Kanaya Ryokan

♨️An inn founded in 1867, home to Japan's grandest all-cypress bath, Senninburo

Shizuoka · Kanaya Ryokan

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An Inn Since the Late Edo Period

• 🏯Founded in 1867, this long-running Shimoda inn has welcomed guests for generations.
• 🪵The main building, completed in 1929, is a sukiya-style wooden structure with ceilings of ancient Akita cedar and zelkova tokonoma alcoves.
• 🌿Set at the foot of Mt. Kanaya, it offers a simple, calm atmosphere surrounded by nature.

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Senninburo, Japan's Top Cypress Bath

• ♨️Built in 1915, Senninburo measures about 20 m long and 5 m wide, and about 1 m deep at its deepest point, like a swimming pool.
• 🪵Not just the tub but the walls and ceiling are cypress, earning it fame as Japan's finest all-cypress bath.
• 🚺It is a mixed bath; women can enter from the women's changing room with its key, and bath towels may be worn.

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Private Spring and Many Baths

• 💧The inn's own Kawachi Onsen spring, drawn from the foot of Mt. Kanaya, flows 24 hours free-flowing (mildly alkaline simple spring, clear, drinkable).
• 🛁There is Manyo-no-Yu, Japan's largest wooden women's bath, and Issen-yu, a private bath from the late Meiji era and the inn's oldest.
• 🌳Open-air baths are separated by gender and include an utase-yu waterfall shower; every bath is open 24 hours.

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Sukiya-Style Rooms

• 🛏️There are 15 rooms in total, and every main-building room is a sukiya-style tatami room.
• 🗻Highlights include the view-focused special room Tachibana (10+6 tatami) and Fuyo (10+4.5 tatami), recommended for couples.
• 🏠The annex has a 25 ㎡ Western room with bath and toilet; some main-building rooms (such as the 14-tatami room) have no toilet.

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Izu Mountain-and-Sea Kaiseki

• 🐟Seasonal seafood is shipped directly from Ito and Shimoda ports, and the head chef, who knows the Izu sea well, selects ingredients himself.
• 🦞Ise lobster is served in several ways, such as grilled in the shell, simmered, or as live sashimi.
• 🍽️Meals are served in your room, so you can dine at ease.

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Inside the Inn

• 🚪The entrance hall retains a nostalgic, retro feel.
• 🧴Yukata and tanzen robes, towels, toothbrush sets and razors are provided.
• 🔌Hair dryers, wheelchairs and bottle/wine openers can be borrowed.

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Nearby Sights

• 🌊Ryugukutsu is a sea cave whose opening looks like a heart when viewed from above.
• 🚡Visit Mt. Nesugata, one of the 'Three Views of Izu', via the Shimoda Ropeway, or the Shimoda Floating Aquarium.
• 🏖️Shirahama Ohama Beach, Tatadohama Beach and Cape Irozaki, the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, are also nearby.

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Access

• 🚃A 4-minute walk from Izukyu Rendaiji Station.
• 🚌8 minutes by bus from Izukyu-Shimoda Station; get off at Kawachi Onsen stop.
• 🚗Parking is available, with a cobblestone path leading to the inn. Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00.

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Private Spring and Many Baths

• 💧The inn's own Kawachi Onsen spring, drawn from the foot of Mt. Kanaya, flows 24 hours free-flowing (mildly alkaline simple spring, clear, drinkable).
• 🛁There is Manyo-no-Yu, Japan's largest wooden women's bath, and Issen-yu, a private bath from the late Meiji era and the inn's oldest.
• 🌳Open-air baths are separated by gender and include an utase-yu waterfall shower; every bath is open 24 hours.

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Sukiya-Style Rooms

• 🛏️There are 15 rooms in total, and every main-building room is a sukiya-style tatami room.
• 🗻Highlights include the view-focused special room Tachibana (10+6 tatami) and Fuyo (10+4.5 tatami), recommended for couples.
• 🏠The annex has a 25 ㎡ Western room with bath and toilet; some main-building rooms (such as the 14-tatami room) have no toilet.

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A rare inn where a century-old wooden building meets a vast, free-flowing cypress bath. Note that Senninburo is mixed bathing, and some rooms in the old building have no toilet.

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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 Kanaya Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Kanaya Ryokan located?

It is in Shimoda. Address: 114-2 Kochi.

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.