Kuninomatsubara Oosaki

Let's heal your travel fatigue at a hot spring!
Lodging is also available at reasonable rates.

The coastal area of Shibushi Bay on the Osumi Peninsula in the eastern part of Kagoshima Prefecture is located within the Nichinan Coast National Park, which straddles both Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures. The 7-km stretch of Masumaru Beach in Osaki Town, with its white sand and green pines, is a particularly scenic place known as a spawning ground for sea turtles. Not far from here, "Roadside Station Kunino Matsubara Osaki" has lodging facilities "Hotel Asparu" and a hot spring spa "Asparu Onsen. At the restaurant, you can enjoy Osaki's gourmet foods such as unaju (eel stew). (The restaurant is currently only available for overnight stays.)

Map of Kuninomatsubara-Osaki

Kuninomatsubara-Osaki Neighborhood

accommodations

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Accommodation floors are compactly located on the third floor. Single, twin, double, Japanese/Western, and Japanese-style rooms are available, allowing you to choose according to the number of people and your needs. In addition, the guest rooms for training camps have been renovated. All rooms are non-smoking, and the corridors are bright and clean. From the windows, you can see people relaxing, playing sports, taking a walk, and doing whatever they like. The Asuparu Onsen (hot spring) on the first floor can be used by guests as often as they like during business hours.

hot spring

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The hot spring baths at Asparu Onsen are known as "beauty water" with a thick bicarbonate spring water that leaves the skin smooth and silky after bathing. The renovated bathhouse is made of cypress wood brought from Gifu. The baths, overflowing with the fragrance of cypress wood, are rich in variety and include bubble baths, lying baths, and a hitting spa. Family baths are available on a first-come, first-served basis for 2,000 yen per hour, with no reservations required.

Osaki Coast

If you want to have fun in the area

A windbreak forest of several million black pines stretches 7 km in length. It is designated as Nichinan Kaigan National Park, and has also been selected as one of the "100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Trees" and one of the "70 Best Forests for Forest Bathing" in the prefecture. It is also a spawning ground for loggerhead turtles, which are designated as an endangered species, and for the Koan Tern, another endangered species. In order to protect the loggerheads' scattered eggs from tidal waves and pilferage, the town's sea turtle protection monitors relocate them to a safer location. The hatchlings are released into the sea by the warden, and at that time, visitors can listen to the warden talk about sea turtle protection.