Iseyumoto Onsen Hinokiburo no Yado Bunke

♨️A 150-year-old thatched farmhouse with free-flowing hinoki baths

Fukushima · Hinokiburo no Yado Bunke

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Founded 1841, a thatched-roof farmhouse

• 🏚️Founded in 1841 as Bunke Hoshinoya Ryokan and renamed in 1993, the inn occupies a 150-year-old thatched-roof farmhouse.
• 🌾Its L-shaped magariya building stands where it was built rather than being relocated, a rarity among Japanese onsen inns.
• 👪Run by family, relatives and local staff, who are happy to talk about wild mountain vegetables and local sightseeing.

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Hinoki baths with free-flowing spring water

• ♨️A naturally flowing sodium-calcium chloride spring (48°C, 60 liters per minute) fills the tubs with no pumping, added water or reheating.
• 🪵Two hinoki baths, Matatabi no Yu and Enju no Yu, are private-use from 14:00 to 16:00 and shared in turns from 16:05 to 9:30 so guests do not overlap.
• 📜Yumoto Onsen is said to have cured Emperor Saga in 818; the water retains heat well and is known as a skin-smoothing 'beauty bath'.

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Rooms with distinct characters

• 🛏️Fuji (12 + 8 tatami) sleeps 2 to 8 with a choice of 2 to 3 beds or futons, and its south windows look out to distant mountains.
• 🛋️Momiji joins 8 and 6 tatami rooms with Simmons beds, a reclaimed-wood sofa, a workspace, coffee maker and fridge; Sakura is a cozy 8-tatami room with its own toilet.
• 🚻Botan (8 tatami) and Ayame (6 tatami, Simmons double bed) have washbasins but use a shared toilet on the ground floor. The whole inn is non-smoking with Wi-Fi.

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Satoyama cuisine and charcoal grilling

• 🍲The standard dinner is a rustic satoyama set built around wild mountain vegetables, river fish and seasonal produce.
• 🔥Other plans feature charcoal-grilled skewers at an irori table, or a smaller-portion tasting plan that adds Fukushima beef.
• 🍽️Meals are served in four private dining rooms on the ground floor; children's dinners and extras such as char sashimi and horse sashimi can be ordered by the day before.

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Local sake and breakfast

• 🍶Sake from Ten-ei Village's two breweries leads a lineup of Fukushima craft sake, including a two-sake tasting set.
• 🍑Homemade fruit liqueurs come as a three-glass tasting, alongside whisky and other drinks.
• 🥗Breakfast is a balanced meal featuring vegetables picked that morning.

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Irori lobby and annex lounge

• 🔥Charcoal burns in the lobby's irori hearth, and toys, board games and guidebooks are available to borrow.
• 🐟The semi-outdoor Koi Terrace sits above a pond of carp and char, ideal for a post-bath beer or morning coffee (closed in winter).
• 🍸The annex Rintei Nekoyanagi, linked by a corridor, serves lunch (11:00-14:00, closed Fri and Sat) and runs a reservation-only bar (20:00-22:00).

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Four seasons in a mountain village

• 🌱Spring brings wild vegetables and fresh greenery; from mid-July to early August fireflies glow over rice terraces a few minutes away.
• 🍄Autumn is for Bunke's signature mushroom hotpot with locally foraged mushrooms, and winter for game hotpot and playing in the snow.
• ❄️Snow lies from late December to around March, but rarely more than 30-40 cm in a night, so it is not a heavy-snow area.

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Access and parking

• 🚗About 50 minutes by car from Shirakawa IC or Sukagawa IC on the Tohoku Expressway.
• 🚌About 80 minutes from Shirakawa Station on the reservation-only Yakon bus.
• 🅿️Parking for 10 cars (2 in front of the inn, 8 along the national road); the roadside lot is a short walk from the inn.

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Rooms with distinct characters

• 🛏️Fuji (12 + 8 tatami) sleeps 2 to 8 with a choice of 2 to 3 beds or futons, and its south windows look out to distant mountains.
• 🛋️Momiji joins 8 and 6 tatami rooms with Simmons beds, a reclaimed-wood sofa, a workspace, coffee maker and fridge; Sakura is a cozy 8-tatami room with its own toilet.
• 🚻Botan (8 tatami) and Ayame (6 tatami, Simmons double bed) have washbasins but use a shared toilet on the ground floor. The whole inn is non-smoking with Wi-Fi.

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Satoyama cuisine and charcoal grilling

• 🍲The standard dinner is a rustic satoyama set built around wild mountain vegetables, river fish and seasonal produce.
• 🔥Other plans feature charcoal-grilled skewers at an irori table, or a smaller-portion tasting plan that adds Fukushima beef.
• 🍽️Meals are served in four private dining rooms on the ground floor; children's dinners and extras such as char sashimi and horse sashimi can be ordered by the day before.

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A quiet retreat for thatched-farmhouse character, untouched spring water in hinoki tubs and seasonal mountain cooking. Note that there are no convenience stores nearby, and the Botan and Ayame rooms share a toilet.

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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: 10:00 · 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 Iseyumoto Onsen Hinokiburo no Yado Bunke?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Iseyumoto Onsen Hinokiburo no Yado Bunke located?

It is in Iwase-gun. Address: 7 Yumoto Itaira, Tenei-mura.

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.