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Shorenkan Yoshinoya

Overlooking the rural landscape of the small fishing town of Taiza, Shorenkan Yoshinoya is a traditional Japanese-style gourmet inn that has been open for 90 years. Chefs here prepare Kyoto seafood cuisine with the utmost passion, including rockfish caught with fishing rods in the spring, iwagaki oysters (also known as sea milk) and Japanese egg cockle (said to be the best of all shellfish in Japan), and Japanese sea urchin eggs from Taiza in the summer. In autumn there is fresh blackthroat sea perch and crunchy abalone, and in winter there is rare crab caught from the Taiza docks using only 5 boats, its rareness earning it the nickname “Taiza phantom crab.” All of the seasonal flavors above are available at Shorenkan Yoshinoya. What’s more, the Taiza Hot Springs here are said to lower blood pressure and lessen pain, and the bath is decorated with the artwork of an American carver.

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Lakeside Hotel and Restaurant Little White Flower

A spa resort on the banks of a lake. For dinner, Lakeside Hotel and Restaurant Little White Flower offers Italian cuisine loaded with Tajima beef, local fish, and other seasonal Tango ingredients. There are also crab dishes (only available during winter) if you prefer. There's a lot here to make your trip memorable, including a full-scale salon with organic aroma oils, and an outdoor space and kennel for dogs.

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Hashidate Bay Hotel

The Hashidate Bay Hotel is a European-style resort hotel that sits atop a hill overlooking one of Japan's three most famous scenic views: Amanohashidate. The hotel has its own herb garden, and the hotel interior smells like lavender, perfect for relaxing while you travel. Next to the hotel you'll also find Kurhaus Iwataki, a facility with both hot springs and a pool for some leisure time, and once you’re ready to eat, you can come back to the Hashidate Bay Hotel for some of its specialty French cuisine that showcases Japanese seafood.

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Plaza Hotel Kissuien

Plaza Hotel Kissuien is an afforable hotel, well-placed in the center of the Tango Peninsula, where it is a hub for tourism and business. All rooms have free wi-fi, and the main public bath, Hiten no Yu, is known for its view, perfect for recuperating during your travels. There’s also an extravagant buffet breakfast using local ingredients, ensuring you'll get to try some of the local produce.

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Taiza Onsen Sumihei

Sumihei is a private inn with 19 rooms, overlooking the stunning ocean views of the San'in Kaigan Geopark here in Taiza, which is famous for its rare taiza crab.
Sumihei has received many awards for its marvelous interior design, luxurious spaces in which visitors can relax and enjoy Tango's beautiful natural surroundings and the seasonal sights, appearing as if on the sea winds.
Taiza’s hot springs are also rich in minerals such as calcium. Apart from the onsen in private guest rooms, there are also 6 reservable open-air baths ("sensizuku no yu") looking out over both sea and mountains, perfect for relaxing your body while you enjoy the view.
Best of all is the seafood. Sumihei opened in 1968, and has a proud history of providing Tango’s best: Sumihei serves rare taiza crabs from "miracle" fishing spots off the coast of Tango, as well as seafood unseen on the market. This kind of Tango gourmet can only be enjoyed here at Sumihei.

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Pure Japanese Style Ryotei, Hekisui Gyoen

Hekisui Gyoen is a Japanese-style ryokan inn located on the Kumihama Peninsula, which is designated as one of Japan’s scenic views and part of the San'in Kaigan National Park. The building is an exquisite example of sukiya-zukuri style architecture, built on a 33km2 plot, with a total of 14 rooms. The inn also has access to many outstanding tourist destinations, including one of Japan’s three famous views, Amanohashidate, the boathouses of Ine on the Kyotango Peninsula, Izushi Castle Town, Kinosaki Onsen, and Kinoshita Marine World. The 100% natural hot spring water in Hekisui Gyoen's baths includes minerals like sodium and calcium sulfate, which are thought to be beneficial for neuralgia, stiff shoulders, and circulation. Day trip bathing is also available. The abundance of minerals from the surrounding mountains, the Kumihama Peninsula and the rough waters of the Japan Sea side means that you can enjoy rich seafood and seasonal produce from the Kyotango region. Our seasonal specialties include isaza (a kind of goby) in spring, rock oysters in summer, black throat sea perch and matsutake mushrooms in autumn, and matsuba crabs and magaki oysters in winter.

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Kasyouen Hanare Kai

Facing the Japan sea, the Kasyouen Hanare Kai is a ryokan inn shaped like a ship. Using over 4297.5 square meters for 15 guest rooms, this luxurious space also has open air baths that look out to the horizon. In the restaurant, there are also semi-private spaces for you to enjoy the formal kaiseki course delicacies made from seasonal ingredients, carefully chosen by the chef from the Sea of Japan and Tango and Tajima regions. One advantage of this ryokan is that overnight fees also include drinks at dinner, drinks in the refrigerator in the rooms (does not include additional drinks) and café use. Beginning on September 1st, 2018, Kasyouen Hanare Kai is open only to adult guests (middle school age and above).

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Charoku Bekkan

Charoku Bekkan is situated in front of Shimazaki Park, near Amanohashidate, one of Japan's three great scenic views. Surrounded by hedges, it is a small inn with 11 rooms and beautiful gardens. Built in the sukiya-zukuri style with some shoin(study)-style rooms, everything from the traditional alcoves (tokonoma) to the transom windows were chosen with care. Built with wood and stone bases, the public baths ("Taro no yu" and "Komachi no yu") face the gardens. The two open air baths incorporate famous shigaraki ware pottery, and have great atmosphere. Meals (Kyoto style, formally-arranged kaiseki course meals) use seasonal ingredients from the sea and mountains: isaza (ice goby) and mountain herbs in the spring, flying fish in the early summer, Tango egg cockle and oysters in the summer, snapper and squid in the autumn, and snow crab (a symbol of winter for the Japanese) with yellowtail in the winter. There is also a popular crab feast in the winter. Female visitors will get to choose the color of their yukata.

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Shoreki-ji Temple

The Shoreki-ji Temple, constructed in 942, is situated in Ayabe City next to the Yura-gawa River. The temple enshrines a statue of the bodhisattva Kannon carved by the temple’s founder, Kuya, a famous priest in the Heian era (794-1185). The statue can only be seen by the public every 33 years. Some of the temple's other treasures include a Thousand-Armed Kannon statue (a designated cultural property of Ayabe City) and a nirvana painting (an Important Cultural Property).
The dry rock garden, which was built in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1868), is a designated scenic spot in Kyoto Prefecture. There are annually flowering plants such as azaleas and bushclover that color the garden throughout the seasons, as well as many ancient trees, including a zelkova tree selected as one of the ten famous trees of Ayabe City.
Shoreki-ji Temple also provides a unique, all-inclusiv temple-stay experience', giving visitors the chance to live in a hundred-year-old tatami room (individuals or groups of a maximum of 6). The experience also includes meals, and for dinner, guests can choose between local specialties (high quality chicken from a local farm) and the traditional vegetarian course meals of Buddhist monks.
Highlights include the various experiences you can try out at the temple by making a reservation in advance. These include meditation in the bamboo grotto, sutra writing, sutra recitation, ablution, trying out Buddhist music instruments, wearing priest’s clothing, plating your own food Japanese style, and last but not least, drawing Goshuin inscriptions. Other activities include baking pizza in the hand-made oven, and season-limited activities such as nagashi-soumen (noodles eaten by sending them down flowing water in a bamboo chute) and canoeing (must have at least 4 people, 4,000 yen per capita/ 2 hours).

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Monjusou

Get up close and personal with Amanohashidate at Monjusou, where all the guest rooms are designed for the best view possible overlooking the Amanohashidate sandbar with its pine trees. The story of this building follows the history of Amanohashidate: since 1690 it was known as the Kanshichi Tea House, which sold famous "wisdom rice cake" sweets in front of the Chion-ji Temple gates. Throughout its 13 generations, this ryokan has been called by various names, including Taikyorou, Shourotei, and now Monjusou. There is plenty to see in the area surrounding the inn, including many famous historical temples and shrines, such as Chion-ji Temple, Motoise Kono Shrine, Nariai-ji Temple, and Amanohashidate Shrine, as well as places to view Amanohashidate, like Amanohashidate Viewland and Kasamatsu Park. In the summer, you can also enjoy Amanohashidate Beach. Also very popular here is the ishigama (stone oven) cuisine that showcases the fresh and seasonal Tango produce.

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Satoyama Guest House Couture

Kanbayashi, where Satoyama Guest House Couture is located, is to the east of Ayabe City, in the north of Kyoto Prefecture. It's about a 15 minute drive from the first traffic light to the guest house, which you'll find in the countryside, full of nature, where the Yura-gawa River and several other smaller rivers run. The garden is regularly visited by wild animals like deer, squirrels, and monkeys. There are many villages facing depopulation in Japan, but the number of young people moving to these villages has been increasing.
The four seasons of the countryside ("satoyama") here are beautiful. You'll also find several-thousand-year-old chesnut trees in an area that was registered as a quasi-national park in March, 2016, a perfect place for practicing some mindfulness.

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Okuine Onsen Aburaya Bekken NAGOMITEI

Okuine Onsen Nagomitei is an onsen ryokan (a Japanese style inn with hot spring baths) overlooking the Sea of Japan, where every room has a private open air bath, and a view of the ocean horizon where you can watch the sun rise. Inside, Nagomitei has tatami flooring with an elevator and open-plan space, making it accessible for wheel chair use. Lately, most open air baths in guest rooms do not use hot spring water, but Nagomitei has a personal supply to the hot springs, which means you can bathe in water from natural hot springs around the clock. As for food, courses are brought directly to your room, so you can enjoy seasonal seafood and Tajima beef (a famous brand of wagyu beef) in peace and quiet. Nagomitei is a retreat especially for adults, so children under the age of 12 are not permitted. The ryokan was also placed in the top 100 for the 45th Professional Choice Hotel and Ryokan Japan Awards, and received one of ten Special Jury Awards for "small inns of Japan."