Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Kutsurogijuku Chiyotaki

♨️Hilltop ryokan with a 10th-floor open-air bath over Aizu castle town

Fukushima · Kutsurogijuku Chiyotaki

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A hilltop inn in a 1,300-year-old spa town

• 🏯Higashiyama Onsen is said to have been discovered by the monk Gyoki about 1,300 years ago and is counted among the three great spa retreats of the Ou region.
• ⛰️Chiyotaki stands on high ground above the spa town, and its top-floor open-air bath looks out over the Aizu Basin.
• 🚗It is a 5-minute drive from the city center, and sister inn Shintaki is about a 3-minute walk away.

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Yuzuki-no-yu, the 10th-floor view baths

• 🌅The top (10th) floor has a panoramic indoor bath and an open-air bath overlooking the night lights of Aizu castle town and the seasons of the spa valley.
• 💧The spring is sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride water, known as a smooth "beauty bath" and said to help chronic skin conditions and neuralgia.
• 🕔Open 5:15–24:15; baths are cleaned in turn between 10:00 and 15:00.

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Fumoto-yu, private bath and bath-hopping

• 🍃Fumoto-yu on the 2nd floor, opened in 2017, is a semi-open-air bath facing the spa town and its mountain breeze (5:30–24:00).
• 🔑The private bath at Fumoto-yu costs 1,500 yen for 50 minutes, is for staying guests only, and has a two-person tub suited to couples and families with small children. Book ahead by phone.
• 🚶Guests may also use the baths at sister inn Shintaki — Watari-yu, Saru-no-yu and Sennen-no-yu with its riverside open-air bath and natural rock bath — from 15:00–22:00 and 5:30–10:00.

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Beds in every room, seven room types

• 🛏️A 2022 renovation put beds in every room; all seven types are non-smoking, with one smoking area in the building.
• 🪷Choices include the Modern Suite with a 12.5-mat tatami room plus twin beds (only 3 rooms), the 53㎡ Semi-Suite with tatami, and the 32㎡ Japanese Modern Twin with a tatami area.
• 🛋️There is also a 55㎡ Corner Twin with a living room and spacious bathroom and a 32㎡ Wide Twin; the 18–23㎡ Compact Twin has no bath or shower, so guests use the large baths.

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Aizu regional cuisine buffet

• 🍲Since 2019 dinner has been a creative Aizu regional cuisine buffet, Japanese-focused, with kozuyu soup, Aizu Koshihikari rice and roast beef.
• 🥩A plan delivering a Japanese beef steak dinner to your room or a private room is also available.
• 🍳Breakfast is a homemade buffet of more than 30 dishes, including freshly rolled dashimaki omelet and house-made tofu (7:30–9:20).

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Jizake-no-Yakata sake bar

• 🍶Jizake-no-Yakata, a sake bar in the 4th-floor lobby, always stocks more than 30 local Aizu sakes.
• 🥃You can order by the single cup; open 20:30–22:30 (last order 22:00).
• 🌾Aizuwakamatsu city alone has 15 sake breweries, and local sake is also served with meals.

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Lobby lounge and facilities

• ☕The lobby lounge, enlarged and renovated in July 2022, offers books, magazines and self-service coffee and tea (15:00–23:00, 6:00–11:00).
• 🎁The Yume-noren shop beside the 4th-floor front desk sells selected Aizu souvenirs (7:30–21:30).
• 📶Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and there is a meeting room for up to 60 people.

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Access and parking

• 🚃From JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station on the Ban-etsu West Line it is about 15 minutes by taxi, or about 15 minutes by town loop bus to the Aizu Bukeyashiki-mae stop.
• 📞Call from the Bukeyashiki-mae stop and staff will pick you up in about 5 minutes; from the Higashiyama Onsen-eki stop it is about a 5-minute uphill walk. There is no station shuttle.
• 🅿️By car it is about 20 minutes from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway, and staff guide you to a parking space.

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Fumoto-yu, private bath and bath-hopping

• 🍃Fumoto-yu on the 2nd floor, opened in 2017, is a semi-open-air bath facing the spa town and its mountain breeze (5:30–24:00).
• 🔑The private bath at Fumoto-yu costs 1,500 yen for 50 minutes, is for staying guests only, and has a two-person tub suited to couples and families with small children. Book ahead by phone.
• 🚶Guests may also use the baths at sister inn Shintaki — Watari-yu, Saru-no-yu and Sennen-no-yu with its riverside open-air bath and natural rock bath — from 15:00–22:00 and 5:30–10:00.

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Beds in every room, seven room types

• 🛏️A 2022 renovation put beds in every room; all seven types are non-smoking, with one smoking area in the building.
• 🪷Choices include the Modern Suite with a 12.5-mat tatami room plus twin beds (only 3 rooms), the 53㎡ Semi-Suite with tatami, and the 32㎡ Japanese Modern Twin with a tatami area.
• 🛋️There is also a 55㎡ Corner Twin with a living room and spacious bathroom and a 32㎡ Wide Twin; the 18–23㎡ Compact Twin has no bath or shower, so guests use the large baths.

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This inn pairs night views of the castle town from its hilltop rooftop bath with Aizu regional food and local sake. Note that dinner is a Japanese-focused buffet rather than kaiseki, the Compact Twin has no bath, and there is no station shuttle.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · 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 Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Kutsurogijuku Chiyotaki?

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

Where is Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Kutsurogijuku Chiyotaki located?

It is in Aizuwakamatsu. Address: 43 Terayashiki Higashiyamamachi-yumoto.

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.