EXP._Co-Onsen 呼隠撰 gives you exclusive use of a restored Japanese house on the border of Atami and Yugawara. Although the address sits within Atami’s Izumi area, Yugawara Station, shops, restaurants, and hot spring town attractions provide the most convenient access.

The single-storey house is more than 70 years old and has been carefully adapted into a private onsen villa. Clear windows strengthen the connection between the rooms and garden, while an engawa veranda, outdoor bath, and garden pavilion invite you to spend time beyond the main living spaces.

You stay within a large Japanese garden created by landscape architect Michio Tase. Native plants, established trees, a pond, sloping ground, stonework, and seasonal wildlife give the property a natural character rather than a polished resort feel. Artwork throughout the house and spaces designed for conversation and reflection make the villa particularly appealing for family time, small group retreats, and creative stays.

Accommodation

You reserve the entire villa for up to eight people. The house has three bedrooms, giving you a choice between Western beds and traditional futon bedding.

The Western-style main bedroom includes two single beds and looks towards its own courtyard. Two Japanese-style bedrooms provide tatami flooring and three futons in each room. This layout lets you divide the sleeping arrangements between couples, friends, and family members while keeping everyone together in one private property.

The large main room faces the Japanese garden, bringing changing light, plants, birds, and seasonal colour into your everyday view. The engawa runs between the interior and garden, creating a comfortable transition between indoor and outdoor spaces while helping the traditional house remain cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

Air conditioning serves the rooms, while underfloor heating warms the dining area during colder stays. High-speed Wi-Fi, a dedicated workstation, and a private phone booth also make it possible to combine your retreat with remote work or creative projects.

Dining

Standard stays do not include breakfast or dinner, so you can shape meals around your own schedule. The semi-open kitchen gives you a focused area for preparing food while keeping you connected with conversations around the dining table and traditional hearth-style space.

The kitchen includes carefully selected appliances such as a Miele oven and Balmuda kettle, along with a refrigerator, dishwasher, cookware, tableware, glasses, and essential dining equipment. A changing selection of shared condiments may also be available. After cooking, you need to wash or load the dishes and leave the kitchen ready for continued use.

You can prepare an outdoor barbecue in the garden using the equipment provided at the property. This gives you an easy way to enjoy a group meal while spending time among the trees and plants.

A private chef can be arranged in advance for groups of four or more. This service lets you enjoy a meal prepared inside the villa without travelling to a restaurant, although availability depends on advance arrangements.

Onsen and Wellness

Your private bathing facilities contain three hot spring tubs. You can soak indoors in a wooden bath, bathe in a separate granite tub, or step outside into the wooden open-air bath surrounded by the Japanese garden.

The indoor wooden bath, sauna, and outdoor bath sit together, allowing you to create a warming and cooling routine without leaving the private bathing area. The sauna accommodates two people and lets you set the temperature before use.

The tubs remain empty between uses for hygiene and environmental reasons. You fill them when you are ready to bathe. The black tap supplies hot spring water, which becomes very hot after the cooler water has cleared from the pipe. You can mix the onsen water with cold water until the temperature feels comfortable.

At night, the outdoor wooden bath gives you views of the sky through the surrounding trees. Because the full property belongs to your group, you can bathe and use the sauna without public opening hours or advance time slots.

Guests with Tattoos

All hot spring tubs and the sauna are completely private to your group, so you can use them if you have tattoos. There are no shared public bathing areas at EXP._Co-Onsen 呼隠撰.

Facilities

You have exclusive access to the three hot spring tubs, private sauna, Japanese garden, engawa, garden pavilion, outdoor furniture, barbecue area, living room, tatami rooms, dining area, kitchen, high-speed Wi-Fi, workstation, private phone booth, washer, dryer, dishwasher, underfloor heating, air conditioning, bidet toilets, showers, and indoor and outdoor relaxation spaces. Board games provide simple evening entertainment, while parking is available in upper and lower areas beside the property.

The house is non-smoking. Self-check-in and self-check-out let you arrive and leave without a formal reception process, while the EXP. experience team remains available when you need assistance.

Activities

You can spend the morning soaking in the onsen, prepare breakfast together, work from the private phone booth, or sit along the engawa while looking into the garden. Traditional garden tools are available when you would like to take part in light garden care, turning a simple morning task into a slower way to connect with the property.

A half-day Japanese gardening experience with a garden professional may be arranged in advance. Other private experiences can include surfing lessons and an evening with geisha performers from a long-established geisha house, subject to availability and prior arrangements.

For time outside the villa, you can explore Manyo Park, Gosho Shrine, and the restaurants and small businesses of Yugawara. The Enoura Observatory offers another rewarding outing, combining architecture, art, coastal views, and the landscape of the Odawara area.

Additional Features

Check-in begins at 3:00 p.m., and check-out is by 11:00 a.m. The property stands at the border of Atami and Yugawara, but Yugawara provides the nearest railway station and the easiest access to nearby restaurants and shops.

EXP._Co-Onsen 呼隠撰 works especially well when you want complete privacy, several ways to enjoy hot spring water, and enough space to spend meaningful time together. You can cook, bathe, use the sauna, work, talk, or sit in the garden without sharing the property with another booking.