Hatoyamaso Shoan

🌊An ocean-view onsen ryokan on a former prime minister's villa site

Chiba · Hatoyamaso Shoan

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A Ryokan on a Former PM's Villa Site

• 🏛️The ryokan stands where former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama kept a villa in the pine forest of the Nishizaki coast, Tateyama, in the early Showa era.
• 📜It opened in 1960 as Hatoyamaso, Chiba Prefecture's first public lodge, and was privatized and fully renovated in 2000 to become Hatoyamaso Shoan.
• 🌲It is run by a descendant of the family entrusted with managing the villa, and the lobby displays items connected to the Hatoyama family.

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Natural Hot Spring Facing the Sea

• ♨️Separate men's and women's baths draw water from Tateyama Heisaura Onsen, with the sea filling the windows.
• 🗻On clear days, Mt. Fuji can appear beyond the horizon.
• 🍵The smooth, mildly alkaline water is said to help neuralgia, muscle aches and fatigue, and loquat-leaf tea, a local specialty, is served after bathing.

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Ocean-View Tatami Rooms

• 🪟Every room faces the sea, and the 8-tatami rooms have a window bench sofa for taking in the view.
• 🛏️Choose the stylish Shoan Modern or folk-craft Hatoyama Classic (up to 3 guests each), or a family-friendly 10-tatami Japanese room (up to 5).
• 🛁Only one room, the 10-tatami room with bath, has its own tub; all rooms are non-smoking with Wi-Fi, washlet toilet and fridge.

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Dinner from the Boso Sea

• 🔥Enjoy fresh Boso seafood through the charcoal-grill kaiseki, a favorite since opening, and the seasonal Shoan kaiseki, among others.
• 🦞Upgrade plans add spiny lobster and abalone, and a premium plan adds a beef hot pot.
• 🍶The main dining room, Awafunayashiki, modeled on a shipowner's mansion, pairs dinner with Chiba sake and fine sake from around Japan.

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Breakfast by the Sea

• ☀️Western breakfast is served at Otowa Terrace, a restaurant designed to jut out toward the shore.
• 🥐The hotel-style menu of bread, eggs, sausage and salad runs from 8:00 to 10:00.
• 🍚For an extra 1,000 yen per person (plus tax), you can switch to a Japanese breakfast of Tateyama ingredients; ask at check-in.

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Lounge and Seaside Garden

• ☕The lobby lounge, framed by sea and pines, has a free drink counter that makes it a good spot for reading.
• 🌅The large seaside garden offers daytime views of Mt. Fuji from autumn to winter, plus sunsets and starry skies.
• 🏖️Guests can also enjoy the red-sofa seaside lounge seats and the Kenbutsu Beach right in front.

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Access and Parking

• 🚃About 20 minutes by local bus or 15 minutes by car from JR Tateyama Station.
• 🚄From Tokyo, the Sazanami limited express reaches Tateyama Station in about 120 minutes, or the Boso Nanohana highway bus in about 1 hour 50 minutes.
• 🚗Free private parking is available with no reservation needed.

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Ocean-View Tatami Rooms

• 🪟Every room faces the sea, and the 8-tatami rooms have a window bench sofa for taking in the view.
• 🛏️Choose the stylish Shoan Modern or folk-craft Hatoyama Classic (up to 3 guests each), or a family-friendly 10-tatami Japanese room (up to 5).
• 🛁Only one room, the 10-tatami room with bath, has its own tub; all rooms are non-smoking with Wi-Fi, washlet toilet and fridge.

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Dinner from the Boso Sea

• 🔥Enjoy fresh Boso seafood through the charcoal-grill kaiseki, a favorite since opening, and the seasonal Shoan kaiseki, among others.
• 🦞Upgrade plans add spiny lobster and abalone, and a premium plan adds a beef hot pot.
• 🍶The main dining room, Awafunayashiki, modeled on a shipowner's mansion, pairs dinner with Chiba sake and fine sake from around Japan.

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A quiet ryokan where every room and the hot spring look out over the calm sea and the pines a former prime minister loved. Note that the three-story building has no elevator, no open-air bath is mentioned, and only one room has a private tub.

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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: 21:00

* 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 Hatoyamaso Shoan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Hatoyamaso Shoan located?

It is in Tateyama. Address: 787-2 Kembutsu.

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.