Yagyu no Sho
柳生の庄34°58′ N 138°55′ ERyokan¥¥¥¥
Yagyu no Sho suits a couple who want kaiseki in the room and a private onsen bath in a bamboo-shaded sukiya inn, and the trade-off is a starting price near ¥50,000 a person.
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Price band
¥¥¥¥Luxury
Guests
2 guests
You book and pay on the booking site's own secure checkout, and we never see your card.
- Meals
- Kyoto style kaiseki dinner and breakfast served in your room
- Check-in
- In from 14:00, out by 11:00
- Onsen
- Shared and private baths
- Rooms
- 15
- Best for
- Couples, food lovers
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Yagyu no Sho
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Yagyu no Sho grew out of Yagyu, a Kyoto-kaiseki restaurant that opened in Shirokane, Tokyo, in 1959, and the family brought it to the woods above Shuzenji in 1970. The founder practised kendo, and the name Yagyu comes from that. For the 40th anniversary in 2009 the inn rebuilt its entrance, baths and rooms in full sukiya style with traditional plasterwork.
Each of the 15 rooms is laid out differently. Six have an outdoor bath, six a semi-outdoor one and three a hinoki tub indoors, and every one runs on free-flowing Shuzenji water. The two shared outdoor baths, Musashi-no-yu and Tsu-no-yu, open from 14:00 to 10:00 the next morning and swap at midnight. The water is a mild alkaline simple spring at pH 8.3.
Dinner and breakfast come to the room. The inn posts its menu each month on the news page.
Highlights
- All 15 rooms have their own bath on free-flowing onsen water
- The two big outdoor baths swap between men and women each day
- The inn grew out of a Tokyo kaiseki restaurant opened in 1959
The essentials
- Prices
- The inn's own booking engine lists its basic kaiseki plan with dinner and breakfast from ¥49,500 a person with two sharing, and the lowest rate open on 7 December 2026 was ¥62,700 a person.
- Meals
- Kyoto-style kaiseki dinner and breakfast served in your room
- Amenities
- In room onsen bathsTwo large outdoor bathsLobby lounge with drinksFree parking for 20 cars
- Best for
- CouplesFood loversRecovery days
- Baths
- Shared and private baths, fed by a hot spring
- Tattoo rule
- The inn publishes no tattoo rule. Every room has its own onsen bath, so a guest with tattoos can bathe in private.
Worth knowing
- The inn posts each month's menu on its news page, so you can read it before you book.
Quick answers about Yagyu no Shoよくある質問
Does every room at Yagyu no Sho have its own onsen bath?
Yes. All 15 rooms have a bath on free-flowing onsen water: six outdoor, six semi-outdoor and three hinoki tubs indoors.
Are meals included at Yagyu no Sho?
Yagyu no Sho: Kyoto-style kaiseki dinner and breakfast served in your room.
What does Yagyu no Sho have?
Yagyu no Sho lists in room onsen baths, two large outdoor baths, lobby lounge with drinks, free parking for 20 cars.
Who is Yagyu no Sho good for?
Yagyu no Sho suits couples, food lovers, recovery days.
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