Uchiyu Ryokan Akane-sou

♨️Three parties a day, untouched source-spring private baths

Hyogo · Uchiyu Ryokan Akane-sou

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A small inn run by a couple

• 🏡Taken over by the current generation ten years ago, this couple-run inn hosts just three parties a day.
• 🌿It sits at the far end of Shichikama Onsen, where cars rarely pass and the nights are quiet.
• 🌸Seasonal flowers bloom in the garden, framed by mountains that change color through the year.

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Shichikama Onsen, straight from the source

• ♨️The oldest spring in the Hamasaka Onsen area, flowing fresh with no added water and no reheating.
• 🔑Both baths are fully private and can be used 24 hours a day.
• 🧪A sodium-calcium sulfate spring (50.4°C at source, pH 7.18), listed for neuralgia, muscle pain, poor circulation and fatigue.

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Four rooms, each with its own character

• 🛏️There are four rooms in total, each a 10-tatami Japanese room with a washbasin.
• 🍳Izumo no Okuni is a modern room with kitchenware, a microwave and washing machine for self-catering, plus a projector.
• 🪑Hiizurutokoro has a raised tatami area, Zashikiwarashi a massage chair, and Baikamo is a classic room with a wide veranda.

4

Winter means Matsuba crab

• 🦀Hamasaka is crab country: tagged live Matsuba crab is served as sashimi, charcoal-grilled, shabu-shabu and sukiyaki.
• 🐟The owner is a licensed buyer who bids at the Hamasaka port auction for the day's catch.
• 🍚Rice comes from nearby Murooka, grown with Tajima beef compost and reduced chemicals.

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The sea in spring, summer and autumn

• 🦑Spring brings a course built around Hamasaka's firefly squid, served raw, grilled and as shabu-shabu.
• 🦪Summer is the season for large wild rock oysters, served raw, lava-stone grilled and as tempura.
• 🍤Autumn features rich nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch) and the local specialty oni-ebi shrimp.

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Dining with a garden view

• 🍽️The ground-floor hall looks out onto the green garden.
• 🚪Each group is shown to its own private room for meals.
• 🎉The two connected rooms can host banquets of up to 20 people.

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Facilities

• 🛋️The front desk and lobby, renovated in 2022, have floor heating powered by the hot spring.
• 🚻The shared second-floor toilets and washroom were also renovated in 2022.
• 📶Wi-Fi covers the whole building, and karaoke costs 2,000 yen with no time limit.

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Nearby sights and access

• 🌊Nearby spots include Tainohama Beach, the San'in Kaigan Geopark Museum and Hamasaka Hakuba Park.
• 🚃The nearest station is JR Hamasaka; buses run every 30 minutes and take 10 minutes to Shichikama Onsen.
• 🚗About 3 hours by car from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, with parking beside the inn and across the road.

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Four rooms, each with its own character

• 🛏️There are four rooms in total, each a 10-tatami Japanese room with a washbasin.
• 🍳Izumo no Okuni is a modern room with kitchenware, a microwave and washing machine for self-catering, plus a projector.
• 🪑Hiizurutokoro has a raised tatami area, Zashikiwarashi a massage chair, and Baikamo is a classic room with a wide veranda.

4

Winter means Matsuba crab

• 🦀Hamasaka is crab country: tagged live Matsuba crab is served as sashimi, charcoal-grilled, shabu-shabu and sukiyaki.
• 🐟The owner is a licensed buyer who bids at the Hamasaka port auction for the day's catch.
• 🍚Rice comes from nearby Murooka, grown with Tajima beef compost and reduced chemicals.

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With only three parties a day, guests get a quiet stay, private baths of free-flowing spring water, and seafood bought straight from the port. Note that most rooms share toilets, no open-air bath is listed, and the crab course starts at 45,000 yen per person.

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From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Uchiyu Ryokan Akane-sou?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Uchiyu Ryokan Akane-sou located?

It is in Mikata-gun. Address: Shichikama, Shin onsencho.

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.