Hakuchu

🏮A storehouse inn in Nagahama, reborn from an Edo-period oil merchant's townhouse

Shiga · Hakuchu

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A revived oil merchant's townhouse

• 🏮The inn is a renovated townhouse of 'Shirochu', an oil wholesaler founded in the Edo period by Shirokiya Chuzaemon, on the old Hokkoku Kaido road in Nagahama.
• 📜The residence is registered as a Nagahama Castle Town Heritage property.
• 🌿It follows the classic long, narrow 'eel's bed' layout running from the Hokkoku Kaido to the Yonegawa River, with a generous inner garden.

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Private storehouse rentals

• 🏠Oichi no Kura is a two-story storehouse rented as a whole: a 10-mat Western room and 4.5-mat Japanese room downstairs and a 10-mat Japanese room upstairs, for 2–8 guests.
• 🛏️Ogo no Kura is a storehouse for two, with a 5.5-mat Japanese room downstairs and a Japanese-modern twin bedroom upstairs.
• 🛁Both storehouses have a washlet toilet, bath, washbasin, TV and hair dryer.

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Japanese-Western rooms in the main building

• 🪵Ochacha no Ma has a 7-mat Japanese room and an 8-mat twin bedroom (2–4 guests), renovated while keeping exposed beams and historic features.
• 🛏️Ohatsu no Ma combines a 5.5-mat Japanese room with an 8-mat twin bedroom (2–4 guests).
• 🚿Main-building rooms have a washlet toilet and washbasin; guests bathe in the private-use baths on the first floor.

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Local cuisine from a ryotei

• 🍶Meals of Shiga's local cuisine and kaiseki are produced by Narikomaya, a long-established ryotei founded in 1887 (Meiji 20).
• 🥩Courses include Taiko Gozen, Omi Kaiseki and Kokoku Kaiseki, plus Omi beef sukiyaki or shabu-shabu.
• 🦆In winter (November–March) there is also a duck sukiyaki course with wild mallard.

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Cypress-scented baths

• 🛁Each storehouse has its own bath, and the main building has a family bath.
• ⏱️The two main-building baths are used privately or split into men's and women's depending on occupancy.
• 🕐Private use is 60 minutes per group, booked first-come at check-in.

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Dining room and local sake

• 🍽️Meals are served at the counter or in a tatami room, depending on group size.
• 🍶Local Shiga sake is available with dinner.
• 📶Wi-Fi is available, though reception is weak in some spots due to the building's structure.

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Exploring Nagahama on foot

• 🏺Kurokabe Glass Museum in the Kurokabe Square glass district and Hokoku Shrine are about 5 minutes' walk.
• 🎎The Nagahama Hikiyama Museum is about 7 minutes and Nagahama Gobo Daitsuji Temple about 10 minutes on foot.
• 🏯Nagahama Castle Historical Museum and Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine are about 20 minutes' walk.

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Access

• 🚃From Maibara Station (Shinkansen), change to the JR Hokuriku Line to Nagahama Station, then walk 5 minutes.
• 🚗15 minutes from Nagahama IC on the Hokuriku Expressway.
• 🕓Check-in 16:00–18:00, check-out by 10:00.

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Japanese-Western rooms in the main building

• 🪵Ochacha no Ma has a 7-mat Japanese room and an 8-mat twin bedroom (2–4 guests), renovated while keeping exposed beams and historic features.
• 🛏️Ohatsu no Ma combines a 5.5-mat Japanese room with an 8-mat twin bedroom (2–4 guests).
• 🚿Main-building rooms have a washlet toilet and washbasin; guests bathe in the private-use baths on the first floor.

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Local cuisine from a ryotei

• 🍶Meals of Shiga's local cuisine and kaiseki are produced by Narikomaya, a long-established ryotei founded in 1887 (Meiji 20).
• 🥩Courses include Taiko Gozen, Omi Kaiseki and Kokoku Kaiseki, plus Omi beef sukiyaki or shabu-shabu.
• 🦆In winter (November–March) there is also a duck sukiyaki course with wild mallard.

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Stay in a restored Edo-period townhouse and storehouses, enjoy ryotei-quality local cuisine, and walk Nagahama's old streets. There is no hot spring, and main-building rooms have no private bath, so guests use the time-slot private baths.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Hakuchu?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Hakuchu located?

It is in Nagahama. Address: 10-11 Asahicho.

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.