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Things to do in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
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Hinagu Onsen
Quiet onsen town in Yatsushiro said discovered in 1409, with weakly alkaline simple springs used for hot-spring cures.
Select Royal Yatsushiro
Long-established city hotel in central Yatsushiro for business, sightseeing, weddings, and authentic cuisine.
Kinparo
1910 wooden three-story Hinagu Onsen ryokan, a registered cultural property, with free-flowing alkaline baths and winter banpeiyu baths.
Tsurunoyu Yatsushiro Branch
Low-rate business hotel with repeated main-bath entry, long-stay and student discounts, and meals for camps.
Toyoko Inn Shin-Yatsushiro Station
Business hotel about 8 minutes by car from Yatsushiro IC, with free breakfast and parking for 80 cars.
Higashikata Nature Park
Climb 777 stone steps for views of Yatsushiro Plain, Kuma River, Yatsushiro Sea, Amakusa and Unzen.
Gokanosho Nature School
Wooden lodging and training halls for camping and study, with a herb garden, fishing pond and campfire facilities.
Gokanosho Mountain Stream Campsite
Campsite by a clear stream in deep mountains, with bungalows, tent sites and rentals. Open March to late November.
Ryuhozan Nature Park
A 517-meter mountain overlooking Yatsushiro Plain and Sea; the summit hike takes about 90 minutes.
Yatsushiro Myoken Festival
Edo-period autumn rite of Myoken Shrine with processions on November 22-23 and many traditional performances, UNESCO-listed in 2016.
Sakuraso Mountain Cuisine Inn
Nostalgic inn with warm hospitality, game and wild-vegetable mountain cooking, and a relaxing cypress bath.
Momigi Mountain Lodge
Mountain lodge in Heike-legend Gokanosho serving yamame trout, boar, deer, wild plants, and homegrown vegetables.
Kumanan Station
A spot with limited Kumamon photo booths and vending machines, near scattered Kumamon statues.
Matsu-no-Yu
Public bath founded in 1931, with differently colored tiles in each bath and a natural hot spring.
Higashi-yu
Public bath in a residential area, open from 6 a.m. and used by local fishermen and farmers.
Yume Dream Sports Camp
Low-cost Yatsushiro sports-camp lodging where guests handle their own tasks, unlike a hotel.