Oyashirazu Kanko Hotel

🌊A clifftop inn above the horizon at Oyashirazu, the old Hokuriku Road's hardest pass

Niigata · Oyashirazu Kanko Hotel

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A sea-view inn on the cliffs

• 🏯The inn stands atop the cliffs of Oyashirazu, long known as the most treacherous stretch of the old Hokuriku Road.
• 📜Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Matsuo Basho are said to have passed along this coast.
• 🌅The Sea of Japan spreads out below, with striking sunrises and sunsets.

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Viewing baths facing the horizon

• 🛁Two viewing baths open straight onto the horizon; they are on the small side.
• ⏰Hours are 15:00–21:00 and 6:30–8:00, alternating between men and women (varies by season).
• 👨‍👩‍👧There is a family bath on the 3rd floor, and evening hours can be extended on request at check-in.

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Ocean-side and mountain-side rooms

• 🌊Ocean-side rooms include a twin (17.8㎡, up to 3), a triple (22.7㎡, up to 4) and an 8+3-tatami Japanese room, all with bath and toilet.
• ⛰️Mountain-side Japanese rooms come in 6, 8 and 11 tatami with shared baths; you can choose a room with its own toilet or a shared one.
• 🚭All rooms are non-smoking with free Wi-Fi throughout; rooms are on floors 2–3 and guests lay out their own futons in Japanese rooms.

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Seafood dinners from local ports

• 🐟Generous dinners feature fish landed at local ports including Ichiburi, Oyashirazu, Itoigawa, Uramoto, Nou and Uozu.
• 🍣The day's catch is served as sashimi, salt-grilled, simmered and fried, along with octopus shabu-shabu and fried white shrimp.
• 🧒Elementary-school children get nine dishes including sashimi; younger children get a kids' plate with hamburg steak.

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Red snow crab and local sake

• 🦀From mid-September to late May, a crab feast serves red snow crab boiled, grilled, as tempura, shabu-shabu and rice porridge.
• 🍶Sake from every brewery in Itoigawa is stocked, including Honjozo Oyashirazu, sold only here.
• 🍳At breakfast you grill local dried fish such as megisu yourself, served with freshly cooked Koshihikari rice.

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Panoramic restaurant and facilities

• 🍽️Meals are served at the panoramic restaurant Tenken overlooking the horizon, where wildlife such as Japanese serow sometimes appears.
• 💎A shop inside the restaurant sells souvenirs, and natural jade stones are on display.
• 🏍️A garage holds 17 motorcycles, and on designated dates up to two small dogs can stay in the room.

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Around Oyashirazu

• 🧱Walk through the Oyashirazu Brick Tunnel along the coastal promenade.
• 🏔️The Tsugami Shindo trail runs from the Oyashirazu cliffs to Mt. Asahi (2,418m), Japan's only trail traversing from sea to mountain.
• 🗿The statue of Walter Weston, father of modern mountaineering, and the jade country of Itoigawa are nearby.

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Access and shuttle

• 🚃Free shuttle to Oyashirazu Station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway (book by the day before), about 8 minutes by car.
• 🕖Shuttles run 7:00–10:00 and 15:00 until the 21:12 train; at other times, take a taxi.
• 🚗About 3 minutes from Oyashirazu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, with a free 30-space city car park.

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Ocean-side and mountain-side rooms

• 🌊Ocean-side rooms include a twin (17.8㎡, up to 3), a triple (22.7㎡, up to 4) and an 8+3-tatami Japanese room, all with bath and toilet.
• ⛰️Mountain-side Japanese rooms come in 6, 8 and 11 tatami with shared baths; you can choose a room with its own toilet or a shared one.
• 🚭All rooms are non-smoking with free Wi-Fi throughout; rooms are on floors 2–3 and guests lay out their own futons in Japanese rooms.

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Seafood dinners from local ports

• 🐟Generous dinners feature fish landed at local ports including Ichiburi, Oyashirazu, Itoigawa, Uramoto, Nou and Uozu.
• 🍣The day's catch is served as sashimi, salt-grilled, simmered and fried, along with octopus shabu-shabu and fried white shrimp.
• 🧒Elementary-school children get nine dishes including sashimi; younger children get a kids' plate with hamburg steak.

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A simple clifftop inn where you look down on the sea and sunsets and feast on local seafood and red snow crab. Note that the baths are small viewing baths rather than hot springs, there is no elevator, and the inn has irregular closing days, so check your dates.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 21:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Oyashirazu Kanko Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Oyashirazu Kanko Hotel located?

It is in Itoigawa. Address: 119-1 Ichiburi.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.