Kotohira Yachiyo Hotel
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Rakuten Travel rating 3.17 out of 5 (809 reviews). Many guests say the location is convenient, close to the approach to Kotohira-gu Shrine, with restaurants and convenience stores nearby. Guests praise the kaiseki dinners as generous and tasty, and some reviews compliment the breakfast. On the other hand, guests point out that the building is old, that in winter the open-air bath water is lukewarm and the changing room is cold, and that the rooftop open-air bath feels as though it could be seen from the surroundings. There are few reviews from families with children, but some say that, traveling with a 0-year-old, they used the private-hire bath so the family could bathe together at leisure, and that the children's meals came in generous portions.
Kids Facilities
Rewarming of milk and food for babies and toddlers
Rewarming of milk and food for babies and toddlers
The information for some accommodation plans says staff will rewarm milk or food you bring for babies and toddlers. Meals that accommodate allergies are also said to be possible. A kids' meal appears in the meal photos, but its conditions and price are not listed in our information, so please confirm when booking.
- •Rewarming is mentioned in the information for some accommodation plans
- •Please confirm when booking which allergies can be accommodated
Designer private-hire bath Fukufune
Designer private-hire bath Fukufune
A private-hire bath on an upper floor, for staying guests only. It can be used from 3 p.m. to 10:40 p.m., for 40 minutes from the top of each hour, at 2,200 yen including tax, with the bathing fee charged separately. Reservations are required; the hotel's onsen information asks you to reserve in advance, while the Rakuten Travel and Jalan plans say reservations are taken after check-in, so please confirm with the hotel how to reserve. The family can bathe together on their own.
- •For staying guests only
- •2,200 yen including tax for 40 minutes, with the bathing fee charged separately
- •Reservations are required (please confirm with the hotel how reservations are taken)
- •Each session runs for 40 minutes from the top of the hour
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Overview
Kotohira Yachiyo Hotel is an onsen ryokan in Kotohira, the town at the gates of Konpira-san, founded in the 10th year of the Kyoho era. There is a wide range of room types, including a 70 sq m Premium Japanese-Western Room, rooms with a semi-open-air bath, and traditional Japanese-style tatami rooms where you sleep on futon bedding. With an in-room dining plan or the paid private-hire bath Fukufune, your family can have time to yourselves. The information for some accommodation plans says staff will rewarm milk or food you bring for babies and toddlers, and the hotel also says it can accommodate allergies in its meals. No crib or baby futon lending is mentioned, and on the Rakuten Travel and Jalan plans, a charge of 3,300 yen applies even for children under school age who use neither meals nor futon bedding.
Rooms
There are Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms, and all rooms are non-smoking. The Premium Japanese-Western Room is 70 sq m, with its own private bath in a hinoki cypress tub and a dining room; plans for this room are for 2 to 4 guests. The two rooms with a semi-open-air bath, Kemari (stone) and Ogatama (hinoki cypress), each have a private view bath inside the room, filled with free-flowing water you can soak in at any time; plans for these rooms are also for 2 to 4 guests. The Modern Japanese-style room has two areas, of 4 and 6 tatami mats, that can be partitioned off from each other, and it has a bath in the room. The Modern Japanese-Western room joins an 8-tatami sitting room to a twin bedroom, and from the bathroom you can see across to the bedroom through a clear window; the hotel says it makes staying with children even more fun. The Japanese-Western room with a 10-tatami Japanese-style tatami room and two semi-double beds is suited to family stays, and futon bedding can be laid out in the tatami area. In the traditional Japanese-style rooms, such as the 10-tatami room, you sleep on futon bedding. Rooms with a bath and toilet have a Western-style en-suite bathroom, and some rooms have a toilet only. No information is published on lending cribs or baby futons, so please confirm with the hotel.
Dining
Breakfast and dinner are served either in your room or in a dining hall. On an in-room dining plan, you can have dinner and breakfast in your room, and in the Premium Japanese-Western Room, your room attendant serves the meal in the room's own dining room. If you stay in a room with a semi-open-air bath, meals are served in the dining venue; the main hall is a Japanese-style space where you take off your shoes. Besides in-room dining, plans with meals in a private dining room are also offered. On in-room dining plans, groups of 5 or more are served in a separate banquet room. Dinner centers on kaiseki (Japanese multi-course) cuisine featuring fish from the Seto Inland Sea and beef from Kagawa Prefecture. The winter-only pork shabu-shabu kaiseki uses pork from the prefecture, and the hotel describes it as a course that children can enjoy easily too. A kids' meal appears in the meal photos, but its conditions and price are not listed in our information, so please confirm when booking. On plans that include dinner, dinner cannot be served if you check in after the meal start time.
Baths and Onsen
The onsen water comes from the Konpira Onsen area, and it is diluted with water, heated and recirculated through filtration. The communal bath, Shinmei no Yu, has one tub each for men and women, open to staying guests from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The rooftop open-air bath alternates between men and women by time: men from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., and women from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The morning hours are for men only. On the rooftop there are bathing wraps for women and a women-only changing area, and the barrel sauna also alternates between men and women by time. Fukufune, a private-hire bath on an upper floor, is for staying guests only. It can be used from 3 p.m. to 10:40 p.m., for 40 minutes from the top of each hour, at 2,200 yen including tax, with the bathing fee charged separately. Reservations are required: the hotel's onsen information asks you to reserve in advance, while the plan information on Rakuten Travel and Jalan says reservations are taken after check-in, so please confirm with the hotel how to reserve. The bathing tax is 150 yen per adult and free for ages 0 to 11. It is not stated whether children who are not yet out of diapers may go into the tubs of the communal bath or the open-air bath, so please check in advance.
Family-Friendly Features
The information for some accommodation plans says staff will rewarm milk or food you bring for babies and toddlers, so just ask a member of staff. Meals that accommodate allergies are also said to be possible, so please confirm what can be accommodated when booking. Children's rates are set plan by plan. On the Rakuten Travel and Jalan plans, elementary school children pay 70% of the adult rate (100% on some plans, such as breakfast-included plans), children under school age with meals and futon bedding pay 50% of the adult rate (100% on some plans), and children under school age with neither meals nor futon bedding pay 3,300 yen. Some plans, including some room-only plans, do not accept children, and some do not accept children under school age who use neither meals nor futon bedding, so please check the children's rate section on the booking screen. Wheelchairs are available to borrow, the tubs in the communal bath have handrails, and assisted bathing is possible in the communal bath.
Access
The ryokan is a 7-minute walk from Kotohira Station on the JR Dosan Line and a 5-minute walk from Kotohira Station on the Kotoden line. A shuttle from the station is provided by Mobi, the town's shared-ride taxi, on condition that you get in touch in advance; it is not the ryokan's own vehicle, and it cannot be used when traffic restrictions are in place, such as during town events. By car, it is about 15 minutes from Zentsuji IC on the Takamatsu Expressway, and there is free parking for 60 cars. From Takamatsu Airport, a paid shuttle bus takes you right to the front of the ryokan. Check-in is from 3 p.m., checkout is at 10 a.m., and the curfew is midnight. The website has an English version, but there is no information on whether staff can assist in English.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 611 Kotohira-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa 766-0001 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | About 10 minutes to Kotohira via Route 319 from Zentsuji IC on the Shikoku Odan Expressway (Takamatsu Expressway). |
| trainNearest station | Kotohira Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 60 vehicles, free of charge. |
| callPhone | +81-877-75-3261 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, Bank Card, UFJ Card, Mastercard |
| languageOfficial site | https://yachiyo.cc/open_in_new |
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Reference price as of October 18, 2026 (stay 2026-11-14). US$ is an approximate conversion from yen. Check the booking site for actual rates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Kotohira Yachiyo Hotel best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Kotohira Yachiyo Hotel?
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Parking: Parking for 60 vehicles, free of charge.
How do you get to Kotohira Yachiyo Hotel?
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About 10 minutes to Kotohira via Route 319 from Zentsuji IC on the Shikoku Odan Expressway (Takamatsu Expressway).
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is from 3 p.m. and checkout is at 10 a.m. The latest check-in time depends on the plan: midnight on Rakuten Travel and 9 p.m. on Jalan plans. On plans that include dinner, dinner cannot be served if you arrive after the meal start time, so if you will be arriving late, please let the ryokan know when you book.
How much is day-use bathing? Is it free for children?
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It is 1,000 yen for adults (including the 150 yen bathing tax) and 600 yen for children of elementary school age and under, and free for babies and toddlers. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with reception until 2 p.m.
Is the kaiseki dinner easy for children to eat?
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The winter-only pork shabu-shabu kaiseki uses pork from the prefecture, and the ryokan describes it as a course that children can enjoy easily too. No child-friendly description is given for the other kaiseki courses, and the conditions for the kids' meal shown in the meal photos are not listed in our information, so please confirm your child's meals with the ryokan when booking.
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