Ryokan Kurashiki
旅館くらしき- Say it
- ryo·
kan koo· ra· shee· kee - Also written
- Kurashiki Ryokan
About Ryokan Kurashiki
An eight-room ryokan in converted merchant houses and stores on the canal in Kurashiki's Bikan quarter, some of them from the late Edo period. Every room has a wooden bath, dinner is kaiseki in the restaurant, and there is no hot spring.
- OnsenNoNone at the ryokan
- Bath in your roomEvery roomKoyamaki or cypress, by room
- Private bathYes50 minutes, booked at check-in
- TattoosNot stated
- MealsKaiseki dinner in the restaurantIn your room on some plans
- Dietary needsCatered forAsk about allergies and dislikes
- ChildrenWith limitsKura, Nishi and Yu rooms only
- Check-in and dinnerCheck-in from 15:00; out by 11:00
- Getting there15-minute walk from JR Kurashiki
Good to know before you book
- No hot springThe ryokan has no hot spring and no shared baths; every room has a wooden bath, and there is one private bath.
- Two rooms are in a separate buildingHanare and Omoya are in the Residence, about 5 minutes from the ryokan, with check-out at 10:00.
- No car park at the ryokanThe ryokan has had no car park of its own since July 2025; it gives a ¥1,000 voucher per room per day for the city car park, a walk away.
- Rooms
- 8 in the ryokan, plus 2 in the Residence, a separate building about 5 minutes away
- Buildings
- Merchant houses and stores, some from the late Edo period; a rice store about 260 years old holds two rooms
- Guest salon
- Terrace, with self-service coffee, tea and matcha from 15:00
Rooms and their baths
- Indoor bath
Yu
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
Japanese room only. Renewed 2017. Children can stay; dinner in the room on some plans
- Indoor bath
Kura
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
Maisonette: two wood-floor rooms, a Japanese room and a Western bedroom. Renewed 2024. Children can stay
- Indoor bath
Matsu
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
Wood-floor room, Japanese room and Western bedroom. Renewed 2024
- Indoor bath
Higashi
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
In the 260-year-old rice store: wood-floor room, 8-mat room and study. Renewed 2024
- Indoor bath
Tatsumi
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
Upper floor of the 260-year-old rice store: 6-mat room and Western bedroom. Renewed 2024
- Indoor bath
Inui
Wooden bath (koyamaki or cypress, by room)
Japanese room and Western bedroom. Renewed 2017
The fine print
Last checked November 12, 2026.
- Onsen
No. No hot spring
- Bath in your room
Every room. A wooden bath in every room
Koyamaki or cypress, by room.
- Private bath
Yes. A semi-open-air private bath with an Aji-stone tub
50 minutes, booked at check-in; 15:00 to 23:00 and 6:00 to 9:00 (Ikyu). Not hot-spring water.
- Tattoos
Not stated. Not stated by the ryokan
There are no shared baths.
- Meals
Included with every stay. Kaiseki dinner in the restaurant; in your room on some plans
Choose a start between 18:00 and 20:00. Room meals only in the Nishi and Yu rooms. The two Residence townhouses also sell room-only.
- Dietary needs
Catered for. Likes, dislikes and allergies: ask
- Children
With limits. Only in the Kura, Nishi and Yu rooms
- Check-in and dinner
Check-in from 15:00, check-out by 11:00
Ikyu gives last check-in as 20:00; a reviewer says the door locks around 23:00.
- Getting there
15 minutes' walk from JR Kurashiki Station
On the canal in the Bikan quarter. Parking is a city car park a walk away.
Meals
- Dinner
- Seasonal kaiseki in the restaurant; you choose a start between 18:00 and 20:00. Served in the room on some plans, in the Nishi and Yu rooms
- Produce
- Okayama and the Seto Inland Sea
- Dinner length
- About 2 hours
- Breakfast
- Japanese breakfast in the restaurant, with a garden view; 7:30–10:00, last order 9:00
- Room service
- 15:00–23:00
- Residence rooms
- Hanare and Omoya are also sold without meals
Baths
- Hot spring
- None
- Bath in the room
- A wooden bath in every room, koyamaki or cypress by room
- Private bath
- One semi-open-air family bath with an Aji-stone tub; 50 minutes, booked at check-in; 15:00–23:00 and 6:00–9:00
- Shared baths
- None
Getting there
- Train
- JR Kurashiki Station, then about 15 minutes on foot
- Airport
- From Okayama airport, a bus to JR Kurashiki Station, then on foot
- Car
- About 20 minutes from the Kurashiki interchange (Sanyo expressway) or the Hayashima interchange. The street in front is narrow; don't drive into it
- Parking
- No car park at the ryokan since July 2025. A ¥1,000 voucher per room per day for the city car park, a walk away
Who it suits
- Suits
- Couples, and families in the three rooms that take children, who want a historic building on the canal and a long kaiseki dinner
- Less suited
- Travelers set on a hot spring: the ryokan has none
Place and season
- Bikan Historical Quarter
- Shogunate land from 1642; white-walled stores, lattice windows and the canal
- Nearby
- Ohara Museum of Art and Honmachi-dori
History
- Late Edo period
The oldest of the merchant house and stores that hold the ryokan date from this time; the rice store is about 260 years old.
- 2017
Rooms Yu, Inui and Nishi are renewed.
- 2023
The two Residence rooms, Hanare and Omoya, are renewed.
- 2024
Rooms Kura, Matsu, Higashi, Tatsumi and Okuzashiki are renewed.
Ryokan elsewhere to compare
Nanzenji, Kyoto
Kyoto Garden Ryokan Yachiyo
Also serves dinner in a dining room and has a bath in every room, in Kyoto, another city.
Minakami
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Also serves dinner in a dining room and has rooms with their own bath, in Minakami instead of Kurashiki.
Questions
Does Ryokan Kurashiki have an onsen?
No. The ryokan has no hot spring and no shared baths. Every room has a wooden bath, and one semi-open-air private bath with an Aji-stone tub is booked in 50-minute slots at check-in.
Is dinner served in the room at Ryokan Kurashiki?
Dinner is served in the restaurant, starting at a time you choose between 18:00 and 20:00. Some plans serve it in the room, in the Nishi and Yu rooms.
Which rooms at Ryokan Kurashiki take children?
Kura, Nishi and Yu only. Kura and Yu sleep up to 2 guests and Nishi up to 4.
Is there parking at Ryokan Kurashiki?
Not at the ryokan, which has had no car park of its own since July 2025. Guests use the city car park, a walk away, with a ¥1,000 voucher per room per day.
Are all the rooms in the same building?
No. Eight rooms are in the ryokan. Hanare and Omoya are in the Residence, a separate building about 5 minutes away, where check-out is 10:00.