Morokeya Ryokan

🏮A Meiji-era inn in Mitsugi with a third-generation owner-chef

Hiroshima · Morokeya Ryokan

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An inn since the Meiji era

• 🏮Founded in the Meiji era, this inn in Mitsugi-cho, Onomichi, has welcomed guests for more than 90 years.
• 👨‍🍳The third-generation owner has personally handled both hospitality and cooking for over 40 years.
• 📜Calligraphy handed down through the generations hangs on the first floor, and "a grateful heart" is the inn's guiding principle.

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Three workation rooms

• 💻Kamura is a Western-style room with two double beds: a 19㎡ bedroom plus an 8㎡ work room and a private bathroom.
• 🛏️Ichimura combines a 21㎡ tatami bedroom with a 15㎡ multipurpose Western room for up to 6 adults, and shares a rooftop deck overlooking the hills.
• 🍽️Mitsugi pairs an 18㎡ tatami bedroom with a 15㎡ dining room and a six-seat table, so meals can be served in the room.

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Standard tatami rooms and annex

• 🎎Ayame and Sugano are 12-mat tatami rooms that can be split into two 6-mat rooms with sliding doors, sleeping up to 6 adults.
• 🚿Standard rooms use the shared ground-floor bath, and each has its own toilet outside the room. High-speed Wi-Fi is available in every room.
• 🏠About 3 minutes away by car is an annex (private lodging) for up to 12 people, with three tatami rooms, a Western room and a kitchen, usually rented as a whole house.

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Signature dishes

• 🥬Meals are handmade with seasonal vegetables and ingredients from Mitsugi-cho.
• 🍳"Onomichi Mitsugi-yaki" is the house okonomiyaki, an award winner at the Onomichi-yaki contest, made with beef-tendon konjac, squid legs, shiso and free-range Mitsugi eggs.
• 🍲"Onomichi Sanzoku-nabe" is the house offal hotpot of beef, pork, chicken, vegetables and mushrooms in a sweet-savory secret broth, best finished with rice porridge.

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Ichifuji restaurant and bento

• 🍶All meals are served at the ground-floor restaurant "Morokeya Ichifuji"; there is no separate front desk or lobby, so check-in also happens here.
• 🚪The second floor has fully private rooms for 2 to 25 people, bookable up to the day before.
• 🍱The owner's bento boxes are delivered to Onomichi, Mihara, Fukuyama, Fuchu and Sera, normally ordered two days ahead.

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Baths and facilities

• 🛁There is no large public bath; instead there is a ground-floor bath for about 4 people and private bathrooms in the three workation rooms.
• ♨️Depending on the plan, guests receive a discounted or free ticket for the natural hot spring at "Onomichi Fureai no Sato", about 5 minutes away by car.
• 🧺Amenities include shampoo, toothbrush, razor, towels, hair dryer and electric kettle, plus paid washing machines and gas dryers.

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Getting there

• 🚄20 minutes by car from JR Shin-Onomichi Station (Shinkansen) and 35 minutes by car from JR Onomichi Station.
• 🚗5 minutes from Onomichi-Kita IC and 15 minutes from Onomichi IC or Mihara-Kui IC on the Sanyo Expressway; free parking is across the street.
• 🗺️Set near a major road junction, the inn is about 40 minutes by car from the Shimanami Kaido, Fukuyama, Mihara and Sera.

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Standard tatami rooms and annex

• 🎎Ayame and Sugano are 12-mat tatami rooms that can be split into two 6-mat rooms with sliding doors, sleeping up to 6 adults.
• 🚿Standard rooms use the shared ground-floor bath, and each has its own toilet outside the room. High-speed Wi-Fi is available in every room.
• 🏠About 3 minutes away by car is an annex (private lodging) for up to 12 people, with three tatami rooms, a Western room and a kitchen, usually rented as a whole house.

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Signature dishes

• 🥬Meals are handmade with seasonal vegetables and ingredients from Mitsugi-cho.
• 🍳"Onomichi Mitsugi-yaki" is the house okonomiyaki, an award winner at the Onomichi-yaki contest, made with beef-tendon konjac, squid legs, shiso and free-range Mitsugi eggs.
• 🍲"Onomichi Sanzoku-nabe" is the house offal hotpot of beef, pork, chicken, vegetables and mushrooms in a sweet-savory secret broth, best finished with rice porridge.

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The owner-chef's okonomiyaki and hotpot and the spacious workation rooms are the highlights here. There is no hot spring or large bath, though, the three-story building has no elevator and narrow corridors, and standard rooms share a 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: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* 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 Morokeya Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Morokeya Ryokan located?

It is in Onomichi. Address: 104-1 Mitsugicho-kami.

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.