Ryokan, Kirishima
Wasurenosato Gajoen
Wasurenosato Gajoen is a ryokan of thatched-roof farmhouses beside the Amori River at Myoken Onsen in Kirishima, laid out like an old farming village, every room with its own onsen of pure spring water, and dinner of Satsuma cooking from its own farm.
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the room
The rooms
The rooms are Japanese, in tatami and wood, and each has an onsen of pure spring water. Some add an attic and a living room around the onsen; one, on two floors, has its own dining room and a charcoal hearth; one has a terrace with an open-air onsen in a basin carved from rock; and the two largest, of twenty-five tatami mats, face the river with a semi-open onsen and a veranda.
to unwind
The onsen
The main onsen is hewn from solid rocks of twenty tonnes and seems part of the land around it; outside its open hours it may be reserved for one party alone. A second, smaller onsen draws water rich in carbon dioxide, soft on the skin, and stays open until midnight. A spa stands beside the Amori River.
the table
Dining
Dinner and breakfast are served in the ryokan's first thatched house, its terrace over a stream: the cooking of Satsuma, with free-range chicken from the ryokan's farm, vegetables from its fields, wild sweetfish, Berkshire pork belly braised slowly, and greens gathered from the hills. At breakfast, fish and eggs are cooked to order in an open-air kitchen, and after dinner kappo-zake is served warm by the fire in the hearth hut.
the setting
Kirishima
Myoken Onsen is a valley of springs along the Amori River in Kirishima, lower and warmer than the mountain villages above it. The ryokan stands apart from the onsen town, beside the river, its thatched farmhouses, hearth hut and dining hall set along paths and a stream.
The Amori River flows past the ryokan's own farm and fields, and Kirishima Jingu and the highlands are a drive away.
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questions
Questions about Wasurenosato Gajoen
Where is Wasurenosato Gajoen?
At Myoken Onsen in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, beside the Amori River. Kagoshima Airport is about fifteen minutes by car.
Do the rooms at Wasurenosato Gajoen have their own onsen?
Yes. Every room has an onsen of pure spring water, and the ryokan keeps a main onsen hewn from solid rock besides.
Can Wasurenosato Gajoen be part of a private journey?
Yes. A Custom Tour of Japan can include Wasurenosato Gajoen on dates of your own, created around your party alone, with your own Tour Director. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
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