Wataya

🔥The glow of the irori warms a night at Mount Hakusan

Ishikawa · Wataya

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At the Foot of Hakusan, a House of the Irori for 150 Years

• 🏮A long-established culinary ryokan opened in 1865, in the Keio era, and running for over 150 years
• 🌿It began on the banks of the Tedori River and has since moved beside Shirayamahime Shrine
• 🪵The old farmhouse-style wooden building holds Hakusan's forest and four seasons within it

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An Irori Hearth Alive in Every Room

• 🔥All six guest rooms have an irori hearth at their center
• 🐟Guests grill their own fish over the fire, and roast rice cakes in winter
• 📺There are no televisions in the rooms — only the flames and the quiet remain

3

The Quiet of an Old Farmhouse, Six Rooms in All

• 🏚️Originally a restaurant, the building has no bathroom or toilet inside the guest rooms
• 🚻Bathing and toilets are shared facilities provided on each floor
• 📶The old farmhouse atmosphere is preserved, but Wi-Fi is available in every room

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Flavors Raised by the River — Ayu and Iwana

• 🎣River fish take center stage, with ayu (sweetfish) in season from June through mid-October
• 🔥Skewered and gently grilled over the charcoal of the irori
• ❄️In winter, the table turns to iwana (char), their flesh grown firm with the cold

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Hakusan-Style Gibier, Wild Greens, and Kaga Vegetables

• 🍶Hakusan-style gibier — wild boar, venison, pheasant, and other game are served
• 🥬Spring wild greens and Kaga vegetables color the table through every season
• 💧All water used in the cooking comes from the sacred groundwater of Mount Hakusan

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Hakusan's Sacred Waters and a Garden for All Seasons

• 🍁An autumn garden where crimson foliage meets the thatched roof
• 🌸Cherry blossoms fill the windows in spring, deep green in summer
• 🏞️Hakusan's four seasons flow in, whole and unfiltered, beyond the room's windows

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A Lingering Night Beside Shirayamahime Shrine

• ⛩️Set right beside Shirayamahime Shrine, the head shrine of Hakusan worship, surrounded by forest
• 🚗Follow the forest path in, and the quiet entrance of this old inn welcomes you
• 🗓️Closed regularly on Tuesdays; reservations are taken through ikyu

There are no lavish hot spring facilities here, no television in the rooms. Only the glow of the irori, river fish raised by Mount Hakusan, and 150 years of quiet. That is everything Wataya offers — and it is enough.

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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.

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