This is basically a superior business hotel, but the rooms are larger than usual for Japan. The room was very decently sized, with a good shower/bath room and very, very clean. The location is just outside the Shinkansen station. It's only a few minutes walk to the bus terminal (with buses heading to everywhere you'd want to go) and a... more

I visited Furusato Onsen on my first trip to Japan. We travelled from Miyazaki to Kagoshima and took a detour onto the Sakurajima peninsula (it used to be an island until a recent eruption of Mt. Sakurajima) to visit the volcano, the buried tori and the onsen. It is unusual amongst onsen (hot springs) in that mixed bathing is allowed... more