A 29-room auberge on Yakushima, funding sea-turtle protection.

sankara hotel & spa Yakushima is a resort on Yakushima, home to a natural World Heritage site, designed exclusively for adults, and asks that guests be at least 13 years old. Accommodation is split between ocean-view suites in the main building (Sankara Suite and Sankara Junior Suite) and villas in the surrounding forest: the Manasa Villa and the two-bedroom Sankara Villa Suite, which has its own sauna on the balcony. Dinner is either a French full-course menu using Yakushima and Kyushu ingredients at okas or a prix-fixe of French, Italian and Yakushima-inspired dishes at ayana, and breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet, with bread baked on the day by the hotel's boulanger. The resort has the Spa Sankara Sana and the Sauna Agni, and offers free pickup from Yakushima Airport and Anbo Port when reserved at least 3 days ahead. Activities it highlights include forest hikes, beach walks and guided tours to see Yakusugi cedar.

sankara hotel & spa Yakushima

sankara hotel & spa 屋久島

Rate

From US$282 per person

From US$565 for 2 guests (1 room)

Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast. Quoted by the property or its booking pages; taxes and the bathing levy may sit outside it. Shown in US dollars, converted from the yen the property quotes at the Oct 7, 2026 reference rate; the booking site charges at its own rate.

Dates and guests

Your selection is carried into supported booking sites so you can compare the same stay.

Check-inCheck-out

AdultsChildren

Agoda Booking.com Expedia

Practical details

From the property’s or its operator’s official website. Only what the site states is shown.

Getting there: About 40 minutes by car from Yakushima Airport or about 25 minutes from Anbo Port (jetfoil/ferry arrivals), with complimentary pickup from either if booked at least 3 days ahead; no pickup from Miyanoura Port; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Check-in: 15:00; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Check-out: 12:00; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Room capacity: Up to 3 in the Sankara Suite, Sankara Junior Suite and Manasa Villa (third guest on a daybed or sofa bed); up to 6 in the two-bedroom Sankara Villa Suite; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Children: Adults-oriented resort; guests must be at least 13 years old; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Dinner: Restaurant dining: French full-course menu at okas (2nd floor, principally for suite guests) or a French/Italian/Yakushima prix-fixe at ayana (1st floor); 17:30-20:30 last seating; in-room dining on advance request; Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Breakfast: Buffet of Japanese and Western dishes in the restaurant, 6:45-10:00 (last order); Source: sankarahotel-spa.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026

Tattoos, special diets, accessibility and solo stays: see “Before you book: what the property officially says” below.

Before you book: what the property officially says

Answers taken from the property’s or its operator’s official website, with the exact wording. We only show what the site states.

The property’s official site doesn’t clearly state its policy on tattoos, special diets, accessibility or solo stays — ask the property before booking.

Against the 179

Size: 29 rooms— Just over the median of 28; the 179 run 1 to 508
Award: One MICHELIN Key
Type: Auberge— 23 of 179
Where: Kagoshima— 4 of 179

The catalogue’s own axis

3 Keys7 stays
2 Keys23 stays
1 Key113 stays
Relais & Châteaux15 stays
The Ryokan Collection46 stays

One MICHELIN Key — the largest group in the catalogue.

For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is Hakone Kairai at 1 room, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.

Nearby

Wilson's Stump

≈ 12 km away · Stump

Jomon Sugi

≈ 13 km away · Cedar

Ohko-no-taki waterfall cascading down a rock face into a pool

Ohko-no-taki Falls

≈ 18 km away · Waterfall

Nagata Inakahama Beach

≈ 23 km away · Beach

Shiratani Unsuikyo

Forest

Senpiro Falls

Waterfall

Distances are in a straight line from this property, not travel times. Locations from OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Photos: © Σ64 (CC BY 3.0) · © David Stanley (CC BY 2.0) · © Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · © KimonBerlin (CC BY-SA 2.0)

About the ratings

1 KEY

One MICHELIN Key

The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.

Good to know

Are meals included in the rate?

The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.

How many rooms does sankara hotel & spa Yakushima have?

sankara hotel & spa Yakushima has 29 rooms.

How do you get to sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

About 40 minutes by car from Yakushima Airport or about 25 minutes from Anbo Port (jetfoil/ferry arrivals), with complimentary pickup from either if booked at least 3 days ahead; no pickup from Miyanoura Port

What time is check-in at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

15:00

What time is check-out at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

12:00

How many guests can stay in one room at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

Up to 3 in the Sankara Suite, Sankara Junior Suite and Manasa Villa (third guest on a daybed or sofa bed); up to 6 in the two-bedroom Sankara Villa Suite

What is the policy on children at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

Adults-oriented resort; guests must be at least 13 years old

What are the dinner arrangements at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

Restaurant dining: French full-course menu at okas (2nd floor, principally for suite guests) or a French/Italian/Yakushima prix-fixe at ayana (1st floor); 17:30-20:30 last seating; in-room dining on advance request

What are the breakfast arrangements at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

Buffet of Japanese and Western dishes in the restaurant, 6:45-10:00 (last order)

How do I book sankara hotel & spa Yakushima?

Use the booking links near the top of this page. Prices and cancellation terms differ between sellers, so it is worth comparing more than one.