Unexplored Shirakawa Fountainhead Mountain Villa Takefue is a popular inn with only 12 separate rooms and a spa building scattered over an expansive site of approximately 5,000 tsubo (approximately 5,000 m2), and 30 private hot-spring-fed baths.
Here we introduce the charms of Takefue.
Location of Takefue
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About 10 minutes by car from Kurokawa Onsen,a popular hot spring resort in Kumamoto.
Shirakawa-source mountain villa Chikufue”is located in a beautiful bamboo grove.
Once you pass through the entrance decorated with a large shimenawa rope, you are already in a different world.
You will be instantly drawn into the “Takefuye World.
Each room and facility is connected by a stone-paved corridor.
There are many intriguing points of interest here and there, such as small bridges, wells, and footbaths, making just walking around an exciting experience.
Attractions of Takefue
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The charm of Takefuye is the room baths that will take your breath away.
Basically, all rooms are equipped with a bath with free-flowing hot-spring water and a sunken hearth.
Some of the room baths are large cypress baths with a single piece 5 meters in length, and others are open-air cave baths.
The baths are so luxurious that one might say, “I really want to have this all to myself.
In addition, there are three private open-air baths: the “Takebayashi no Yu” surrounded by a bamboo grove, the “Okuno-yu” with a rock bath, and the “Cave Open-air Bath” that looks like you visited a secret place.
The hot spring water is a medical spring that is rich in metasilicic acid, which is also expected to have medical benefits.
It will make your skin smooth.
Rooms at Takefue
Main building [TAKEKIRI]
Main building [TUKIKAGE]
Main building [Sasakyo/SASANE]
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Takefue Cuisine
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Dinner is a creative kaiseki meal that changes monthly.
Dining around the hearth brings people closer together and creates a more relaxed atmosphere.
Most of the dishes are made of bamboo, and the thoroughness of the design is nothing short of magnificent.
The drinks in the refrigerator, of course, are a delight, as are the stone bowls filled with ramune (Japanese sweetened soda) placed in various places. There is also a service where you can float a tub in the bathtub and enjoy a glass of sake, all free of charge. You will never be thirsty at this inn.
Takefue Basic Information
Facility Name | Takefue |
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Address | 5725-1, Manganji, Minami-Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto 869-2402, Japan |
Phone number | 0570-064-559 |
Budget | From 126.000 yen for 2 adults |
Official Site | https://www.takefue.com/ |
Summary
How was it?
Here we have introduced you to the unexplored Shirakawa source, the mountain villa “Takefue”.
Takefue” is an inn where you can enjoy all kinds of bamboo and hot spring baths.
Why not stay as many times or as many nights as you like and immerse yourself in the purification of your mind?