Hakuunsou
A quiet ryokan in the woods above the river, with rock baths, rooms with their own hot-spring tubs, and dinner by candlelight.
- Rooms with open-air baths
- Riverside dining room
- Adults and older children
Writers' ryokan · Miyakami
The Ryokan Tokyo Yugawara
A relaxed, modern onsen inn for writers and solo travellers, with a library lounge, desks, ink-making, and a spring-fed bath.
Hours and prices change with the season. The official page has today's details.
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- Writing plans
- Solo-friendly
- Day bath and lounge
About The Ryokan Tokyo Yugawara
Yugawara was a favourite of writers like Natsume Sōseki and Yosano Akiko, and The Ryokan Tokyo leans into it. There are writing plans with a desk and endless coffee, a "finish your reading pile" plan, and an ink-making workshop where you mix your own colour from nine bases.
Rooms range from tatami rooms to simple bunks, and you can stay room-only or with breakfast, alone or in a group. The spring-fed bath and the lounge, Ofuro Café HITOMA, are open to day visitors too.
The hill is steep. Take a taxi from the station (about 10 minutes, around ¥1,500) and tell the driver "The Ryokan Tokyo". The inn also runs two reserved pickups from the station a day.
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Find The Ryokan Tokyo Yugawara
742 Miyakami, Yugawara
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