Yanagiya

♨️A late-Edo inn in Oku-Chichibu, famed for handmade soba

Saitama · Yanagiya Ryokan

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A mountain hot spring inn since the late Edo period

• 🏯Said to have been founded in the late Edo period at Shibahara Onsen in Oku-Chichibu.
• 🏚️The three-story wooden former main building, built about 130 years ago, still stands as the inn's symbol (not used for stays).
• 🌿Only a handful of inns remain in this quiet spa village, where you can feel the seasons change.

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Shibahara Onsen 'Hakubimi-no-yu'

• ♨️The spring is drawn from the inn's own well; it is a simple sulfur spring said to help with neuralgia, rheumatism and stomach ailments.
• 🛁Wooden bathhouses with hinoki tubs include separate men's and women's open-air and indoor baths.
• 📜Shibahara is one of the Seven Springs of Chichibu and is said to have served as a healing spa for about 400 years.

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12 tatami guest rooms

• 🛏️12 rooms with a total capacity of 60 guests.
• 🚿Room types range from 14-tatami rooms with bath and toilet to 8-10-tatami rooms with toilet only.
• 👘Yukata are available to wear during your stay.

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Mountain vegetable cuisine

• 🥢The head chef prepares healthy dishes centered on seasonal mountain vegetables.
• 🌼Chichibu ingredients feature, such as wild vegetable and acacia flower tempura and wild boar hotpot.
• 🦌Venison sashimi and wild boar hotpot can be ordered as à la carte dishes.

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Signature handmade soba

• 🍜House-made, hand-cut soba is the inn's signature dish.
• 🌱Try the fragrant kinome soba with a walnut dipping sauce.
• 🥣It can also be enjoyed with regular dipping broth.

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Irori lobby and dining room

• 🔥The lobby with an irori hearth is a place to relax and chat, and stocks a wide range of Chichibu souvenirs.
• 🍽️The dining room has both table seating and raised tatami seating.
• 🎉A 45-tatami banquet hall seats up to 60 people.

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Nearby sights

• 🌸Seiunji's weeping cherry, a Saitama natural monument, is about 5 minutes by car and peaks in early to mid-April.
• ⛩️Temple No. 30 Hōunji of the Chichibu pilgrimage is about 5 minutes by car; Mitsumine Shrine is about 1 hour.
• 🚶The Shibahara Onsen source is about a 5-minute walk from the inn.

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Access

• 🚃About 7 minutes by car from Bushu-Hino Station on the Chichibu Railway.
• 🚆From Seibu Ikebukuro Station take the Seibu Chichibu Line to Seibu-Chichibu, then change to the Chichibu Railway at Ohanabatake (also reachable from Kumagaya Station).
• 🚗By car, take Route 140 toward Chichibu from Hanazono IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway.

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12 tatami guest rooms

• 🛏️12 rooms with a total capacity of 60 guests.
• 🚿Room types range from 14-tatami rooms with bath and toilet to 8-10-tatami rooms with toilet only.
• 👘Yukata are available to wear during your stay.

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Mountain vegetable cuisine

• 🥢The head chef prepares healthy dishes centered on seasonal mountain vegetables.
• 🌼Chichibu ingredients feature, such as wild vegetable and acacia flower tempura and wild boar hotpot.
• 🦌Venison sashimi and wild boar hotpot can be ordered as à la carte dishes.

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A quiet inn where you can pair a centuries-old mountain spring with soba made by the owner himself. Note that the low-temperature spring is heated, bathroom facilities vary by room, and you will need a car or taxi from the station.

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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.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Yanagiya?

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

Where is Yanagiya located?

It is in Chichibu. Address: 2048 Arakawa-niegawa.

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.