Senomoto Onsen, Aso Kuju National Park, Japan

$5,760 $4,608/night

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Amenities

  • JAPANESE BATH/ONSEN
  • KIDS' BEDROOM
  • PRIVATE CHEF INCLUDED

Suitability

  • 1 bedroom
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 4 bedrooms
  • 5 bedrooms
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  • 8 bedrooms
  • 9 bedrooms
  • 9+ bedrooms

Property Description

Kai Aso is a hot spring ryokan inside Aso Kuju National Park, a Global Geopark in southern Japan. Great view, quiet forest, rooms with private hot spring bath and creative Kaiseki dinner await you.

so is home to Mt. Aso, an active volcano with one of the largest craters in the world. At KAI Aso, guests are invited to learn more about this volcano at the Caldera Bar, where bartenders serve drinks made with Aso’s natural spring water and regale guests with stories about Mt. Aso.

Located 2 hours by train from Fukuoka Airport. From Fukuoka Airport or JR Hakata station, take a Limousine bus to Kurokawa Onsen Bus Stop, then take a free shuttle to KAI Aso.

Guests stay in one of twelve villas distributed throughout an enormous 27,000 m2 area, surrounded by a vast forest. Each villa features a wood-and-stone design imbued with a warm natural touch, and includes an outdoor deck embedded with a private hot spring bath.
Western Style SUite with Outdoor Bath

This room is spacious for 4 people with Japanese style room with Ryukyu tatami mattered. Outdoor bath, inner bath with jacuzzi, living room of flooring is also equipped.

Capacity: 1 – 4 people
Size: 78 sqm

Western Style Honeymoon Suite with Outdoor Bath

Room for 2 people consisting of open-air bath, in-bath, living room and bedroom. Space where you can sense the “warmth of wood and stone” by design by Mr. Ichiro Sato. The height of the ceiling is as high as 4 m, it is spacious construction.

Capacity: 1 – 2 people
Size: 63 sqm

dining

Meals feature a main course of sliced wagyu beef and vegetables flambéed in shochu on a lava plate, served with a condiment made by pickling tofu in miso paste. Other course dishes are prepared with flavorsome, locally sourced ingredients that are in season.

Dinners consist of multi-course kaiseki meals that include visually pleasing dishes made with seasonal ingredients. Guests may choose between standard and special.

Breakfasts feature traditional regional cuisine such as long green onions seasoned with a miso vinegar, and rice cooked in a clay pot.

wellness

Rooms feature decks with outdoor hot spring baths that allow guests to enjoy a soak whenever they wish. Every deck presents a panoramic view of Aso’s vibrant natural scenery, which spreads just beyond the decks.

There are no shared bath halls. Guests are invited to enjoy the hot spring baths located in their individual villas. Villas also feature indoor jet baths, though the water used in the indoor baths does not come from a hot spring.

Caldera Bar

Complementary shochu mojitos and non-alcoholic sodas made from dekopon oranges are served at the Caldera Bar, where each guest also receives their very own caldera modeling kit.

Caldera exercises

Held each morning on the ryokan observation terrace, these breath exercises invigorate guests with Aso’s mountain air and, on clear days, allow for spectacular views of the Aso Mountains.

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