Thank you for staying with us

投稿日 2016-08-02 by admin

They are from London.

It is wedding anniversary trip.

Thank you for staying with us.

Please enjoy the rest of your trip!

SPECIAL SUMMER HOLIDAY BUS! TO AND FROM HIGO OZU STATION

投稿日 2016-07-15 by admin

OGUNI GO LINER SPECIAL HOLIDAY BUS

You can buy ticket on the bus

Date : August 1st to September 11th

Route : Oguni → Minamioguni → Higo Oze station

Price (one way)

(from Oguni) ￥1500 Adults ￥750 children

(from Minamioguni)￥1390 Adults ￥700 children

Timetable:

No.1

Oguni Yu station : 7:50

Minamioguni Town Hall: 7:56

Higo Ozu Station : 9:05

No.2

Oguni Yu station : 16:40

Minamioguni Town Hall: 16:46

Higo Ozu Station : 17:55

Return :

No.1

Higo Ozu Station : 9:30

Minamioguni Town Hall: 10:38

Oguni Yu station : 10:45

No.2

Higo Ozu Station : 18:15

Minamioguni Town Hall: 19:23

Oguni Yu station : 19:30

Special ‘Visit Kyushu’ Campaign by booking.com

投稿日 2016-07-15 by admin

Booking.com are running a special ‘Visit Kyusyu’campaign during the summer.

If you make a booking from overseas between 5 pm. July 19th and September 30th* FOR A STAY IN KYUSHU

you may be eligible for substantial discounts!

Bookings for Kumamoto and Oita may receive a discount between 4,000 yen and 20,000 yen.

Bookings for the rest of Kyushu may receive a discount between 3,000 yen and 15,000 yen.

*Your stay must be between July 19th and September 30th and depends on availability.

When you make your reservation on booking.com for Kyushu during this campaign any discount will be automatically deducted from the total cost that you will pay at the property.

PLEASE BE SURE TO BOOK EARLY ON IN THIS CAMPAIGN WHILE FUNDS FOR DISCOUNTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!!

Please check for a similar campaign on Expedia.co.jp starting July 22nd.

Tatsu Soba Restaurant now open!

投稿日 2016-04-13 by admin

We have now added a small restaurant to Wakaba Ryokan.
Open daily from 11:00 am to 15:00 am. We offer delicious hot or cold handmade soba noodles, as well as a variety of snacks and meals.
Prices start from ￥650 for a serving of hot or cold soba noodles.
We also serve drinks, including coffee, and there is no minimum charge.

We apologize for the fact that on certain days the restaurant may be closed for staff holidays.
menu

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May Walking Event in Kurokawa Onsen Area

投稿日 2016-04-10 by admin

A choice of two routes,(A or B) followed by a packed lunch outdoors surrounded by fresh spring greenery !

Date : Sunday May 29th 2016

Starting point : Car park(P1) opposite Nisimura Ryokan.

Meet up time : course A 10:30 a.m. for 11:00 a.m. start

course B 9:30 a.m. for 10:00 a.m.start

Fee : adults 1000 yen children 500 yen (includes a packed lunch and free entrance to one outdoor bath)

Route details :

Route A (Hitotsuyanobori & Seiryunomori) suitable for children and beginners.

Meet at 10:30 am. for 11:00 a.m. departure. Arrive at Shinsuikoen in time to get your packed lunch approx. 1:00 p.m.

(Please note this route is not suitable for pushchairs )

Route B (Seiryunomori special route) A challenging route with some steep sections.

Meet at 9:30 a.m. for 10:00 a.m. departure. Arrive at Shinsuikoen in time to get your packed lunch approx. 1:00 p.m.

After lunch there are some fun activities such as an Onsen hopping pass tossing competition.

The event finishes around 2 p.m. and all participants are free to return to central Kurokawa at there own pace and try out an outdoor bath etc.

Places may be limited so it best to contact the Kurokawaonsen Visitor Center and book a place

TEL: +81 -967-44-0076

EMAIL : info@kurokawaonsen.or.jp

(However you can still join in on the day without a reservation.)

This event will be canceled if it rains.

Kyushu Expressway pass 2015

投稿日 2015-10-16 by admin

Special Kyusyu Expressway pass for foreign visitors!
From Sep.1 when you rent a car in Kyusyu you can purchase a special pass for unlimited travel on the Kyusyu expressway.
Sample price is 2500 yen for 2 days. Up to 10 days is available for 10500 yen.
Please ask when you rent a car.

Rice Festival on Sunday, the 1st of November, 2015

投稿日 2015-10-09 by admin

You can eat newly-harvested rice, and various side dishes.

Participants will receive a present of a rice bowl, a wooden tray and asmall bag of locally harvested rice.

Events include rice pounding (mochitsuki), making onigiri riceballs, popping rice, quizzes and more!

Date: On Sunday, the 1st November, 2015
Time: 11:00
Fee: 1500 Yen
Place:Rice Paddy, (approx. 5 minutes from Kurokawa by car) please see map.
8120, Manganji, Minamioguni-Machi, Aso-Gun, Kumamoto

Places may be limited so it best to contact the Minamioguni Tourism Association and book a place

TEL: +81 -967-42-1444

(However you can still join in on the day without a reservation.)

Kurokawa Onsen Festival on october 3rd 2015

投稿日 2015-09-29 by admin

Every year there is a big event in Kurokawa in October “Kurokawaonsen Kanshyasai”

schedule of events
15:00 Various food stalls will open.

16:00 Lucky draw for childen. (free)

16:30 games for children

17:00 Live band!

18:00 Official opening

18:10 Parade in samurai costume starts

Live Shamisen!
18:40 Games for adults Arm wrestling(men) Bottom sumo (women)

19:30 Kagura performance

20:20 Parade arrives

21:20 Yamanami Taiko drums

21:50 Catch a mochi rice cake!

22:00 Live band!
Lucky draw!

22:50 Fireworks!

Place :Visitor Centor car park

Bring your camera!

We can’t drive a car in Kurokawaonsen area during the parade in samurai costume. (18:00~20:20)
In the event of rain the parade will be cancelled.

Yukata Photo Contest at Kurokawa Onsen

投稿日 2015-08-18 by admin

If you are staying in Kurokawa Onsen or you rent a Yukata at Kurokawa Onsen Bechin-kan between August 1st and September 30th, you can enter the Yukata photo contest.

Frst, you should take your photo wearing the Yukata.

After that, please send E-mail to “event@kurokawaonsen.or.jp” with the photo.

You should choose from the family category, couple category and friend category.

There are three special prize in each category.

The special prize is a pair of accommodation coupon.

And there are another ten lucky prize that are 5000 yen of shopping vouchers!

Yukata Photo Contest

Firefly-viewing tour

投稿日 2015-06-27 by admin

We have been conducting a firefly-viewing tour for this season.

If you are staying at a ryokan in Kurokawa Onsen between now and the end of July, you can join an evening firefly-viewing tour.

Just make a reservation before 4pm at the reception of the ryokan where you are staying, as seats of tour bus are limited.

Meet at the Visitor Center at 7:50pm for an 8pm departure, the tour is free and lasts about an hour.

If the weather is too wet or cold there may not be many fireflies, but you might have comfortable time.

The tour is cancelled in case of rain.