Kurokawa Onsen

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Kurokawa Onsen Nyuto Tegata (bath-hopping pass)

One cedar 'nyuto tegata' pass (¥1,500) admits you to any three of the rotenburo at Kurokawa's 26-odd ryokan. Valid for six months, and one of the three stickers can be spent on food or souvenirs instead. Most inns accept bathers roughly 8:30–21:00, but hours vary and some close for cleaning or when full. Buy the pass at any ryokan or the association office 'Kaze no Ya'.

Onsen townDay-trip onsenDay use ¥1,500

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Ana-yu communal bath

A tiny bath hut on the Tanohara River, rebuilt by donations in 2022 after the 2020 floods (now separate men's and women's rooms). Slide the shutters open and it becomes almost open-air. ¥200 in the box.

Public bathhouse (sento)Natural hot springDay use ¥200

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Jizō-yu (Kurokawa communal bath)

The oldest communal bath in town, next to the Jizō hall that gives Kurokawa its identity. Not covered by the bath-hopping pass, but only ¥200. No soap; the water runs hot.

Public bathhouse (sento)Natural hot springDay use ¥200

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Kurokawa Onsen Yamamizuki

Five minutes' drive beyond the village in Oku-Kurokawa, this inn's riverside open-air bath 'Yūkoku-no-yu' is often called the finest in Kurokawa. Day use 10 am–3 pm, ¥600 (or with the ¥1,500 hopping pass); private baths ¥2,500/50 min until 8 pm.

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥600

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Kurokawa Onsen Kurokawasō

An inn on a rise above the village, known for the bluish water of its 'Takeyu' open-air bath. Day use runs 10:30 am–9 pm — the latest in Kurokawa. ¥700 or the hopping pass; private baths ¥2,500/50 min (check availability at the front desk).

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥700

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Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Sanga (open-air baths)

A solitary forest inn five minutes by car from central Kurokawa, where the only sound is the headwaters of the Chikugo River. On roughly 10,000 m² of grounds sit the mixed open-air Moyai-no-yu and the women-only Shiki-no-yu, fed free-flowing from two private springs; the indoor bath has a faint blue tint. Day use covers the open-air baths only, 08:30–21:00, ¥600 for adults, and Kurokawa's 'nyūtō tegata' bath-hopping pass (¥1,500 for three baths) is accepted, so pairing it with inns in the village is the classic plan. There is a free rest corner after bathing. Closures are irregular — phone ahead.

Day-trip onsenOnsen ryokanDay use ¥600

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Kurokawa Onsen Shinmeikan (Cave Bath)

A long-established inn taking part in Kurokawa Onsen's famous open-air bath hopping, in Minamioguni, Aso, Kumamoto. Its signature is the cave bath, said to have been hand-dug by the previous owner with only a chisel over some 30 years - a one-of-a-kind soak where spring water wells up inside the rock. Day visitors can use the mixed-bathing Iwato-no-Yu open-air bath and the cave bath (Ana-buro, gender-separated plus a women-only cave), and the Kurokawa bath-hopping wooden tablet is accepted. The water is a smooth, heat-retaining sodium chloride / sulfate spring flowing free. Day bathing is 500 yen for adults and 300 yen for elementary and under, 8:30-18:00 (last entry 17:30). Overnight guests also enjoy the indoor bath, family bath and private baths (Kaze-no-Yu, Kajika-no-Yu). About 10 minutes on foot from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop, beside the clear Tazuhara stream.

Onsen ryokanDay-trip onsenDay use ¥500