This pretty ryokan in the mountains near the onsen hot spring town of Hakone has been a local institution for over 50 years.
With a rustic atmosphere and a friendly, family-style vibe, Yama no Chaya features baths filled with water drawn from its own spring on the property, as well as some outstanding cuisine.
Yama no Chaya takes its name from "mountain teahouse," a friendly place where people can easily drop in for tea and comfort. Its beautiful mountain location in Hakone is a cool respite from Tokyo's summer heat. And in the fall, it becomes a popular destination for people who love to watch the koyo, the leaves turning their autumn colors.
The surrounding woods are the source of many of the delicacies in the ryokanç´ kaiseki ryori.
Chef Matsuki, who trained at the renowned Nadaman restaurant, a top-notch traditional ryotei restaurant in Tokyo, changes the menu every month, varying his offerings to match the seasons with delicious seafood from nearby Odawara port, as well as the bounty of the nearby mountains.
And an appreciation of the simple things - friends, family, pretty sounds of water from the Hayakawa River and the swish of bamboo in the mountain breezes.
The murmuring of Hayakawa echoing gently directly below, and the mountain scenery from outside your window.
This inn's guest rooms are all equipped with personal spring water in the rooms.
A room equipped with a quality open air bath and a viewing stand.
You can select from 12 types of rooms including twin futon beds.
An open-air bath big enough for 2 people to relax in filled with the private hot spring source that is the pride of the inn.
Children can also stay at the inn. Please enjoy a relaxing time with your special someone.
This is a special room with an open air bath that was newly opened in March 2008. This is a maisonette style 2-storey room. Southern gravel with exposed-aggregate finish.
Total area 66 m2, 10-tatami mat Japanese room + 5-tatami mat moon viewing platform + open air bath. In-room bath: Southern gravel with exposed-aggregate finish.
It is a special room that set up an outdoor bath with a size enough for two people to slowly immerse. There are two kinds of designs.
Children under 12 years of age are prohibited as space for enjoying adults slowly.
Korean sense and furnishings. A sitting room, easy chairs and a pretty maple tree that turns colors twice a year, in May and fall, round out a delightful space. The rotemburo is down a long set of stairs, to a cave-like space where a stained glass window filters the light falling on wooden walls with red accents.
And a screen of bamboo leaves provides a sweet, private place to enjoy the delights of the bath.
Southern gravel with exposed-aggregate finish. An open-air bath big enough for 2 people;
To relax in filled with the private hot spring source that is the pride of the inn.
Tsukimidai means "moon-viewing deck," and these rooms have all been designed with this rather pleasant activity in mind.
One of these rooms, called Yama no Ichigo, is decorated with an elegant Korean sense and furnishings.
A sitting room, easy chairs and a pretty maple tree that turns colors twice a year, in May and fall, round out a delightful space.
The rotemburo is down a long set of stairs, to a cave-like space where a stained glass window filters the light falling on wooden walls with red accents.
This is the inn's standard guest room. Out of all the types, this type features the largest main room.
The room features a simple design but the most spacious main room.
Each room features a different lighting design, wallpaper colors, veranda chairs, and interior arrangement.
Moon viewing platform. A wooden deck veranda constructed in front of the room. "How about a cold beer after getting out of the bath?"
The wind that blows between the mountains feels pleasant.
During the day you can enjoy a view of Hakone's inner mountain Mt. Yusaka which unfolds before your eyes. At night, please enjoy the beautiful starry sky and moon viewing.
There are 3 rooms, each of which features a different lighting design, wallpaper colors, veranda chairs, and interior arrangement.
The cuisine is carefully created drawing out the flavors of only the finest seasonal ingredients which are only available at certain times. Taking advantage of the location directly next to the mountains and sea to order fresh fish, meat, and vegetables.
The hotel offer a daily-rotating menu of cuisine based on the unique dashi.
Yama no Chaya's bar specializes in shochu (a delicious distilled liquor made from sweet potatoes, barley, rice or chestnuts). The ryokan also has a comfortable lounge.
And has about 50 kinds to suit every taste, from beginner to seasoned shochu aficionado.
At the inn the breakfast also changes daily. Home-made dried foods with a moist texture dried with the mountain winds, large grain Odawara dried plums, and hot miso soup served in an iron pot.
The hotel's team is proud of its delicious cuisine which it spares no effort in perfecting. Please enjoy it with 5-grain rice porridge and white rice.
FISH & MEET
Seasonal fresh fish caught the day in question. Ashigara beef raised at the base of Mount Tanzawa with extremely meat quality and a moist texture. Please enjoy extremely fine meat and texture.
DASHI
In order to fully draw out the inherent flavors of the ingredients we use a dashi created from six kinds of bonito dashi, two kinds of kombu dashi and spring water.
AROMATHERAPY
Aromatherapy which heals your body and mind through synergy with the natural hot springs.
A massage after bathing promotes blood circulation and increases metabolism, while before a bath it makes it easier for your body to absorb the active ingredients of the hot spring.
Please enjoy relaxation through all-hand aroma treatment using organic oil made in the UK.
To ensure that you can fully relax without hesitation, the massages are given in private rooms or on a treatment bed brought to your room.
The all-hand massages are offered in a total of 5 courses.
You can select from 3 types of massage oil as well depending on the course to fit your body.
HOT SPRING
Discovered in the Nara period and prospering in the Edo period as one of Hakone's seven hot springs, its Tonosawa's colorless, clear and famous waters have long healed many travellers.
You can enjoy the effects of these hot spring water drawn from 300M below the ground on the premises.
Back, feet (both sides). 40 minutes.
Back, feet (both sides), décolleté, nape of neck, face, head. 60 minutes.
Décolleté, nape of neck, face, head, nourishing mask pack included. 40 minutes.
Back, feet (both sides), belly, décolleté, hands. 60 minutes.
Back, feet (both sides), belly, décolleté, hands, nape of neck, face, head. 80 minutes.
Water type: mildly alkaline simple thermal hot springs. Effects: skin beatification, fatigue relief, nerve pain, stomach illnesses, women's diseases, sensitivity to cold.
An open air bath where you can enjoy the hot spring water from the source while gazing on the mountain scenery of the four seasons.
It is a hot spring filled with a source in a spacious bathtub. Please relax and enjoy the source with a calm atmosphere.
Facing the vicinity of Hayakawa ravine, the spacious open air baths provide healing with the murmuring of the streams and the warmth of the hot springs. In the large indoor bath you can relax and enjoy hot spring water.
Long ago "Hakone" was the tenth inn town on the Tokaido highway and a representative sightseeing spot in Japan.
Please visit a diverse variety of places from Yama No Chaya such as historical walks, art museums, and picturesque scenery.
For women guests the hotel offers 60 types of yukata. A fitting service is also provided.
It is a resort area naturally surrounded by the vast landscape of Lake and Mt. Fuji, Hakone Shrine, pleasure boat and ropeway.
Gora is a central Hakone sightseeing spot with Sengokuhara in the north, the Hakone Yumoto in the East, and the transportation facilities that continue from West and South to Lake Ashinoko.
The largest outlet in Asia, with 210 brands including various domestic and overseas fashion, jewelry, sports, interior, hobby and lifestyle items.
It is perfect for searching for souvenirs such as hot spring steamed buns, food dishes, traditional yosegi zaiku handcrafts, and more.
One of the reasons for its popularity is the Hakone Open-Air Museum, the Horaien Garden, and a wide range of other attractions supported by people of all ages.
YAMA NO CHAYA
171 Tonosawa, Hakone, Ashigarashimo DistrictKanagawa Prefecture 250-0315Japan