44-2 Tamayu-cho-Tamatsukuri, Matsue-shi, Shimane 699-0201 Japan
📞 0852-62-0521
Shiraishiya in Izumo-Tamatsukuri Onsen is a historic gem with 290 years of heritage that offers three types of hot springs in an atmosphere so welcoming that guests often feel like they've "come back to their childhood home." The 300-year-old ryokan embodies traditional Japanese hospitality with warm, friendly staff who communicate with guests through heartfelt service (including charming handwritten note cards), even when language barriers exist, creating what visitors describe as a "surreal experience" that is "beautifully Japanese." Guests consistently praise the delicious meals—particularly the thoughtfully paced evening kaiseki featuring specialties like crab and inspired duck meatball brown miso light stew—the clean, high-standard onsen baths (including a notable cedar one), and the spacious, clean rooms with nice yukata selections, making this comfortable ryokan a place where many visitors express a desire to "come back again."
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30 minutes by bus from Izumo Airport to Onsen Shimo, then 1 minutes on foot
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