Unhurriedby design.
Four rituals anchor the day — the bath, the tea, the meal, the walk. Between them, time belongs entirely to you.
The shape of
a day here.
The Arrival
Crossing the threshold
Shoes are removed at the engawa. Devices are put away. Your attendant meets you with a warm towel and the first cup of tea — thin matcha, prepared simply.
The Bath
Water before everything
The onsen ritual begins not in the water but at the stone basin before it. A deliberate washing — body and intention separated from the day that came before.
The Meal
Forest to table
Fourteen courses at a single evening seating. Ingredients foraged that morning, decided that afternoon. The menu is not printed — it is announced.
The Tea
An afternoon ceremony
Matcha whisked in the Urasenke tradition by our resident tea master. Wagashi confections shaped by hand each morning. No two ceremonies are the same length.
Hot water,
cold air, cedar walls.
Three private baths, each hewn from hinoki cypress and fed by the same volcanic spring. The water arrives at 42°C. Each bath opens to a different aspect of the garden — forest, sky, or exposed stone face.
There is no clock in the bathing room. No schedule, no rotation. You stay until you are ready to leave, and then you return whenever you choose.
One bowl.
This moment only.
"Ichi-go ichi-e. This moment will not come again. Treat each bowl accordingly."
The ceremony is held each afternoon in a tearoom of reclaimed cedar and unfinished plaster. Our tea master follows the Urasenke school. Guests sit in silence. Wagashi confections are shaped each morning by hand, changing with the lunar cycle.
Morning Zazen
Sunrise and dusk sittings · Unguided
The same place,
never the same.
“The same room, the same stone, the same water — but the light is different. That is enough.”
春Spring
Mar — MayCherry blossoms frame the outdoor bath. Kaiseki features bamboo shoots and sakura mochi.
夏Summer
Jun — AugCool stone floors and open shoji screens. The garden fills with fireflies after dark.
秋Autumn
Sep — NovMaple leaves fall into the onsen. Mushroom kaiseki and roasted chestnut tea.
冬Winter
Dec — FebSnow accumulates on basalt. Freezing air against 42° water. Yuzu citrus in the bath.
When you are ready to arrive.
Three rooms. No more than six guests at once. Stays are two nights minimum. A brief call before your arrival helps us prepare everything to your pace.
Two nights minimum · Arrival time by arrangement