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A Stay in Izumo, Where Myth Still Breathes

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A Stay in Izumo, Where Myth Still Breathes

🏯An ancient-themed hot spring ryokan in Izumo, Shimane — a land of myth famous for Izumo Taisha
🌾Drawing on the nearby Kojindani ruins, the grounds recreate raised-floor structures and an ancient palace — a rare inn even by Japan's standards
👘Guests dining on the ancient cuisine can also wear a kantoi, a robe modeled on ancient dress

Yunokawa Onsen, One of Japan's Three Great Beauty-Skin Waters, Served Gensen-Kakenagashi

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Yunokawa Onsen, One of Japan's Three Great Beauty-Skin Waters, Served Gensen-Kakenagashi

♨️Yunokawa Onsen ranks alongside Ryujin (Wakayama) and Kawanaka (Gunma) as one of Japan's three great beauty-skin waters
💧The 50.5°C spring water is delivered 100% gensen-kakenagashi — no dilution, reheating, or recirculation
✨A mildly alkaline sodium-calcium water said to leave skin soft and smooth

The Private Half-Open-Air Baths Gen no Yu and Magatama no Yu

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The Private Half-Open-Air Baths Gen no Yu and Magatama no Yu

🕯️Gen no Yu, a private half-open-air bath exclusive to the annex, is a masculine bathroom built of Kimachi and Yakumo stone
🌸Magatama no Yu is a softer, feminine half-open-air bath, laid with pink and blue pebbles and shaped like a magatama bead
🏆Uyatsube, Gen no Yu, and Magatama no Yu together won an excellence award from the Chugoku Regional Architecture Association

The Main Building's Communal Baths Iwamuro no Yu and Iwashizuku no Yu

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The Main Building's Communal Baths Iwamuro no Yu and Iwashizuku no Yu

🪨The men's bath, Iwamuro no Yu, is finished entirely in weathered granite — walls, tub, floor, and water basin — for a solemn air
🎨The women's bath, Iwashizuku no Yu, is dressed in Indian sandstone and granite, its basin engraved with scenes of ancient hunting
🌿Both baths open onto an outdoor tsubo-buro, a jar-shaped bathtub set beneath the sky

The Signature 'Ancient Cuisine,' Revived from the Kojindani Ruins

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The Signature 'Ancient Cuisine,' Revived from the Kojindani Ruins

🍶The discovery of Yayoi-period bronzes at the Kojindani ruins prompted a recreation of ancient cuisine, drawn from historical texts
🌾The menu draws on 40–50 ingredients, including black and red rice, millet, wild boar, pheasant, and ancient dairy products so and daigo
🏺Dishes are served on pottery made by Izumo-based ceramicist Hiro Anjiki

A Raised-Floor Annex Recreating an Ancient Palace

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A Raised-Floor Annex Recreating an Ancient Palace

👑Takerube no Sato no Miyado, modeled on an ancient palace, is a special annex reserved for just one party a night
🌙Uyatsube, built to recall an ancient raised-floor granary, offers a hideaway-like bedroom for two
🛁Both annexes come with exclusive access to the private bathhouse, Gen no Yu and Magatama no Yu

Seasonal Scenery and a Base for Exploring Izumo

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Seasonal Scenery and a Base for Exploring Izumo

🌾From the special annex's balcony, take in open countryside and the changing mood of each season
🚉About a 3-minute walk from JR Shobara Station, and about 7 minutes by car from Izumo Airport
🌸A convenient base for visiting Izumo Taisha and Yunokawa Onsen, with beautiful scenery through spring, summer, autumn, and winter