Shiki wo Ajiwau Yado Yamano Chaya

♨️A bamboo-forest hideaway across a suspension bridge over the Hayakawa

Kanagawa · Shiki wo Ajiwau Yado Yamano Chaya

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A secluded inn in the bamboo

• 🌿Tonosawa Onsen has been one of the Seven Hot Springs of Hakone since the Edo period; Yamano Chaya sits alone in a deep bamboo grove across a suspension bridge over the Hayakawa River.
• 🏯The wooden inn was built along the mountain slope in 1960.
• 🚭There are 15 rooms in total, all non-smoking since September 2023.

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Open-air baths by the gorge

• ♨️Water from the inn's own source, pumped from 300m underground on site, fills every bath.
• 🪨The Iwato open-air bath is built around a huge boulder that has stood on this spot since the inn opened; it alternates between men and women and is free.
• 🏞️The Gorge open-air bath overlooks the Hayakawa ravine; from 15:00 to 24:00 it is a private bath at 5,500 yen per 45 minutes (booked on arrival, first come first served), and from 6:00 to 9:30 it is free for women.

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Bamboo-grove and indoor baths

• 🎋Take-no-yu, a separate open-air bath house in the bamboo behind the inn, has two baths: Usagi with a waterfall spout and Tsuki, a curved stone tub with built-in lighting.
• 🛁Kajika-no-yu is the indoor bath with the largest tub in the inn.
• 💧The water is a weakly alkaline simple spring, said to help skin, fatigue, neuralgia and poor circulation.

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Twelve room types

• 🛏️Of the 15 rooms in 12 types, 11 have private open-air baths; the other 4 are moon-viewing deck rooms and standard rooms.
• 🌲The largest suite, Asebi, is 100㎡ with a hinoki cypress open-air bath.
• 🎍Takenoko is a two-guest room with an open-air bath, limited to one party per day; the standard room is a 28㎡ tatami room with a window-side sitting area.

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Monthly kaiseki

• 🍱The head chef changes the in-room kaiseki menu every month, using seafood from Manazuru Port, Ashigara beef and vegetables from Odawara and Isehara.
• ⭐The owner of a long-time Michelin-starred restaurant serves as culinary adviser.
• 🍚Breakfast, served in several courses, features Koshihikari rice from Minamiuonuma and handmade tofu; a children's dinner menu is also available.

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Lounge and facilities

• 🥃The bar lounge looks out on the mountains through large windows and stocks more than 80 kinds of shochu (15:00–23:00).
• 👘Female guests can choose from 60 colorful yukata, with dressing help for 550 yen.
• 💆There are aromatherapy treatments with British organic oils, a shop of Hakone crafts and a coin laundry with dryers.

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Getting there

• 🚃It is a 17-minute walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station, or about 10 minutes on an unpaved path from Tonosawa Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway.
• 🚌A shared bus leaves Hakone-Yumoto Station at 16:45 (200 yen per person); by route bus, it is a 5-minute walk from the Kami-Tonosawa stop.
• 🚗Hotoku Hire taxis are recommended; by car it is about 87km from Tokyo, and parking is available.

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Bamboo-grove and indoor baths

• 🎋Take-no-yu, a separate open-air bath house in the bamboo behind the inn, has two baths: Usagi with a waterfall spout and Tsuki, a curved stone tub with built-in lighting.
• 🛁Kajika-no-yu is the indoor bath with the largest tub in the inn.
• 💧The water is a weakly alkaline simple spring, said to help skin, fatigue, neuralgia and poor circulation.

4

Twelve room types

• 🛏️Of the 15 rooms in 12 types, 11 have private open-air baths; the other 4 are moon-viewing deck rooms and standard rooms.
• 🌲The largest suite, Asebi, is 100㎡ with a hinoki cypress open-air bath.
• 🎍Takenoko is a two-guest room with an open-air bath, limited to one party per day; the standard room is a 28㎡ tatami room with a window-side sitting area.

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Gorge-side baths fed by the inn's own spring, rooms with private open-air baths and a monthly kaiseki menu make for a quiet stay in the bamboo. There is no elevator, so you move between floors by stairs, and the path from the bus stop includes a steep slope after the bridge; taxis are recommended for guests with limited mobility.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:30

* 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 Shiki wo Ajiwau Yado Yamano Chaya?

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

Where is Shiki wo Ajiwau Yado Yamano Chaya located?

It is in Ashigarashimo-gun. Address: 171 Tonosawa Hakonemachi.

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.