Kokumin Shukusha Ojo

🌅Ocean views from every room and an infinity onsen at the tip of a Seto Inland Sea island

Yamaguchi · Kokumin Shukusha Ojo

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A public lodge at the tip of Kasado Island

• 🏝️A kokumin shukusha (public lodge) on the tip of a cape on Kasado Island, part of Setonaikai National Park.
• 🌅Its pride is the sunset that turns the surface of Kasado Bay gold in the evening.
• ♨️It is the only accommodation on Kasado Island with a natural hot spring.

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Shiosai-no-Yu hot spring

• ♨️A sodium-calcium chloride cold mineral spring, said to help with neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue.
• 🌊Bath 1 has an open-air rock bath, indoor bath and sauna; Bath 2 has an open-air infinity bath merging with the sea, an open-air carbonated spring, indoor bath and sauna. Men's and women's sides swap daily.
• 🕒Guests can bathe 15:00–24:00 and 6:00–9:00 the next morning; guests with tattoos cannot use the large baths.

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37 rooms, all facing the ocean

• 🛏️37 rooms in total, all non-smoking with a toilet and free Wi-Fi, and every room looks out over Kasado Bay.
• 🎌The Japanese-Western rooms (6 tatami + twin, 36㎡) and the 9- and 12-tatami Japanese rooms have no bath; only the 10.5-tatami Japanese rooms (3 rooms) have one.
• 🛁Western rooms come as a 23㎡ twin with unit bath, a 33㎡ twin with veranda, and a 43㎡ wheelchair-accessible barrier-free twin.

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Kasado flounder kaiseki

• 🐟Dinner kaiseki centers on the island's famous Kasado flounder, raised at a local fish-farming center since 1983.
• 🍲The most popular course features flounder shabu-shabu; the standard course has Kano Kogen pork shabu-shabu, sirloin steak and flounder kamameshi rice.
• 🍰Guests dining in the restaurant also enjoy a dessert buffet of pastry-chef-made sweets.

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Breakfast buffet with a sea view

• 🍳A Japanese-Western breakfast buffet is served 7:00–9:00 in the 2F panoramic restaurant (42 table seats).
• 🍜Yamaguchi local dishes such as tempura-crumb udon, zuke-don, fish-bone soup and tea porridge, plus handmade roll cakes.
• 📋Depending on occupancy, it may switch to a set menu.

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A lobby with Shinkansen seats

• 🚄The sea-view lobby has 16 Green Car seats from a Shinkansen 700 Series — Kudamatsu is home to the Hitachi plant that builds Shinkansen trains.
• ☕There is a tea lounge, café (11:00–17:00), shop (7:00–20:00), two karaoke rooms, coin laundry and a post-bath lounge.
• 🔑The doors lock at 22:00 and open at 6:00, and futons in Japanese rooms are self-service.

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Exploring the island

• 🌇Hanaguri Rock (Sunset Cape) is the island's spot for sunsets.
• 🗿Gaishi Park honors Nagaoka Gaishi, a pioneer of Japanese skiing and aviation.
• 🌉Kasado Bridge, the seaside promenade and Shiokaze Garden are other island sights.

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Access & parking

• 🚃From Hiroshima, take the Shinkansen to Tokuyama (about 30 min) and the JR line to Kudamatsu (about 8 min), then the Kasado-go community bus for about 20 min to Kokumin Shukusha-mae, 1 min on foot.
• 🚗About 12 min (about 8 km) by car from JR Kudamatsu Station, or about 20 min from Tokuyama-Higashi IC on the Sanyo Expressway.
• 🅿️Free parking for 175 cars, no reservation needed.

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37 rooms, all facing the ocean

• 🛏️37 rooms in total, all non-smoking with a toilet and free Wi-Fi, and every room looks out over Kasado Bay.
• 🎌The Japanese-Western rooms (6 tatami + twin, 36㎡) and the 9- and 12-tatami Japanese rooms have no bath; only the 10.5-tatami Japanese rooms (3 rooms) have one.
• 🛁Western rooms come as a 23㎡ twin with unit bath, a 33㎡ twin with veranda, and a 43㎡ wheelchair-accessible barrier-free twin.

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Kasado flounder kaiseki

• 🐟Dinner kaiseki centers on the island's famous Kasado flounder, raised at a local fish-farming center since 1983.
• 🍲The most popular course features flounder shabu-shabu; the standard course has Kano Kogen pork shabu-shabu, sirloin steak and flounder kamameshi rice.
• 🍰Guests dining in the restaurant also enjoy a dessert buffet of pastry-chef-made sweets.

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A public lodge combining ocean views from every room, the island's only natural hot spring and its famous flounder cuisine. Note that most Japanese and Japanese-Western rooms have no private bath, the doors lock after 22:00, and guests with tattoos cannot use the large baths.

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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: 18:00

* 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 Kokumin Shukusha Ojo?

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

Where is Kokumin Shukusha Ojo located?

It is in Kudamatsu. Address: 14-1 Kasadojima.

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.