Myoken Onsen, Hayato, Kirishima妙見石原荘

Myoken Ishiharaso

Myoken Ishiharaso is a family-run onsen ryokan of 18 rooms on the Amori river at Myoken Onsen, in the Shinkawa valley of Kirishima, Kagoshima, with seven hot-spring sources on its own land. Its rooms are split between the main building and Ishikura, a stone rice warehouse of the early Showa era rebuilt stone by stone, and the inn moved from group trade to the top of the market in the 1990s.

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About the property

Rooms: 18
Bath in the room: Some rooms
Dinner: In the restaurant
MICHELIN Keys: 1
Recognition: Fujin Gaho Onsen Yado Award, overall grand prix (2025)

Rooms and suites

Ishikura Yurara
about 85 sq m · Amori river view · Second floor, Japanese-Western with living room and open-air hot-spring bath · up to six
Ishikura Sarara
about 65 sq m · Amori river view · Second floor, Western room with open-air hot-spring bath
Ishikura Kirara
about 85 sq m · Amori river view · First floor, Japanese-Western with living room and open-air hot-spring bath · up to six
Ishikura Urara
about 65 sq m · Amori river view · First floor, Western room with open-air hot-spring bath
Chigusa (2023 renewal)
93 sq m including terrace · Mountain side view · Wide terrace with half-covered open-air hot-spring bath · up to three
Hanezu (2023 renewal)
132 sq m including terrace · Mountain side, the bath partly over the river (corner) view · Largest open-air bath of the four and a 33 sq m terrace on two sides · up to six
Ouni (2023 renewal)
72 sq m · Looking down on the river view · Covered open-air bath above the river · up to five
Suou (2023 renewal)
66 sq m · Looking down on the river view · Covered open-air bath with a view of the gorge · up to five
Main building, river-side sukiya-style rooms (five)
River view · Toilet, no bath · Moegi (10 tatami and a 4.5-tatami tea-style room) and Asagi (8 + 4.5 tatami) take up to five
Main building, mountain-side modern Japanese rooms (three)
8 tatami with a sitting room (one with 10 + 6 tatami) · Mountain side view · Bath and toilet · meals in the dining room

Suites

Rurimurasaki (special Japanese-Western room)
120 sq m · River view · 7.5-tatami Japanese room, 10-tatami Western room and a 30 sq m semi-outdoor space with its own hot-spring bath · two to six
Tsubaki (special Japanese room)
8 + 6 tatami and a 6-tatami tea room · River view · Windows on two sides, small inner garden at the entrance, unroofed open-air bath · up to seven

Dining and wellness

A seasonal Kagoshima dish on a dark lacquer plate
Hassun, the autumn course in a basket
A spread of small seasonal dishes
A semi-private room at Restaurant Ishikura

Restaurant Ishikura: Kagoshima seasonal restaurant · stone warehouse · breakfast, lunch and dinner
Wellness: Five baths: a large hot-spring bath with sauna and cold plunge, three open-air baths by the river and a foot bath, plus massage and lymph drainage for staying guests.

Where it is

Hayato station: 15 min by taxi
Hayato station: 19 min by bus
Kagoshima-Chuo station: 38 min by train
Kagoshima Airport: 15 min by taxi
Kagoshima Airport: 23 min by bus

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Kagoshima, about 15 minutes by taxi or 23 minutes by route bus.