Dyeing and Hostel Nakashimaya

  Customer Review 

The host was really helpful along with the hostel was super clean

  Customer Review 

Everything was perfect! Location, interior, style, comfort, design, facilities. Owner is really warm and friendly and helpful. Great tour to the mountain during the night time and castle. Excellent!

  Marco B... 

It is a great Japanese stile hostel. I had a small room for myself which was extremely nice.

  Dmitriy P... 

This was one of my top 2 hostels in Asia during 7 month trip. In fact, I&'d go to Kumamoto just stay at this hostel one more time. It&'s an absolute treat and Kumamoto is a neat little town.

  Andriy B... 

The property is in traditional Japanese Ryokan style. The environment is like entering someones home, everything is clean, comfortable and technically nicely equipped. We really liked massive wide screen TV within the common room, good Wi-Fi Web and especially back massager (must have for tired traveler). The property owner was incredibly warm and friendly and helpful. The Finest hostel we ever stayed!

  Customer Review 

This hostel is so much far better than the photos or the description give it justice. It is so clean and it is like entering someone&'s home. There is a display of dolls as you enter and downstairs there is a kitchen location exactly where the dyeing also takes place. There is a large living room Japanese style upstairs. I stayed in a 4-bed female dorm and I loved sleeping on futons on the floor. Each space also comes with a lockable chest for your belongings. The hostel has a roof top terrace exactly where you can see Kumamoto castle lit up at night and also hang your washing there. The bathroom location is clever and spacious. I disagree with the comments made by someone that the common areas stink of smoke. The whole spot was smoke free and smoking was only allowed on the roof. I only stayed here one night but it was an awesome place. The hostel is a bit far to walk from the station and I suggest only getting the one tram from the station (line A) and getting off at stop 5 Gofukumachi and walking the 5mins or so, rather than changing as said on the website. The city itself is within 15mins walking distance as I walked to the castle.

  Kevin B... 

Beuatiful conventional Japanese style hostel and of a very high quality. From the wooden floors to the massive widescreen tv inside the common room along with the showers and toilets were modern, clean and private. Owner very helpful. In case you arrive by ferryboat like i did and get the bus the last stop will be Kotsu Center Bus Stn. Walk out of station and after 100 metres turn right by cable car tracks. Walk 5 minutes and go over Senbabashi Bridge. Take 1st left and immediate right and walk to end of street. Hostel is in front of you 3 buildings to your left.

  Customer Review 

The property is inside the style of a Japanese Ryokan. The facilities are exceptionally clean and very modern. The rooms are tastefully furnished as is the entire hostel. It&'s in a exceptional location near the bus and train station. It was such a fantastic hostel to stay in I would really like to stay again. The host is very warm and friendly and knows the city of Kumamoto very well. The hostel is located near the castle region of Kumamoto in a silent street. Very restful and homely.

  Stephane K... 

Clean and tidy rooms, good facilities, warm and friendly and helpful staff. I definitely recommend this place