Kamimoku Onsen Hatago Shouya

♨️Four guest groups a day, private onsen in every room, Kyoto-trained kaiseki

Gunma · Onyado Shouya

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History & Atmosphere

• 🏯Successor to Hatago Shouya, opened in 1981, the inn reopened after renovation as Onyado Shouya on October 1, 2026.
• ⚫In 1994 it hosted Game 6 of the 49th Honinbo title match, one of Go's top championships.
• 🏆In 2001 it received a special award in the Japanese-style inn category of the 'Top 100 Ryokan Chosen by Professionals'.

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Kamimoku Onsen

• ♨️The spring is a sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride water at 43°C with a mildly alkaline pH of 7.6.
• 💧Valued for moisturizing and warming the skin, it has long been called the 'water of makeup', and the area is a designated national health resort spa.
• 🌿All water is 100% free-flowing from the source; the private open-air bath is paid, for 60 minutes.

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Four Guest Rooms

• 🏠Just four rooms: the special room Okushoin, the suite Shin-no-ma, and two maisonette storehouse rooms, Ni-no-kura and Ichi-no-kura.
• 🪵The storehouse rooms were relocated from a historic Gunma mansion and restored, with an irori hearth or a long hibachi.
• 🛏️Beds use Simmons' top-of-the-line mattresses, and bathrooms are stocked with Aesop amenities.

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In-room Onsen & Sauna

• 🛁Every room has its own in-room bath fed straight from the hot spring.
• 🧖Okushoin has an onsen bath, sauna and cold plunge; Shin-no-ma adds a relaxation space.
• 🎋The storehouse baths are named Take-no-hana-no-yu and Itachizawa-no-yu.

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Cuisine

• 👨‍🍳Head chef Yosuke Watanabe trained for about 12 years at renowned Kyoto ryotei and ran a members-only Kyoto kaiseki restaurant in Ginza.
• 🦀Known for his matsuba crab dishes, he builds each menu around the day's seasonal ingredients.
• 🍲Ichiban dashi is made fresh daily and served in one-of-a-kind dishware commissioned from artisans.

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Dining Rooms

• 🚪All meals are served privately, in one of three private table rooms or at the counter.
• 🔥The counter gives priority to Okushoin and Shin-no-ma guests: one group per day, up to six people.
• 🌳Table rooms include one overlooking the garden and a central one facing the courtyard.

7

Building & Garden

• 🍵The garden holds the Shukoan tea house and a tsukubai stone basin, linked by stone paths.
• 🏛️A wooden main house, a hinoki shoin built by shrine carpenters and two storehouses each show a different side of traditional architecture.
• 🪑There is an irori room, a lounge and a phone room with a vintage black telephone.

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Access

• 🚃About a 12-minute walk from JR Kamimoku Station.
• 🚐Pickup from Minakami, Kamimoku or Jomo-Kogen Station is by advance reservation only; give your time and party size when booking.
• 🚗About 1.9 km from Minakami IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, roughly 2.5 hours' drive from central Tokyo, with on-site parking.

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Four Guest Rooms

• 🏠Just four rooms: the special room Okushoin, the suite Shin-no-ma, and two maisonette storehouse rooms, Ni-no-kura and Ichi-no-kura.
• 🪵The storehouse rooms were relocated from a historic Gunma mansion and restored, with an irori hearth or a long hibachi.
• 🛏️Beds use Simmons' top-of-the-line mattresses, and bathrooms are stocked with Aesop amenities.

4

In-room Onsen & Sauna

• 🛁Every room has its own in-room bath fed straight from the hot spring.
• 🧖Okushoin has an onsen bath, sauna and cold plunge; Shin-no-ma adds a relaxation space.
• 🎋The storehouse baths are named Take-no-hana-no-yu and Itachizawa-no-yu.

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A small ryokan where every room has its own hot-spring bath and Kyoto-trained kaiseki is served in private dining rooms. With only four rooms it books up quickly, and there is no large public bath, only in-room baths and a paid private open-air bath.

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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: 14:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · Last Check In: 24:00

* 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 Kamimoku Onsen Hatago Shouya?

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

Where is Kamimoku Onsen Hatago Shouya located?

It is in Tone-gun. Address: 269-2 Ishikura Minakamimachi.

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.