JAPANiCAN Select Ryokan - Tokyo Ryokan

The former residence of Ohgai Mori

• The former residence of Ohgai Mori
• Rooms in the 'Washitsu-kan' annex of Ohgaisou are furnished in a traditional Japanese style.
• Guests who book their rooms with a meal included will be served in Ohgaisou's main dining room.
• Ohgaisou's marble bath.
• Ohgaisou is built around the residence of the famous novelist Ohgai Mori.
• Ohgaisou's lacquered cypress bath. Ohgaisou's baths rotate between male-only and female-only each day.
• Ohgaisou's garden
• Suigetsu Hotel Ohgaisou
• Entrance to Suigetsu Hotel Ohgaisou

Located on the northwestern edge of Tokyo's Ueno Park, Suigetsu Hotel Ohgaisou offers a classic combination of natural hot-spring baths and Japanese-style rooms with tatami flooring.

All of the bathing facilities, both the natural cypress and marble bath, are also available on a per-use basis to those not staying at the hotel.

The hotel's Japanese-style annex is based around the private residence of famous novelist Ohgai Mori (1862 - 1922), who was one of the leading writers of the Meiji Period (1868 - 1912).

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Sadachiyo's authentic entrance has been used as a backdrop for several period television dramas.

• Sadachiyo's authentic entrance has been used as a backdrop for several period television dramas.
• A classic Sadachiyo guest room
• The cypress bath of Sadachiyo is sourced from a natural hot spring, a rarity in Tokyo.
• A well-lit Sadachiyo guest room
• Guests at Sadachiyo dine in the ryokan's restaurant. Plans are also available without meals included.

Just a short walk from Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Sukeroku-no-Yado Sadachiyo embodies the spirit of Edo, as Tokyo was called during the shogun's reign.

Starting at the entrance, visual cues give a taste of historical Japan. Sadachiyo's attention to tradition also carries over to its cuisine, a multi-course kaiseki affair.

At the end of the day, lodgers can choose to relax in either a large granite or cypress bath.

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