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Kifu No Sato

Yunogo Onsen / 湯郷温泉
For generations, the lovely Kifu-no-sato ryokan has been an institution in the Yunogo area of Okayam
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The Story

For generations, the lovely Kifu-no-sato ryokan has been an institution in the Yunogo area of Okayama Prefecture. Its Tsuyoshi Sasaki, had a passion for flowers, and for the traditional Japanese art of ikebana, and this shows in the interiors of the ryokan - dozens of beautiful flower arrangements grace its halls and rooms to provide flashes of beauty, as well as a connection to the natural world.
The ryokan displays all the luxury and refined taste one expects from a high-end establishment, including lovely interiors, impeccable service, relaxed, friendly hospitality, and exquisite attention to detail. The interior spaces, including the hallways, are carpeted with tatami, providing a restful aroma and enhancing the relaxed atmosphere. The interior design - down to the matchboxes - is meant to reflect the beauty of flowers and the passing of the seasons.
Kifu-no-sato's management is now in its fourth generation. The Sasakis are also passionate about their place in the community, which is why Kifu-no-sato features art, crafts, furniture and foods created by local artists and craftsmen.
The ryokan's location in the Yunogo historical quarter places it in a fascinating historical context, in the middle of what was once the ancient domain of Bizen, and the birthplace of the renowned swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. This area is now a hotbed of traditional crafts, with a host of craftspeople, young and old, striving to revive Japan's traditional ways.

ROOMS

  • Highest Floor Suite - Katakuri ROOM Highest Floor Suite - Katakuri This luxurious suite was added in March 2021. It is the newest room among the four suites where…
  • Highest Grade Suite Hiougi ROOM Highest Grade Suite Hiougi Kifu-no-sato's beautiful rooms all feature spaces with tatami mats, with their very restful aro…
  • Luxury Suite - Nojikiku ROOM Luxury Suite - Nojikiku The guestroom was designed to look like a traditional deck attached to the house, on which you …
  • Classical Suite - Miyako-wasure ROOM Classical Suite - Miyako-wasure This suite’s unique design to fit the indoor bath right next to the bedroom attracts couples an…
  • Semi Suite - Wabisuke ROOM Semi Suite - Wabisuke A Japanese-style semi-suite with a high-quality appearance reminiscent of a tearoom with a lowe…
  • Semi Suite - Shakunage ROOM Semi Suite - Shakunage A new Western-style semi-suite in Kifu No Sato has been born. While using traditional Japanese …
  • Semi Suite Botan ROOM Semi Suite Botan Semi-suites - These have twin Western-style beds with an attached tatami room for relaxing Japa…
  • Room with Open-air Bath ROOM Room with Open-air Bath Kifu-no-sato's most popular suites are those with rotemburo open-air baths. Some of these are l…
  • Japanese Style Room ROOM Japanese Style Room Standard Washitsu (Japanese-style Rooms) - These basic rooms have tatami mats and comfortable f…
  • Japanese Style Twin Room ROOM Japanese Style Twin Room Standard Western-style Rooms - With soft and comfortable twin beds and an alcove for sitting, t…
    ROOM Highest Floor Suite - Katakuri
    2-3 82 sqm Private Half Open-air Bath Bed This luxurious suite was added in March 2021. It is the newest room among the four suites where the guest can enjoy a private hot spring with 100% of the source. Surrounded by a calm mountain view from the top floor (4th floor) and a modern space based on wood, it is a suite where they can relax peacefully. The furniture specially prepared for this suite and the gorgeous ikebana unique to Kifu No Sato create a peaceful time.
    　
    It is more spacious than other suites and can accommodate up to 3 people. This suite is unique in that the guest is satisfied by relaxing in the room. In the elegant open-air bath, you can enjoy 100% Yunogo Onsen’s natural hot spring at any time.     ¥ 51,130～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Highest Grade Suite Hiougi
    2-8 75 sqm Private Open-air Bath Bed Kifu-no-sato's beautiful rooms all feature spaces with tatami mats, with their very restful aroma, and fine woodwork, including furniture made locally from sustainably harvested trees. Each room has different furnishings, locally made, which are available for purchase. Suites - These rooms have comfortable twin beds and an attached tatami room. There is fine woodwork throughout the rooms, including a large dining table made from light and silky Hinoki wood by a local craftsman. Interior details include Bizen-yaki pottery made by local artists and washi wall art, as well as huge flat-screen TVs. The suites include rotemburo outdoor bath, that is made of hinoki wood - soaking in a tub with the fragrance of hinoki wood will relax your body and soul. ¥ 51,130～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Luxury Suite - Nojikiku
    2-6 70 sqm Indoor Bath Bed + Futon The guestroom was designed to look like a traditional deck attached to the house, on which you can enjoy the view of the Japanese garden with the Chugoku mountain range as its background. The bath in the suite was created with the guest’s ultimate comfort in mind. Though not an open-air bath in the traditional sense of the word, the window facing the garden can be opened, so regardless of the weather, the guest can enjoy the fresh air while taking a bath.
    　
    Enjoy a deep soak to your heart’s content in the hot bath filled with water from the natural spring whose quality is said to be the best in Western Japan, and the seasonal changes unique to Yunogo Onsen.     ¥ 43,430～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Classical Suite - Miyako-wasure
    2-6 70 sqm Indoor Bath Bed + Futon This suite’s unique design to fit the indoor bath right next to the bedroom attracts couples and families. The guest can enjoy each other’s company whilst staying in their favorite space in the room. It’s a perfect set-up for a leisurely bath time; moreover, having the two styles of living rooms together allows even a large group of guests to feel spacious and comfortable. Another essential fixture of the suite is the exquisite flower arrangement piece, which is the largest in Kifu No Sato. Enjoy the elegant fusion of refined Japanese style and the sophisticated modern taste that this suite creates. ¥ 43,430～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Semi Suite - Wabisuke
    2-3 53 sqm Indoor Bath Bed + Futon A Japanese-style semi-suite with a high-quality appearance reminiscent of a tearoom with a lowered ceiling. It is a room in a warm and new style that is set up in a quiet space with attention to natural materials such as soil, paper, wood, and stone.
    　
    Enjoy the new Japanese space proposed by the ryokan to your heart's content.     ¥ 37,930～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Semi Suite - Shakunage
    2-3 53 sqm Indoor Bath Bed + Futon A new Western-style semi-suite in Kifu No Sato has been born. While using traditional Japanese materials and styles, the space created by unraveling the modern lifestyle provides an extraordinarily rich time.
    　
    Enjoy the new style of the room where you spend time at an onsen ryokan.     ¥ 37,930～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Semi Suite Botan
    2-7 50 sqm Indoor Bath Bed Semi-suites - These have twin Western-style beds with an attached tatami room for relaxing Japanese-style. The windows have lovely mountain views, and in-room meal service is available upon request for up to five diners. Children's discounts are available.
    Tall windows with shoji screens make these bright and cheerful rooms, with views of the mountainside across the way.     ¥ 37,930～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Room with Open-air Bath
    2-5 sqm Private Open-air Bath Futon Kifu-no-sato's most popular suites are those with rotemburo open-air baths. Some of these are lovely Shigaraki yaki - huge and round, bathing in them is like soaking in a huge teacup. Others are big, square wooden tubs, equally comfortable. The ground-floor rotemburo suites have an attached garden; the top-floor ones are perfect for soaking and gazing at the stars. These rooms accommodate up to five guests. ¥ 35,730～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Japanese Style Room
    1-5 sqm Indoor Bath Futon Standard Washitsu (Japanese-style Rooms) - These basic rooms have tatami mats and comfortable futons for sleeping Japanese-style. ¥ 30,230～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.
    ROOM Japanese Style Twin Room
    2-2 sqm Indoor Bath Bed Standard Western-style Rooms - With soft and comfortable twin beds and an alcove for sitting, these rooms provide restful accommodation. ¥ 29,130～ per person (based on double occupancy) *Room rates at the Ryokan vary depending on the season and booking status. Therefore, we provide an estimated amount as a reference.

FACILITIES &
SERVICES

  • Grand Bath Grand Bath
  • Private Open-air Bath Private Open-air Bath
  • Cuisine Cuisine
  • Spa Spa
  • Meeting Room Meeting Room
  • Lobby Lobby
    Grand Bath If you like hot water, you're in for a treat at Kifu-no-sato - the bathing here is a special pleasure. Soaking in a rotemburo outdoor bath is a year-round delight. Bathing under the open sky, in summer you can work up an extra sweat, and in winter you can experience the special pleasure of soaking in a hot bath, cozy while you watch the snow drift down. There are also indoor hot pools big enough to swim laps in. Individual wooden outdoor baths made of beautiful silky hinoki wood allow you to feel profound relaxation, surrounded by nature.
    The bathing facilities also include a pebble sauna, in which you lie on a bed of hot pebbles and work up a sweat in the deep heat.
    In addition, there are several private rooms that can be reserved.
    Private Open-air Bath There are several restaurants serving the ryokan's guests: "Zakuro" serving Japanese Kaiseki cuisine. Four private rooms, just the right size for groups of five or six, overlook a beautiful traditional garden. Three smaller rooms are also available for more intimate dining.
    In addition, three other dining spaces are available: "Ajisai," a larger room, perfect for slightly larger parties of up to 12; "Momiji," a tatami room designed for small parties; and "Tsubaki," a larger room for private parties and meetings.
    There is also a karaoke room, with comfortable couches dressed up in very authentic-looking, shiny blue velour, for a pleasant trip down memory lane as you sing your heart out in a relaxing, soundproof venue.
    Cuisine The food is, of course, superb gourmet fare, delicious and exquisitely presented, as one would expect from a top-notch Japanese luxury ryokan. It consists mostly of kaiseki Japanese haute cuisine, with all the elegance, delicacy, flavor and healthy freshness that this implies. Freshwater fish are caught locally, seafood comes from the nearby Seto Inland Sea, and vegetables are sourced locally. In particular, the steak, a substantial cut of premium wagyu Japanese beef, is a treat. The local sake and shochu are especially fine.
    Spa The ryokan's Spa has two rooms, and offers massage, aromatherapy and other treatments based on the principles of Ayurveda.
    Meeting Room Function/Party rooms are available for larger get-togethers and business meetings.
    Lobby The Gift Shop in the lobby sells local crafts, including fine local glassware, pottery and dyed goods, as well as local foods and the delicious sake and shochu for which this area is famous.

Map &
Transportation

Closest Train Station Hayashino Station
ROUTE
Closest Bus Station N/A
ROUTEs
Free pick-up service Yes
Complimentary transfer from/to Hayashino Station (10min) / Yunogo-Kami bus stop (2min) / Reservation required
Key Gate Way Int'l Airport and Train (Shinkansen) Station
Route details

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Ryokan Data

Area Yunogo Onsen / 湯郷温泉
Name of Ryokan Kifu No Sato / 季譜の里
Address 180 Yunogo, Mimasakashi, Okayama 707-0062
〒707-0062 岡山県美作市湯郷180
Total Number of Rooms 31 room(s)
Check-in Time 15:00
Check-Out Time 11:00
Credit Card Yes

Meals

Dinner Start Time 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00
Breakfast Start Time 7:30 - 8:30
In Room Dining Available Dining room/ Start Time : 18:30 - 19:00
Bar
Special Dietary Arrangements Yes
Vegan Friendly Yes
Western Breakfast Available Yes / Bread, ham & eggs, salad, soup, fruits, juice, coffee

Other Facilities & Services

Communal Bath Yes
Family Bath Yes
Private indoor bath in room Yes
Private open-air bath in the room Yes

Room Rates

Room Type Minimum Rate (JPY)
Highest Floor Suite - Katakuri JPY51,130～
Highest Grade Suite Hiougi JPY51,130～
Luxury Suite - Nojikiku JPY43,430～
Classical Suite - Miyako-wasure JPY43,430～
Semi Suite - Wabisuke JPY37,930～
Semi Suite - Shakunage JPY37,930～
Semi Suite Botan JPY37,930～
Room with Open-air Bath JPY35,730～
Japanese Style Room JPY30,230～
Japanese Style Twin Room JPY29,130～
** 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.

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