Wakakusa no Yado Maruei

Location and Access

This onsen ryokan stands on the southern shore of Lake Kawaguchiko, facing the lake with Mount Fuji behind it. The rooftop Mount Fuji Observation Deck offers panoramic 360-degree views. The only room type with a Mount Fuji view is the 10-tatami Japanese-style room with an open-air bath on the Mount Fuji side, which accommodates 3 guests; most rooms face the lake.

It is about 10 minutes by car from the Kawaguchiko IC on the Chuo Expressway and about 40 minutes from the Gotemba IC on the Tomei Expressway. For train travelers, a free shuttle runs from Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyu Line. Pickups run from 3 p.m., with the last pickup at 5 p.m.; please call after arriving at Kawaguchiko Station. Drop-offs run from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. at 30-minute intervals.

Rooms

The ryokan has 46 rooms with a total capacity of 220 guests. The room lineup centers on 31 Japanese-style rooms and includes 13 Japanese-style rooms with open-air baths, including 5 rooms on the special Nonohana-tei floor, 2 Japanese-Western-style rooms with observation baths, and 4 other rooms. The open-air baths and observation baths in the guest rooms are not onsen; they use heated water drawn from natural Mount Fuji water, and guests fill the baths themselves. Children ages 12 and under, including babies and young children, cannot stay in the 5 Nonohana-tei rooms on the special floor, so families should choose another room type. All guest rooms have a bath, a bidet toilet, an LCD TV, a humidifying air purifier, an electric kettle, a refrigerator, and a valuables safe. The entire property is nonsmoking; there is only 1 smoking area, on the front-lobby floor.

Staying with Children

The child rate for elementary school-age children is 70% of the adult rate and includes a kaiseki meal similar to the adult meal, a Japanese breakfast, and a full set of bedding. The rate for children under school age with meals and bedding is 50% of the adult rate. Bedding only for children under school age costs JPY 4,400. For children ages 3 and over who do not need meals or bedding, the facility-use fee is JPY 2,200. Children ages 0 to 2 who do not need meals or bedding can stay free of charge; please note this in the request field. A full bedding set includes a child's yukata for heights of 100 cm and up, a child's bath set, and a bath towel. The lobby has the picture-book room Otenki-ya, providing a comfortable space for children within the property.

Food allergies cannot be accommodated. Baby food is not provided, but if you bring your own, the staff can warm it in a microwave and lend serving plates.

Onsen and Communal Baths

On the top floor, the open-air baths Fuji no Yu, with a Mount Fuji view, and Umi no Yu, with a Lake Kawaguchiko view, alternate by gender with the communal baths Goso Alps no Yu, featuring an onsen herbal bath, steam sauna, and high-temperature sauna, and Wakakusa no Yu, featuring a mist sauna. Guests can enjoy all 4 baths during a one-night stay. The spring water is a sulfate-chloride hot spring.

The communal baths are open from 3 p.m. to midnight and from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. The open-air baths are open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Children wearing diapers cannot use the communal baths or open-air baths. Please use the bath in your guest room or the paid private-hire observation bath Fuyo no Yu, which is open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from 8:10 a.m. to 10 a.m.; it costs JPY 1,650 per group for 30 minutes and is available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day. People with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, cannot use the baths.

Dining

Dinner begins at around 5:30 p.m. to around 7 p.m. in the guest room or a private dining room. The location cannot be selected, but both are private spaces exclusively for the guests. The ryokan serves seasonal kaiseki cuisine featuring a balance of seasonal local ingredients, fresh seafood, and richly flavored mountain and countryside produce, with an established reputation locally as a culinary destination. Breakfast begins in the breakfast venue from 7:30 a.m., with the last start time at 8:30 a.m. Children's meals are available, including a children's kaiseki meal or children's menu for dinner and a Japanese children's breakfast set.

Parking

Free outdoor parking for 100 passenger cars.