After a busy day, book a private 50-minute session in Harayu, the inn’s large bath boasting an Aji stone ... The majority of the rooms also boast oversized hinoki cypress tubs and sumptuous ...

Japanese cedar and hinoki wood, as well as stronger European red cedar, were reinforced with metal to make them quake-resistant. The wooden beams hold up a sloping roof, 20 metres (65 feet ...