Welcome to Chorakuen
Since 1868, Yunosuke’s Hotel Chorakuen has been located in the center of the Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa area with its 1,300-year history.
Legend has it that men and women, young and old alike, visited here, and the area was like a busy market. We have been maintaining the Hot Springs of the Gods to revive the festivity of the ancient spa and offer you a peaceful retreat.
The largest open-air hot-spring mixed bath in Japan.
Fabulous Japanese kaiseki cuisine expressing the seasons in its dishes.
A variety of authentic Japanese-style guest rooms.
Japanese-style garden of 33,000 square meters.
We value the tradition of hospitality of Japanese-style inn.
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About Chorakuen
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How to Enjoy Tamatsukuri Onsen
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About Tamatsukuri Onsen
Authentic Japanese-style inn
backed up by history and tradition
As the name—Yunosuke’s Hotel—shows, we are the descendants of Yunosuke, a manager of the hot spring of the Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa in the Edo period, and have been maintaining it since then.
The history of Chorakuen is the history of the Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa.
Enjoy the traditional room, hot springs, and food of Japan; relax in yukata; and enjoy your stay here.
Ryugu no Yu Completed in 1909 Japan's largest mixed-gender open-air bath
The hot spring water flows directly from the source, never boiled or diluted.
Ryugu-no-Yu boasts a floor area of 395m², and is a large, mixed-gender open-air bath that Chorakuen is proud of, made possible only by Yunosuke of Tamatsukuri Onsen.
There is a journey even within the roughly 33,000 square meter site
The gardens, filled with hundreds of species of trees and plants, are also an important part of Chorakuen's hospitality.
Dotted throughout the garden are a large mixed-gender open-air bath, detached guest rooms, the throne room associated with Emperor Showa, and special mountain villa rooms.
Awarded a top ranking in the Japanese garden rankings by the American newspaper "Japanese Garden Journal."
Laughter in your ears, delicious flavors on your tongue, carefully selected seasonal delicacies from Sanin
We prepare our dishes with care using seasonal ingredients unique to Sanin, including Sanin specialties such as crab, blackthroat seaperch, Shimane Wagyu beef, and Izumo's unique handmade Izumo soba noodles.
Chemical seasonings are eliminated as much as possible, and the water used in cooking is purified spring water from within the premises.
This Japanese kaiseki course meal highlights the chef's attention to detail, using carefully selected ingredients.
ONSEN
Skin-beautifying hot springs Tamatsukuri Onsen
Tamatsukuri Onsen is said to have been discovered during the Nara period, and its many beneficial effects are even recorded in the Izumo Fudoki.
"Once you rinse, your skin will look beautiful." = After one soak, your skin will be beautiful.
"If you bathe again, all ailments will be removed." = After a second soak, illness will be cured.
"No one can say that they have not experienced results." = No one can say that they have not experienced results.
"Therefore, ordinary people call it 'divine hot spring.'" = People call it sacred hot spring.
As these words suggest, the hot spring has been said to have skin-beautifying effects for 1,300 years.
The two beneficial components of the sulfate and chloride hot springs help to alleviate hardened skin and improve mobility in the extremities.
In recent years, research by Satis Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has chemically proven the skin-beautifying effects of Tamatsukuri Onsen.
The source of Tamatsukuri Onsen, a hot spring known for its skin-beautifying properties for 1,300 years, is located at Yunosuke no Yado Chorakuen.
The largest open-air hot-spring mixed bath in Japan
According to Izumo Fudoki, a record of the culture and geography of the province written in 733, if you take a bath once, you’ll have beautiful skin and if you take a bath twice, you’ll recover from illness. Everyone experiences an effect. People call it a Hot Spring of the God.
Ryugu-no-yu is a huge open-air bath completed in 1909, where fresh hot-spring water is always supplied. This is the largest hot-spring mixed bath facility in Japan.
It's a mixed bath, but women can feel safe!
A private bath is provided in the dressing room, so you can enjoy the large mixed-gender open-air bath with peace of mind.
Ryugu-no-Yu does not have a gender-separated system, so you can always bathe with your whole family or with your boyfriend or girlfriend. At night, the curtain of steam makes it almost impossible to see anything around.
More Hot Springs
Kasen is an open-air bath for women and Keisen is for men. Special guest rooms have dedicated open-air baths.
If you visit Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa, unwind in the baths of Chorakuen.
Hot Spring in the guest room
The baths in the guest rooms at Chorakuen, as well as the open-air baths in the special rooms and the water that flows from the faucets, all come from the source of Tamatsukuri Onsen.
This luxurious facility is possible only because the owner of Tamatsukuri Onsen has continued to protect the abundant hot spring water.
The open-air baths in special rooms such as the "Sanso Villa" and "Hanare" offer the ultimate in private bathing.
Components and benefits
The two beneficial components of the sulfate and chloride hot springs help to alleviate hardened skin and improve mobility in the extremities.
In recent years, research by Satis Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has chemically proven the skin-beautifying effects of Tamatsukuri Onsen.
The source of Tamatsukuri Onsen, a hot spring known for its skin-beautifying properties for 1,300 years, is located at Yunosuke no Yado Chorakuen.
ROOM
A variety of room types
Although most of the guest rooms in Chorakuen are authentic Japanese style, we still have a variety of room types: some are Japanese/Western style with beds and some are special rooms with a dedicated open-air bath or garden.
Hot spring water is supplied to all baths in guest rooms.
Guests will enjoy traditional Japanese beauty in every guest room.
Complementary Japanese tea and cakes are served.
Enjoy your special day here.
BIHADA PREMIUM Annex "Aioi"
This beautiful skin care concept room is housed in a renovated 90-year-old traditional detached villa.
Guests can enjoy a private open-air bath with water directly from the hot spring, a private beauty salon and powder room, and Shimane's "Chef's Carefully Selected Beautiful Skin care Ingredients" cuisine, made with skin-beautifying ingredients sourced from the prefecture.
Relax on the veranda while looking out at the Japanese garden, where you can experience the warmth of wood and the beauty of Japanese culture.
- Size:15 tatami mats + bedroom + panoramic garden view
- Capacity:2 people
- Beds:2 semi-double beds
- Bath:Open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water + footbath
*Due to the high temperature of the hot spring, water is added to make it suitable for bathing.
Kotobuki no ma
The Sanso special room, Kotonoma, is a special guest room with a private garden and an open-air bath with hot spring water directly from the source.
This spacious 18-tatami room (10 tatami mats + 8 tatami mats) comes with a well-maintained garden and an open-air bath, creating a space that feels special and exclusive for our guests.
Relax your body and mind amid the colors of the four seasons.
- Size:10 tatami mats + 8 tatami mats
- Capacity:2 people
- Beds:Futon ("Airweave" mattress & Tokyo Nishikawa feather comforter)
- Bath:Open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water
- Toilet:Washlet-equipped
*Due to the high temperature of the hot spring water, water is added to make it suitable for bathing.
Tokiwa no ma
The Sanso special room "Tokiwa no Ma" is a special guest room with a private garden and an open-air bath with "free-flowing hot spring water."
The spacious 14-tatami room (8 tatami mats + 6 tatami mats), well-maintained garden, and open-air bath create a space that feels special and exclusive to our guests.
The private open-air bath with garden is large enough for two people to enter at once.
- Size:8 tatami mats + 6 tatami mats
- Capacity:2 people
- Beds:Futon ("Airweave" mattress & Tokyo Nishikawa feather comforter)
- Bath:Open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water
- Toilet:Washlet-equipped
*Due to the high temperature of the hot spring water, water is added to make it suitable for bathing.
Washuntei
"Washuntei," a villa with a private indoor bath, is a detached guest room where you can feel the passage of time while looking out at the garden.
Spend a special time in the private indoor bath, "Sencho-no-Yu," with water directly from the hot spring, and in the room bathed in soft light.
- Size:Living room + other room + bedroom
- Capacity:2people
- Beds:Two semi-double beds (Airweave, Tokyo Nishikawa four-layer futon mattress & feather duvet)
- Bath:Indoor rock bath with shower (direct flow from the hot spring)
- Toilet:Washlet-equipped
*Due to the high temperature of the hot spring, water is added to make it suitable for bathing.
Chishin-an
Chishin-an, a villa with a private open-air bath, is a unique space filled with a Showa-era retro atmosphere.
With soft light streaming in, you can enjoy a relaxing soak in the open-air bath with water directly from the hot spring while chatting with your roommate.
Enjoy a relaxing and nostalgic time.
- Size:Living room + other room + bedroom
- Capacity:2people
- Beds:Two semi-double beds (Air weave, Tokyo Nishikawa four-layer futon mattress & feather duvet)
- Bath:Open-air bath with free-flowing hot spring water
- Toilet:Washlet-equipped
*Due to the high temperature of the hot spring water, water is added to make it suitable for bathing.
Souseika / Oukouka
This non-smoking room is for two people and has a bed in a Japanese-style room. It is a corner room in the main building, Taisenkaku. It overlooks the Japanese garden and is rich in seasonal colors.
- Size:Room size: 10 tatami mats
- Capacity:2 people
- Beds:2 semi-double beds
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
Ryokuteika / Ourenka－Universal service
The guest room has three single beds in the bedroom and handrails in the hallway and bathroom. The entrance is a slope, so wheelchair users can enter the room with peace of mind, so both wheelchair users and their families can use it with peace of mind.
- Size:10 tatami mats + 8 tatami mats
- Capacity:2-3 people
- Beds:3 single beds
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
Koutenka / Ranfuuuka
This guest room has three semi-double beds in the bedroom and handrails in the hallway and bathroom.
The room is equipped with tatami mats, chairs and a table, and a counter table by the window so you can relax and enjoy the garden view.
- Size:8 tatami mats + 6 tatami mats
- Capacity:2-3 people
- Beds:3 semi-double beds
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
Hakuginka
The largest Japanese-style room on the fourth floor, boasting a great view, has been transformed into a modern Japanese room with a pleasant atmosphere.
This concept room has four beds and is wheelchair accessible.
Two of the four beds are movable, allowing you to rearrange the layout as you like.
There is a private bar counter by the window overlooking the hot spring town. Enjoy your choice of wine or chilled sake from a carefully selected selection exclusive to this room.
This room is perfect for couples, ladies' trips, and couples' trips.
Relax and unwind while taking in the night view of the hot spring town.
- Size:10 tatami mats + 10 tatami mats
- Capacity:2-4 people
- Beds:4 single beds
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
Taisenkaku
This non-smoking room for two people features a Japanese-style bed.
Overlooking the Tamatsukuri Onsen town, this quiet, purely Japanese-style room is equipped with a bath, a washlet toilet, and an air purifier with a humidifier.
The room is 10 tatami mats in size, and the bed is 100cm x 200cm.
- Size:10 tatami mats
- Capacity:2 people
- Beds:2 beds (100cm x 200cm)
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
Taisenkaku / Gyokusenkaku
Guest rooms with a pure Japanese atmosphere and the sounds of nature.
"Taisenkaku" and "Gyokusenkaku" are rooms rich in the colors of the four seasons, offering views of a Japanese garden or the hot spring town.
The rooms are spacious, ranging from 10 to 14.5 tatami mats, and feature a wide veranda with chairs and a table, an indoor bath, and a washlet toilet.
- Size:10-14.5 tatami mats
- Capacity:1-4 people
- Beds:Futon
- Bath:Bathroom with shower
- Toilet:Washlet
MEALS
Colorful kaiseki
Japanese delicacies of the season
We cook and offer seasonal specialties of Shimane—crabs (from November to March), rosy sea bass, Shimane wagyu beef, and shijimi clams nourished in Lake Shinji.
These dishes are a perfect match to Japanese sake.
The hotel is certified as Shimane’s Local Cuisine Restaurant by the Shimane prefectural office. This is a title awarded to restaurants that can offer the taste of Shimane using local products.
Mitsuo Itohara, the head chef, plays a leading role in preparing dishes for guests.
We make every effort to offer delicious yet healthy food using local products.
Winter Special Plan Crab Kaiseki Sample menu
This winter-only kaiseki course meal allows you to fully enjoy our specialty crab.
Choose from three different crab kaiseki meals to suit your taste: "Whole Boiled Crab Kaiseki for One Person," "All-You-Can-Eat Crab Kaiseki with Boiled, Sashimi, Grilled, Tempura, and More," and "Matsuba Crab Kaiseki with Brand Crab from the Sea of Japan."
Monthly Kaiseki Course Sample menu
Each dish is carefully handcrafted, packed with the flavors of the Sea of Japan, the mountains, and San'in region.
This is a standard kaiseki meal that incorporates the changing of the seasons each month. Please enjoy Chorakuen's monthly changing kaiseki meal.
Kaiseki Meal Featuring Carefully Selected Seasonal Ingredients Sample menu
Our chef has pursued the joys of the season and has prepared a kaiseki meal using an abundance of carefully selected ingredients. It is imbued with the chef's desire to "allow you to enjoy the delicious flavors of local produce." We hope you enjoy the food culture of Shimane Prefecture.
"Delicious Seasonal" Upgraded Kaiseki Sample Menu
Chef Chorakuen has prepared a luxurious and extravagant kaiseki meal using an abundance of seasonal flavors. We offer ingredients that can only be found in Shimane Prefecture, such as Shimane Wagyu beef and fresh fish. Each dish is carefully prepared, and our dishes are a sight to behold.
Morning meal: A source of energy
Enjoy a truly authentic Japanese breakfast with the gently permeating red miso soup made with Lake Shinji clams and medicinal rice porridge, as well as our famous agonoyaki and grilled fish.
Children's Lunch: Enjoy with adults
This children's lunch features carefully selected items your kids will love.
Udon noodles, fried shrimp, mini chawanmushi (savory egg custard), fried chicken, and potatoes.
Stewed hamburger steak, seared salmon sashimi, seaweed rice balls, pudding, and fruit.
*Please note that the menu may be subject to change.
Specialties and a la carte dishes: A collection of seasonal dishes from Sanin
We will introduce you to the local specialties that represent San'in, Lake Shinji, and Izumo, as well as our signature dishes.
Dining venue: Enjoy your time
Dining at Chorakuen is divided into four types: the dining venues "Ran," "Hana," and "Furusato," the private dining room, the tatami room "Wakakusa," and the banquet hall.
The venue varies depending on the accommodation plan, menu, and number of guests.
SIGHTSEEING
Best location for sightseeing
Izumo Grand Shrine is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan, which is famous as the God of marriage.
Other tourist spots include Matsue Castle on the north of Lake Shinji; Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a world heritage site and the largest silver mine in Japan; Adachi Museum of Art, the exhibits of which are selected from the masterpieces of Japanese art; and Mizuki Shigeru Road, where bronze statues of Manga characters, including the famous GeGeGe no Kitaro, welcome visitors.
With many places of interest in the east and west, Chorakuen is situated in an ideal location for sightseeing.
Chorakuen in Tamatsukuri Onsen Spa
Tamatsukuri 323, Tamayu-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture 699-0201Inquiry: +81 0852-62-0111（business hours 9:00～18:00）
| Check-in | 15:00 (18:00 at the latest) |
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| Checkout | 10:00 |
| Parking | Free parking available |
| Courtesy bus available | Between JR Tamatsukuri Onsen Station and Chorakuen. From station to hotel: between 15:30 and 18:30. From hotel to station: between 7:30 and 10:30. *The service is on a request basis. Inform the hotel of the time and the number of passengers the day before arrival. *Please note that the arrival of the bus may be delayed for unavoidable reasons. *If you are late by more than 10 minutes, you may be assigned to the next service. |
| Guest rooms | 62 Japanese-style rooms (including two special rooms with private open-air bath) Five hybrid-style (Japanese/Western) rooms (2 junior suites and 3 cottages) |
| Standard equipment | television, air-conditioning, refrigerator (no complementary drinks), safe, bath (with some exceptions), toilet with bidet functions, and telephone *Some exceptions depending on the room type. |
| Public bath (hot spring) | Large public bath, open-air bath, and time-reserved bath (may be reserved at additional charge for private bathing) |
| Internet | Wi-Fi is available in the lobby on the first floor. |
| Credit card | JCB, VISA, AMEX, UC, Master Card and Diners |
| Cancellation Policy | Upon cancellation of a reservation, the customer will be charged a cancellation fee as listed below: Two to three days prior to the date of check-in: 30%. Day before check-in: 50%. Day of check-in: 100%. No show: 100% *Cancellations may be accepted only when the customer cancels the reservation by the procedure specified on the email or by telephone. Call +81 0852-62-0111 if you want to cancel or change reservations via telephone. *Some cancellations may be subject to a cancellation charge. *Take note of the name of the hotel staff who accepted the cancellation to avoid unnecessary problems. *We strongly recommend that cancellations or changes be made by the person who made the reservation to avoid unnecessary problems. |