Yuhigaura Onsen Kato

🦀A crab-cuisine inn at Yuhigaura Onsen on the Tango coast

Kyoto · Yuhigaura Onsen Ryokan Kato

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An inn that began as a diner

• 🏮Kato opened in 1976 as a diner popular with locals and became a ryokan in 1991.
• 🍽️It bills itself as an inn of flavor, pairing Yuhigaura Onsen hot springs with seasonal cuisine.
• 🏍️Motorcyclists are welcome, with a covered garage that holds 8 to 10 bikes.

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Yuhigaura Onsen baths

• ♨️There are two baths, a hiba-wood bath with a Shigaraki-ware open-air tub and a rock bath, and the men's and women's sides swap around 11 pm.
• 🕐Bathing is available 24 hours; from 0:30 to 4:00 the water is refreshed and runs slightly cooler.
• 💧The clear, odorless alkaline simple spring is known as a 'beauty bath' and is said to help with fatigue, neuralgia and rheumatism.

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Free private bath

• 🛁A barrier-free private bath with a jacuzzi is free to use.
• ⏱️Slots are 30 minutes per group, starting at 3 pm and closing at 10 pm.
• 📝Sign up at check-in to reserve a slot.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Rooms are mainly 6 to 8 tatami Japanese-style rooms assigned by group size, plus a 10-tatami room.
• 📺Rooms have a tea set, washbasin, safe, air conditioning, down futons, hair dryer, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi.
• 🚻Some rooms, including the 10-tatami room, have no toilet, so check when booking; guests who find stairs difficult can request a ground-floor room by phone in advance.

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Seasonal cuisine

• 🐟Menus change with the seasons: oni shrimp, white shrimp and abalone in spring, torigai cockles and rock oysters in summer, and local fish from set and trawl nets in autumn.
• 🥩Local Tango ingredients include certified Tajima beef steak and translucent live squid.
• 🍚Meals come with 100% Tango-grown Koshihikari rice and local sake, with plans that include a sake tasting flight.

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Matsuba crab cuisine

• 🦀In winter, Matsuba crab is served as sashimi, grilled and boiled in a range of courses from value to full-scale.
• 🔥Crab tempura, grilled crab, boiled crab and crab sashimi can be added by phone in advance, and boiled crab can be taken home.
• 📞Live-crab courses must be booked by phone at least one week before your stay; red snow crab courses are offered in spring and autumn.

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Facilities and amenities

• 📚Vending machines and a manga corner are free to use.
• 🚬There is an indoor smoking area.
• 🧴Amenities include towels, toothbrush sets, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, yukata and razors.

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Nearby sights and access

• 🏖️Hamazume Beach stretches for about 6 km with clear, shallow blue water.
• ⛩️Shizu Shrine, the Kabutoyama Observatory overlooking Kumihama Bay, and Tango Kingdom Shoku no Miyako, one of western Japan's largest roadside stations, are nearby.
• 🚃It is about 5 minutes by car from Yuhigaura-Kitsu Onsen Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway, about 3 hours from Kyoto Station on the Hashidate limited express, and about 50 minutes by car from Miyazu Amanohashidate IC.

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Free private bath

• 🛁A barrier-free private bath with a jacuzzi is free to use.
• ⏱️Slots are 30 minutes per group, starting at 3 pm and closing at 10 pm.
• 📝Sign up at check-in to reserve a slot.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Rooms are mainly 6 to 8 tatami Japanese-style rooms assigned by group size, plus a 10-tatami room.
• 📺Rooms have a tea set, washbasin, safe, air conditioning, down futons, hair dryer, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi.
• 🚻Some rooms, including the 10-tatami room, have no toilet, so check when booking; guests who find stairs difficult can request a ground-floor room by phone in advance.

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A cozy ryokan for enjoying 24-hour Yuhigaura Onsen baths, a free private bath and seasonal seafood and crab cuisine. Note that some rooms have no toilet, so check the room facilities when booking.

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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.

♨ Yuhigaura Onsen · 19 ryokan in this onsen town

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Yuhigaura Onsen Kato?

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

Where is Yuhigaura Onsen Kato located?

It is in Kyotango. Address: 266-16 Hamazume, Aminocho.

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.