Auberge Licht

🍷French venison dinners in a 140-year-old Mameda-machi townhouse

Oita · Auberge Licht

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A townhouse auberge in Mameda-machi

• 🏯A white-walled old townhouse in Hita's Mameda-machi, a district that flourished as a shogunate-governed territory in the Edo period.
• 🕰️The 140-plus-year-old house was extensively renovated and opened as an auberge in March 2024.
• 🎨Inside, the space is filled with European antiques collected by the owner.

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Antique room

• 🛋️A luxurious, elegant special room styled in wine red and champagne gold.
• 🛏️The living area and bedroom are each carefully designed.
• 📐There are just 3 rooms, all 33㎡ and sleeping 1 to 3 guests.

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Botanical and Country rooms

• 🌿Botanical is a gentle, plant-themed room equipped with a microwave.
• 🪵Country is a European country-style room with warm wood textures, and dogs are welcome (please bring a cage).
• 🏘️Both rooms face the street, overlooking the historic townscape.

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Private bath by reservation

• 🛁The bath is reserved and used privately per room, with slots at 16:00, 20:00 or 21:00.
• 🧴It is cleaned and refilled before every use, with L'Occitane amenities, a ReproNizer dryer and a ReFa shower head.
• 🧺A washing machine in the changing room costs 300 yen, drying 500 yen.

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Okuhita gibier dinner

• 🦌A French full course centered on venison from Okuhita.
• 👨‍🍳Everything is handmade with no frozen food, from sourcing to preparation.
• 🕕Dinner starts at 18:00 and runs from amuse-bouche to dessert; the menu changes with the season and supplies.

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Galette breakfast

• 🥞Buckwheat galette with salad, yogurt and drinks.
• ☕Served on carefully chosen tableware such as Meissen and Bohemian crystal.
• 🍽️Both dinner and breakfast are served in the ground-floor restaurant.

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Bistro Cafe Licht

• 🏛️The ground-floor Bistro Cafe Licht is decorated with antiques.
• 🍷At night it becomes a wine bar with about 10 wines by the glass, featuring French wines.
• 🥗Lunch and cafe service runs from 11:00 to 14:00.

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Nearby sights and access

• 🚶Mameda-machi streets are a 5-minute walk, the Tenryo Hita Archives and Kusano Honke 3 minutes, and Kuncho Sake Brewery 5 minutes.
• 🏞️The Mikuma River is 3 minutes and the Onta pottery village 20 minutes by car.
• 🚗Parking for 3 cars in spaces 4-6 beside the shop; check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00.

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Botanical and Country rooms

• 🌿Botanical is a gentle, plant-themed room equipped with a microwave.
• 🪵Country is a European country-style room with warm wood textures, and dogs are welcome (please bring a cage).
• 🏘️Both rooms face the street, overlooking the historic townscape.

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Private bath by reservation

• 🛁The bath is reserved and used privately per room, with slots at 16:00, 20:00 or 21:00.
• 🧴It is cleaned and refilled before every use, with L'Occitane amenities, a ReproNizer dryer and a ReFa shower head.
• 🧺A washing machine in the changing room costs 300 yen, drying 500 yen.

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A gourmet stay of only 3 antique rooms, with handmade gibier courses and galette breakfasts. There is no hot spring, and the bath must be booked in time slots for private use.

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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 Auberge Licht?

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

Where is Auberge Licht located?

It is in Hita. Address: 3-10 Mamedamachi.

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.