Awa Onsen / Kyonan, Chiba
The reddish-brown water of Awa Onsen, known as the “skin-beautifying” spring, is a natural hot spring that keeps you warm long after you leave the bath. After enjoying our free private baths, take your time over fresh seafood landed in the local port of Katsuyama, served in the comfort of your room.
The main building opened as “Shinkan Kinokuniya” in 1982. We struck the hot spring ourselves in 1989, and the name “Awa Onsen” was born then. With only a few rooms, we can look after each guest personally. That is the thinking behind our whole group.
Each of our purely Japanese-style rooms is named after a style of plating, such as “Yuzen”, “Sansui”, “Oribe” and “Ichimatsu”. The rooms are spacious enough for families, and you can relax in the calm setting of a traditional Japanese inn.
Boat-platter sashimi and live abalone grilled at the table, usually extra-charge items, are included in our standard plans. Local fish from the fixed nets of Katsuyama and Hota are selected by the owner himself at the fishing-port auction. Dinner is served in your room. We use seasonal ingredients from the local area and change our menu with the seasons.
Four hot spring baths of differing character soothe the body and mind of every guest. “Tsukimi no Yu” and “Ichi no Yu” are free private baths: enjoy bathing without reserve in a space all your own.
Kinokuniya offers three very different kinds of stay:
the seven Japanese-style rooms of the main building, furnished as a traditional ryokan, and the detached houses Hanare Tachibana and Hanare Tsubaki, each reserved for a single party.
Check-in is from 15:00 to 18:00 (please contact us if you will arrive after 18:00).
Private baths are allocated in order of check-in, so arriving a little early is recommended.
Katsuyama Beach is about a one-minute walk from the inn. A promenade runs along the shore; why not take an evening stroll in your yukata? Female guests may choose a colourful yukata free of charge.
Fresh seafood landed in Katsuyama, served in your room. Boat-platter sashimi and live abalone grilled at the table are both included in our standard plans.
The first-floor open-air bath “Mikage no Yu” and the stone indoor bath “Ni no Yu” are shared hot spring baths that alternate between men and women. Enjoy the skin-beautifying spring to your heart's content.
Breakfast is served in the dining area from 8:00. After you wake, a morning bath is also welcome.
Enjoy a leisurely morning and depart at 10:00.
Four things we hear most often from the guests who have stayed with us.
Many guests are surprised that the boat-platter sashimi and the live abalone grilled at the table, usually extra-charge items, are included in our standard plans, and served in your room at that. The tenderness of the live abalone, grilled before your eyes, is something we hear about especially often.
With only seven rooms, the hot spring baths (alternating between men and women) are just steps away. The two free private baths are allocated in order of check-in, and the openness of the rooftop open-air bath “Tsukimi no Yu” is much appreciated.
Because we have few rooms, we try to give each guest our personal attention. We often receive kind words about the care taken in guiding guests through their meals and baths.
Hanare Tachibana, a restored old house that you have entirely to yourself, has a private open-air bath, a barrel sauna and a cold plunge bath. Together with its hearth-side kaiseki dinner, guests describe it as “a stay quite unlike the main building”.
We guarantee that the accommodation rates offered on this website are the best rates available: lower than on any other online booking site.
Per person, 1 night with dinner & breakfast¥18,800~
*Per-person rate when two guests share a room (1 night with dinner and breakfast, tax included; bathing tax not included). Rates vary by season and number of guests. Please see the availability page for current rates.
