Dyeing and Hostel Nakashimaya

Nakashimaya is a traditional Japanese inn located in downtown Kumamoto. We provide Japanese-style tatami rooms with futons starting at 2500 yen per night. You can enjoy taking a stroll by Kumamoto castle, one of the three best castles in Japan.

We are located very near Kumamoto Kotsu Center bus centre wihich offers easy access to, Aso (the famous caldera), Amakusa, Kurokawa onsen, Beppu in Oita prefecture, Takachiho in Miyazaki prefecture, Fukuokak, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, and Saga etc. We are a guest house, a youth hostel, and an inn for backpackers.
We can teach you how to dye items. Enjoy dyeing your own handkerchief, T-shirt and/or sneakers by Roketsuzome or Shiborizome.

Check in: 4:00 P.M. 9:00 P.M.

You can leave your baggage with us, when you arrive before check in.
Please contact us in advance in the case you have to check in outside of the check in time.
A copy of your ID (such as a passport or driving license) is required for security when you check in. Your stay may not be accepted without your ID.
Check out : 10:00 A.M.
No curfew
The entrance is password security locked at night.

Facilities
Free Internet Access
Free LAN service
2 free shower rooms
4 free bathrooms
Free guest kitchen
Free TV room
Free observatory deck
Security cameras installed
Rent-a-bike: 500 yen / day
Washing machine: 200 yen including laundry soap.
Security lockers: 200 yen
Shampoo, body soap, etc. are on sale.
Meals are not served. A guest kitchen is available to cook for yourself.
All rooms are non-smoking. Smoking is allowed only in the smoking area.
Accommodation charges:
Dormitories for men and women separately: 2,500 yen/ night.

Private twin rooms with a key: 5,500 yen /night

Private four guest room: 12,000 yen / night

Fee for air-conditioner from June to September: 200 yen/ guest
Fee for heating from December to February: 200 yen/ guest

Rooms are not sound-proofed.

Accommodation charges for children are the same as for adults.
Children aged under 12 are not able to stay with us.
Cancellation charges
No show: 100 %
Accommodation Day: 100 %
1 day prior to accommodation day: 50 %
2 days prior to accommodation day: 40 %
3 days prior to accommodation day: 30 %
Payment: pay in cash. Credit cards are not accepted.
Dyeing: roketsuzome, shiborizome
handkerchief : 1,000 yen/each
T-shirt : 3,000 yen/each
sneakers (CONVERSE HI type): 8,000 yen/pair
It takes about 2 hours. You need to make a reservation and tell us which of the above courses and your size seven days prior to the dyeing day. For last minute applications, we may not be able to fulfill your wishes for size. Please ask us if you are applying less than one week before.