미마사카 산토 오쿠쓰 온천 이케다야 가지카엔

♨️Riverside murmurs, a bath for beautiful skin

Okayama · Ikedaya Kajikaen

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A Private-Source Kakenagashi Hot Spring

• ♨️Sourced from the upper Yoshii River, the inn's own spring flows straight into the baths, true kakenagashi style
• 💧At around 39°C, the gently warm water lets you soak for long stretches without tiring
• ✨Clear, neutral-to-mildly-alkaline bicarbonate water earns it the name 'bath of beautiful skin'

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Indoor and Outdoor Baths, Something for Everyone

• 🛁Two indoor baths, Shiko-no-yu and Kajika-no-yu, offer different bathing moods
• 🌿Some rooms come with their own open-air bath, others with a private jacuzzi
• 🩺Said to ease neuralgia, poor circulation, fatigue, and skin ailments

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Rooms That Frame the Yoshii River

• 🪟Every room has a wide veranda (hiroen) built to look straight out over the Yoshii River
• 🍃Spend your stay listening to the river and the mountain, far from everyday life
• 🏯Choose from standard tatami rooms to Japanese-Western suites with beds

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Japanese-Western Suites

• 🛏️Suites like the Katsura, Kiri, and Ran rooms pair tatami with a bed
• 🌄Look out from the room over the Yoshii River and the homely mountains beyond
• 🍂Early summer brings the call of kajika frogs, autumn brings color to the hills

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Kaiseki Built on Seasonal Ingredients

• 🐟A table set with fish from the upper Yoshii River and other seasonal mountain and river ingredients
• 🥩Kaiseki courses featuring local beef like Nagi-gyu and Jiya-gyu
• 🍚Paired with Akitakomachi rice from contracted farms and Gozenshu sake from Maniwa

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The Air of an Okutsu Onsen Retreat

• 🏞️Built on the former retreat grounds of Mimasaka lord Mori Tadamasa
• 🖼️Home to a tea room designed by print artist Munakata Shiko
• ☕Try Kajikaen's own coffee, roasted and brewed in-house

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The Scenic Beauty of Okutsu Valley

• 🌲Cradled in the Chugoku mountains, Okutsu Onsen keeps the unpretentious feel of a mountain hot spring town
• 🍁The hot spring street along both banks of the Yoshii River and the autumn colors of Okutsu Valley are a beautiful sight
• 📜One of the Mimasaka Santo, the three hot springs long favored by writers and poets

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Getting There

• 🚗About 20km north of Innosho IC on the Chugoku Expressway
• 🚌About 55 minutes from JR Tsuyama Station on a Chutetsu bus bound for Okutsu Onsen
• 🚐A free shuttle from Tsuyama Station or Innosho IC is available with advance booking

Let the gentle murmur of the Yoshii River carry you as you ease into a private-source hot spring, warm enough to linger in for hours. Built on the grounds of a feudal lord's retreat, Okutsu Onsen greets you with a different face each season.

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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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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:30 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

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