feature a flat-screen TV, a fridge and a private toilet. Guests can choose to stay in rooms with tatami (woven-straw) floors and Japanese futon bedding or in rooms with Western beds. Bathrooms are shared. Local products can be purchased at the souvenir shop and free parking is on-site. Guests can refresh in the sauna rooms and play table tennis after a long bath. Luggage storage is available at the front desk. Traditional multi-course meals are served for dinner and a Japanese set-menu for breakfast. All meals are served at the private dining rooms with a Nakai-san personal attendant service. Ryokan Yamabiko is a 5-minute drive from Meotodaki Falls and a 20-minute drive from Kuju Forest Park Ski Resprt. Kumamoto Airport is about a 70-minute drive away.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wifi
- Family rooms
Property highlights
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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)
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Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.
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Free Private Parking Available On Site
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Open-air bath, Public Bath, Hot spring bath
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Kevin
United States“EVERYTHING. The staff are AMAZING. They gave us the full white-glove treatment and were very attentive. It's the small things like hand written notes and the custom name sign they made for us that go a long way. The mixed wood/tatami mat...” 
Marcus United States“Beautiful property in a great location. Very friendly and helpful staff, amazing food. The onsens are wonderful!”- Kory United States“Everyone there was amazing! Helpful, kind, and informative. For example, they booked a bus for us to get to our next accommodations in kyushu! Rooms were amazing, and baths were top tier. I will be returning in the near future!😊”
- Brenden United States“The room was incredible and the staff was wonderful. The variety of private baths available was the best of all the ryokans in the whole village, and the status screen in the room made it easy to determine when one was available. It was a...”
- Vincent
Singapore“Location, private onsen the design of Ryokan, service with a smile and helpful staff.” - Thamchesada
Thailand“Everything is good. The atmosphere is superb. The food is nice. Many unique private onsen.” - Mariana United States“This Ryokan is absolutely amazing, the facilities are very well maintained, you have the possibility of using different types of baths (private and public), the staff was great, the breakfast was delicious and attention to detail in every area.”
- Stefanie
Indonesia“everything! communication is smooth, they picked me up from the bus stop to the hotel, exploring the lovely town in yukata, dinner & breakfast were great & in a private room, then they took me to the bus stop again. thank you!!” - Ju
Malaysia“Yamabiko Ryokan is genuinely one of the very best i've been to. They have many in-house private onsen which is lockable) to give more privacy which is a bonus. Their public onsen is just amazingly relaxing and scenic. To top it off, both lunch...” - Samantha
Canada“Beautiful location with the sounds of the river in the background. I have multiple tattoos and was able to use any of the 6 private onsens without issue.”
Area info
House rules
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 3 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.
The fine print
The property will send you an email after the booking is made. You are kindly requested to reply to the email in order to confirm your booking.
Please inform Yamabiko Ryokan of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.
Guests with tattoos are not allowed to use shared bathing areas and other shared facilities.
