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Izumo onsen ryokan with a private bath: 5 picked from 24
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Five Izumo ryokan with a private or room bath, from Izumo Taisha to Iwami Ginzan
- Tsukiyo no Usagi: eight minutes on foot from Izumo Taisha, check-in until midnight
- Hatago Oda sits between the two sights; Souan has semi-open-air villa baths
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
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| Five groups a night in Yunotsu, meals rated 4.91 — if you can’t decide | Nakanoya Ryokan Check price |
90/100 | ¥19,000–22,000 | ¥22,000–29,000 |
| Izumo Taisha 8 min on foot, check-in until midnight | Oyado Tsukiyo no Usagi (Kyoritsu Resort) Check price |
83/100 | ¥19,000–41,000 | ¥33,000–54,000 |
| Semi-open-air bath villas, 7 min from Izumo airport | Yunokawa Onsen Yuyado Souan Check price |
79/100 | ¥29,000–41,000 | ¥37,000–52,000 |
| 100-year inn between Izumo Taisha and Iwami Ginzan | Hatago Oda Onsen Check price |
73/100 | — | ¥28,000–33,000 |
| Private open-air bath and 24-hour free-flowing spring | Yumoto Yunokawa Check price |
72/100 | ¥18,000 | ¥21,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-10-31 – 2026-12-23, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-10-24). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Five groups a night in Yunotsu, meals rated 4.91
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.79/5 (41) · Agoda 5.6/10 (1) · 42 in total
- Old-established inn in Yunotsu with its own spring, Yakushi-yu
- Kaiseki dinners built on seasonal seafood
- Cleanliness rated 5.00 on Rakuten
- 90/100, the top score of the five
Why it made the five
- No more than five groups a night.
- Dinner and breakfast both rated 4.91 on Rakuten; meals in a private room or the dining room.
- A natural hot spring, Yakushi-yu, with a family bath listed among its bath types.
- About ¥19,000–22,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥22,000–29,000 on a Saturday, with two meals.
Getting there: About three minutes by car from JR Yunotsu station (San’in line). If you come in a large car, the inn asks you to use the road from the north rather than drive through the onsen street.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand some English. Rakuten lists Visa, JCB, American Express and Diners Club cards — Mastercard is not among them. Tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book; the inn also asks how you are travelling there.
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Right for: A small, quiet inn and a seafood kaiseki dinner taken slowly.
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Not for: Arriving late, or relying on trains alone.
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Worth knowing: Last check-in is 18:00, and the inn asks you not to book if you will be later. The doors close at 23:00. A bathing tax of ¥150 per person is added. JR trains are very infrequent. Only 41 reviews so far.
Score breakdown — 90/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★★ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.91 |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥19,000–22,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 74% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Meals in a private room or the dining room; about three minutes by car from JR Yunotsu station; a small old-established inn taking at most five groups a day; a natural hot spring, Yakushi-yu, with a family bath among its listed bath types; a few staff understand some English. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.79 across 41 reviews (Rakuten Travel 41) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | An old-established inn that takes at most five groups a day, with breakfast and dinner each rated 4.91 on Rakuten. |
Izumo Taisha 8 min on foot, check-in until midnight
Oyado Tsukiyo no Usagi (Kyoritsu Resort)
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.60/5 (2,054) · Agoda 8.8/10 (1,171) · 3,225 in total
- Dinner is a buffet of Sea of Japan seafood
- The baths include an open-air bath and a sauna
Why it made the five
- Eight minutes on foot from Izumo Taisha.
- Last check-in at 24:00, check-out at 11:00.
- A seafood buffet dinner, and a natural hot spring in several baths, including a family bath.
- 4.60 across 2,054 reviews — the most of the five.
Getting there: About eight minutes on foot from Izumo Taisha; 15 minutes from Izumo-taisha-mae station (Ichibata Electric Railway), or 20 minutes by bus from JR Izumo-shi station to the shrine’s main gate.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand some English. Rakuten lists Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club cards. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are listed. Tattoo rules for the communal baths are not published, so ask when you book.
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Right for: Arriving late after sightseeing, and choosing what you eat from a buffet.
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Not for: Wanting dinner quietly in your room or a private room — meals are in the dining room.
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Worth knowing: The family bath appears only in the list of bath types, with no booking method or fee given, so ask when you book.
Score breakdown — 83/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.61 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥19,000–41,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 75% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; eight minutes on foot from Izumo Taisha; 15 minutes from Izumo-taisha-mae station on the Ichibata line, or 20 minutes by bus from JR Izumo-shi; last check-in 24:00; a family bath, open-air bath and sauna among its listed baths; wheelchair-accessible rooms; a few staff understand some English. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.6 across 2,054 reviews (Rakuten Travel 2,054) |
| Only here | ★★☆☆☆ | Within walking distance of Izumo Taisha, with a Sea of Japan seafood buffet and a natural hot spring in a range of baths. |
Semi-open-air bath villas, 7 min from Izumo airport
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.74/5 (614)
- A hideaway on the Yunokawa hot spring
- Six types of room with a hot-spring bath
- Both meals are Japanese cooking
Why it made the five
- Detached villa rooms, Tenpo and Shoya, with a semi-open-air bath of their own.
- Free-flowing water from the Yunokawa spring.
- Dinner and breakfast in Suzuna, a restaurant in an old farmhouse; dinner rated 4.82.
- Seven minutes by taxi from Izumo airport; 4.74 across 614 reviews.
Getting there: About seven minutes by taxi or hire car from Izumo airport; 15 minutes on foot from JR Shobara station (San’in line), with a pick-up available.
Language and payment: English support is not published, so ask when you book. Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted on site, and the rate is paid by card in advance when you book. The baths in the onsen rooms are your own, so tattoos do not come up there.
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Right for: Two adults wanting their own hot-spring bath and not sharing the water with anyone.
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Not for: Families with children of primary-school age or younger, and late arrivals.
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Worth knowing: Children of primary-school age or younger cannot stay. There is no lift; the upper floor is reached by stairs only. Last check-in is 18:00. Card payment is required in advance when you book. The Meiji room type has an indoor bath, not a semi-open-air one.
Score breakdown — 79/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.75 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★☆☆☆ | ¥29,000–41,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 114% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Pick-up from JR Shobara station; seven minutes by taxi or hire car from Izumo airport; 15 minutes on foot from Shobara; detached villa rooms Tenpo and Shoya with a semi-open-air bath; six types of room with a hot-spring bath (Meiji’s is indoor); free-flowing Yunokawa water; both meals in the farmhouse restaurant Suzuna; only Visa and Mastercard on site. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.74 across 614 reviews (Rakuten Travel 614) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | A hideaway with detached villa rooms that have their own semi-open-air bath, free-flowing spring water, and meals in an old farmhouse restaurant. |
100-year inn between Izumo Taisha and Iwami Ginzan
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.63/5 (248) · Agoda 8.3/10 (10) · 258 in total
- A two-storey wooden building in the sukiya style
- Dinner in a private room or the tea-room
Why it made the five
- Six rooms in a hundred-year-old wooden inn.
- A newly built private bath in fragrant wood.
- 20 minutes by car to Izumo Taisha and 40 to Iwami Ginzan.
- Pick-up from JR Oda station for as few as one guest.
Getting there: Eight minutes on foot from JR Oda station (San’in line), with a pick-up for even one person; about 20 minutes by car from Izumo Taisha, 45 from Izumo airport and 40 from Iwami Ginzan.
Language and payment: English support and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. On site, Visa and Mastercard are the cards it lists, and it asks you to check the brand in advance. Children’s meals are offered — a lunch box for primary-school children, a plate for infants.
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Right for: Seeing both Izumo Taisha and Iwami Ginzan, and eating quietly in a small inn.
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Not for: Late arrivals, and anyone after a large communal or open-air bath.
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Worth knowing: Last check-in is 18:00 — the inn recommends arriving by then so dinner can be served freshly made.
Score breakdown — 73/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.58 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★☆☆☆ | No weeknight room was free in our search window (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 111% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Pick-up from JR Oda station for even one guest; meals in a private room; 20 minutes by car from Izumo Taisha and 40 from Iwami Ginzan; eight minutes on foot from JR Oda; a newly built wooden private bath, with a family bath among its listed bath types; dinner in a private room or the tea-room; children’s meals (a lunch box for primary-school children, a plate for infants); Visa and Mastercard on site. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.63 across 248 reviews (Rakuten Travel 248) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | A six-room, hundred-year-old wooden inn that has just added a private bath fragrant with new wood. |
Private open-air bath and 24-hour free-flowing spring
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.36/5 (623) · Agoda 7.6/10 (13) · 636 in total
- Source inn of Yunokawa Onsen, billed as one of Japan’s three hot springs for beauty
- Bath rated 4.51 on Rakuten
Why it made the five
- A private open-air bath.
- Free-flowing spring water you can use 24 hours a day.
- Dinner in your room or a private room.
- About ¥18,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥21,000 on a Saturday — the cheapest of the five on both.
Getting there: About 1.3 km from JR Shobara station (San’in line), with a shuttle bus; about 30 minutes by car to Izumo Taisha.
Language and payment: English support and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Breakfast is served in a hall.
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Right for: A private open-air soak, and the bath late at night or at dawn.
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Not for: Anyone who wants up-to-date facilities — guests rate the equipment 3.99.
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Worth knowing: Check-in from 16:00, last check-in 19:00. Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
Score breakdown — 72/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.33 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥18,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 70% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | A shuttle bus; dinner in your room or a private room; about 1.3 km from JR Shobara station; a private open-air bath; free-flowing spring water open 24 hours; breakfast in a hall; about 30 minutes by car to Izumo Taisha; only Visa and Mastercard. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.36 across 623 reviews (Rakuten Travel 623) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The source inn of what it calls one of Japan’s three hot springs for beauty, with free-flowing water open 24 hours and a private open-air bath. |
Know before you book
- Izumo Taisha sits at the end of the Ichibata Electric Railway’s Taisha line, at Izumo-taisha-mae station. From JR Izumo-shi station, two inns here give about 20 minutes by bus to the shrine’s main gate.
- The sights are spread out. Izumo Taisha, Izumo airport and the Yunokawa hot springs by JR Shobara station are each a car ride apart, and Iwami Ginzan and Yunotsu lie further west along the coast. Hatago Oda Onsen, between the two, gives 20 minutes by car to Izumo Taisha and 40 to Iwami Ginzan. A hire car makes this trip much easier.
- Yunotsu is a small hot-spring port town that forms part of the Iwami Ginzan World Heritage site. It is on the JR San’in line, but one inn there warns that trains are very few and can be delayed or stopped by strong wind.
- Yunokawa Onsen, near Izumo airport and JR Shobara station, bills its water as one of Japan’s ‘three hot springs for beauty’. Two of these five are there, and one gives Izumo airport as seven minutes away by taxi.
- Ryokan dinner is served at a set time, so arrival matters. Three of the five take their last check-in at 18:00 and one at 19:00; only Tsukiyo no Usagi, by Izumo Taisha, accepts arrivals until midnight.
- Prices here are per person with dinner and breakfast, for two sharing one room. A small bathing tax per adult is added on the spot at some inns.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Izumo listed on Rakuten Travel — 24
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 19
- Met every condition below: 5
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- In Rakuten Travel’s Izumo, Oda and Iwami Ginzan district of Shimane, with a hot spring
- At least 30 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥10,000 and ¥40,000 per person per night
- A bath you need not share: an open-air bath in the room, or a private or family bath
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality25 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money20 pts
- The cheapest rate with dinner and breakfast against the median of the inns we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- Access from the station or airport, private and in-room baths, where meals are served, and check-in and check-out times.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this inn has that the other seven do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| Yunotsu Onsen Nogawaya Ryokan | Runner-up (81/100) | 81/100 — more than three of the five, but it covers the same ground as Nakanoya Ryokan, also in Yunotsu, which scored 90 with meals rated 4.91. We kept one Yunotsu inn. |
| Inishie no Yado Keiun (Kyoritsu Resort) | Runner-up (76/100) | 76/100. It shares an address with Tsukiyo no Usagi and does the same job — eight minutes’ walk to Izumo Taisha — but Tsukiyo no Usagi scored 83 on a lower weeknight rate (from about ¥19,000 against ¥27,000) and takes arrivals until midnight. |
| Izumo no Kuni Shoen | Runner-up (56/100) | 56/100. The raised villas and ancient-food dinners are like nothing else here, but its 4.00 review average is the lowest of the eight, and guests rate the room only 3.80, so it scored one star for both quality and trust. |
| Tachikuekyo Onsen Hakkoen | Outside the theme | 4.80 across 163 reviews, with an open-air bath looking onto the Tachikue gorge, but its listing shows only communal baths — no private, family or in-room bath. |
| Wa Auberge Kararako | Outside the theme | Opened in 2023 near Izumo Taisha with a semi-open-air bath in every room and 4.72 across 38 reviews, but Rakuten returned no cheapest rate for it, so we could not check it against our price range. |
| Chiisana Oyado Senkobo | Outside the theme | 4.71 across 69 reviews, and you can take the whole two-room inn if you book both rooms — but its listing shows no private or family bath, so it does not meet the condition. |
| Dormy Inn Izumo | Outside the theme | 4.44 across 2,343 reviews with a natural hot spring and sauna, but its cheapest rate falls below our ¥10,000 floor and it has no private bath. |
Questions visitors ask
Which one would you book?
Nakanoya Ryokan in Yunotsu, the top score of the five at 90/100. It takes at most five groups a night, guests rate dinner and breakfast 4.91, and it runs about ¥19,000–22,000 per person on a weeknight with two meals. Last check-in is 18:00, so plan your day around it. If you want to walk to Izumo Taisha, book Tsukiyo no Usagi instead.
I don’t want to bathe with strangers. Will that work at all five?
That was a condition. Souan has villa rooms with their own semi-open-air bath, Yumoto Yunokawa has a private open-air bath, and Hatago Oda Onsen has a newly built private bath. Nakanoya Ryokan and Tsukiyo no Usagi list a family bath among their bath types, but do not say how it is booked or what it costs, so ask when you book. None of the five publishes a tattoo policy for its communal baths.
Can I walk to Izumo Taisha?
From one of the five: Tsukiyo no Usagi is about eight minutes on foot from the shrine. Hatago Oda Onsen is about 20 minutes away by car and Yumoto Yunokawa about 30. Nakanoya Ryokan is in Yunotsu, on the Iwami Ginzan side, so it suits a day at the silver mine better than the shrine.
How do I get to Izumo?
Izumo airport has flights from Tokyo Haneda and other cities, and Souan gives it as seven minutes away by taxi. By rail, JR Izumo-shi station is on the San’in line; from there, buses run to Izumo Taisha in about 20 minutes, and the Ichibata Electric Railway goes to Izumo-taisha-mae. Yunotsu, Oda and Shobara are smaller stations on the same San’in line, with infrequent trains, so a hire car is the easiest way to link the shrine, the hot springs and Iwami Ginzan.
Which is the cheapest?
Yumoto Yunokawa, at about ¥18,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥21,000 on a Saturday with two meals — the lowest of the five on both. Nakanoya Ryokan and Tsukiyo no Usagi start from about ¥19,000 on a weeknight. For Hatago Oda Onsen, no weeknight rooms came up in our search window.
When were these prices checked?
We searched Rakuten Travel availability for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 31 October and 23 December 2026, taking the cheapest plan with dinner and breakfast for two adults and showing it per person (checked 24 October 2026, tax included). Some inns add a small bathing tax on the spot. Prices move daily — the link on each inn shows today’s.
Changes
- 2026-10-29 First published. Scored from 24 candidates.