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Our guide
Kurokawa Onsen is a hot spring in Minamioguni, Kumamoto, north of Mount Aso, one of the Minamioguni group of spas. It is one of the most popular hot-spring towns in Japan, and the 2009 Michelin Green Guide Japan gave it two stars — unusual for a spa town.
We have not checked a public-transport route or individual inns and baths, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kurokawa Onsen -温泉街 — hiroooooki from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Kurokawa-Onsen Light-up — MaedaAkihiko · CC0 · source · resized
- Kurokawa-onsen — Igorberger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 黒川温泉 (268553622) — veroyama from Meguro, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kurokawa Onsen (黒川温泉) is a hot spring in Minamioguni, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, north of Mount Aso, and one of the Minamioguni group of spas. It is one of the most popular hot-spring towns in Japan, and in the 2009 Michelin Green Guide Japan it received two stars, unusually for a spa town.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Hot spring
Getting there
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Stay the night
An onsen town is at its best in the evening and early morning, after the day visitors have gone.
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