Ubuya Kawaguchiko

Ubuyagasaki on the South Shore of Lake Kawaguchi: An Onsen Ryokan Where Every Room Has a Mount Fuji View

Ubuya is an onsen ryokan on Ubuyagasaki, a headland jutting out from the south shore of Lake Kawaguchi. Every guest room looks across the lake to Mount Fuji, and the ryokan makes a point of "nagara Fuji" - enjoying Mount Fuji from anywhere in the building. On the first floor stands Konohana no Yashiro, a shrine to Konohanasakuyahime-no-Mikoto, the deity the place name comes from, and the ryokan as a whole is designed as a space built around the concept of celebrating life.

Eight Room Types Themed Around Life's Celebrations

There are eight room types: VIP Suite 501, Special Room 401, Special Room, Deluxe 301, Deluxe, Superior, Standard and Japanese-style tatami rooms. VIP Suite 501, on the top floor, is 113 sq m and sleeps 2 to 6 guests. The Special Rooms and Deluxe rooms are 98 sq m, Superior rooms are 71 sq m and Standard rooms are 59 sq m, and all of these come with an open-air bath. The Japanese-style tatami rooms come in two forms, a 56 sq m room with an adjoining anteroom (with beds) and a 46 sq m room (with beds), and these have an indoor bath only. Every room has twin beds measuring 200 x 120 cm, and because the tatami rooms have beds as well, the layout works well for families with young children. On the celebration plans, the staff join in the occasion with touches such as a handmade kusudama (a decorative paper ball that bursts open), matching happi coats and an original message board.

The Communal Bath Overlooking Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi: An Onsen That Celebrates Life

The communal bath sits facing Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi head-on, with a large bath, an open-air bath, a lying-down bath, a seated bath, the meguri-yu bath and a sauna. The spring water is a calcium-sodium chloride and sulfate onsen (a weakly alkaline, hypotonic, high-temperature spring), said to be beneficial for neuralgia, muscle pain, sensitivity to cold, recovery from fatigue, cuts, burns and chronic skin conditions. Bathing hours are from 3 p.m. to midnight and again from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. the next morning, and the sauna is open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. After your bath, you can freely drink Fuji no Meisui, natural groundwater from snowmelt filtered through lava.

Cuisine Themed Around "Umami Fuji" and the On-Site Facilities

Meals are course menus themed around "Umami Fuji," made with seasonal Yamanashi ingredients, and as part of the celebration setting the dishes are plated to please the eye and served on vessels decorated with Mount Fuji. Inside the ryokan there is the "Ocha Shinagara Fuji" lounge (Mount Fuji while you have tea), a massage chair corner and an onsen table tennis lounge, where Ubuya's own take on table tennis is enjoyable for adults and children alike. The souvenir shop carries Yamanashi's seasonal flavors and crafts.

Access and Parking

About 10 minutes by car from the Kawaguchiko Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. A shuttle is available from Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyuko Line; please contact the ryokan for details. There is free parking for 50 cars, on a first-come, first-served basis.