"My only complaint is the road to get to the container villa is so obviously made for a one way but the kurokawa onsen village decided that traffic can struggle to figure out who has the right of way and reverse in the middle of the road… very dangerous but any who..
The actual container villa was such a vibe from the moment I pulled into the parking lot. So convenient that they had signs pointing to where I needed to go to check in and instructions in both the email and the tablet used to check...
"Literally opposite Aso train station if arriving by train. Has plenty of parking and less than thirty minutes drive to the volcano visitors center. Feels brand new in 2025.
Realistically you are going to need a car to have options for dinner etc. "
"This was my second time in Kurokawa Onsen. I really enjoyed my stay at Yumerindo. Although there was some communication barrier with the staff about booking a shuttle bus to pick me up from the bus stop, I later found out that the ryokan is very close to the bus stop. (Google map somehow marked the stop incorrectly and said the distance was 600 m. - which was still walking distance, but not in the rain or snow). I was by myself and appreciated the 10-tatami mat room I got. Since I wanted to just...
"This is the second stay at Ryukan Ichinoi, we stay here last year and so impressed then we come back here again, It was still so great. The cleanliness, sevice, staff, room size, food.
There are free private onsen 45 mintues 1 time. But the public onsen is so good either. "
