You can find fancier and better-appointed places to rest your head, but you'll get a good taste of Kagoshima hospitality at this inn, used to dealing with the vagaries of gaijin clients. Part of the Japanese Inn Group, it is one of those gathering places filled with the personali… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Old-world Europe meets urban Japan at this unusual 48-room central hotel, with big rooms and big furniture straight from Bavaria. There's also a gallery packed with Japanese and Chinese artwork and a swank basement restaurant. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This surprising 14-room urban oasis is only four minutes' walk from the station. There's a small elegant lobby with a good Satsuma-cuisine restaurant attached. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This smart-looking hotel is one of Tenmonkan's newest. Rooms are large and well appointed with dark-wood furnishings. All rooms are smartly arranged around an open centre, with skylight above. This is excellent value in this range. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Excellent value and well located, the attractive and comfortable rooms combine Japanese and Western features. A breakfast buffet is available (around 840). Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This family-owned Japanese-style accommodation dates from 1904. Ignore its boxy exterior; inside you'll find spacious rooms, a modern rotemburo, traditional artwork plus a good Satsuma-riyori restaurant. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

One of the best values in Tenmonkan, this well-managed business hotel has a narrow, inviting entry (with a tiny English sign). Rooms are smallish, but spotless. The breakfast buffet is generous. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Well-appointed business hotel near children's park. Full Lonely Planet Review ›