[sankara hotel & spa Yakushima] Renovation of Villa Suites and Junior Suites Completed
sankara hotel & spa Yakushima completed the full renovation of its Villa Suites and Junior Suites at the end of April 2026 and has begun accepting reservations. The renovation introduces ocean-view private saunas, hot spring sleeping baths, and Yakusugi cedar monuments, creating spaces where guests can deeply experience Yakushima's nature with all five senses.
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sankara Villa Suite
Hirakawa Shoji Co., Ltd. (Location: Yao City, Osaka Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Keito Hirakawa) operates "sankara hotel & spa Yakushima" (Location: 553 Hagino-ue, Muginou, Yakushima-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture). The hotel has completed the full renovation of its sankara Villa Suite (1 room) and sankara Junior Suites (3 rooms), with stays commencing from the end of April 2026. To allow guests to deeply embrace Yakushima's nature from within their rooms, the renovations incorporate unique Yakushima features throughout, such as ocean-view private saunas, hot spring sleeping baths, and Yakusugi cedar monuments.
■ Summary
"sankara hotel & spa Yakushima" completed the renovation of some guest rooms at the end of April 2026.
sankara Villa Suite
Newly installed ocean-view private sauna and outdoor bath
Expanded to two bedrooms, accommodating up to 6 guests
sankara Junior Suite
Hot spring water from "samana hotel Yakushima" available 24 hours a day
Accommodates up to 3 guests
■ Renovation Highlights (Updating Experience Value)
This renovation aimed to refresh the guest rooms of the sankara Villa Suite and sankara Junior Suites, tailored to their respective characteristics, into spaces where guests can experience Yakushima's nature with all five senses. The design seeks to make the time spent in the guest room itself a part of the Yakushima travel experience.
・sankara Villa Suite (104㎡/1 room) - Inviting the sea and wind into the room, a time for rejuvenation -
The hotel's second most luxurious room category, the sankara Suite, has been reborn as a living space equipped with an ocean-view private sauna. The bathroom, with its open ceiling and wide-cut window frames allowing light and wind to pass through, features a newly installed outdoor bath available 24 hours a day. Guests can spend time quietly rejuvenating their mind and body in the air of Yakushima, moving leisurely between the sauna and the bathtub.
Furthermore, by expanding the bedroom from one to two rooms and adding a swanel (auxiliary bed), the maximum occupancy has been increased from the traditional 3 guests to up to 6 guests. This spacious suite is one of the few in Yakushima that is easy for families or multi-generational groups to use. A Yakusugi cedar monument is placed within the room, adding a sense of the island's timelessness to the space.
Bedroom Private Sauna/Outdoor Bath
・Junior Suite (71㎡/3 rooms) - Soaking in a hot spring sleeping bath, facing the sunrise from the sea -
The popular sankara Junior Suite, an entry-level suite model, has had its bathroom expanded, featuring a newly installed wide sleeping bath bathtub where one person can lie down and two can comfortably soak deeply. "Yakushima Onsen" hot spring water is transported and available 24 hours a day as an anytime bath.
Yakushima Onsen has its source on the premises of "samana hotel Yakushima," operated by the Hirakawa Shoji Group. It is known for its alkaline, smooth texture and was selected as 3rd in the Kyushu/Okinawa area in the 2024 "Onsen General Election" beauty skin category, and 5th in 2025.
Additionally, by adding more beds, stays for up to 3 guests are now possible. Guests can enjoy the sunrise over the sea throughout the year from their rooms. Yakushima Onsen, Yakusugi cedar monuments, and other unique Yakushima comforts are arranged throughout the room to provide a sense of tranquility.
Bedroom Hot Spring/Sleeping Bath
■ Special Hospitality for Suite Guests
sankara hotel & spa Yakushima offers three types of suites: sankara Suite, sankara Villa Suite, and sankara Junior Suite. Guests staying in any of these suites receive special hospitality in addition to their room stay.
・In-room hospitality
Welcome fruit / Welcome champagne (non-alcoholic wine-flavored beverages also available)
Water server (Yakushima underground water)
Complimentary mini-bar / Paid wine cellar
・Restaurant hospitality
Full-course dinner "okas"
【Unique Stay Experiences for Each Suite】
・sankara Suite: Time spent with treatments at the spa "sankara sana"
The highest category suite at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima. Guests staying in this suite receive a treatment at the spa "sankara sana" (60 minutes per person per night) as a special stay benefit. "sankara sana" is the hotel's unique spa brand, combining Yakushima's natural ingredients with traditional Ayurvedic techniques. Treatments are performed in the in-spa room within the guest room.
Hirakawa Shoji Co., Ltd. (Location: Yao City, Osaka Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Keito Hirakawa) operates "sankara hotel & spa Yakushima" (Location: 553 Hagino-ue, Muginou, Yakushima-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture). The hotel has completed the full renovation of its sankara Villa Suite (1 room) and sankara Junior Suites (3 rooms), with stays commencing from the end of April 2026. To allow guests to deeply embrace Yakushima's nature from within their rooms, the renovations incorporate unique Yakushima features throughout, such as ocean-view private saunas, hot spring sleeping baths, and Yakusugi cedar monuments.
■ Summary
"sankara hotel & spa Yakushima" completed the renovation of some guest rooms at the end of April 2026.
sankara Villa Suite
Newly installed ocean-view private sauna and outdoor bath
Expanded to two bedrooms, accommodating up to 6 guests
sankara Junior Suite
Hot spring water from "samana hotel Yakushima" available 24 hours a day
Accommodates up to 3 guests
■ Renovation Highlights (Updating Experience Value)
This renovation aimed to refresh the guest rooms of the sankara Villa Suite and sankara Junior Suites, tailored to their respective characteristics, into spaces where guests can experience Yakushima's nature with all five senses. The design seeks to make the time spent in the guest room itself a part of the Yakushima travel experience.
・sankara Villa Suite (104㎡/1 room) - Inviting the sea and wind into the room, a time for rejuvenation -
The hotel's second most luxurious room category, the sankara Suite, has been reborn as a living space equipped with an ocean-view private sauna. The bathroom, with its open ceiling and wide-cut window frames allowing light and wind to pass through, features a newly installed outdoor bath available 24 hours a day. Guests can spend time quietly rejuvenating their mind and body in the air of Yakushima, moving leisurely between the sauna and the bathtub.
Furthermore, by expanding the bedroom from one to two rooms and adding a swanel (auxiliary bed), the maximum occupancy has been increased from the traditional 3 guests to up to 6 guests. This spacious suite is one of the few in Yakushima that is easy for families or multi-generational groups to use. A Yakusugi cedar monument is placed within the room, adding a sense of the island's timelessness to the space.
Bedroom Private Sauna/Outdoor Bath
・Junior Suite (71㎡/3 rooms) - Soaking in a hot spring sleeping bath, facing the sunrise from the sea -
The popular sankara Junior Suite, an entry-level suite model, has had its bathroom expanded, featuring a newly installed wide sleeping bath bathtub where one person can lie down and two can comfortably soak deeply. "Yakushima Onsen" hot spring water is transported and available 24 hours a day as an anytime bath.
Yakushima Onsen has its source on the premises of "samana hotel Yakushima," operated by the Hirakawa Shoji Group. It is known for its alkaline, smooth texture and was selected as 3rd in the Kyushu/Okinawa area in the 2024 "Onsen General Election" beauty skin category, and 5th in 2025.
Additionally, by adding more beds, stays for up to 3 guests are now possible. Guests can enjoy the sunrise over the sea throughout the year from their rooms. Yakushima Onsen, Yakusugi cedar monuments, and other unique Yakushima comforts are arranged throughout the room to provide a sense of tranquility.
Bedroom Hot Spring/Sleeping Bath
■ Special Hospitality for Suite Guests
sankara hotel & spa Yakushima offers three types of suites: sankara Suite, sankara Villa Suite, and sankara Junior Suite. Guests staying in any of these suites receive special hospitality in addition to their room stay.
・In-room hospitality
Welcome fruit / Welcome champagne (non-alcoholic wine-flavored beverages also available)
Water server (Yakushima underground water)
Complimentary mini-bar / Paid wine cellar
・Restaurant hospitality
Full-course dinner "okas"
【Unique Stay Experiences for Each Suite】
・sankara Suite: Time spent with treatments at the spa "sankara sana"
The highest category suite at sankara hotel & spa Yakushima. Guests staying in this suite receive a treatment at the spa "sankara sana" (60 minutes per person per night) as a special stay benefit. "sankara sana" is the hotel's unique spa brand, combining Yakushima's natural ingredients with traditional Ayurvedic techniques. Treatments are performed in the in-spa room within the guest room.