Introducing mizunoto, a ryokan in Hakone, Japan.
I have stayed here twice in the past, so I would like to explain based on my experience.
Mizunoto Access
Approximately 2 hours from Shinjuku Station by train
Take the free shuttle bus from the nearest station, Kowakudani Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, and you will arrive at Mizunoto in about 5 minutes!
Mizunoto’s Recommendations
Point 1 Private hot spring baths!
Three private open-air baths are available without reservation if available.
Since the baths are reserved for private use, family members, friends, and lovers can enjoy the hot springs in private.
In addition, you can take a hot spring bath surrounded by nature, which will refresh you.
Point 2 You’ll enjoy the ryokan’s cuisine!
Dishes vary depending on the season, but diners can enjoy uniquely Japanese meals such as sashimi and sukiyaki.
Point 3 A full range of free services
The ryokan also features a full range of services.
For example, yonakisoba, a soy-sauce flavored ramen, is served as the evening meal.
It is nice to be able to enjoy Japanese ramen at a ryokan.
Rooms in Mizunoto
Of the rooms in the new building and the main building, we stayed in the main building this time.
The rooms are older than the new building, but they are clean.
The toilets and bathrooms in the rooms looked like this.
And in the room, there was a service of Japanese sweets such as rice crackers and manjuu (steamed buns).
In addition to tea, there was coffee to drink, and coffee beans were ground by the machine shown in the photo above.
I enjoyed both the pastries and the coffee!
Mizunoto meals
Dinner
The main course is a colorful Japanese kaiseki meal using a variety of seasonal ingredients, or you can grill your own main meat and vegetables.
Here are some of the Japanese kaiseki dishes we have chosen for your reference.
When we visited, we chose sukiyaki as our main course.
The meat is dipped in egg and eaten. It is very delicious.
You can also eat various other dishes such as sashimi.
Japanese cuisine means that you can enjoy a uniquely Japanese meal.
Breakfast
Breakfast is Japanese food(Washoku).
Salmon, etc., shown in the foreground of the photo, were grilled on the net at the back of the photo.
Facilities in Mizunoto
Onsen
Mizunotono has two of Hakone’s 17 hot springs, “Kowakudani” and “Miyanoshita”.
The Shinkan (Mizuhana-no-sho) has the Kowakudani hot spring, and the Honkan (Suigetsu-no-sho) has the Miyanoshita hot spring, each with a large public bath and open-air bath.
Private hot spring baths
Mizunoto offers three types of private open-air baths free of charge.
Reservations are not required and can be used if there are no users.
You can relax and relieve your fatigue in the hot spring while surrounded by nature.
Summary
This article describes our actual stay at the Mizunoto ryokan in Hakone, Japan.
We highly recommend it for its excellent service and hot spring baths.
