[Shizuoka] A girls' trip to enjoy the sea and hot onsen in Shimoda. 8 recommended ryokan

Every morning, you ride a packed train, and after getting off the station, you walk between skyscrapers to get to work. Being surrounded by a concrete jungle every day makes it hard to feel the change of seasons, and it can make you feel cramped. When that happens, head out to a place where you can see the wide sky and the sea, and free your tense mind and body.

If you want to refresh yourself by looking at a wide view, we recommend Shimoda in Shizuoka as a travel destination for girls. Izukyu-Shimoda Station is about two hours away from Tokyo by express train. You'll arrive there in no time while chatting with friends. Located on the eastern southern side of the Izu Peninsula, this city is impressive for its emerald green sea and white sandy beaches that make it hard to believe you're in Japan.

The port town, which opened up after the arrival of the Black Ships at the end of the Edo period, is dotted with historical spots such as Perry Road and the Harbor Museum. Shimoda Port boasts the highest volume of red snapper landings in Japan, and in addition to the standard sashimi and simmered dishes, it can also be enjoyed as unconventional katsudon, tempura soba and udon, and as B-grade gourmet food such as burgers and croquettes. There are also hot onsen with abundant water, making it the perfect destination for a refreshing trip. Here are some recommended ryokan for girls' trips to Shimoda.

Shimoda Rendaiji Onsen Seiryuso, a onsen inn with about 80 years of history, is about 10 minutes away from Izukyu-Shimoda Station by the inn's free shuttle (reservation required), or about 5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji Station. This traditional Japanese ryokan, built in the sukiya style and built on the banks of a river, is surrounded by lush greenery and gardens covering an area of about 6,690 m2. Why not spend some relaxing time far away from your busy daily life? The extensive facilities and generous 21-hour stay are also appealing.

The rooms are basically Japanese-style, with some Japanese-Western style rooms equipped with beds. Choose from several types based on the number of people and purpose. There are also luxurious rooms with baths that have natural hot spring water, such as this "special room." From the windows of the rooms you can see vibrant greenery, and when you open the windows you can hear the natural breeze and the chirping of wild birds.

Dinner is a multi-course meal. If you can taste the dishes carefully prepared by combining specialty seafood such as golden sea bream, turban shrimp, and lobster, and seasonal vegetables grown in the water of Amagi, you will naturally feel happy. Depending on the room you stay in, you can also choose a in-room dining plan, so it's perfect for an adult girls' trip where you want to relax and enjoy meal without hesitation.

The large public baths, which are alternated for men and women, each have an open-air bath and an indoor bath, allowing you to enjoy a bath surrounded by a spacious and open feeling. In addition to this, there is also a private open-air bath called "Gesseki no Yu" (additional charge), and in the center of the approximately 6,690m2 garden is a "natural onsen pool" where you can enjoy bathing suits all year round. Next to it is an ancient Roman sauna called "Thermarium" and a Finnish wood-fired sauna called "Kerosauna", and there are plenty of hot spring facilities to thoroughly soothe your daily fatigue.

"Izu Kunpu" is an inn where all rooms are oceanfront and overlook Iritahama Beach. It can be easily accessed from "Izukyu-Shimoda Station" by the inn's scheduled shuttle service (reservation required). This inn is recommended for working women who want to relax and not think about anything while looking at the wide sky and sea, and take a deep breath to refresh their mind and body.

All 11 rooms are decorated in a Japanese style and overlook the pure white sandy beach and the crystal clear blue sea. The sea changes its appearance from morning to night and with each season, so you will never get bored no matter how long you look at it. Whether you want to enjoy a chat over a cup of tea while gazing at the sea, or just relax in silence, both are wonderful ways to spend your time.

Another great thing about this hotel is that all rooms have an open-air bath or a semi-open-air bath. You can refresh yourself from your daily fatigue in the open-air bath without having to worry about other guests. Enjoy a relaxing bath while taking in the spectacular view of Iritahama Beach.

For breakfast and meal, we use carefully selected ingredients, mainly from within a 60km radius of the Izu Peninsula. Enjoy the dishes that make the most of the natural flavors of the ingredients, such as seafood like red snapper and spiny lobster, and seasonal vegetables.

Izu Shimoda onsen Shimoda Yamatokan is located about 5 minutes from Izukyu Shimoda Station by free shuttle (reservation required) and faces Tatadohama Beach, which boasts clear water with an AA water quality rating and a white sand beach. You can enjoy the spectacular view of Tatadohama Beach, sparkling white sand beach and deep blue sea to your heart's content from every guest room.

The rooms are either Japanese-style or Western-style. Both the rooms and onsen have ocean views, so just staying at this inn naturally gives you a sense of openness. In rooms with terraces like this one, you can feel the refreshing sea breeze and relax while soaking up the negative ions of the ocean. Enjoy a luxurious holiday under the wide open sky that you can't experience in the city.

Dinner is a kaiseki meal featuring seafood from Shimoda and seasonal flavors. Depending on the season, you can enjoy the "Seafood Charcoal Grilled Kaiseki," where you can enjoy carefully selected seasonal ingredients in a dedicated charcoal-grilled dining area, or the "Iso Kaiseki," a traditional Japanese kaiseki meal. In addition to the local specialty, golden-eyed snapper, you can enjoy extremely fresh seafood from Suruga Bay and Sagami Bay, fresh vegetables and citrus fruits, and salt made from Shimoda seawater, and other seasonal ingredients and ingredients carefully selected by the head chef to your heart's content.

All of the inn's onsen have ocean views. In addition to the large Japanese-style bath "Mahoroba," there is also the large Western-style bath "Tatato Winds" and the private onsen "SPA VILLA" (reservations required, additional fee), all of which offer views of the vast Pacific Ocean while allowing you to relax in the hot water. Enjoy the various types of baths with friends and relax, relieving your body of tension from city life.

Daichi no Iro Kagetsutei can be accessed from Izukyu-Shimoda Station via the inn's free shuttle service (reservations required). This traditional Japanese ryokan is built in the sukiya-style building and is located in the Rendaiji area, a historical walking path that still conveys the atmosphere of good old Japan. The inn has 21 rooms and is surrounded by a vast site of about 5,000m2, making it perfect for a girls' trip looking for a quiet and relaxing environment. At the center is a Japanese garden of about 10,000m2, which welcomes visitors with its changing seasonal faces.

The purely Japanese-style guest rooms, built in the Sukiya style, have a tranquil atmosphere that combines modernity with the nostalgia of the Showa era. You can enjoy a relaxing time while leisurely viewing the Japanese garden from your room. This is a Type A "Garden View 10 Tatami Japanese Room," but there are also rooms with beds and rooms with an open-air bath with natural hot spring water, so please choose according to the number of people you will be traveling with and your preferences.

Dinner is a creative banquet that combines the bounty of the sea off the coast of East Izu with the bounty of the local mountains of Rendaiji. Enjoy dishes unique to Izu, such as "boiled golden-eyed snapper" and "fried rockfish," in private dining room at "Yunohana Koji." As it is a private room, you can enjoy the kind of conversation that is unique to girls' trips. The food, delicately presented in dishes that reflect the seasons, is a feast for the eyes as well as the tongue.

Boasting an abundant supply of 190 liters of water per minute, you can enjoy the large public baths for men and women, which are equipped with both an open-air bath and an indoor bath. Rendaiji onsen, which is said to have been discovered by Gyoki about 1,300 years ago, is known for onsen high medical effects, and its weak alkaline nature is said to have skin-beautifying effects. Enjoying this onsen onsen, which has beneficial effects for working women, in the luxury of a free-flowing spring water is sure to refresh both your body and mind.

Nonohanatei Komurasaki is a small Japanese ryokan that only accepts five groups per day. It is located about a three-minute walk from Izukyu-Shimoda Station, but if you have a lot of luggage, you can call the inn and they will come to pick you up for free. Once you arrive at the inn, we recommend the rental and dressing service for street-style yukata for female guests. Put on your favorite color and head out into the historic city of Shimoda.

The rooms are Japanese-style. All rooms are 19 tatami mats in size and are spacious, so even group trips can stay here comfortably. At the back of the spacious Japanese-style room, there is a sunken kotatsu where you can put your feet up and relax. Enjoy casual conversation with friends while gazing at the greenery of the garden that changes with the seasons, with a cup of tea in hand.

There is no large public bath, but all guest rooms have an open-air bath facing the garden and an indoor bath made of cypress. The open-air bath is 100% natural spring water, and the weak alkaline onsen is gentle on the skin and has little irritation, so you can enjoy it to your heart's content at any time you like, without having to worry about anyone else.

Dinner is kaiseki cuisine centered on local seasonal ingredients. Based on Japanese kaiseki that allows you to feel the taste of the four seasons, it is a creative kaiseki that also incorporates Western dishes that are typical of Izu Shimoda, which has an exotic atmosphere. The ground fish caught at Shimoda Port is sashimi and shabu-shabu. We also have a selection of local sake from Shizuoka (additional charge) that goes well with the dishes. It's in-room dining in the morning and evening, so you can relax and enjoy meal in a private space.

Shimoda Bay Kuroshio is ryokan with an artistic feel that blends Japanese and Western styles. It is about a 15-minute walk from Izukyu-Shimoda Station, but if you contact the inn, they will pick you up at the station on the day, so you can adjust the time depending on your mood and conditions. The location overlooks Shimoda Bay, so you can enjoy your stay while watching the ocean change its appearance from morning to evening.

Guests can choose from Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, and Japanese-Western style rooms. This is a Japanese-style room with stylish concrete walls and tatami mats. The Japanese-Western fusion interior is a touch of attention to detail, with indirect lighting that is easy on the eyes and wall decorations featuring a waxing and waning moon design. Spend your time however you like, stretching out on the tatami mats or relaxing at a table facing the window and enjoying the view.

Dinner is a multi-course meal centered around seasonal seafood caught in Shimoda Bay. Enjoy to your heart's content freshly caught seafood, including the specialty red snapper, spiny lobster, abalone, turban shells, and sashimi of seasonal local fish. There are also accommodation plans that allow you to choose in-room dining. You can also order special dishes such as "Assorted Sashimi," "Boat-style Platter," and "Grilled Red Snapper in Shiogama" (reservations required, additional charge), making it a great way to celebrate a friend's birthday or anniversary.

onsen are on the top floor, the 7th floor. Men and women can enjoy the "Observation Bath" with a sauna and jet bath, which overlooks Shimoda Bay, and the "Garden Bath" with an open-air bath overlooking the Japanese garden and herb garden, on a time-shift basis. The glass-walled "Observation Bath" facing the sea in particular has an outstanding sense of openness! Enjoy a relaxing bath while taking in the view.

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"Senninburo Kanaya ryokan" is a traditional hot spring inn founded in 1867. It is about a 4-minute walk from "Rendaiji Station." The Japanese architecture blends in with the natural surroundings of the garden, and you can see the "Namako Wall," a traditional wall-painting style, giving you a sense of the passage of time. All of the baths here are free-flowing from the private hot spring 24 hours a day, including the "Senninburo," said to be the largest all-cypress bath in Japan, and the "Manyo-no-yu," one of the largest wooden women's baths in the country. You can enjoy onsen in luxury.

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The main building, built in the sukiya style, was constructed in 1929. It is a precious wooden structure that allows you to feel the beauty of Japanese architecture, painstakingly constructed by the craftsmen of the time. The pillars and wainscoting of the shoji screens are made from giant cedar trees from Amagi, creating a simple yet formal Japanese space. Relax with friends and stretch out your limbs in this relaxing room with the warmth of wood.

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Dinner is a multi-course meal where you can enjoy the fresh seafood of Izu Shimoda. It starts with a seasonal appetizer, and the main course of sashimi is the freshest seafood of the day. Both breakfast and dinner are in-room dining, so you can enjoy casual conversation while savoring the beautiful food.

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The symbol of this inn is the "Senninburo" bath, famous as the largest all-cypress bath in Japan, built in 1915. This is a mixed bath, but women can also enjoy it as they are allowed to wear bath towels. In addition to this, there is a wide variety of baths, including the large wooden bath "Manyo no Yu" for women only, separate open-air baths for men and women, and the private bath "Issento", all of which are natural hot springs. Please enjoy a holiday filled with onsen.

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"Oyado Hoshi Meguri" is an inn where you can relax and enjoy a private hot onsen with natural hot spring water and the owner chef's creative cuisine made with local ingredients and seafood. It is about a 17-minute walk from "Rendaiji Station" or you can use the inn's free shuttle (reservation required). Located in the lush mountainous area of Rendaiji, on a clear day, mountain guests such as raccoons and civets can be seen on the wooden deck of the inn. There are a total of five rooms, making it perfect for girls who want to spend a quiet time.

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There are five guest rooms in total, all of which are purely Japanese-style rooms filled with the warmth of wood, with a rustic atmosphere that will make you feel like you're back home. The large windows overlook the tranquil scenery of Rendaiji Temple and the mountains, and the natural environment is perfect for taking a break with your close friends away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

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Morning and evening meal are served in the hotel's dining room. For dinner, let's have a Japanese-style course meal centered on seasonal fish and vegetables, such as "golden sea bream and tagaku miso grilled in a paper wrap" and "angel shrimp salad". And for breakfast, we have Japanese food that is gentle on the body, such as additive-free dried fish from Shimoda. If you have a full stomach of nutritious seamount food, you will naturally feel energized.

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Both the open-air bath and the indoor bath are available for private use. The hot onsen is 100% natural and flows directly from the source. onsen spring is a weakly alkaline simple onsen, colorless and transparent, and has a mild irritant, so you can soak for a long time. Please enjoy a relaxing private bath time with your close friends.

Did you enjoy our special feature on recommended accommodations for girls' trips to Shimoda? In a location surrounded by the vast sky and sea, you can savor fresh seafood and mountain delicacies and soak in the abundant hot onsen, leaving you feeling refreshed and completely refreshed. So, why not invite your friends and start planning a trip to Shimoda right away?