Kirishima Jingu Shrine
10 min by car · Shrine
A vermilion shrine wrapped in old cedar forest and dedicated to Ninigi, grandson of the sun goddess — a short drive down from the Kirishima hot springs.
Wasure no sato GAJOEN
忘れの里 雅叙苑
Rate
From ¥47,670 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast — derived by halving a two-person total rather than quoted directly, so treat it as an indication rather than a price.
Dates and guests
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The guest room with its own open-air bath is widely held to have started here. All eight rooms are free-standing thatched cottages, each with a kakenagashi bath or a "bath living room".
Against the 161
- Size
- 8 rooms— In the smallest quarter of the 161, which run 1 to 508
- Award
- 2 MICHELIN Keys
- Type
- Ryokan— 59 of 161
- Where
- Kagoshima— 3 of 161
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
2 MICHELIN Keys — 20 of the 161 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
The stay
- Private bath
- Every room has one
- Water
- Free-flowing from the source
Nearby
Karakuni-dake
40 min by car · Mountain
Ebino Plateau
35 min by car · Plateau
Onami Pond
30 min by car · Lake
Maruo Falls
5 min by car · Waterfall
Sakurajima
1 hr by car · Volcano
Photos: © Raita Futo (CC BY 2.0) · © Japan Coast Guard (Attribution) · © Ray_go (CC BY-SA 3.0) · © Naokijp (CC BY-SA 4.0) · © TANAKA Juuyoh (CC BY 3.0)
About the ratings
2 KEYS
2 MICHELIN Keys
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.
Does every room have a private open-air bath?
Yes — every room has its own open-air bath.
Is the hot spring free-flowing (kakenagashi)?
Yes — the baths run on free-flowing hot spring water rather than recirculated.
How many rooms does Wasure no sato GAJOEN have?
Wasure no sato GAJOEN has 8 rooms.
How do I book Wasure no sato GAJOEN?
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