Kayotei
Yamanaka Onsen / 山中温泉
As one passes through the entrance of Kayotei for the first time it is evident that this is a very s
The Story
As one passes through the entrance of Kayotei for the first time it is evident that this is a very special Japanese inn. This luxury ryokan is located in the small hot springs village of Yamanaka in Ishikawa prefecture. The village remains much the same as it has for many years, seemingly untouched by time. The inn is surrounded by majestic trees and lovingly nurtured gardens encircled by thickly forested hills.
Kayotei's ten suite rooms are arranged in the traditional sukiya style of a tea ceremony pavilion. Guests wear no slippers in this ryokan; the walkways are tatami, as one would in the home of a relative or close friend. These are the rare and subtle differences that make time spent in Kayotei such a warm and welcoming experience.
A stroll through Kayotei is one of discovery, for original painted screens, fine works of pottery, and antique tansu adorn the hallways and spaces of this inn.
Kayotei's ten suite rooms are arranged in the traditional sukiya style of a tea ceremony pavilion. Guests wear no slippers in this ryokan; the walkways are tatami, as one would in the home of a relative or close friend. These are the rare and subtle differences that make time spent in Kayotei such a warm and welcoming experience.
A stroll through Kayotei is one of discovery, for original painted screens, fine works of pottery, and antique tansu adorn the hallways and spaces of this inn.
ROOMS
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Higashiyama Family Suite
This room is a combination of Higashiyama suite and Japanese Junior suite with balcony & privat…
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Basho Family Suite
This room is a combination of Japanese-Western style room and Japanese Junior suite with balcon…
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Kokutani Suite
This room used to be one of the Japanese Junior Suite rooms, which was renovated in October 202…
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Higashiyama Suite
The higashiyama room has an expansive view of Kayotei`s own forested mountains surrounding the …
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Japanese Junior Suite with Balcony & Private Open-Air Bath
Japanese Junior Suite with Balcony & Private Open-Air Bath (Shower at the balcony only)
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Japanese Suite with Shower
This room has a large window to let in the beauty of the forested hills outside. Relax on the b…
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Japanese-Western Style Room (No Private Bath or Shower)
Coming Soon
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Higashiyama Family Suite
2-6 sqm Private Open-air Bath Futon This room is a combination of Higashiyama suite and Japanese Junior suite with balcony & private open air bath. Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Basho Family Suite
2-5 sqm Private Open-air Bath Bed This room is a combination of Japanese-Western style room and Japanese Junior suite with balcony & private open air bath. Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Kokutani Suite
2-4 sqm Private Open-air Bath Bed This room used to be one of the Japanese Junior Suite rooms, which was renovated in October 2020 and has now newly reborn as a cozy suite room with a private open-air bath. The room is suitable for a family, as well as couples and friends, accommodating up to 4 people. Relax on the balcony chairs and enjoy the view of the gorge beyond. Whether the expanse before you is the deep green of new spring growth, the vibrant red and orange of autumn, or the purity of newly fallen snow, this will be a visual experience to remember. Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Higashiyama Suite
1-4 sqm Indoor Bath Futon The higashiyama room has an expansive view of Kayotei`s own forested mountains surrounding the property. This is a tatami room in pure Japanese style, with a low table of solid wood from an ancient tree. A veranda provides a tranquil space to gaze upon the forest, listen to the breeze passing through the trees, and savor the gentle sound of the flowing river below. Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Japanese Junior Suite with Balcony & Private Open-Air Bath
2-3 sqm Private Open-air Bath Futon Japanese Junior Suite with Balcony & Private Open-Air Bath (Shower at the balcony only) Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Japanese Suite with Shower
2-4 sqm Shower Futon This room has a large window to let in the beauty of the forested hills outside. Relax on the balcony chairs and enjoy the view of the pristine mountains beyond. Whether the expanse before you is the deep green of new spring growth, the vibrant red and orange of autumn, or the purity of newly fallen snow, this will be a visual experience to remember. Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM -
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Japanese-Western Style Room (No Private Bath or Shower)
2-3 sqm No Bath Bed Coming Soon Ask *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference. REQUEST THIS ROOM
FACILITIES &
SERVICES
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Bath
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Kokin Salon - Bar
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Lobby
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Ryotei (Meal)
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Bath
It is said the influential Buddhist priest Gyoki first discovered the hot springs of Yamanaka in the Nara period of the 8th century, and ever since these onsen springs have been renowned for their soothing and curative properties. The baths at Kayotei are pure luxury, as befitting such special waters. Kayotei`s main bath is surrounded by towering glass walls which seem to draw the pristine forested hills inside. The baths at Kayotei are always open, and with only ten guest rooms at this ryokan this experience may well be all your own.
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Kokin Salon - Bar
Upon arrival at Kayotei make your first stop the kokin salon bar for a relaxing cup of complimentary herb tea, locally grown in the mountains and valleys surrounding the Yamanaka onsen region. A cup of soothing tea while soaking in the view from the kokin salon balcony is just the beginning of the Kayotei experience.
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Lobby
The expansive entrance and lobby of Kayotei welcome guests as if returning home after a long journey. The hardwood floor of the hallways and public spaces are covered with a special tatami that makes walking through the beautifully adorned premises truly pleasant and comfortable. Large windows let in light and the beauty of the garden that seems to be as one with the ryokan interior. The architectural and interior design, traditional art and modern sculpture displayed here mean that every glance is bound to be met by artistic and aesthetic beauty.
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Ryotei (Meal)
Kayotei's skilled chefs are masters of the art of true Japanese kaiseki cuisine. Guests dine in the privacy of tatami rooms in the style of Japan's exclusive ryotei restaurants. The meals here are exquisitely prepared with attention to every detail and are a work of visual as well as culinary art. Kayotei's cuisine is as wonderfully diverse as the seasons in this part of Japan, as chefs prepare meals using local seafood and locally grown seasonal vegetables.
Experience
Premium Item
- Lacquerware Wine Glass
- JPY 150,000
Yasushi Satake is a third-generation woodworker, a wonderful craftsman who preserves the traditional culture of Japanese wood craftsmanship, in the form of fine containers and lacquer ware. At the same time, he challenges himself to create works that appeal to people in our modern culture.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
Entering the studio and workshop of Satake-san you find yourself in a classic atelier.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
- Soup bawl and Rice bawl
- JPY 15,000-80,000
Yasushi Satake is a third-generation woodworker, a wonderful craftsman who preserves the traditional culture of Japanese wood craftsmanship, in the form of fine containers and lacquer ware. At the same time, he challenges himself to create works that appeal to people in our modern culture.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
Entering the studio and workshop of Satake-san you find yourself in a classic atelier.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
- Plate and Saucer
- JPY 10,000-35,000
Yasushi Satake is a third-generation woodworker, a wonderful craftsman who preserves the traditional culture of Japanese wood craftsmanship, in the form of fine containers and lacquer ware. At the same time, he challenges himself to create works that appeal to people in our modern culture.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
As traditional culture slowly declines in Japan, Yamanaka lacquer ware is also at risk of disappearing. But devoted craftsmen like Satake-san are keeping the old techniques alive.
The Kayotei uses the finest quality handmade lacquer wear, produced using the traditional methods and adapted into modern forms that fit with the aesthetic of modern life.
They think the tableware used in the ryokan should be the “real thing,” in keeping with the local community’s history and culture, and can be used for a long time. The Kayotei uses cups and plates made by three generations of the Satake family – his grandfather, his father and Yasushi himself.
Entering the studio and workshop of Satake-san you find yourself in a classic atelier.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
The studio holds a brazier with blazing charcoal in the center of one room, and in another room there is a collection of museum quality lacquerwere, as practical as it is artistic.
The workshop is filled almost to the ceiling with works-in-progress, and has several sunken stations where Satake-san and his son Create lacquerware with tools that they have made themselves.
Time slows down in this rich, aesthetic atmosphere, and you get the sense that the art that is being fashioned here has cultural significance.
Indeed, Yamanaka Hot spring town has a long history of lacquerware produced for very best of that tradition.
Satake-san carries forward the tradition while at the same time giving it their own unique, personal interpretation: To use beautiful objects day to day.
While you stay at the Kayotei, you can visit the studio, by appointment, and discover the artist and his art.
Map &
Transportation
| Closest Train Station | Kagaonsen Station | |
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| Closest Bus Station | N/A | |
| Free pick-up service | No | |
| Taxi can be arranged by Kayotei. Reservation in advance is required. | ||
Key Gate Way Int'l Airport and Train (Shinkansen) Station
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Ryokan Data
| Area | Yamanaka Onsen / 山中温泉 |
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| Name of Ryokan | Kayotei / かよう亭 |
| Address | 20, Ho, 1 chome, Higashi-machi, Yamanaka onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa 922-0114 〒922-0114石川県加賀市山中温泉東町１丁目ホ 20 |
| Total Number of Rooms | 10 rooms |
| Check-in Time | 13:00 |
| Check-Out Time | 12:00 |
| Credit Card | Yes |
Meals
| Dinner Start Time | 18:00 - 19:00 |
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| Breakfast Start Time | 7:00 - 9:00 |
| In Room Dining Available |
Private Dining Room / Starting Time : 18:00 - 20:00 OR Partner Restaurant Dinner |
| Bar | |
| Special Dietary Arrangements | Yes |
| Vegan Friendly | Yes |
| Western Breakfast Available | Yes |
Other Facilities & Services
| Communal Bath | Yes |
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| Family Bath | No |
| Private indoor bath in room | Yes |
| Private open-air bath in the room | Yes |
Room Rates
| Room Type | Minimum Rate (JPY) |
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| Higashiyama Family Suite | Ask |
| Basho Family Suite | Ask |
| Kokutani Suite | Ask |
| Higashiyama Suite | Ask |
| Japanese Junior Suite with Balcony & Private Open-Air Bath | Ask |
| Japanese Suite with Shower | Ask |
| Japanese-Western Style Room (No Private Bath or Shower) | Ask |
** The room rate is per person per night when 2 adults stay in one room. **
- The rate will change depending on the number of guests and dates. Please contact us for details.
- Ryokan rate includes a full-course dinner, breakfast, service charge, and tax.
- The mentioned rates and service are available only for LRC Members who book through The Ryokan Collection's website.
- The rates are subject to change without any prior notice.
- A particular room cannot be guaranteed in advance unless otherwise stated by The Ryokan Collection.
- The rate will change depending on the number of guests and dates. Please contact us for details.
- Ryokan rate includes a full-course dinner, breakfast, service charge, and tax.
- The mentioned rates and service are available only for LRC Members who book through The Ryokan Collection's website.
- The rates are subject to change without any prior notice.
- A particular room cannot be guaranteed in advance unless otherwise stated by The Ryokan Collection.