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Yamakyu
At a Glance
- warm, cozy atmosphere
- excellent food
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- early-to-bed curfew means less freedom
- some private toilets but no private baths
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Yamakyu Review
Cozy, antiques-filled nooks with chairs and coffee tables become small lounges in this old Tera-machi minshuku. In the mineral-water baths a giant waterwheel turns hypnotically, complemented by recorded birdsong. Although there's an 11 pm curfew, dinner hours are more flexible than those of the typical minshuku, and the food, of astonishing variety, is superb. Fifteen of the rooms have private toilets, but there are no private baths. Yamakyu is east of the Enako-gawa, at the very top of San-machi dori, a 20-minute walk from Takayama Station.
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· Forums Trip Reports
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Trip Report Kyushu May 2013
I will try to trace our Kyushu trip for forum members and those interested in this part of Japan.
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First off: thanks to the many Japanophiles here on Fodors who infected us with their enthusiasm: hawaiiantraveller, Read more
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Trip Report Kyushu May 2013
I will try to trace our Kyushu trip for forum members and those interested in this part of Japan.
Here is basic itinerary
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