Frequently Asked Questions
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Access (2)
What is the nearest station?
About 5 minutes by car from Kawatana-Onsen Station on the JR San-in Main Line. Please contact the inn directly about a pick-up.
How convenient is it from Hiroshima or Fukuoka?
Access is good from the Chugoku and Kyushu regions, including Hiroshima and Hakata. Using the Sanyo Expressway, it is about 40 minutes by car from Shimonoseki IC.
Check-in / check-out (1)
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is 15:30-23:00 and check-out is 10:00.
Nearby sightseeing (1)
What sights are there nearby?
From the inn, the Tsunoshima Bridge is about 40 minutes by car, and central Shimonoseki (Karato Market and the Kanmon Straits) about 40 minutes. It makes a good base for the main sights of western Yamaguchi.
Hot springs (3)
What are the qualities and benefits of the hot spring?
Kawatana Onsen is a historic hot spring dating from the Muromachi period, distinctive for its mellow water. It is used at 100 per cent straight from the source, a fine water that eases both body and mind.
What is the history of Kawatana Onsen?
Kawatana Onsen has more than 800 years of history and was used as a cure resort by the Mori lords. It is also known as the place where the haiku poet Taneda Santoka stayed for 100 days writing verse. The legend of the blue dragon survives here, and the spring has been loved by many notable figures.
Can I bathe without staying overnight?
Please contact the inn directly about day bathing and its charges.
Meals (3)
Can I eat the local pufferfish at any time?
Our speciality is dishes using fresh fugu sent directly from Karato Market in Shimonoseki. In winter the full fugu course is especially popular. Please check the plans when booking for fugu dishes.
Is there a dish that originated at Kawatana Onsen?
Kawara soba, which originated at Kawatana Onsen, is famous. It is a signature dish of Yamaguchi Prefecture and can be eaten in the hot spring town.
Can meals be served in my room?
Home-cooked dishes using fresh produce from the mountains and the sea are served in your room, both morning and evening. Please enjoy seasonal dishes made with the best ingredients.
Parking (1)
Is there parking?
There is a car park. Please contact the inn directly about the number of spaces.
Other (6)
What time is check-out?
10:00.
Is Wi-Fi available?
Not available.
How do I get there?
About 5 minutes by car from Kawatana-Onsen Station on the JR San-in Main Line. About 40 minutes by car from Shimonoseki IC on the Sanyo Expressway. Access is also good from Hiroshima and Hakata.
What is the address?
5155 Kawatana, Toyoura Town, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Is there parking?
Parking is available. Please contact the property for details.
What time is check-in?
15:30.