Where to Stay in Kurokawa Onsen, Japan: Senomotokan Yumerindo

Kurokawa Onsen was the last stop on our recent two-week trip to Japan. We spent the first week in Hokkaido to attend the Sapporo Snow Festival before flying to Kyushu to explore its northern prefectures. All in all, we stayed in six different hotels. None were more memorable than Yumerindo.

Yumerindo is a ryokan in Kurokawa Onsen, a quaint hot spring town high up in the mountains of Kumamoto. Set in a forested valley with a river running through it, Kurokawa Onsen is known for being one of Japan’s most attractive onsen towns. There are no large concrete hotels here. No 7-Elevens, no Pachinko parlors. Instead, you’ll be treated to an idyllic atmosphere of wooden buildings, trees, and traditional Japanese ryokans miles away from the distractions of modern Japan.

If you’ve followed us on our travels, then you’ll know we don’t usually spend a lot for accommodations. But with this being our last night in Japan, and in such a special place too, it was the perfect…