Overview

At Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden, you stay between the flowing Kiso River, the historic Urakuen Garden, and National Treasure Inuyama Castle. This striking setting places two of Inuyama’s greatest cultural treasures within easy reach: Inuyama Castle and the National Treasure Jo-an Teahouse.

Local stories shape the experience from the moment you enter. Colours, artwork, patterns, and furnishings take inspiration from the Inuyama Festival, its mechanical karakuri puppets, the Kiso River, and the town’s long tea culture. You can explore the castle town during the day, return for a natural hot spring bath, and end the evening with seasonal dining or a cocktail inspired by Inuyama.

The nearest station is Meitetsu Inuyama-Yuen Station, around seven minutes away on foot. Direct Meitetsu services connect the area with Nagoya, making this a convenient choice for a cultural break outside the city.

Accommodation

Your room brings Inuyama’s history and character indoors through bold colours, local patterns, and details inspired by the distinctive windows of Jo-an Teahouse and the karakuri puppets used during the Inuyama Festival. King and twin layouts are available across the room collection.

Standard Rooms measure 35 square metres and give you a spacious place to relax after exploring the castle town. View Premium Rooms are also 35 square metres, with a choice of outlooks towards National Treasure Inuyama Castle, the Kiso River, or National Treasure Jo-an Teahouse and Urakuen Garden. Castle View rooms let you watch the light change across the keep from morning until evening, while Kiso River View rooms bring the flowing water and surrounding landscape into your stay. Selected river-facing rooms may also provide views of summer fireworks and the lights used during traditional cormorant fishing.

The 51-square-metre Urakuen Suites give you more room and a playful interior filled with references to local culture. Depending on the suite, you may look towards Inuyama Castle, the Kiso River, the garden, or the water basin beside the ground floor. Within the suite collection, the Panorama Corner Suite includes a spacious private balcony with broad views across the castle and river. The Garden Suite sits beside the water basin and looks towards the changing colours of the grounds.

The 70-square-metre Hotel Indigo Suite separates the living room from the bedroom and frames Inuyama Castle and the Kiso River through large windows. A spacious terrace gives you another place to slow down and enjoy the landscape, while the larger bathroom includes two washbasins.

Inside your room, you can enjoy original yukata and slippers, quality bed linen, an espresso machine, tea, a smart television, minibar, personal safe, Inuyama-inspired tableware, and a Bose Bluetooth speaker. Free Wi-Fi, bath products, a hairdryer, daily housekeeping, and in-room dining are also available. Accessible Standard King rooms and selected connecting room combinations can be arranged in advance.

Dining

At Indigo Home Kitchen Yamateras, you can experience Inuyama through seasonal ingredients, familiar local flavours, and dishes shaped by the history of the neighbourhood. The restaurant takes inspiration from a traditional home in Inuyama Castle Town. A water feature reflects sunlight onto the ceiling throughout the day, creating a changing atmosphere from breakfast through dinner.

Breakfast is served from 07:00 to 11:00. You begin by choosing a main dish, followed by a semi-buffet of locally sourced food. Western choices include eggs Benedict, omelettes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, poached eggs, and boiled eggs. You can select fillings such as ham, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, and onion for your omelette.

The Japanese breakfast includes grilled fish and locally sourced Inuyama yam, while a warm Chinese savoury porridge provides another comforting start to the day. The semi-buffet may include neighbourhood vegetables, tama konjac and sashimi konjac from Komatsuya Shoten in Inuyama Castle Town, house-smoked salmon, fruit, cereals, croissants, and baked treats from French bakery and café Gontran Cherrier.

Lunch is served from 11:30 to 15:00 on weekdays and until 15:30 on weekends. Dinner is available from 17:30 to 22:00. Evening menus draw on local produce, seasonal flavours, and stories from Inuyama, allowing you to discover the area through carefully presented food without leaving the property.

For drinks after dinner, the BAR Yoyama opens from 17:00 into the late evening. Its design takes inspiration from the thirteen yama floats of the Inuyama Festival and the calendars found inside Jo-an Teahouse. Signature cocktails bring local history and legends into the glass through their ingredients, colours, and presentation.

Seasonal sweets buffets, afternoon teas, and limited dining events also take place during selected periods. You can also order in-room dining at any time of day or night.

Onsen and Wellness

Hakutei no Yu is Inuyama’s only natural hot spring. Its clear, odourless alkaline water has a pH of approximately 8.5 and feels gentle against the skin. You can soak in both indoor and open-air baths, with art tiles that take their patterns from the movement of the Kiso River.

The indoor bath creates a calm setting with views towards bamboo and greenery, while the open-air bath lets you feel the changing temperature and air of Inuyama. The alkaline water is known for its skin-cleansing qualities, making the bath an inviting part of your morning or evening routine.

A sauna gives you another way to unwind after walking through the castle town. Soft ambient music adds to the relaxed bathing atmosphere. Hakutei no Yu opens from 06:00 to 11:00 and again from 15:00 to 23:00.

The fitness centre remains open 24 hours. You can use treadmills, exercise bikes, free weights, elliptical machines, and yoga mats. Several machines use self-powered or water-resistance systems, reducing electricity use while giving you a natural and controlled workout.

Guests with Tattoos

Tattoos are not allowed in this onsen.

Facilities

You can enjoy free Wi-Fi, daily housekeeping, 24-hour in-room dining, a natural hot spring with indoor and open-air baths, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness centre. A resort centre is also available for local information and selected items connected with Inuyama.

Complimentary on-site parking is available, with space for approximately 190 vehicles. Electric vehicle charging is also provided. The entire property is smoke-free apart from the designated smoking room on the first floor.

With a dedicated dog-friendly plan, you can stay with one small dog weighing under nine kilograms. These rooms are limited and require advance arrangements.

For meetings and celebrations, Hibiki Ballroom overlooks the garden through large windows and can host conferences, banquets, exhibitions, and weddings. The smaller Kasumi room provides a more intimate setting for meetings, networking events, and private gatherings. Event planning, catering, audiovisual support, printing, and wireless internet are available.

Activities

Urakuen Garden sits beside the property, giving you easy access to bamboo, stone paths, traditional planting, and National Treasure Jo-an Teahouse. Built by Oda Uraku, a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and an important tea master, Jo-an is considered one of Japan’s finest historic teahouses.

A short walk takes you towards Inuyama Castle, one of only five Japanese castles with a main keep designated as a National Treasure. The keep is also one of Japan’s twelve surviving original castle towers. After climbing its steep wooden stairs, you can step onto the upper balcony for wide views over the Kiso River, the castle town, and the surrounding hills.

Below the castle, you can wander through Inuyama Castle Town, where historic wooden buildings now house cafés, craft shops, sweet shops, and food stalls. The town is known for snacks served on sticks, including rice cakes and local miso flavours, making it easy to taste something new as you explore.

During spring, the Inuyama Festival fills the streets with thirteen tall floats carrying karakuri puppets. In the evening, hundreds of lanterns light the floats and surrounding streets. During the warmer months, you may also watch traditional cormorant fishing on the Kiso River, when fishing boats and burning torches move across the water after dark.

Additional Features

Check-in begins at 15:00, and check-out is by 11:00. You can reach Meitetsu Inuyama-Yuen Station in around seven minutes on foot. The journey from Meitetsu Nagoya Station takes approximately 25 minutes by rapid express or limited express train, while direct services from Chubu Centrair International Airport take approximately 55 minutes.

You stay in a four-storey property with 156 rooms, including Standard Rooms, View Premium Rooms, Urakuen Suites, Garden Suites, Panorama Corner Suites, and the Hotel Indigo Suite. Two accessible Standard King rooms are available, and selected room categories can connect when arranged before arrival.