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This elegant former manor house has been carefully preserved as a wooden inn and is now a registered Tangible Cultural Property, more than 100 years old.
It has a rare iodine-rich hot spring in Japan, and all baths use free-flowing natural spring water straight from the source.
A specialty of the inn is “kawa-gani cuisine,” made with Japanese mitten crabs caught in the nearby Omono River.
[Parking] Yes, free for 20 cars [Shuttle Service] Available
[Number of Rooms] 7 non-smoking rooms
[Large Bath] Yes
[Day-Use Bathing] Available
[Main Room Amenities] Free Wi-Fi, air conditioning/heating, tea set, cold water pot, bath towel, face towel, yukata, razor, tabi socks, toothbrush set, clothing deodorizing spray
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(1) Stay in a “cultural property”
Please enjoy the beauty of Japanese architecture, where traditional craftsmanship still lives on, at this inn with a nostalgic Taisho-era charm.
(2) Enjoy the iodine spring in a private open-air bath
The private open-air bath for overnight guests is made entirely of cypress. In front stands the inn’s symbol: a giant fir tree about 400 years old.
(3) Taste the specialty “kawa-gani cuisine”
Enjoy local dishes unique to this area, served with specially grown Akita Komachi rice from Nishi-Senboku.
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“Taiju-no-Yu,” a private open-air bath made entirely of cypress
“Guest room” 10-tatami room as it was when completed in 1917
Dinner (example)
“Veranda serving as a corridor” featuring a 16-meter-long single slab of natural Akita cedar
“Staircase hall” with a Rokumeikan-style design
