Hakutei Wakanoya

🏯A 155-year-old three-story wooden inn in Hita's Mameda-machi

Oita · Hakutei Wakanoya

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A ryokan with 155 years of history

• 📜Founded 155 years ago, the inn has welcomed guests through the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras.
• ✒️Many writers stayed here, including novelist Yasunari Kawabata.
• 🏘️It sits in Mameda-machi, the old castle town of Hita that flourished as a shogunate-governed territory in the Edo period.

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Old-world charm in three wooden stories

• 🪵A three-story wooden ryokan, a rarity anywhere in Japan.
• 🎋Original details such as carved ranma transoms and shoji screens survive throughout, showcasing traditional Japanese craftsmanship.
• 🌄The Showa-era building has high ceilings, and the third floor looks out over the whole Hita Basin.

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Six guest rooms

• 🛏️The Yakusugi cedar rooms are 8+6 tatami on the third floor of the late-Taisho wooden main building, with a toilet but the bath outside the room.
• 🌳The ground-floor inner room with a garden is 16 tatami (10+6) with its own bath and toilet.
• 💴The second-floor Hita cedar rooms are budget-friendly 6-tatami rooms with bath and toilet outside the room.

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Two private baths

• 🛁A fragrant hinoki cypress bath and a larger family bath can each be reserved privately free of charge.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The family bath fits two to three people, ideal for couples or families with children.
• ♨️The baths use heated water, not hot spring water.

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Seasonal local cuisine

• 🥩Savor steak of Oita Wagyu, the prefecture's brand beef.
• 🥬The head chef cooks only with seasonal local ingredients such as organically grown vegetables.
• 🍲Signature dishes include seasonal chawanmushi and simmered seasonal vegetables.

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Private dining rooms and wine

• 🚪Dinner is served from 18:00 to 21:00 in fully private tatami dining rooms.
• 🍷A sommelier selects wines to pair with the meal.
• 🍳Breakfast is served in the dining hall from 7:30 to 9:30.

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Mameda-machi and nearby sights

• 🏘️The streets of Mameda-machi, designated a nationally important preservation district in 2004, start right outside.
• 🍶The Kuncho Sake Brewery Museum, in a storehouse built in 1702, is about 1 minute by car, and the Kangien private academy site about 4 minutes.
• 🎎Local festivals include the Hina Doll Festival (mid-February to late March) and Sennen Akari on the third weekend of October.

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Getting there

• 🚃About 5 minutes by car from JR Hita Station or from Hita IC on the Oita Expressway.
• ✈️About 1 hour 10 minutes by car from Fukuoka Airport, or 1 hour 20 minutes by highway bus to Hita Bus Center plus about 7 minutes by car.
• 🅿️Free parking for 10 cars (no reservation needed); check-in 15:00-19:00, check-out 10:00.

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Six guest rooms

• 🛏️The Yakusugi cedar rooms are 8+6 tatami on the third floor of the late-Taisho wooden main building, with a toilet but the bath outside the room.
• 🌳The ground-floor inner room with a garden is 16 tatami (10+6) with its own bath and toilet.
• 💴The second-floor Hita cedar rooms are budget-friendly 6-tatami rooms with bath and toilet outside the room.

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Two private baths

• 🛁A fragrant hinoki cypress bath and a larger family bath can each be reserved privately free of charge.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The family bath fits two to three people, ideal for couples or families with children.
• ♨️The baths use heated water, not hot spring water.

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A 155-year-old wooden ryokan where you can soak up the atmosphere writers once enjoyed, along with seasonal local cuisine and views over the Hita Basin. Note that the private baths use heated water rather than hot spring water, and some rooms have the bath or toilet outside the room.

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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: 19:00

* 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 Hakutei Wakanoya?

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

Where is Hakutei Wakanoya located?

It is in Hita. Address: 7-31 Mamedamachi .

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.