Minshuku Yakushima

This Minshuku is well located on the main road between airport and Miyanoura. If you don’t plan to drive, you can take the bus from the airport and will arrive in about 15 min at the Kokumae bus stop ( bus stop in front of the high school) . The bus stop is just in front of the Minshuku. Bus ride costs ¥200. The overall condition of the Minshuku is good. The double room that we had was about 100 sqft, with a wash basin inside the room which is good. The futon were comfortable and blankets were warm. Toilet and shower are shared but they were very clean. Dining area is nice and comfortable. Dinner is excellent with local food. There is free coffee and tea in the reception. The Minshuku offer rental for hiking shoes if you don’t have any. Overall I would recommend this place for the great location and price.

We visited Yakushima in July 2024. We stayed two days at the hostel. We checked in in the afternoon and went to our room which had bunk beds for six people. The room also had a vanity, refrigerator, TV and a low table for 4 people. The window was facing north-west, with a view of the sea. The toilet was shared, but it was clean. On the first floor there was a large eating area, a kitchen (for staff) and a lounge, sitting area. The place was decorated with beautiful, large pieces of lumber. Also on the first floor was the common Japanese style bath (sento), separated for men and women. The bathing area was decorated with natural rocks and could fit three or four people. They also have laundry machines. Although we stayed two nights, they cleaned the room after the first night, so when we came back from exploring the island, we found a nice, clean room, with fresh towels and yukatas (Japanese robes). The staff was very friendly and we stayed until late at night talking with the part-time workers there. The hostel also offers hiking equipment to explore the mountains (boots, backpacks, hiking sticks, etc.) You could order dinner or breakfast ahead of time if you want (we order Japanese breakfast only once, for 1,000 yen each, and it was absolutely great!).

宮之浦岳縦走の後に1泊しました。 登山で汚れた靴を洗わせてもらい、濡れたテントも干すところも貸していただき、とても助かりました。お部屋は清潔、お料理も美味しかったです。 旅行会社の手違いか民宿の聞き間違いか宿泊者人数が2名になっていたのはちょっと慌てましたが、すぐに対応してもらえました。 オーナーさんは元ガイドさんもしていたとのことで、屋久杉のお話も興味深かったです。 この宿でレンタルできるので縄文杉や白谷雲水峡方面へトレッキングする方にいいと思います(宮之浦なので淀川登山口を目指す場合はちょっと遠くなります) 宮之浦の街中は少し離れているので近所のレンタルサイクルを利用しました。

ここを見て非常に評判が良かったので予約をして行きました。料理はボリュームがあり、お部屋も綺麗で良い感じでした。 ただ、評価も日付を見ると最新で2019年とちと古いのに気づくべきでしたね。オーナーご夫妻は人柄も良く、洗濯機無料と非常にサービスの良い宿です。 んが、お2人とも物忘れが激しく、食事や弁当の要/不要の確認が最も危ないです。縄文杉アタックをかける場合、早朝に出発しますが、島には24hあいてるコンビニなんてものは無いので弁当手配をミスると結構ヤバい事になります。縄文杉行く途中で早朝やってる弁当屋が一軒あるので、もし弁当手配を忘れられていたら必ずそこで買ってから行きましょう。 再度言いますが、オーナーさんは喋るのが好きな、気さくで本当に良い人です。年齢的に民宿を続けて行くのがそろそろ限界なのかも知れません。良い後継ぎがいると良いのですけどね。こういう民宿が大好きなだけに、無くなってほしくはないのですが、弁当や飯は旅で1番重要な部分で、多分怒っちゃう人もいるだろうなぁと思い「悪い」と評価しました。