Awa Onsen | Kinokuniya

Hanare Tachibana

Restored by the hot spring: an elegant, completely private villa

Features

Restored by the hot spring
Hanare Tachibana

A completely private detached house where you can enjoy your stay with the feel of a separate villa
Private open-air bath bathed in dappled sunlight, an Estonian barrel sauna and a cold plunge bath
The cold plunge bath uses skin-friendly natural water drawn from an Edo-period deep well on the grounds
Breakfast and dinner are served in the private dining room of your house
Dinner is a seasonal hearth-side (irori) kaiseki, cooked before your eyes by a dedicated member of staff

Pass through the elegant entrance, reminiscent of a Kyoto machiya townhouse, and you enter a private residence prepared for you alone. This is a completely private detached house where you can enjoy undisturbed time as if living here. Spend your stay as you please with the people who matter most to you.

The house is divided into a living room, bedroom and dining room, laid out so that each can also be used as a separate room as the occasion requires. The outdoor bath area leading off the bedroom has, besides the private open-air bath, an authentic Estonian barrel sauna and a cold plunge bath.

The sauna is barrel-shaped, with a strong scent of wood, and the bedroom has twin beds.

(Barrel sauna)

Barrel sauna

A “barrel” is just that: a cask. True to its name, the barrel sauna has a unique barrel shape and is a private sauna much loved in the Nordic sauna heartland and now attracting attention. Thanks to its distinctive shape, heat circulates exceptionally well and the hot air stays evenly distributed. The gentle, familiar form is easy on the eye, and the comfortably compact space and rich aroma of wood are soothing.

(Meals)

Meals

Both dinner and breakfast are served in your own private dining room overlooking the inner garden. At dinner a dedicated member of staff cooks the hearth-grilled dishes before your eyes. Enjoy freshly cooked food that delights the eye as much as the palate, with appetising aromas that keep the conversation flowing.

Information

Basic information

Layout
Entrance + living room + bedroom + dining room + powder room + shower booth +
terrace (open-air bath + cold plunge bath + barrel sauna + garden)
Size
130 ㎡
Capacity
2–4 guests (children welcome)
Bath facilities
Private open-air bath (natural hot spring), indoor shower booth, cold plunge bath, barrel sauna
Bedding
Twin beds and futon
Meals
Breakfast and dinner served in the private dining room
Smoking
Non-smoking indoors
Check-in
15:00–18:00 (please contact us if you will arrive after 18:00)
Check-out
10:00
Equipment
TV, refrigerator, washlet toilet (heated seat), Wi-Fi
Amenities
Towels, bath towels, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, cotton swabs, cotton pads, razors, samue loungewear, bathrobes