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The head chef of this inn is Mr. Kiichi Kishinami.
The chef, a native of Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, worked at Japanese restaurants in Taito-ku, Roppongi, and Kameido in Tokyo.
He also worked at the famous Matsubaya restaurant in Akasaka for eight years.
After that, he worked at a hot spring inn in Yamanashi Prefecture before coming to "Kannon Onsen".
He serves both sea food and vegetables from homegrown gardens, and he tries to make the best use of these ingredients.

At dinner that night, we were served fresh tomatoes from their own garden as extra dishes.
Although it was not on the menu, this tomato was fresher than I had imagined, and I enjoyed it as if it were dessert.
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Home-grown tomatoes from inn's own garden
On the mountain at the back of the accommodation buildings, there are plastic greenhouses where vegetables are cultivated.
The largest of these is a 30m x 30m tomato greenhouse.
For the cultivation of high quality species, energy from solar power generation is used and ground heating is utilized.
The above-mentioned tomatoes have become a specialty of this inn due to their taste, and can be purchased as souvenirs.
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Tomato garden
In addition to tomatoes, there is a wide variety of vegetables, and with the cooperation of local farmers, they are growing as many as 300 varieties of vegetables.
All of them are grown using only mineral-rich hot spring water.
Although the crops grown vary depending on the season, corn, snap peas, green peppers, and miniature pumpkin puccini were among the vegetables being grown.
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Private garden (plastic greenhouse)
The wasabi, which grows only in clear water, is also cultivated here on the grounds of "Kannon Onsen".
It will be served at dinner, and you can look forward to its high fragrance and sweetness that can only be tasted fresh.
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Wasabi field
Breakfast is also served in the dining room.
The menu here is standard Japanese food, but the quality of the ingredients, such as freshly picked vegetables, shines through.
On this day, the menu included dried horse mackerel, tofu (handmade every day), fried eggs, small tuna, kamaboko, wasabi (wasabi from Amagi), homemade vegetable salad (tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, lettuce, Japanese soy sauce dressing), shinodamaki, shiokara (salted fish), homemade pickled plums, vegetable sticks (carrots, cucumbers, and radishes with moromi miso), and grated whitebait were all on the menu.
The rice was from Gunma Prefecture, the president's hometown.
The miso soup was a luxurious dish with Ise lobsters, and the aroma of the sea was irresistible. Fruits were pineapple and orange.
Tomato juice, which is seasonal, is also served.
It has a fresh sourness and sweetness without any peculiarities, and I was even impressed by its taste, which is completely different from ordinary tomato juice.
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Example of breakfast (when staying at "Pygmalion")
The breakfast in the main building is also a well-structured breakfast, featuring fresh horse mackerel, sashimi of squid, homemade konnyaku, freshly picked tomatoes, homemade tofu, hot spring eggs, and nori (seaweed).
The menu also includes Gunma-grown rice and miso soup with Ise lobster broth.
Soak in the hot spring to regain your health, then enjoy a delicious breakfast before leaving the inn.
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Example of breakfast (when staying in the main building)

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Guest Room Reports
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There are four lodging facilities at "Kannon Onsen", each of which offers rooms in a Japanese-style setting. There are a total of 55 rooms, including 18 in the new "Pygmalion" building, 16 in the "Honkan" building, 6 in the "Seiunkan" building, and 15 in the "Ubusuna-tei" detached building.....

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Lotion-like hot spring water 100% free-flowing
An authentic spa resort for beauty and health
One of the largest private open-air baths in Japan
Almost all guest rooms have free-flowing hot spring
Hot spring water with many fans among actresses and celebrities

KANNON ONSEN Basic Information

Accommodation Information

Check-In 3:00 p.m.
Check-Out 10:00 a.m.
Card usage Allowed (VISA・JCB・American Express・Diner's Club・UC・DC・NICOS・UFJ Card・Master Card・LIFE・Rakuten KC・ANA・JAL・Debit Cards)
Room Views Mountain
In-room Meal Some yes
Only available for those staying in the new Pygmalion building for an additional fee.
Dinner Kaiseki meals cooked with spring water
Breakfast Japanese cuisine using home-grown tomatoes etc.

Room Rates ※Rates are for 1 person when 2 people stay in 1 room (tax included)

Special Packages Main building package with 1 night and 2 meals, Seiunkan building package with 1 night and 2 meals, etc. Check the Official Website for details★
"Ubusuna-tei" detached building
Connecting rooms with open-air bath and footbath ★Renovated in May 2022. Pets are allowed.
From 29,000 yen
"Room 505" approx. 7.5 tatami mats room + twin beds + open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water + footbath + shower and toilet (Capacity: 2 to 4 persons)
"Seiunkan building"
With hinoki bath, Type B
From 19,950 yen
12 tatami mats room + veranda + hinoki bath + T (Capacity: 2 to 4 persons)
Main building From 23,250 yen
8 tatami mats room + tatami matted veranda + hinoki bath + T (capacity for 2 to 4 persons)
"Pygmalion"
Standard room
From 34,000 yen
10 tatami mats room + veranda (3 tatami mats) + half-open-air bath + T (capacity: 2 to 5 persons)

Facility Information

Establishment / Reconstruction Established: 1967 / Reconstructed: 2005 and 2010
Number of Rooms All 55 rooms (With open-air bath, 32 rooms)
Number of People Accommodated 260 persons
Private bath "Kannon Principle": Luxurious private bathhouse equipped with indoor bath (high and low temperature), jacuzzi, open-air bath, footbath, and sauna.
Charges : For overnight guests 50 minutes / 4,800 yen, tax included (per bath)
Usage time: 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
How to reserve: In advance (at the time of accommodation reservation) or at the time of check-in
Bath views: Mountains
Public baths and others Men's and women's large public bath "Galatea": Luxurious large public bath equipped with open-air bath, all-cypress indoor bath, hot spring pool, American spa, sauna, etc.
Usage time: 16:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the next morning (Guests staying overnight)
"Ubusuna-tei" also has large baths with separate open-air baths for men and women.
Parking Area 50 cars
Pets Allowed (2,000 yen per night / tax not include "Ubusuna-tei" guest rooms only, up to one small dog)
Barrier Free Supported (Slope in front of the entrance/ Wheelchair-accessible guest rooms/ Barrier-free toilets/ Handrails on stairs and corridors/ Handrails in guest room toilets and bathrooms/ ※The contents of barrier-free facilities and the range of services that can be provided vary depending on the accommodation.)
Esthetics / Massages Esthetics not available
Massage 40 min / 5,000 yen (tax included)
Internet Main building lobby and Pygmalion lobby are wireless LAN-enabled
DVD DVD not available
TV Channels NHK: 2 stations, Private Broadcasting: 4 stations, NHKBS: 2 stations
Facilities Banquet hall, karaoke room, lounge, coffee shop, sales shop, gymnasium, martial arts hall, boxing gym, private vegetable garden, helipad
Refrigerator System Pygmalion: Declare only what you use (space for drinks you bring in is available)
Other rooms: Automatic calculator with switch (no space for drinks to be brought in)
Freezer: Can use
660 yen for a medium beer and 220 yen for juice (oolong tea, etc.)
Vending Machine Available (150 yen), No ice cream
Sales shop Available
Yukata Bath towels
Towels Soap
Body wash Shampoo
Conditioner Rinse in shampoo
Shower cap Toothbrush
Hair dryer Brush
Comb Razor blade
Cotton bud Toilet with washer

Other Service / Rental Information

Wheelchair Free rental wheelchair
Child Children's slippers / Children's yukata / Children's tableware
Foreign Languages English, Thai

Extra Information

Recommended Souvenirs Original cosmetic goods, drinking hot springs, etc.
Nearby Convenience Store 15 min. by car
Cellular Antennas ◎docomo △au ◎softbank

Private usage

Charges Weekdays Adults: 1,300 yen (children 700 yen) / Members: 1,000 yen (children 500 yen)
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays Adults: 1,500 yen (children 800 yen) / Members: 1,200 yen (children 600 yen)
Usage time Weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (last admission at 3:00 p.m.)
Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:00 p.m.)
※Please allow approximately one hour for usage.
※Meal included package (by reservation only)

KANNON ONSEN Hot spring Information

Spring quality Alkaline Simple hot spring (Hypotonic, Alkaline, Hyperthermal Springs)
※There are three sources of spring, but currently in operation are ① No.1 source and ② No.3 source, and they are the same spring quality.
Temperature of the source ① 51℃, ② 42.6℃
Output rate ① 230 liters /per min, ② 250 liters/per min
Hydrogen ions ① pH9.5, ② pH9.6
Total dissolved substances (excluding gases)
Gushing of the source Power spring (source pumped by boring) with private source
Add water / Circulation Filtration The American Spa at "Galatea", a large public bath for men and women, uses a combination of free-flowing spring water and a circulation filtration system (with sterilization).
All other baths are 100% free-flowing spring water with no added water.
※The indoor bath is partially a hot water storage system.
Water heating Yes (During winter season, etc.)
Sterilization of bath Only the American Spa at "Galatea", a large public bath for men and women, is sterilized with chlorine.
Replacement of hot water in bathtub Once per day (all bathtubs)
Bath Additive No using
Indications by Spring Quality (Revised on July 1, 2014) Autonomic instability, Insomnia, Depression
General Indications for Bathing (Revised on July 1, 2014) Chronic pain or stiffness of muscles or joints (chronic phase of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, neuralgia, frozen shoulder, bruises, sprains, etc.), muscle stiffness in motor paralysis, excessive sensitivity to cold, peripheral nerve disorder, decline of gastrointestinal function (slow digestion, intestinal gas formation, etc.), mild high blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance (diabetes), mild hypercholesterolemia, mild asthma or emphysema, hemorrhoid pain, autonomic instability, various symptoms from stress (sleep disorders, depression, etc.),convalescence stage of illness, recovery from fatigue, promotion of health.
Color of hot water Clear and colorless
For drinking Drinkable
Indications for drinking Gastrointestinal system, Constipation, etc. (from the inn's official website)
Smell / Taste Tasteless and odorless

KANNON ONSEN Access & Nearby Information

Access

By Train Izukyu Line "Shimoda Station", 25 minutes by shuttle bus
Shuttle bus Yes
By Car From Tomei Expressway "Numazu IC", 120 minutes via Amagitoge Pass, Kawazu, and Shimosagano.

Nearby Information

Nearby Sightseeing Spots Shimoda Aquarium, Shimoda History Museum, Iwashina School, Ryosenji Temple, Shimoda Ropeway
Recreation (tourist farms, parks, etc.) Ocean Nature Camp, Beach Yoga
Sports
Staff messages Message from Kazue Suzuki, Chairman

We have been maintaining and managing the natural resource of hot springs with a "Heart of Consideration" to be of service to as many people as possible. The renovation work that we have been doing in response to our customers' requests has now come to an end. From now on, we will continue to work more closely with the local community to please our customers and also who have a real taste for the real thing.
Date of Interview Jul. 19, 2011
Date of Information update Oct. 16, 2023

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For more than 30 years, he has been visiting hot spring ryokans all over Japan, persuading innkeepers of the need for "private baths". He is still a traveler who spends half of the year at a hot spring.In addition to being a article creater, photographer, and drone pilot, he also designs websites and provides consulting services.