Awa Onsen / Kyonan, Chiba
A quiet retreat for adults,
in the refined setting of a Japanese inn
An inn of just ten rooms, each with its own natural hot spring open-air bath
Guests aged 12 and under cannot be accommodated.
Far from the everyday,
time flows unhurried
in the refined setting of a Japanese inn
Kinokuniya Bettei is an adults-only inn of ten special rooms, made for time spent with someone dear. Each generously laid-out room has its own natural hot spring open-air bath, and we bring the freshly caught bounty of the Minamiboso sea to your room.
In this extraordinary space, we hope you will quietly enjoy a special journey with someone special.
Bettei opened in 2009. Five rooms were added in 2019, making the ten rooms of today. In 2013 it received the Selection Committee Special Prize "Small Inns of Japan" from the Ryoko Shimbun travel newspaper.
A time of stillness
Ten special rooms made for adults only. A private open-air bath with the natural Awa hot spring whose difference you feel the moment you step in, and the composed, calming setting of a Japanese inn.
Taste the sea in your room
Both breakfast and dinner are served in your room. The funamori sashimi platter and abalone grilled live, usually extra-charge items, are included in our standard plans. A feast of local fish landed by the fixed-net fisheries of Katsuyama and Hota. We use seasonal local ingredients and change the menu with each season.
A natural hot spring from 600 metres underground
The private open-air bath in your room is filled day and night with natural Awa hot spring water drawn from 600 metres underground. A water quality whose difference you feel the moment you step in, all to yourself and with no clock to watch.
The journey begins with choosing your room
All ten rooms have a natural hot spring open-air bath. Beyond that, each room has its own pleasure:
a foot bath, a lie-down bath, or an upstairs terrace for gazing at the night sky.
Not a dilemma but a choice, and the journey has already begun.
- A hideaway for twoHiyashinsu · Tokeisou · YabukoujiFlat / 50–55 ㎡
- A long soak with a foot bath or lie-down bathYabutsubaki · Sumire · Toushoubu (foot bath) / Mizubashou (lie-down bath)Flat / 55–76 ㎡
- The night sky from an upstairs terraceHinageshi · Suirenka · MiyakowasureMaisonette / 72–78 ㎡
風信子HiyashinsuFlat / 50 ㎡ / up to 2
時計草TokeisouFlat / 55 ㎡ / up to 2
藪椿YabutsubakiFlat / 74 ㎡ / up to 4 · foot bath
菫SumireFlat / 76 ㎡ / up to 4 · foot bath
水芭蕉MizubashouFlat / 74 ㎡ / up to 4 · lie-down bath
雛罌粟HinageshiMaisonette / 78 ㎡ / up to 3 · terrace
唐菖蒲ToushoubuFlat / 55 ㎡ / up to 4 · foot bath
藪柑子YabukoujiFlat / 50 ㎡ / up to 2
睡蓮花SuirenkaMaisonette / 72 ㎡ / up to 3 · terrace
都忘れMiyakowasureMaisonette / 74 ㎡ / up to 4 · terraceA day at Bettei
Check-in
Check-in is from 15:00 to 18:00 (arrivals after 18:00 by prior arrangement). Step into the quiet of an adults-only inn.
First, a soak in your private open-air bath
Natural Awa hot spring water fills the bath day and night. You may also use the men's and women's communal baths at the adjoining main building, Kinokuniya (except when the main building is privately booked).
A stroll along Katsuyama beach in your yukata
Katsuyama beach is about a minute's walk from the inn. We recommend a walk along the seaside promenade at dusk, in your yukata.
Dinner in your room
Dinner starts at 17:30 or 18:00, as you prefer. A feast of freshly caught local fish, including a funamori sashimi platter and abalone grilled live, is brought to your room.
Back to the bath
Enjoy the natural hot spring at your leisure, at any hour of the night.
Breakfast in your room
Breakfast starts at 8:00 or 8:30, as you prefer. Breakfast, too, is served in your room.
Check-out
After an unhurried morning, check-out is at 11:00.
A night that is complete without stepping outside
Once you pass through the gate, there is nowhere else you need to go.
Meals come to your room; the bath is in your room. No clock to hurry you, no one to run into.
A quiet night made possible by an adults-only inn of just ten rooms.
- Breakfast and dinner, both in your roomMeals are brought to your room morning and evening. No need to get ready to move to a dining room, or to take your seat at a set time.
- A natural hot spring open-air bath in all ten roomsNot a feature reserved for one special suite: every one of the ten rooms has its own open-air bath, filled day and night.
- A funamori platter and abalone grilled liveA feast of local fish landed by the fixed-net fisheries of Katsuyama and Hota. Dishes that are usually extra-charge items are included in our standard plans.
- The communal baths of the main building, tooFor a change of scene, you may also use the men's and women's communal baths at the adjoining main building (except when it is privately booked).
Not one or the other, but all of it, in every one of the ten rooms.
Per person, with dinner and breakfastfrom ¥29,800
*Rate per person when two guests share a room (one night with dinner and breakfast, tax included; hot spring tax not included). Rates vary by season and number of guests. Please check availability for current rates.
Solo travellers are welcome
Breakfast and dinner in your room, and a natural hot spring open-air bath in every room. With these two things in place, a night passes without meeting anyone. We have put together a separate page about staying with us on your own.
From guests who have stayed with us
Four things our guests most often tell us after their stay.
A private open-air bath, with no one to mind
The natural hot spring open-air baths in all ten rooms can be enjoyed whenever and for as long as you like. The luxury of bathing at any hour of the night or morning is what guests mention most. Rooms with a foot bath or a lie-down bath are also popular.
The bounty of the sea, in your room, morning and evening
A dinner of local fish including a funamori platter and abalone grilled live, and the next morning's breakfast, are brought to your room. Guests often remark on the ease of not having to move to a dining room, and on the freshness of the catch.
Through the gate, a night of staying in
In contrast to the quiet exterior in a residential street, the interior is a composed Japanese setting. Guests choose it as an adults' hideaway where a night is complete without stepping outside. Katsuyama beach is about a minute's walk away.
Unobtrusive attentiveness
From adjusting the temperature of your open-air bath to small requests, guests often praise the attentive service that an adults-only inn of ten rooms makes possible.
Best Rate Guarantee
We guarantee that the rates offered on this official website are the best rates available, lower than on any online booking site. Please see our plans and availability on the official reservation site.
Access
- By car｜from Tokyo (via the Aqua-Line, Kyonan-Hota IC)about 90 min
- By car｜from Chiba (Tateyama Expressway, Kyonan-Hota IC)about 60 min
- Highway bus｜from Tokyo Station (alight at Highway Oasis Furari; pick-up available)about 100 min
- Train｜on foot from JR Awa-Katsuyama Station, Uchibo Line (pick-up available)7 min
FAQ
- Is parking free?
- Yes. Our outdoor car park is free of charge (no height restriction).
- You seem to be fully booked far ahead…
- We accept reservations up to three months ahead. Reservations for dates three months ahead open at 10:00 on the 1st of each month.
