Sky

♨️30 seconds to the beach, a sea-view open-air bath in every room

Kyoto · Umi wo Nozomu Yado Sumi (Sky)

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A small seaside inn by Kotenkyo Beach

• 🌊Set in Minatomiya, Kumihama, in Kyotango at the northern tip of Kyoto Prefecture; the sand is a 30-second walk from the door.
• 🏨An intimate inn with 12 rooms in total (8 Japanese-style, 4 Western-style), every one facing the ocean over Kotenkyo.
• 🩺The inn works with local medical services, offers advance health consultations for your stay, and has staff trained in advanced first aid on site.

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Kirara-no-yu natural hot spring

• ♨️Kotenkyo Onsen is a sodium chloride spring (hypotonic, alkaline), 34.9°C at the source with a flow of 461.5 liters per minute.
• 🌿The salt left on the skin slows the evaporation of sweat, so the warmth lasts and you stay heated to the core.
• 🛁The large bath has an open-air tub; listed benefits include neuralgia, muscle pain, poor circulation, fatigue recovery and general wellbeing.

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Open-air baths in every room

• 🌅Every guest room has its own open-air view bath looking out to sea.
• ♨️The in-room baths draw the same Kirara-no-yu spring water as the large bath.
• 🕰️The in-room bath can be used at any hour, 24 hours a day.

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Guest rooms

• 🛏️The 5th-floor top-floor special rooms are Western-style, limited to four groups a day, with two 140 cm double beds.
• 🎋The eight standard rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors are tatami rooms of about 8 mats, with futon bedding.
• 📺All rooms have a TV, fridge, air conditioning, air purifier and washlet toilet, and free Wi-Fi covers the whole building.

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Tango seafood kaiseki

• 🍽️Dinner (17:20–22:00) and breakfast (7:00–9:30) are served at partitioned tables for each group in Ryosen, the 2nd-floor dining room; meals may occasionally be served in your room.
• 🦀The operating company is a seafood wholesaler and hand-picks Matsuba snow crab from early November to the end of March.
• 🐟Nodoguro, Kumihama Bay oysters, Tajima beef and Tango Koshihikari rice feature, with dishes changing according to the day's catch.

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Facilities

• 🏛️The lobby has a high open ceiling and a corner selling Tango local products.
• 🛗An elevator serves the guest floors.
• 🧴Rooms are stocked with a kettle, tea set, hair dryer, shampoo, conditioner, body soap and makeup remover; toothbrushes, razors and combs are available from the front desk.

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Nearby sights

• 🏖️Kotenkyo Beach in front of the inn, one of Japan's 88 selected swimming beaches, has clear shallow water; the swimming season runs from mid-July to mid-August.
• ⛰️Mt. Kabuto, which seems to float on Kumihama Bay, lies within the San'in Kaigan Geopark and has a summit observatory and a park with fishing spots and play equipment.
• 🍑Orchards around Kumihama Bay offer melon, peach, grape and pear picking from early summer to autumn.

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Access & check-in

• 🚃Get off at Kotenkyo Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway; a pickup is available under conditions if you tell the inn your arrival time by the day before.
• 🚗Free parking for 10 cars, with advance inquiry needed in the summer peak; roads can be snowy in winter, so bring chains or winter tires.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00 (last 18:00), check-out 10:00.

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Open-air baths in every room

• 🌅Every guest room has its own open-air view bath looking out to sea.
• ♨️The in-room baths draw the same Kirara-no-yu spring water as the large bath.
• 🕰️The in-room bath can be used at any hour, 24 hours a day.

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Guest rooms

• 🛏️The 5th-floor top-floor special rooms are Western-style, limited to four groups a day, with two 140 cm double beds.
• 🎋The eight standard rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors are tatami rooms of about 8 mats, with futon bedding.
• 📺All rooms have a TV, fridge, air conditioning, air purifier and washlet toilet, and free Wi-Fi covers the whole building.

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Every room comes with a sea view and its own natural hot spring bath, and with a seafood wholesaler running the inn, winter crab and Sea of Japan seafood are the highlights. It is a small 12-room inn in a quiet area with few shops nearby, and the tatami rooms are a modest 8 mats.

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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.

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

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

Where is Sky located?

It is in Kyotango. Address: 2330 Minatomiya, Kumihamacho.

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.