# note
*When you make a reservation, we will ask you the age, gender, place of residence, and type of group (family, friends, etc.) of all guests. Please note that we will confirm room availability after receiving your answers.
*Please allow us some time to respond to your reservation request.
○Stay Plan
Homestay type of accommodation
Room rates include dinner and breakfast per person per night.
We accept up to 4 guests for a day.
*For children under 12 years old, please inquire for rates.
○Measures against COVID-19
Hand sanitizers are placed throughout the accommodation and guests are encouraged to disinfect their hands by using those.
○About the Accommodation
Located in the northernmost part of Miyazaki, the inn is in the nature-rich Kitagawa town surrounded by mountains and rivers on the border with Oita Prefecture.
Around June you can enjoy the world full of fireflies and starlight.
○Optional Activity
We are currently in preparation for some optional activities that will appeal to guests, such as;
・Cooking Class focusing on locally picked mugwort weeds
・Sweet peas picking
・Fireflies appreciation walking tour
・Marsh walking tour
・A tour of the places associated with Takamori Saigo, a famous historical figure of Japan
・Morning fog walking tour around the inn.
・Nighttime stargazing tour
・Seasonal vegetable harvesting experience
Please wait for the official release for these options.
○Meal Conditions
Dinner: Mainly serving a Japanese set meal with homemade vegetables
In the autumn season, we will offer fresh ayu (sweetfish) cuisine.
Breakfast: Japanese set meal
(Please contact us if you prefer bread meals)
*If you have food allergies, please let us know at the time of booking.
○Room conditions
Japanese-style room/ 8 tatami mats/ 4 futons/ max 4 guests
Limited to one group per day.
A minimum of one guest is allowed.
*All indoor areas are non-smoking.
*Please keep the noise down after 10 pm.
*Please refrain from entering the private area, which will be shown at check-in.
○About Bathroom
Bathing must be available from check-in to 10 pm.
Soak in the hot water and relax from the road.
The bathroom is a shared space.
○Stores nearby
・Convenience Store/ About 8 minutes by car
・Grocery Store/ About 5 minutes by car
○Recommended restaurant nearby (4 minutes by car)
・Satsuma Ramen Noodle Store Kitagawa Branch
http://nobeokan.boo.jp/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1-2/ramen/satuma/
Enjoy the local specialty, “Tonkotsu Ramen”.(It’s a pork bone broth ramen)
・Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Station) KITAURA (19 minutes by car)
http://michinoeki-kitaura.com/cms/
The salt ice cream made with natural locally produced salt is recommended.
At the Kaisenkan Restaurant, you can enjoy freshly caught seafood from the sea.
○Places to go nearby
・Nobeoka’s Ayu-Yana (Ayu fish fishing place)
Nobeoka City is known as the hometown of water, and in the fall, and ayu (sweetfish) yana (a pattern of fishing gear) is set up.
The scent of burning ayu fish grill on the riverbed, which has been a tradition for more than 300 years, has selected as one of the "100 best-scented landscapes of Japan".
・Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Station) Kitagawa HAYUMA (7 minutes by car)
http://www.kitagawa-hayuma.jp/bussan.html
Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables are sold.
The Yan Gaku Pudding produced by local high school students is very popular.
・Saigo Takamori Encampment Museum
https://nobekan.jp/history/%E8%A5%BF%E9%83%B7%E9%9A%86%E7%9B%9B%E5%AE%BF%E9%99%A3%E8%B7%A1%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99%E9%A4%A8/
Some of Saigo Takamori (a famous historical figure of Japan associated with this area)’s personal belongings and military items are exhibited here.
It is said that Saigo’s men fled to Kitagawa during the decisive Wadagoe Battle and formed an encampment at this site.
・Himuka Yu Park Umi Urara (20minutes by car)
http://www.nobekan.jp/umiurara/
This is a place where you can enjoy a wide variety of activities such as marine sports, outdoor activities, food and more.
・Mt. Okue (1.5 hours by car)
https://nobekan.jp/season/spring/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B4%A9%E5%B1%B1/
At an altitude of 1,644m, Mt. Okue is the featured mountain of the Sobo Katamuki Quasi-National Park. The area offers extensive cliffs, natural forests, and a variety of trails for climbers. Many rare plant species can be found along the trails and visitors can enjoy the magnificent colors of every season.
○How to check-in
Check-in time: 16:00~18:00
Check-out time: 08:00~10:00
*We offer a pick-up service to JR Nobeoka Station, so please contact us in advance (15 minutes).
○Access
・5 minutes from Kitagawa Interchange by car
・Free parking lot for 4 cars.
*On navigation system, enter 3369-1 Nagai Kitagawa Town, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
○Message from Owner
Here surrounded by mountains, nature and lots of greenery, the morning fog in the morning and the sky is filled with stars at night. We want our guests to make happy memories in the countryside under stars full of the sky.
Japanese-style room: 8 tatami mats/ up to 4 guests/ 4 futons
室内全て禁煙になります
22:00以降はお部屋で静かにお過ごしください