霧島民藝館

(Translated by Google) It seems that a man (in his 60s or 70s?) is running the business by himself. There seemed to be a lot of guests busy during the Golden Week holidays, and when I came to check in after 4:00 pm, they seemed to be in trouble and said, ``I'm sorry that things aren't ready yet.'' It is possible to accommodate up to 3 groups. There were various folk art items in the hallway, including rare items like a Buddha statue carved from a chunk of crystal that could fit in the palm of your hand. Although the facility is quite old, it was kept very well, and the rooms, baths, and toilets were all clean and comfortable. As a treat, I received fruit punch and even made barley tea and kept it in the refrigerator. It's been a while since I've had fruit punch, and it's really delicious to have a cold fruit punch after taking a bath. Each room had a small refrigerator (a household type with separate refrigeration and freezing functions), and I was able to freeze my ice packs, which was really helpful. The hot springs are sulfur springs. However, since it is not hydrogen sulfide type, the water is clear and has almost no sulfur smell. If you are looking for a cloudy hot spring with a sulfur smell, other inns in Kirishima Onsenkyo are better. There is only one large public bath, so you will have to take turns using it with other people. The bathing time at night is from 4:00 PM to 10:30 PM (22:00 depending on the day), so if you arrive late at the inn, you may not be able to enter much. Morning hours are from 7am to 9:30am. It's a little hot because the source temperature is high, but they adjust it by adding water. There are no separate women's and men's baths, so it's good for families to use the bath, but you might be a little concerned if there are other people waiting in line to take a bath. The restrooms are also shared by men and women, and the rule is to hang up the tag you are using at the entrance when you use them. You can hear people talking in the next room, so be careful with the volume. We generally bring everything ourselves, so we didn't really check it, but there were bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body soap in the public bath. Samue and towels are provided in the room. I don't know how much amenities such as toothbrushes will be provided, so I think it's better to check in advance if you need them. The host of the inn was a very nice person and took great care of me. Although there are restrictions such as not being able to stay in the room between 10am and 4pm even if you stay for consecutive nights because you are managing the whole business by yourself, we were able to stay comfortably for less than 5,000 yen per person per night (5% discount for consecutive nights) despite Golden Week, and we are grateful for that. (Original) 男性（60〜70代？）がおひとりで切り盛りされているようです。 GW連休中は宿泊客も多くバタバタされていたようで、16時過ぎにチェックインでお伺いしたときは「まだご準備が整っていなくてすみません〜」と大変そうでした。 最大3組宿泊できるようです。 廊下にはあれこれ民芸品が置かれており、手のひらにのるサイズの水晶の塊を彫った仏像のような珍しいものもありました。 施設はかなり年季がいっていますが、とてもきれいに清掃されており、部屋・お風呂・トイレすべて清潔で快適でした。 おもてなしにフルーツポンチをいただき、麦茶まで作って冷蔵庫に置いてくださっていました。 久しぶりにフルーツポンチというものを食べましたが、風呂上がりに冷たいフルーツポンチってめちゃめちゃおいしいですね。 部屋ごとに小型の冷蔵庫（冷蔵・冷凍がわかれている家庭用のもの）があり、保冷剤を凍らせることができたので本当に助かりました。 温泉は硫黄泉です。 ただし硫化水素型ではないので硫黄臭さはほとんどない透明のお湯です。 白濁した硫黄臭の温泉をお求めでしたら、霧島温泉郷の他の宿のほうが良いです。 大浴場が一つしかないので、他の方と交代制で利用します。 夜の入浴可能時間は16時〜22時30分（日によっては22時）までなので、宿への到着が遅いとあまり入れないと思います。 朝は7時〜9時半です。 源泉温度が高いので少し熱めですが、加水して調整してくださってます。 女湯・男湯とわかれていないので家族で利用できるのは良いですが、他の方がお風呂の順番待ちをしていると少し気を遣うかもしれません。 トイレも男女共用で、使用の際には入り口に使用中の札を下げるルールです。 隣の部屋の話し声はけっこう聞こえるので、音量は要注意です。 私達は基本的に自分たちですべて持参するスタイルなのであまり確認していないのですが、シャンプー・リンス・ボディソープは大浴場にボトルで置いてありました。 作務衣・タオルは部屋に置いてくださってます。 歯ブラシなどのアメニティがどこまで対応可能かはわからないので、必要なら事前に確認されたほうがいいと思います。 宿のご主人はとても良い方で、何かと気を遣っていただきました。 おひとりで切り盛りされているので連泊でも10〜16時は原則として部屋に滞在できないなどの制限はあるものの、GWにもかかわらず1人1泊5,000円足らず（連泊は5%割引でした）で気持ちよく滞在させていただき、感謝いたします。