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Things to do in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
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Hitoyoshi Onsen
Since 1910, with 50-plus sources of gentle weak-alkaline carbonated water. Ryokan on the Kuma River and 20-plus public baths.
Kuma River Descent
Over-100-year wooden-boat descent of the Kuma River, one of Japan's three great rapids, with winter kotatsu boats and rafting.
Marue Annex
Family-run homey ryokan in central Hitoyoshi, about 10 minutes from Hitoyoshi IC, with hearty local cuisine.
Marue Honkan
Inn originating from Chitoseya, a rice and kimono merchant to the Hitoyoshi Sagara clan, with hearty local cuisine.
Hitoyoshi Onsen Ayu no Sato
Inn on the Kuma River, one of Japan's three great rapids, viewing Hitoyoshi Castle ruins.
Hitoyoshi Onsen Nabeya
Historic inn where every room overlooks the Kuma River and Hitoyoshi Castle site.
Shirasagiso, Hitoyoshi Onsen
Century-old Hitoyoshi inn for five groups, serving ayu by a selected spring pond, with free-flowing baths.
Murayama Park
Plateau park overlooking Hitoyoshi with an observatory, tennis courts, jogging course, and spring cherries.
Kuma River Rafting
Rafting on the Kuma River, one of Japan's three fastest, with one instructor per boat.
Unsun Karuta
Japanese remake of mid-16th-century Portuguese cards, kept only in Hitoyoshi-Kuma, a prefectural intangible folk property.
Sengestu Shiromi Brewery
Kuma shochu brewery since 1903. Staff-guided tours, free tasting of about 30 shochu, and an on-site hot-spring foot bath.
Hitoyoshi Onsen Motoyu
Public bath founded in 1934 near Kuma River boat boarding and Hitoyoshi Castle ruins, loved by locals.
Tsurukame Onsen
Early Showa public bath with attendant counter, quality water, and Ebisu and Daikoku spouts.
Hassenba Hitoyoshi Kumagawa
Hitoyoshi-Kuma base for Kuma River boat trips, rafting, and e-bike tours, with cafe and shop.
Coworking Space osoto Hitoyoshi
Paid-membership coworking renovated from a public lodging, with indoor turf, tents, free Wi-Fi, and drinks.