Genryu no Yado Hozantei

Hozantei stands at the top of the Kurokawa Onsen valley beside the source stream of the Chikugo River. Its ten rooms are all detached cottages, nine with an open-air bath and one with an indoor bath, all filled with the inn's own sulfur spring flowing without recirculation. Two large open-air baths, Tengu no Yu and Sennyo no Yu, swap between men and women and have a switch that turns off the lights for stargazing. Dinner is a creative kaiseki with horse sashimi and a three-meat hoe-grill of Higo beef, pork and local chicken, served in private dining rooms. A self-service bar stocks Japanese sake, shochu and wine.

• ◎Every room is a detached cottage with its own onsen bath, most of them open-air
• ◎Own-source sulfur spring flowing straight into the baths
• ◎Kumamoto dishes such as horse sashimi and a Higo beef hoe-grill, served in private rooms

Number of rooms

10

Room types

Detached villas

Open-air bath in the room

Some rooms

Shared onsen baths

Yes

Natural hot spring water

Yes

Spring type

simple sulfur spring (単純硫黄泉); own source, 100% kakenagashi

Reservable private bath

No

Open-air bath in the room

Some rooms

Kaiseki dinner

Yes

Dinner

Yes

Breakfast

Yes

Room-only plan

Yes

Where meals are served

Private dining room

At the uppermost end of Kurokawa Onsen. Free pick-up from Kurokawa Onsen bus stop or the Kaze no Ya tourist office (15:00-17:00 / 9:00-11:00), best booked in advance by phone. Snow tyres or chains advised in winter.

Prefecture

Kurokawa Onsen · Kumamoto

Station pick-up

Yes

Shuttle bus

Yes

Parking

Yes

• Couples
• Solo travellers
• Families

Price on request

This inn prices by date, room and meal plan. Send your dates and we reply with the current price and available rooms.

What the inn publishes. Anything not listed here we ask the inn for you.

Check-in

15:00

Check-out

11:00

Children

Elementary-school children half the adult rate (with meals); infants 0-6 with meals and futon JPY 8,140, meals only 5,940, futon only 4,400, sharing a bed 2,200.

Accessibility

All rooms and the dining area are non-smoking from 1 July 2026.

Cancellation

Same day 100%; day before 70%; 2 days before 50%; 3-7 days before 20%.