Kirishima Hotel — Hotel in Kirishima

The hotel is located in a lush, green area with hiking trails. Staff is incredibly friendly. The onsen itself is huge with a large central mixed area, and female-only and male-exclusive smaller areas. People are not shy in the mixed area. The temperature of the water varies based on which bath and how close to the water inlet one is.

Breakfast is amazing with almost every imaginable traditional Japanese breakfast food. Dinner is a multi-course meal that is also varied and delicious.

Rooms are mixed modern and transitional with family spaces having twin beds and futons that staff puts out at night to accommodate groups of four.

The hotel itself feels dated but in an elegant old-luxury sort of way. Weekdays are tranquil and peaceful. Weekends are busier but still very calm.

This spa tends to be Japanese-exclusive but it's worth going through the difficulties for English-only speakers, as the entire experience is worthwhile.

The hotsprings open at 5am, close for cleaning from 9a-11a, and have female exclusive hours from 7:30p to 10p. The third floor dinner area has a main dining room and several rooms to accommodate groups of 10-30. Breakfast is located in a different area also on the...

The walks around Kirishima national park were wonderful. If you are here to explore the countryside of Kyushu - then this is an excellent place to be based…if not visiting for the walking, then it might be a bit remote for you. ||But if you stay you will enjoy the big added advantage of a huge and wonderful spa/onsen (if you haven’t experienced onsen - please do try - a must for your trip to Japan). It’s not the most luxurious one you can visit in Japan, but it was one of the largest we enjoyed (and we went to many). ||The meals (all traditional Japanese) were delicious, and were amazing value - we went half board. We stayed for three nights - with different set meals each evening. ||We booked a larger Japanese/western room (our friends booked a smaller one) and the upgrade was definitely worth it. ||The hotel’s common areas and our friends’ room were a little tired - but they didn’t stop us all having a...

The walks around Kirishima national park were wonderful. If you are here to explore the countryside of Kyushu - then this is an excellent place to be based…if not visiting for the walking, then it might be a bit remote for you. ||But if you stay you will enjoy the big added advantage of a huge and wonderful spa/onsen (if you haven’t experienced onsen - please do try - a must for your trip to Japan). It’s not the most luxurious one you can visit in Japan, but it was one of the largest we enjoyed (and we went to many). ||The meals (all traditional Japanese) were delicious, and were amazing value - we went half board. We stayed for three nights - with different set meals each evening. ||We booked a larger Japanese/western room (our friends booked a smaller one) and the upgrade was definitely worth it. ||The hotel’s common areas and our friends’ room were a little tired - but they didn’t stop us all having a...