Mikado

♨️A beauty's valley, where the water's glow soaks into the skin

Ehime · Mikado

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Nibukawa Onsen, One of Iyo's Three Great Hot Springs

• ♨️Nibukawa Onsen, ranked among Iyo's three great hot springs alongside Dogo and Hontani
• 💧A pH 9.8 alkaline simple spring, smooth enough to be called a 'beauty bath'
• 🌿A hot-spring town with deep roots, once flourishing as the old Imabari domain's cure-bathing resort

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A Cave Bath Cradling the Valley Beyond Glass

• 🪨A cave-shaped bath where the four seasons of Nibukawa Valley unfold beyond the glass
• 🏞️The main bath, on basement level 4, faces the Kijigawa mountain stream
• 🌊'Takimi no Yu' (Waterfall-View Bath) shows a different face by morning and by night

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100% Source Water, A Beauty Bath

• 💧Using 100% source water, this alkaline simple spring gently washes away skin impurities
• 🧖Beyond its beauty benefits, it's known to help with neuralgia, rheumatism, stomach trouble, stiff shoulders, and back pain
• 🕕Open 6:30–9:30am and 3:00–11:00pm, with the men's and women's baths alternating

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Quiet Japanese Rooms Beside the Stream

• 🛏️Tatami rooms in calm tones offer a comfort that feels somehow nostalgic
• 🐦Stay surrounded by the valley's nature, with river sounds and birdsong as your soundtrack
• 💆Select rooms come with a massage chair

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A 'Proud-of-Its-Cuisine' Inn, Nibukawa's Signature Dish

• 🍲Selected as a 'Ryori Jiman no Yado' (inn proud of its cuisine), using ingredients from Setouchi's mountains and sea
• 🐗Serves the mountain specialty 'Inobuta Nabe,' a wild boar × pork miso hot pot, in individual pots
• 🦞Seasonal kaiseki courses feature Ise spiny lobster and the treasured grilled dish horaku-yaki

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A Kaiseki Spread of Mountain and Sea

• 🦀Seafood from the Kurushima Strait — prawns, blue crab, turban shell, sea bream — served horaku-yaki style
• 🍚Rice comes from local Tamagawa, tracked under a rice traceability system
• 🍱Breakfast, too, is generously built from local ingredients

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Nibukawa Valley, Colored by Every Season

• 🌸Face the beauty of a mountain stream lit up differently each season
• 🌲The upper Kijigawa is designated among Japan's 100 Best Water Source Forests, rich in nature
• 🚲A dedicated bike rack for 20 bicycles, for Shimanami Kaido cyclists

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A Mountain Retreat Reached From Imabari

• 🚖About 20 minutes by taxi from JR Imabari Station
• 🚗About 15 minutes by car from the Imabari IC on the Shimanami Kaido
• 📶Free Wi-Fi is available throughout, except in the bathing areas

Nibukawa Onsen, sung of in verse as a beauty bath to rival Dogo. Sink into a cave bath cradling the valley, and slowly take in the mountain charm of Iyo with a wild-boar hot pot and a kaiseki of mountain and sea.

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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.

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

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 19:00

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Mikado?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Mikado located?

It is in Dogo · Ehime Imabari. Address: 773-1 Tamagawacho-nibukawa.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩116,578 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

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.