Have an elegant time as a couple. 5 Select Hotels and ryokan Where You Can See Carp Swimming Gracefully / Kanto

If you're traveling as a couple, you'll want to stay at a wonderful hotel or ryokan that will leave you with memories. Something that gives you a sense of the extraordinary, has unique facilities, and offers exciting services... Why not choose a hotel that's a little different from the usual for your next couple's trip? We recommend hotels and ryokan with "koi" carp! Losing track of time watching the beautiful red, white, black, and yellow koi swaying back and forth will soothe your soul.

The inns we will introduce this time are all places where you can spend a refined time, with koi carp visible from the guest rooms, the ability to feed them from the room, and the ability to see the collaboration between the Japanese garden and koi carp. They are perfect for spending a special time with your partner. Please stay with him and enjoy a wonderful stay, strolling through the garden with koi carp and watching the koi carp from your room.

It's about a 10-minute drive from JR Shioyama Station. Zabo is a onsen inn located on the banks of the Fuefuki River. The 10,000m2 site is dotted with a Japanese garden with a pond where koi fish swim, vegetable gardens, waterwheels, and old houses inspired by the mountain villages of Koshu. There are plenty of photogenic spots, so why not take a stroll with your boyfriend and a camera in hand? You can even feed the koi fish in the large pond.

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There are 19 guest rooms in five types, including the independent "Main Building Annex" with a sukiya-style building and the "Main Building Western-style Room" with a large terrace. The most recommended room is the "Main Building Japanese-Western Room" with a terrace and open-air bath facing the Japanese garden. While soaking in the hot water, you can enjoy a sense of freedom as if you were a carp floating in the water. There are only two rooms available, so make your reservation early.

The natural hot onsen that gushes out from within the grounds is a thick, alkaline water that is also known as the "beauty bath." Beyond the spacious garden open-air bath overlooking the four seasons is the "cave bath" that uses a hand-carved cave! It is lit up at night, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

The dinner is served at a restaurant in a 140-year-old traditional Japanese house. The restaurant serves "Mountain Feast Tea Kaiseki Cuisine," a meal based on one soup and three side dishes that makes the most of the deliciousness of local ingredients. The menu changes monthly, so you can also enjoy the changing of the seasons. Pairings are also recommended. A glass of wine from Maruki Grape Wine, a long-established winery in Koshu, goes perfectly with the food.

After dinner, enjoy the afterglow of meal in the spacious library lounge, which is approximately 80 tatami in size. Sink into the sofa to read a book or magazine, enjoy a free drink, or simply relax. Free drinks include Japanese tea, coffee, and other soft drinks, as well as wine, making it the perfect place for a relaxing drink with your boyfriend.

Ishiwa onsen Meiseki no Yado Kagetsu, established in 1963, is a long-established onsen inn located in Ishiwa onsen that represents Yamanashi. It is popular for its garden of approximately 5,000 tsubos (approximately 1,000 m2) and outdoor baths that can be used 24 hours a day, and is said to be a favorite of many cultural figures and artists. The Japanese garden that spreads out in front of you as you pass through the entrance is surrounded by an extraordinary feeling.

The vast Japanese garden is full of charm, with famous stones collected from all over the country over several decades, 20 waterfalls, and flowers and plants of all seasons. Approximately 8,000 high-quality Nishikigoi carp swim in the large pond. Among them are the shining golden "Yamabuki Ogon" and the beautiful "Matsunosuke Sanshoku" with its contrast of red, white, and black, so try looking for them with him!

You can see the pond with koi swimming from all 38 guest rooms, but the rooms on the first floor are especially recommended. If you sit on the veranda, the koi swim leisurely so close that you can almost reach out and feed them. There are three types of guest rooms: single-room rooms, rooms with an adjoining room, and rooms with an open-air bath. In the seven rooms with an open-air bath, you can soothe yourself in the hot water while listening to the sound of the flowing waterfall and the greenery of the garden.

You can enjoy seasonal kaiseki cuisine in a relaxing private meal room. The dishes, which use plenty of seasonal ingredients, are carefully presented and served in tableware, making them a feast for both the eyes and the tongue. The inn's specialty dish is "Koshu beef," grilled on a natural lava plate. The tenderness and flavor that fills your mouth will have you smiling!

The open-air bath in the large communal bath is surrounded by huge rocks, oddly shaped stones, and inscribed stones, giving it a rustic feel. The alkaline simple spring onsen of Isawa Onsen is clear and colorless, and gentle on the skin, so you'll want to soak in it as many times as you like during your stay. The post-bath area is also available 24 hours a day, so you can relax together until the sweat dries after your bath.

Kagetsutei, located in Rendaiji onsen in Shizuoka, is a long-established inn founded in 1927. The inn is based on the theme of a samurai residence in the mountain village, and the black-tiled entrance gate exudes a solemn atmosphere. The inn boasts a Japanese garden of about 300 tsubo (10,000 m2) in the center of the vast grounds of about 5,000 m2. A pair of Aigamo ducks live in the pond along with carp, so why not go looking for them together with your partner?

In the best position to directly face the garden pond, there is a foot bath space♪ What's more, the water from the source of Rendaiji onsen flows freely into the bath. Soaking your feet in the bath after a long walk or sightseeing is sure to refresh you. The water is lukewarm, so you can enjoy a relaxing foot bath with your partner while watching the carp swimming leisurely in the pond in front of you.

The lounge "Fujiwarayama" is surrounded by designer furniture from Hida Takayama, and is also recommended for relaxing and enjoying the garden. They serve mandarin orange wine until 5pm, and have bar time in the evening. There is also a tatami space in one corner of the lounge. It would be wonderful to relax with your boyfriend and enjoy a drink while listening to jazz music in the background.

There are only 21 guest rooms, and all 6 types are spacious. Another nice feature is that all rooms have a garden view ♡ The "Special Room with Open-Air Bath with Natural Spring Water" is a large space of about 90 m2, combining the space of two rooms. The spacious open-air bath is perfect for a bath with your partner. If you soak in the hot water without worrying about being seen by others, the fatigue of everyday life will slowly melt away.

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The best thing to enjoy for dinner is seafood! You can enjoy seafood caught at Shimoda Port as sashimi, nigiri, fried, and more. The inn's specialty, "boiled golden-eyed snapper," is a sweet and spicy dish that goes well with rice. With its vivid scarlet color, golden-eyed snapper is also perfect for celebratory occasions. It's also recommended for an anniversary dinner for two.

Tokyo Located in Chiyoda-ku, Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main is a luxury hotel with 37 restaurants and 33 banquet halls. Since its founding in 1964, it has been chosen as the venue for the Tokyo Summit and the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in 2019. In such a prestigious hotel, a Japan garden of about 40,000 square meters spreads out, and you can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons.

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The Japanese garden, which was once the residence of Kato Kiyomasa and Ii Naosuke, boasts an area of 40,000 square meters. It is well worth seeing, with a spectacular 6m-high waterfall, dry landscape gardens, seasonal flowers, and 42 lanterns. There are about 350 Nishikigoi and Magoi swimming in Seisen Pond. The vermilion arched bridge over the pond is a great spot to take a commemorative photo with him.

The "Shin-Edo Room" with its cypress bathtub is the perfect place to immerse yourself in an extraordinary experience with your partner ♡ It is a wonderfully designed room decorated with interiors featuring Edo patterns. In the "Shin-Edo Deluxe" shown in the photo, you can enjoy the view of the Japanese garden and the greenery of the Togu Palace from the bathroom through the bed, which enhances the healing effect. Please relax together while soaking in the bath.

There are many famous restaurants in the building, including the long-established French restaurant "Tour d'Argent Tokyo," but you can also enjoy a garden view while meal at the restaurants in the Japanese garden. "Seisen-tei," located next to the pond, is a teppanyaki restaurant with a lively atmosphere. How about enjoying dinner in a chic atmosphere while looking out at the greenery of the garden?

The Japanese garden also houses the largest hotel outdoor pool in Tokyo, which is open only during the summer. Sun chairs are lined up by the pool, making you feel like you're on vacation even while in Tokyo. At night, the background music and lighting create a romantic atmosphere. It looks like you'll be able to spend an elegant time here.

Hotel Gajoen Tokyo is about a 3-minute walk from JR Meguro Station. The hotel's concept is "a space where anyone can experience the feeling of being a wealthy man." The interior is decorated with paintings of beautiful women and birds and flowers, and is filled with an extraordinary feeling that is perfectly described as "gorgeous." It's no wonder that it is called the "museum hotel of Japanese beauty."

The "Hyakudan Kaidan" (100 Step Staircase), completed in 1935, is the only wooden structure remaining in the hotel. It has been designated a tangible cultural property by Tokyo. If you join the "Gajoen Art Tour" with a dedicated guide, you can see the "Hyakudan Kaidan" along with the artworks in the hotel. Join him and deepen your knowledge ♪

The beautiful Japanese garden is also a must-see. The waterfall, about 7m high, is known as a power spot. You can also go on a "womb tour" behind the waterfall. You might feel a mysterious power there. From the bridge in front of the waterfall, you can see the gracefully swimming Nishikigoi carp. The garden is lit up at night, so why not take a stroll through this fantastical garden with your boyfriend?

There are 60 guest rooms, all of which are suites over 70㎡ in size. It is so luxurious that all rooms are equipped with jet baths and steam saunas. The Japanese-Western style rooms have marble bathtubs, and the Japanese style rooms have large cypress bathtubs. Why not enjoy a relaxing stay with your partner?

At the lounge's Japanese cafe "Pandora," you can enjoy Japanese sweets while looking out at the Japanese garden. Enjoy the warm and nostalgic taste of Shiratama Zenzai, Tokoroten, Anmitsu, Kurimochi Zenzai, and other sweets while admiring the Japanese garden through the glass windows. The sofa seats by the window overlooking the garden are especially recommended.

This time, we introduced hotels and ryokan in the Kanto region where you can enjoy carp viewing. Take a leisurely stroll with your partner through a beautifully maintained Japanese garden with seasonal flowers and trees. The sight of carp swimming leisurely in the pond... Just imagining such a scene is enough to make you feel enchanted. If you find an inn that interests you, why not invite your partner to stay the night?