Iwaki Ryokan — Hotel in Unzen

We enjoyed a night at this lovely traditional Japanese ryokan after a busy day on the tour bus where we were well looked after by tour company Trapic.We had reached Unzen via a ferry ride from the port of Kumamoto to the port of Shimabara then a 40 minute bus ride to Unzen passing another active volcano Fugendake. This is a very volcanic area high in the mountains with great hot springs. Before dinner enjoyed the great onsen and then in our yukata's off to the tatami mat dining room for a great Japanese meal. I found it a bit hard to sit on the mat to eat so they brought me in a little chair and when I finally got settled all the tour group who were all Japanese gave me a hearty clap, a good bunch of folks.The staff all looked great in their kimonos and the service was excellent. When we got back to our room the bed was all made up for us on the tatami mat. Had a good nights sleep. The next morning down to the outside hot spring bath which was lovely before breakfast back in the dining room where they had my little chair waiting for me again, nice ladies. Nice place to stay , traditional and right in the middle of town.Would...

We enjoyed a night at this lovely traditional Japanese ryokan after a busy day on the tour bus where we were well looked after by tour company Trapic.We had reached Unzen via a ferry ride from the port of Kumamoto to the port of Shimabara then a 40 minute bus ride to Unzen passing another active volcano Fugendake. This is a very volcanic area high in the mountains with great hot springs. Before dinner enjoyed the great onsen and then in our yukata's off to the tatami mat dining room for a great Japanese meal. I found it a bit hard to sit on the mat to eat so they brought me in a little chair and when I finally got settled all the tour group who were all Japanese gave me a hearty clap, a good bunch of folks.The staff all looked great in their kimonos and the service was excellent. When we got back to our room the bed was all made up for us on the tatami mat. Had a good nights sleep. The next morning down to the outside hot spring bath which was lovely before breakfast back in the dining room where they had my little chair waiting for me again, nice ladies. Nice place to stay , traditional and right in the middle of town.Would...

Thank you for making our stay such a lovely experience! English speaking day staff were very helpful in getting us situated. Night staff were all very kind too. Room was really big. Yukata was provided, open air and indoor baths were all very nice. Ryokan dinner and breakfast had a lot of variety and was yummy. Including lobster one night! Parking is in a shared public lot just across the street, nearby. They held our luggage for us because we were early, and brought it up to the room when it was ready. Tips for one of the open air onsen, the cold water tap is hidden away from the bamboo spout, inside a pipe haha. We were bumbling tourists who have never stayed at ryokan, sorry about doing the wrong things sometimes! Thank you for the...