Fukiya Ryokanふきや旅館

Fukiya is what happens when a ryokan is designed from the ground up rather than inherited. The architect, Futamura Kazuhide, worked in the traditional sukiya-style idiom but built out the form for contemporary living - wider doorways, better-insulated rooms, lighting designed for the way a 2020s guest actually uses a room. Twenty rooms across seven room types gives the inn enough inventory to handle couples, small groups, and barrier-free accessibility needs without falling back on the one-room-fits-all pattern common at smaller Yugawara inns.

The bath programme is the longer list than almost anywhere else in town: seven separate options including three reservable private baths, an outdoor mixed-gender bath with source-fed flow, separate indoor men’s and women’s baths, and additional alternating-gender outdoor baths. Couples who want to bathe together can do so in the mixed bath or reserve a private one. The mixed-gender bath is relatively rare in the modern Yugawara landscape, where most inns have gone to alternating-gender only, and is traditional rather than a private rental bath.

Dining is in-room kaiseki, both dinner and breakfast. The food is described across multiple sources as Michelin-level - a category Fukiya shares with Hakuunsou in the Yugawara ryokan market, but at a slightly lower price point. Sagami Bay seafood and seasonal mountain ingredients drive the menu. Breakfast is substantial rather than minimal.

Access is an 8-minute taxi from Yugawara Station. Starting price is around ¥47,300 per person with dinner and breakfast included, which positions Fukiya below Sekiyo and Hakuunsou but above Kawasegien Isuzu’s standard wing. English-language booking is available via Booking.com; the official site is Japanese-only but has a clear reservation flow.

Address: 398 Miyakami, Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa

Access: About 8 minutes by taxi from Yugawara Station.

Tier: upscale

Rooms: 20 rooms (7 room types)

Price range: ¥47,300+ per person (with dinner + breakfast)

Dining: In-room kaiseki, Michelin-level programme; Sagami Bay seafood + mountain seasonal

Highlights:

• Contemporary sukiya-zukuri by architect Futamura Kazuhide
• 7 distinct bath options - one of the widest selections in Yugawara
• Outdoor mixed-gender bath with source-fed flow
• In-room Michelin-level kaiseki
• 20 rooms across 7 types - group-friendly range

Source: Yugawara Onsen mixed municipal spring.

Baths: 7 separate bath options: 3 reservable private baths, source-fed outdoor mixed-gender bath, indoor men’s/women’s baths, and alternating outdoor baths.

These are points where the platforms and official pages we consulted gave us conflicting information.

• Tattoo policy: Tattoo policy was not explicit across the sources consulted. The outdoor mixed-gender bath suggests a more liberal bathing policy overall, but confirm directly before booking if this matters.

• Official site (Japanese)
• Fukiya - Booking.com
• Yugawara Tourism listing