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♨️Just four parties a night, tucked into Kyoto's oldest hot spring

Kyoto, Tango · Kitsukan

1

A Hideaway for Just Four Parties a Day

• 🏯A single-story building with only four rooms, capped at four parties a day
• 🪴Every room faces a Japanese garden
• 🔑The entire building can also be booked exclusively

2

Kyoto's Oldest Hot Spring

• ♨️Its own source, Kitsu Onsen, opened around 1955
• 💧A simple spring (neutral, hypotonic, low-temperature) supplied kakenagashi-style
• 🩹Said to help with nerve pain, sore muscles, joint pain, poor circulation, and fatigue

3

Soak Straight from the Source

• 🛁A quiet indoor bath, exclusive to the ryokan
• 🌡️Water kept at a comfortable 40–41°C depending on the season
• 🤫Limited to four parties, so it stays calm and unhurried

4

Tatami Rooms Wrapped Around a Garden

• 🌿Matsukaze — an 8-mat room with moss garden views on two sides
• 🍃Makiginu — a cozy 7.5-mat room with easy climate control
• 👶Tsurunoma — a spacious 12-mat room, welcoming families with children

5

Kaiseki, Made by the Chef's Own Hand

• 🍽️Seasonal kaiseki that lets each ingredient's natural flavor shine
• 🐟Seafood from Tango sourced through trusted suppliers
• 🥩Cherry sea bream, abalone, and domestic beef in spring, summer, and autumn

6

Winter's King: Crab

• 🦀A winter crab course built from live crab
• 🍲Boiled, fried, and prepared every way in between
• 🦑In summer, breakfast brings the signature squid somen

7

Getting to Kyoto's Tango

• 🚆Yuhigaura-Kitsuonsen Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway is the fastest route
• 🚌A direct bus from Osaka runs during crab season (early November–mid March)
• 🅿️Free parking, EV charging, and Wi-Fi included

A garden, a hot spring, and the chef's own hand, in place of the crowds. Spend a quiet night in Tango at Kitsukan.

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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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