Myoken Ishiharaso

Visiting relatives and road tour . Excellent facilities and great food. Only issue I had was onsen was 1 temperature for all except ice bath. Hot, too hot to sit long.

非常驚喜的日式温泉酒店，日式服務非常貼心，幾個温泉非常舒適還有私人池，晚上的懷石料理兩小時味道非常贊，推薦！

Style. Meticulously renovated restored and recently opened hotel of 9 separate houses throughout town Setting. Upcycled machiyas for a sense of nostalgia in a once busy coastal merchant town. An escape from touristy Kyoto, I drove in but the train is only 90 min ride from Kyoto station Explore. The under the radar quiet little seaside town including the splendid bank from 1920s, cute shops and restaurants, and other historical machiyas, several of which have been turned into hotel accommodations, each one unique Rooms. My lovely spacious two storey townhouse Konoji, built early Showa period, more an uncluttered private home (with laundry machine, books etc) was super close to “downtown” and just hidden behind the hotel’s French restaurant, in the heart of town, 1163 square feet with two bedrooms, meticulously rebuilt, except for the wood beamed roof of the ground floor living room, the house looks completely brand new, the facade of the other townhouses (all in separate buildings) looked more authentically old @ the hotel I love the historical colorful stories of the town. A short walk from the once bustling but still shimmering Kuzuryu River. Most staff spoke English well especially the staff that checked me in. Food & drinks. Upscale delicious French cuisine using local ingredients, one of Michelin star chef Tateru Yoshino’s restaurants Prices. $590 included dinner & breakfast Rating. 5/5

We were blown away when we last visited Myoken Ishiharaso, but somehow, our stay last week was even more magical. From the enchanting settings to the Onsen quality to the incredible kaiseki cuisine to the professional, friendly and attentive staff, this is genuinely one of the iconic Onsen ryokans in all of Japan. One nice bonus - location wise, it's a mere 15 minutes by taxi from Kagoshima Airport, which is served by four domestic carriers and is a mere 2-hour flight from Tokyo Haneda or an even shorter 75 minute flight from Osaka Itami. Yes, you can easily do an overnight trip to Ishiharaso - just make sure to get there by 2PM (check-in time is an hour earlier than most ryokans), as you'll definitely want to maximize your time there. The thing we learned on our second trip had to do with the Onsen quality. We already knew that the hot springs at the property came straight from the nearby source, all baths were free-flowing (and overflowing), the overflow onsen were discharged and never recirculated. While it's not uncommon to have ryokans offer such quality, many of the high-end properties do provide it, and even in the rooms, like Ishiharaso does. But the goodness does not stop there. While many places call their onsen "authentic," Ishiharaso takes things a bit further: the precious hot springs nutrients are never diluted by adding tap water (which is often the case as a means to cool down the hot springs), have no exposure to air/oxygen until it runs into the bath, Alfa Laval (a French company) heat exchangers are used to control the temperature - it is a system that takes only thermal energy using mountain water. For these reasons and more, the onsen is distributed as it is from the source without being in contact with the air or adding a single drop of water to the hot springs. It's pure goodness at Myoken Ishiharaso. Also, the size of the bathtubs everywhere - in the rooms, in the communal baths and the rental baths (that can be rented privately by guests staying at the ryokan) - are determined based on the advise from experts based on the principle of one turn per hour - in order to meet hygiene standards for bathtubs. In other words, a bathtub that fills up in an hour is ideal. If you make a bathtub bigger than that, you will need to dilute it with water, circulate the water, and chlorinate it. Therefore, the size of the each of the onsen baths at Ishiharaso was decided according to the amount of onsen it can pipe into each bath. Finally - the in-room onsen are drained, meticulously scrubbed clean, and then refilled after each group of guests depart each room. They do the same daily for the communal and rental onsen baths as well. Myoken Ishiharaso's hot springs are called "Bijin no Yu" (spring of beauty) thanks to bicarbonate spring (hydrogen carbonate and carbon dioxide) and metasilicic acid (a form of silicon dioxide, aka silica.) Hot springs with hydrogen carbinate are also composed of sodium, calcium and magnesium. Bicarbonate s

We decided to add on one night in Kagoshima prior to embarking on our second Yakushima trip. We did this specifically to try out Myoken Ishiharaso - while the ryokan is a relative unknown in foreign circles, the its prominence among Japanese folks as one of the top onsen and culinary ryokans prompted to extend our trip to try it out. We're definitely glad we did! First, the location - even though it's a mere 15 minutes drive from Kagoshima Airport, we felt like we were a world away; the ryokan is on the outskirts of Kirishima National Park, and is situated along the banks of the pretty and quaint Amori River. It's definitely a place you can easily visit from Tokyo or Osaka given its proximity to the airport, and feel like you're in an off-the-beaten-path destination. On the other hand, it's quite a ways away from Kagoshima City proper... if you want to see the sights (Sakurajima, Sengan-en, etc.) then you definitely should plan for a long day or spend two nights in the area. Note that check-in at Ishiharaso is 2PM, and you'll want to get there not much later than that, if you intend to enjoy everything that the ryokan has to offer. We stayed in a Suite in the" Ishikura" annex building called "Kirara." It's generously proportioned (85 square meters) and features a separate bedroom/living room/tatami room, and an open-air outdoor Onsen (natural hot springs) bath on the room's balcony. The added benefit of staying in an Ishikura room (and a handful of the top suites in the main building) is the fact that you can elect to have meals in your own room. We chose Kirara due to preferring a more comfortable (to us), Western-style accommodation - Kirara's bedroom has two double beds, and the living room is furnished with real sofas. Please note that in-room meals are served in the Tatami room. We really enjoyed the variety of Onsens that are available at Ishiharaso. The in-room open-air Onsen was awesome. It's different from many others in that it's full of Iron, and you can really smell it. Not a super pleasant aroma, but it's natural, and it's not overpowering in its aroma. What was impressive is the fact that it's not only is it of the "kakenagashi" (24/7 constant free-flowing) variety, but the volume and force is unlike any other Onsen we've experienced. We could tell that they are close to the source, and there is an abundance of the hot springs water that Ishiharaso taps into. We also tried out several of the Onsens on the property, and they were all interesting in their own unique way. There is a pretty pathway along the river that leads guests to the main "Daiyokujo" (segregated communal bath) that is large and indoors in a separate building that also contains a lounge/cafe. In addition, there are several outdoor Onsens scattered througout the river banks, including a footbath, a mixed-gender bath, and two private rental baths for couples/families/friends. Ishiharaso rents out bathing suits for women, which is (probably!) needed for the mixed-g

10月6日(日)から1泊、本館1階の一番奥にある川側和室2間の部屋「萌黄」に滞在しました。 この宿の特徴は、"質の良い温泉"と"美味しい料理" これに尽きると思います。 　 天降川の流れと一体となれる"妙見温泉"は、古くから湯治に使われているほど"温泉らしい温泉"で、上質なしつらえの大浴場、野趣あふれる露天風呂や貸切露天等、極上の湯浴み時間を楽しむことができました。 料理は非の打ち所がない程すばらしく、京都花背の有名旅館で料理長を務めたミシュランシェフの匠の技は感動するほど素晴らしかったです。 まさか鹿児島で、こんなに美味しい京会席があじわえるとは、思いませんでした。 そして設えやスタッフのサービスに気取りのない上質感があり、それらに厚みを感じられる高級旅館ならではの風格が備わっていました。 豪華クルーズトレイン"ななつぼし"が利用するのも頷けます。 　 強いて言えば、客室のアメニティや、湯上がりラウンジのコーヒーやアイスの質に、この旅館に見合わない安っぽさを感じましたが、全体的には、温泉旅館ならではの風情と、高級旅館ならではの質の厚みを感じることができる素晴らしい宿だと思います。

一人4万円を払って、泊まる価値はありません。1 　フロントスタッフと配膳の方いずれかに正反対のことを言われ、謝罪はありません　2 新鮮な海の幸とあるお品書きに、漬ぶり2切れだけ　　3 露天風呂や大浴場に行く際の籠が一つだけ、近くのおりはし旅館や城崎温泉他一流旅館は、着替え入れとして、二人分ありますよ。配慮なし。4 大浴場や露天風呂へ段差多く、注意書なし、年寄りに辛い　5 返事挨拶は若い人は相手の目を見てね。6 髭剃り大浴場は3枚歯、部屋のはどうして2枚歯なの？　　　　　　　　　有名雑誌や多くのスポットを浴び、ハード面は洗練されているが、ソフト面、ヒューマンウエア面は、日本本来の不易の部分が欠如しています

コロナが明けて3年ぶり3回目の訪問。4部屋新設の部屋があるそうで朱華(HANEZU)に泊。1時間で湯船のお湯が全部入れ替わる質の良い炭酸泉を部屋でも堪能。ネパール人ビスタ？さんの完璧な日本語と所作におもてなしの心意気を感じつつ居心地の良い時間を過ごしました。知覧茶とお料理、各々盛られた器まで満喫しました。大変お世話になり有難うございました。

2泊お世話になりました。 日帰り入浴やランチ利用も可能ですが、「妙見石原荘」を宿泊で堪能しました。 泊まってみないと分からない多彩な魅力があります。 初日は、生憎雨降りでしたがこれも乙でした。 番傘を借りて、外湯に浸かりに行く、いい雰囲気を醸し出しています。 自家源泉を7本所有し、大浴場と露天風呂で“生源泉”を満喫できる泉質自慢の温泉宿です。 大浴場の「天降殿」は、湯船の縁に温泉成分の塊が付着するタイプの泉質で、肌の余分な皮脂を落としてくれます。 続混浴露天風呂「椋の木」は、眼前は天降川という清流で、手すりや柵など一切ありません。渓流のせせらぎ音を聞きながら浸かることができます。 「椋の木」の源泉は、炭酸成分を多量に含有。炭酸ガスは血管を拡張させ、心臓に負担をかけることなく血流を良くする効果があるようです。 「七実の湯」といわれる露天風呂は、夜よりも、明るさが残る日暮れ前や朝が素晴らしい。 清流を目の当たりに見ながらダイナミックな湯浴みを満喫することができました。 貸切風呂の「睦美の湯」の入浴時間は昏時で、日の出直前と日の入り直後に発生する空が濃い青色に染まる時間帯がドラマチックでベスト・タイミングです。