1218-8 Tamayucho Tamatsukuri, Matsue, Shimane 699-0201
📞 0852-62-0331
Kasuien Minami in Izumo-Tamatsukuri Onsen is a large luxury ryokan with 108 guest rooms of various types, including those with private open-air baths, and is particularly renowned for its gender-segregated scenic view open-air baths on the top floor that offer what many consider "the most beautiful scenery in Tamatsukuri Onsen." The property delivers an exceptional arrival experience—guests are guided to enjoy refreshing snacks and warm tea during check-in, given a tour of facilities, and offered a choice of bathrobes in different colors and sizes—setting the tone for the attentive service that continues throughout the stay. Visitors consistently praise the divine baths with excellent water quality and temperature, the incredible kaiseki meals and "positively decadent" breakfasts, the award-winning garden, the stylish tea bar offering five types of tea to sample after bathing, and the professional staff who seamlessly accommodate non-Japanese speakers, creating what many describe as a "wonderful experience" where "you really get what you pay for.
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30 minutes by bus from Izumo Airport to Himegami Hiroba, then 1 minutes on foot
Izumo Taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine), Adachi Museum of Art, Matsue Castle, Mizuki Shigeru Road, Mount Daisen, Tottori Sand Dunes
Fee: 1,600 yen * Hours: Saturday, Sunday, Monday 11:30 - 15:00