Ryokan Tanabe

♨️A 1934 ryokan just 3 minutes from Takayama's old town

Gifu · Ryokan Tanabe

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A Ryokan with 90 Years of History

• 🏯Founded in 1934 and celebrating its 90th year in 2024, it is the oldest ryokan in the area.
• 🪵The main building, over 100 years old, was built in the traditional Hida architectural style.
• ✍️Author Ryotaro Shiba stayed here in 1963, and his handwritten calligraphy hangs in the lobby.

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Hida-Takayama Onsen Baths

• ♨️The two large baths have indoor cypress and rock tubs filled with clear, silky simple hot spring water (pH 8.1).
• 🏺Each bath also has an outdoor Shigaraki-ware pot tub, though these use heated tap water rather than spring water.
• 🕒Bath hours are 15:00–23:00 and 6:00–8:30 in the morning (6:30–8:30 from December to March).

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Three Main-Building Rooms Renovated in 2023

• 🌸Suite Sakura (51.5㎡) combines a Western room with two Simmons beds and a tatami room.
• 🍊Premium Tachibana (50.5㎡) has 10- and 6-mat tatami rooms plus a wide veranda with a sofa.
• 🌿Classic Katsura (40.5㎡) is a 10-mat room that has its own private courtyard garden despite being on the second floor.

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Yubokuan Annex and Main-Building Rooms

• 🛁Room 05 on the annex's ground floor is a folk-art style 10-mat room with a semi-open-air cypress bath overlooking a courtyard garden.
• 🎋The annex's 2nd floor is sukiya style and the 3rd floor Takayama style inspired by Hida Shunkei lacquer; every room has a bath, washlet toilet and washbasin.
• 🏠Main-building rooms all have different layouts, including a converted storehouse room, a twin low-bed room and two-room units.

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Hida Beef Kaiseki Served in Your Room

• 🥩Dinner is a Hida kaiseki with an A5-grade Hida beef dish; some plans add a steak or Hida beef sushi.
• 🍳Breakfast is a local Japanese set featuring hoba miso; no Western breakfast is offered.
• 🍶You can compare sake from Takayama's seven breweries, and meals are served in your room (or a private dining room depending on group size and plan).

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Facilities and Services

• ☕Freshly ground coffee is free 24 hours in the lobby lounge, which looks onto a Japanese garden.
• 🔥Next to the lobby is an irori hearth room open to all guests, and a shop sells Takayama sweets and crafts.
• 👘Women can choose a colored yukata, children's yukata are available, and free Wi-Fi covers the whole building.

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Nearby Sights and Access

• 🚶Takayama's old town is a 3-minute walk, the Miyagawa Morning Market 2 minutes and Takayama Jinya 6 minutes.
• 🚃It is a 7-minute walk from JR Takayama Station, and Shirakawa-go is about 50 minutes by car.
• 🅿️Free parking for 18 cars allows one car per room and must be reserved in advance with your car model.

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Three Main-Building Rooms Renovated in 2023

• 🌸Suite Sakura (51.5㎡) combines a Western room with two Simmons beds and a tatami room.
• 🍊Premium Tachibana (50.5㎡) has 10- and 6-mat tatami rooms plus a wide veranda with a sofa.
• 🌿Classic Katsura (40.5㎡) is a 10-mat room that has its own private courtyard garden despite being on the second floor.

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Yubokuan Annex and Main-Building Rooms

• 🛁Room 05 on the annex's ground floor is a folk-art style 10-mat room with a semi-open-air cypress bath overlooking a courtyard garden.
• 🎋The annex's 2nd floor is sukiya style and the 3rd floor Takayama style inspired by Hida Shunkei lacquer; every room has a bath, washlet toilet and washbasin.
• 🏠Main-building rooms all have different layouts, including a converted storehouse room, a twin low-bed room and two-room units.

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A long-established ryokan in central Takayama combining a 90-year-old building with in-room Hida beef dinners. Note that the large baths are modest in size, the outdoor tubs use heated water, and the three renovated rooms do not accept children of elementary school age or younger.

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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: 19:00

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

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Ryokan Tanabe?

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

Where is Ryokan Tanabe located?

It is in Takayama. Address: 58 Aioimachi.

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.