We love luxury ryokans. Stayed 3 nights in kurokawa onsen. 3 different hotels. Yumerindo. Fujiya, and Yamabiko. Yumerindo had the best food by a small margin. Fuyiya has the best ambience. If we were to return. We would choose fujiya. If fujiya is sold out, then yumerindo is fine. Yumerindo was less expensive than Yamabiko. Bottom line: All 3 are good. All are better and much less expensive than 3.5 and even some 5 star hotels in the USA

Children in the room above us were running in the early evening several times. Floor is wooden without a false ceiling, so noise transmits. Fujiya and Yamabiko rooms are larger. Yamabiko has the best private bath onsens.

Staff is welcoming and helpful beyond believe! Food is just delightful and diverse; a journey for your tastebuds. The room was more than we could ever wished for. The Onsen is very refreshing and well made.

The only thing we could think of is that it was unable for us to book a vegetarian meal option, but that is not bad aspect if the ryokan , but you should know.

Beautiful and convenient location. We picked to have breakfast and dinner included and it was so worth it. Food was delicious and focused on local dishes. The room was beautifully traditional and very roomy - the tatami smell is my favorite! The hot sping there made my skin SO SOFT!!!! Highly recommend.

Nothing bad to say. I had such a wonderful time there.

I did not realize that the busses did not return to Fukuoka in the evenings from Aso but I am so glad I stayed the night here. This place gives you a real traditional ryokan experience. I would highly recommend anyone coming to the Aso area to stay here. The surrounding area is beautiful, it is a 2 minute walk to the bus stop, and the onsens are amazing. They have an indoor and outdoor onsen and then an indoor sweat room. This place was amazing.

Nice location. building was lovely, old wood, nice design. very friendly staff, check in was easy! great view from the reception area and the room. Would like to return and stay longer :)

nothing to do with the property. It was just a long bus ride ...I realized later that we could have traveled part way by train and then by bus.

A little shabby and old fashioned around the edges but I felt it was shabby chic! Hospitality was amazing and they were attentive to our needs. The hotel baths were lovely with the highlight being the outside bath.

A small misunderstanding with the time we’d planned to eat breakfast meant we had to rush to breakfast.

The view outside the window is very relaxing. The onsen is great. Shuttle bus provided to send me to the bus stop to go to Aso station. There is a sauna and cool water bath. You can reserve family onsen to use. The meals were fantastic. Great service! High value for money!

It would be great to provide a copy of the updated information about the opening and closing hours of the onsen hotels of the area. Actually this very useful information is provided at the Center where you can buy the onsen pass.

This was the highlight of our 4 week stay in Japan. The ryokan was so peaceful and felt very authentic. We had an amazing balcony that looked out over a beautiful garden. The staff were fantastically helpful and accommodating. They helped us with luggage storage before check in, bringing the bags to our room, booking us a dinner reservation, and a free shuttle to the bus stop. They were just so kind and helpful.

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Very traditional ryokan. Amazing food (dinner & breakfast is included). A real happening for us that we will always remember. The onsen baths were really nice. There was a shared bath and only women/men options. We also booked a private bath (for free) which was really nice. Everybody was very helpfull and friendly and we managed without speaking Japanese.

Nothing. For us it was exactly what we were looking for.

Reasonable price for one night stay with two meals.Staff are nice . Location is good with privacy. Indoor and outdoor Onsen provided. Facility are all in good condition although it is historical. Japanese dinner and breakfast are lovely and delicious .