Asaba Ryokan

Name: Asaba Ryokan in Izu
Address: 3450-1 Shuzenji, Izu, Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, 410-2416, JPN
Telephone: + 81 (0)558 72 70 00
Rating: 19.9

3450-1 Shuzenji, Izu, Izu, Japan

12 Rooms

Traditional Elegance & Secluded

Two MICHELIN Keys · An exceptional stay

They’re all pretty traditional, but some ryokan are more traditional than others. Asaba has not only the tranquil atmosphere and the stunning natural setting you’d expect from a top country inn, but it’s got five hundred thirty years of unbroken history behind it as well. In fact, if you wanted to calibrate your ryokan-sense using the most reliable possible instrument, then Asaba is your prototype — a bit like the meter-long platinum bar they keep in that museum in Paris, Asaba is as close as you’ll get in the physical world to the abstract ideal of the ryokan.

The setting is picture-perfect, facing onto a placid little pond, ringed with bamboo. The interior style is spare but far from modern — each of the 12 rooms comes in tatami style, with minimal furniture. They all face the courtyard, rather than the forest, but you’ll see why: at the center of the inn, in the middle of the pond, is a floating Noh stage, where the traditional drama is regularly acted out. Asaba’s cuisine is first-rate, with (blessedly) nothing modern about it. Baths, too, are absolutely traditional, including typical semi-public baths, private in-room tubs, and one hot spring pool separated from the main pond only by a ring of rocks.

Please note: Asaba welcomes children ages 7 years or older. The independent "Villa Tenko" welcomes children under 7 years old.

How to Get There: Asaba is 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) from Shuzenji train station (Izu-Hakone line) and 40 minutes by car from Mishima JR station. Mishima JR station is one hour from Tokyo station (Shinkansen). Asaba Offers a fixed rate taxi service from both stations.

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Asaba Ryokan

3450-1 Shuzenji, Izu, Izu, Japan

19.9

Fayrouze

Stayed over two years ago

Everything it is amazingly beautiful and peaceful.

Marybeth

Stayed over two years ago

Everything, can't wait to go back. The descriptions reads like there is a show there every night- that is maybe the one disappointment

Samantha

Stayed over two years ago

Peaceful, roomy, a 'lounge for cocktails', wonderful service and comfy futon!

Daniel

Stayed over two years ago

The setting, the surroundings, the atmosphere and the attention to detail.

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