Gora Hanaougi
強羅花扇- Say it
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ra ha· na· oh· gee - Also written
- Gora Hanaogi, Hanaougi
About Gora Hanaougi
Every room at this Gora ryokan has its own open-air bath of free-flowing hot-spring water. Dinner is Kyoto-style kaiseki, a multi-course meal, served like breakfast in a private dining room.
- OnsenYesFrom the ryokan's own source
- Bath in your roomOpen-air bath in every roomFree-flowing hot-spring water
- Private bathNot stated
- TattoosAllowedAllowed in the large baths
- MealsKaiseki dinner and breakfastIn private dining rooms
- Dietary needsAllergies and pescatarian mealsAsk ahead; no other vegetarian menu
- ChildrenWith limitsNot in the six 2nd-floor rooms
- Check-in and dinnerCheck-in 15:00–18:00; out 11:00
- Getting therePick-up from Gora Station
Good to know before you book
- Shared baths close at middayThe two shared baths are open 5:00–24:00 and close from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Two of the shared baths are recirculatedIn the shared baths, the indoor bath and the rock open-air bath are heated and recirculated; the ceramic and stone open-air baths are free-flowing.
- Rooms
- Five types, 36 to 75 m²
- View
- Mt Myojin from the room bath, the ryokan says
Rooms and their baths
- Open-air bath
Japanese room with two beds and bath terrace, 1st floor
Open-air hot-spring bath, free-flowing
Bedding for up to 3
- Open-air bath
Japanese room, 10 mats, 2nd floor
Open-air hot-spring bath, free-flowing
No children in this room type
- Open-air bath
Japanese room with two beds, 2nd floor
Open-air hot-spring bath, free-flowing
No children in this room type
- Open-air bath
Junior suite
Open-air hot-spring bath, free-flowing
- Open-air bath
Suite
Open-air hot-spring bath, free-flowing
The fine print
Last checked November 12, 2026.
- Onsen
Yes. Hot-spring water from the ryokan's own source
A reddish bicarbonate spring, rare in Hakone. Ikyu's water notes say the indoor and rock baths are heated and recirculated, the others free-flowing.
- Bath in your room
Every room. Open-air hot-spring bath in every room
Free-flowing; you can add cold water yourself.
- Private bath
Not stated. Not stated by the ryokan
Every room has its own open-air bath.
- Tattoos
Allowed. Allowed in the large baths
- Meals
Included with every stay. Kaiseki dinner and breakfast in private dining rooms
Dinner and breakfast are in the same room; you can pick start times ahead.
- Dietary needs
Some diets. Allergies and pescatarian meals, asked ahead; no other vegetarian menu
Ingredients are left out, but not fully allergen-free. One or two dislikes per person; no low-salt or medical diets. Dashi and seafood are in everything.
- Children
With limits. Welcome, except in the six 2nd-floor rooms
Preschoolers pay a ¥3,300 facility fee; Ikyu gives primary-school children 70% of the adult rate. Children's set meals at any age. Babies are best bathed in the room's own bath.
- Check-in and dinner
Check-in 15:00 to 18:00, check-out 11:00
- Getting there
Pick-up from Gora Station
From Sounzan Station, the ryokan has its own lift nearby.
Meals
- Dinner
- Kyoto-style kaiseki with a monthly menu, in a private dining room. It starts between 18:00 and 19:00
- Breakfast
- Japanese, 8:00–9:00, in the same room. Choose white rice or grain porridge ahead
- Kitchen
- The chef trained at a traditional restaurant in Kyoto; the menu mixes Kyoto kaiseki with Hida cooking and fish from Odawara and Sagami Bay
Who it suits
- Couples
- Couples and celebrations; the ryokan makes cakes and decorated plates on request
- Children
- Families with children, in every room type except the two 36 m² types on the 2nd floor
- Bath
- Less suited to guests who want large shared baths open all day; they close 10:00–15:00
- Shoes
- Shoes come off inside; the corridors are tatami
The building
- Furniture
- From Hida-Takayama; the ryokan speaks of Hida hospitality
- Interior
- Tatami corridors, a hearth of ancient zelkova wood and a fine-lattice light the ryokan calls a Japanese chandelier
History
Ryokan elsewhere to compare
Mount Fuji
Gora Kadan Fuji
Also serves dinner in a dining room and has an open-air bath in every room, at Mount Fuji, another mountain and lake resort.
Questions
Does every room at Gora Hanaougi have its own hot-spring bath?
Yes. Every room has an open-air bath of free-flowing hot-spring water, and you can add cold water yourself. The five room types differ in size, from 36 to 75 m², and in view.
Where are meals served at Gora Hanaougi?
In private dining rooms. Dinner and breakfast are served there, and you have the same room for both. You can choose your start times ahead.
Can children stay at Gora Hanaougi?
Yes, except in the six 36 m² rooms on the 2nd floor. Children's set meals are offered at any age, and preschoolers pay a ¥3,300 facility fee.
Can Gora Hanaougi cook for vegetarians?
Pescatarian meals are offered if you ask ahead; there is no other vegetarian menu. Dashi stock and seafood are in every dish, and the kitchen leaves out one or two disliked ingredients per person.