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🎋A Century of Bamboo, a Meiji-Era Retreat Loved by Literary Giants

Kanagawa · Fukuzumiro

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Registered Cultural Property, Sukiya Architecture

• 🏯Founded in 1890 (Meiji 23), the three-story wooden building in Kyoto-style sukiya-zukuri is registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property
• 🎋It's especially praised for a design that pushes the beauty of bamboo to its fullest expression
• 🛏️No two of the 17 rooms are alike — each differs in its layout and interior details

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A Storied Retreat Where Literary Giants Stayed

• ✍️A favored haunt of countless cultural figures, including Fukuzawa Yukichi, Natsume Soseki, and Shimazaki Toson
• 🎭Actor Bando Tsumasaburo was also a regular, and guests are said to have each requested their favorite room
• 🍵It's also a place with deep ties to tea, favored by Shiotsuki Yaeko, eldest daughter of the 14th head of the Urasenke tea school

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24-Hour Kakenagashi Hot Spring

• ♨️Alkaline simple spring water from Yumoto's No. 37 source, tempered with natural spring water, flows into the baths around the clock
• 🌡️Drawn at 62.9°C with a pH of 8.9, the gentle water is good for fatigue, neuralgia, and muscle pain
• 🛁A mild bath that warms the body from within, long loved by generations of guests

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The Signature Odai-Maruburo

• 🌲Soak in the signature Odai-Maruburo, a great round bath carved from a massive pine trunk
• 🪨The rock bath alternates between men and women by time slot
• 🔑The small round bath, family bath, and reclining bath 'Neyu' are private, first-come reservation baths

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Seasonal Take (Bamboo) Kaiseki

• 🍲Choose the standard Take kaiseki or a special course built on seasonal ingredients
• 🐟The meal includes an assorted sashimi platter of sea bream, flounder, black rockfish, and amberjack, along with dobin-mushi
• 🍚Rice is domestic Koshihikari, with the serving changing according to season and harvest

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River-View and Garden-View Rooms

• 🌸River-facing rooms overlooking the Hayakawa Valley (such as Sakura and Seseragi) and garden-facing rooms (such as Kiri)
• 🛀Some rooms, like the 3rd-floor river-view Sakura room, come with their own private bath
• 🪟Views and layouts vary by floor and room, so a return visit can mean a whole new experience

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Hakone Shichito and Access

• 🚉About a 10-minute walk (700m) from Hakone-Yumoto Station, or 2 to 5 minutes by car or bus
• 🚌An orange guest shuttle bus runs from Yumoto Station toward Tonosawa for 200 yen one way
• 🅿️The private parking lot holds up to 6 cars; guests arriving by car are encouraged to call ahead

A cultural-property ryokan founded in the Meiji era, where the sound of the Hayakawa Valley's flowing water and the grain of bamboo remain alive. In rooms once loved by literary giants, savor kakenagashi hot springs and a seasonal kaiseki, and let the time in Hakone pass slowly.

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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: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 17:00

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