Shizuoka · Shuzenji Onsen
AKARI et KAORI (former Nenoyu Taizanso)
AKARI et KAORI（旧 ねの湯 対山荘）
A nine-room designer ryokan in the heart of Shuzenji. Indoor bath of Fuji lava stone and cypress, plus an Izu-stone garden rotenburo fed by three private springs. Day bathing is a 2.5-hour midday window, reservation only, with green tea and a sweet afterwards.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,100
- Hours
- 11:30–14:00 (reservation only)
- Closed
- Irregular (reservation required)
- Access
- 5 min walk from Shuzenji Onsen bus stop
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Day bathing adults ¥1,100 / children ¥550 (a ¥150 bathing tax is listed separately). Towel set ¥400. Green tea and a sweet served in the lounge afterwards. Reservation only — tel. 0558-72-0331
- Baths
- Indoor baths of Mt Fuji lava stone and hinoki, rotenburo of Izu stone (one each per gender). A small inn, so the baths are intimate and numbers are capped by reservation. Free-flowing from three own sources
- Water
- Alkaline simple spring, pH 8.5, free-flowing from three private sources. Silky “beauty bath”, clear
- Parking
- Free, 9 cars. Central Shuzenji village (Shuzenji 883)
- Phone
- 0558-72-0331
- Official site
- akari-et-kaori.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Why go
- Reservation only, midday
- Three private springs
- Tea and sweets included
Three private springs at a nine-room design ryokan, by reservation
AKARI et KAORI is a nine-room design ryokan in the centre of Shuzenji, rebranded in September 2023 from the long-established Nenoyu Taizanso. World-renowned lighting designer Shinji Kagawa shaped its “light and fragrance” theme, and details like green tea and sweets in the lounge after bathing are carefully done. Shuzenji’s strength lies not in big hotels but in small inns with their own springs: here pH 8.5 alkaline water flows untreated from three sources into indoor baths of Mt Fuji lava stone and hinoki and rotenburo of Izu stone. Day bathing is accepted only in a short 11:30–14:00 window, strictly by reservation (¥1,100), so it stays quiet — the best way in Shuzenji to enjoy a ryokan bath privately without staying overnight.
Tips & cautions
- Phone ahead (0558-72-0331) without fail; walk-ins are refused, and day use is off on full or event days.
- The window is short (11:30–14:00) — plan around a village stroll.
- Towel set ¥400; bring your own to save.
- Small baths, no large groups; discuss children when booking.
- Ask about tattoo policy when reserving.
- A ¥150 bathing tax may be listed separately — confirm the total.
Getting there
Tokai bus ~8 min from Shuzenji Station to the “Shuzenji Onsen” terminus, then 2 min on foot in the village centre (Shuzenji 883, Izu City). Direct Odoriko express from Tokyo ~2 h 10 min. By car ~10 min from Shuzenji IC; 9 free spaces.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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