Things to do in Minamata, Kumamoto

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• Eco Park Minamata

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-62-7501

  Seaside park in Minamata with playground, rose garden, sports facilities, and Minamata Disease Museum.

• Yunoko Onsen

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-2079

  Onsen in scenic Ashikita Coast Prefectural Park, said discovered about 1,900 years ago, now a developed hot-spring village.

• Yunotsuru Onsen

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-2079

  Hidden onsen of about 700 years in Minamata near Kagoshima, mostly simple sulfur springs, with four inns.

• Shoyokan

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-4121

  Popular onsen inn with free-flowing scenic open-air baths, ocean-view rooms, and local seafood, notably live-fish sashimi.

• Hiranoya

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-2161

  Yunoko Onsen inn overlooking the Shiranui Sea, with private family baths and barrel baths; business use welcome.

• Yunoko Sea and Sunset

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-62-6262

  Ocean-view inn overlooking the Shiranui Sea, with a skin-friendly free-flowing onsen and local buffet.

• Cutlassfish Fishing

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-62-4210

  Hand-line cutlassfish fishing off Yunoko Onsen; the skipper teaches from baiting to technique.

• Yunoko Fishing Park

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-3870

  Coastal fishing pier at Yunoko Onsen where children and women can fish easily.

• Yunoko Island Park

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-61-1629

  Uninhabited three-island park linked by suspension bridge to Yunoko Beach for summer swimming.

• Yunoko Beach

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-63-2079

  White-sand beach near Yunoko Onsen with showers, a boat bath, SUP, and diving.

• Japan's Longest Athletic Field

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto

  Seventeen-kilometer path on the former JR Yamano Line for cycling and walking, with bike rentals.

• Yunotsuru Onsen Town

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-61-1629

  Quiet mountain hot-spring town with inns and day baths along the river, long used for cures, colored by autumn leaves.

• Iwasaki Onsen

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-62-3354

  Small free-flowing onsen inn run by a fishing-boat captain couple, serving freshly caught local fish.

• Yunotsuru Onsen Health Center Hotaru no Yu

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-68-0811

  Municipal day-visit onsen with free-flowing hinoki baths, a free rest space, and local produce.

• Yunotsuru Onsen Asahi-so

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-68-0111

  Ryokan over 70 years old with free-flowing alkaline simple spring, seasonal dishes, and day bathing.

• Nagisa no Koban HIMETATSU

  

  Minamata, Kumamoto · 0966-83-8120

  Community base at Yunoko Beach offering year-round kayaking, diving, snorkeling, workshops, and a cafe.