Sanso Yanahara

🏫A forest lodge in a renovated schoolhouse, with private Goemon baths

Okayama · Sanso Yanahara

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A Mountain Inn in a Former School

• 🏫The building is a renovated former school, once Minamiwake No. 2 Elementary School and a branch of Yoshioka Junior High, and traces of its school days remain.
• 🌲There are no other buildings nearby, so the inn is surrounded entirely by nature.
• 👪A small family-run inn with 7 guest rooms in the main building plus one log cottage.

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Private Goemon Baths

• 🛁Iron-cauldron Goemon baths opened in January 2021: two indoors and one in the open air.
• 🔑They are reserved privately, so your group can soak at its own pace.
• 🕒Available 15:00–21:00; these are regular baths, not hot-spring water.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️Western-style rooms with beds suit business travelers and couples.
• 🧘Japanese-style tatami rooms suit friends and families.
• 🚭The entire building is non-smoking, with a smoking area outside.

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Cuisine from Misaki Town

• 🌾Most ingredients, including rice and vegetables, come from Misaki Town.
• 🥬Local yellow chives, grown without sunlight inside old mine tunnels, feature in the dishes.
• 🍱Choose from Hana Kaiseki, Fuku Kaiseki with Okayama Wagyu steak, or winter irori (hearth) kaiseki; non-group guests dine in the restaurant.

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Log Cottage Matsubokkuri

• 🪵A genuine wooden log house, great for families and groups of friends.
• 🔥In winter, enjoy hearth-cooked meals around the wood-burning stove.
• 🍳It has a fridge, cookware and tableware; bathing is in the main building, and guests should bring their own sleepwear.

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Garden and Facilities

• 🌸The garden shows weeping cherry in spring, fireflies in early summer and autumn foliage.
• 🍖Two BBQ terraces, behind the main building and beside the cottage, are open from spring to autumn.
• 🎵There is an event hall for up to 80, a tatami banquet room for up to 24, and a lounge with TV, manga, go and mahjong.

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Nearby Sights

• 🚃Yanahara Fureai Mine Park preserves an old railway station and a museum recreating mining-town life.
• 🐄Okayama Agricultural Park Doitsu no Mori offers a German farm-village atmosphere and cow-milking experiences.
• 🔭Satsuki Observatory was chosen as a great stargazing spot; a convenience store is about 8 minutes away by car.

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Access

• 🚗About 20 minutes by car from JR Tsuyama Station, and about 1 hour from JR Okayama Station.
• 🛣️20 minutes from Tsuyama IC and 30 minutes from Mimasaka IC on the Chugoku Expressway.
• 🚌From JR Tsuyama Station take a Chutetsu bus, then walk 10 minutes; a paid shuttle can be arranged on request.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️Western-style rooms with beds suit business travelers and couples.
• 🧘Japanese-style tatami rooms suit friends and families.
• 🚭The entire building is non-smoking, with a smoking area outside.

4

Cuisine from Misaki Town

• 🌾Most ingredients, including rice and vegetables, come from Misaki Town.
• 🥬Local yellow chives, grown without sunlight inside old mine tunnels, feature in the dishes.
• 🍱Choose from Hana Kaiseki, Fuku Kaiseki with Okayama Wagyu steak, or winter irori (hearth) kaiseki; non-group guests dine in the restaurant.

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A renovated schoolhouse lodge offering nature, local-ingredient cooking and private Goemon baths. There is no hot spring, and public transport requires a bus plus a walk, so a car is easiest.

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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 Sanso Yanahara?

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

Where is Sanso Yanahara located?

It is in Kume-gun. Address: 728-10 Yanahara, Misakicho.

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.