Hot spring with a unique cold spring source. Renovated in Reiwa 6, now featuring gender-separated saunas and open-air baths with natural hot spring water flow. Day-use bathing is also available. Guest rooms are primarily traditional Japanese-style (tatami) rooms. All toilets in the facility are now equipped with warm-water washing systems.
The Eiheiji Zen Inn Hakujukan utilizes 'Eiheiji Cedar' sourced from the grounds of the 'Eiheiji Temple,' featuring 18 Japanese-Western style rooms, separate large communal baths for men and women, and a restaurant offering Shojin Ryori (traditional Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) supervised by the temple. Positioned as 'a facility between a traditional inn and a temple lodging,' it is an accommodation where guests can experience the spirit of Zen through activities such as zazen meditation.
A guesthouse limited to two groups per day, operated by Hata-yama Yumetaku, specializing in the breeding, processing, and sale of Tosa Jiro, a rare local chicken known as the 'phantom chicken.'Located at the end of a road along the gorge upstream from Aki city center, it's a solitary inn in a secluded spot.The local chicken Tosa Jiro, distinct from the chicken meat in today's market, has unique meat quality and fat composition, making it considered difficult to handle.This inn, offering flavors that only producers who continuously work with Tosa Jiro can achieve, is frequented by food enthusiasts and professional chefs.Particularly, the charcoal-grilled dishes, cooked using Tosa Binchotan charcoal, are prepared one piece at a time right in front of guests by the producer.While enjoying the delicious meals, guests can also learn plenty of trivia about Tosa Jiro.Additionally, the inn is surrounded by forests, allowing guests to immerse themselves in nature.In summer, activities like 'chairing' by the nearby Hatayama River can be enjoyed.On nights of the new moon, you can gaze at a sky full of stars and even catch sight of shooting stars.