Overview

Manten no Yado gives you a quiet mountain stay in Oku-Mino, about 1,000 meters above sea level. With only eight ryokan rooms, each with its own private natural hot spring open-air bath, you can enjoy a peaceful retreat surrounded by mountain air, wide skies, and the stillness of the Hakusan foothills.

This is a place for privacy, hot springs, seasonal food, and time away from crowds. You can soak in your own bath whenever you like, enjoy kaiseki cuisine in a private dining room, gaze at the stars on clear nights, and use the inn as a base for skiing, gondola rides, waterfalls, mountain walks, and Oku-Mino sightseeing.

Accommodation

Manten no Yado has eight ryokan rooms, and every room includes a private open-air bath filled with natural hot spring water. You do not need to share your bath or follow a public bathing schedule. You can soak in the morning, after dinner, or late at night under the mountain sky.

The Japanese-Style Room is a 54-square-meter room with a 10-tatami layout, private open-air bath, and Western-style toilet. It gives you a simple, calming Japanese space where you can stretch out on tatami and enjoy the hot spring in your own time. There are five rooms of this type, and each can accommodate up to four people.

The Japanese-Western Room is a 79-square-meter room with a 6-tatami Japanese area, twin double beds, private open-air bath, and Western-style toilet. The tatami uses a soft special finish, making the room comfortable for relaxing during the day. There are three rooms of this type, and each can accommodate up to four people.

Rooms include Wi-Fi, liquid soap, shower cap, kettle, body soap, brush, tea set, shampoo, towels, hair dryer, conditioner, bath towels, yukata, washlet toilet, face wash, tabi socks, safe, toothbrush set, samue-style roomwear, razor, and slippers. Irons can be borrowed when available. The entire building is non-smoking, with a designated smoking space on-site.

Manten no Yado also has glamping stays called IORI. These are separate from the ryokan rooms and do not offer the same in-room open-air hot spring bath experience. The 4-person IORI dome has a sauna, cold bath, terrace, and dome tent, but the bath and toilet are outside the tent area. The 2-person IORI site opened in October 2025 and has a double bed, bath, shower, wash area, toilet, barrel sauna, wood deck, projector, Wi-Fi, refrigerator, microwave, and tableware. Both IORI options allow small dogs.

Dining

Dining at Manten no Yado brings you the flavors of Oku-Mino and Gifu in a private setting. Dinner is served as a seasonal kaiseki meal at Kokin, the inn’s private dining room area. Each group eats in its own room-style dining space, so you can enjoy the meal quietly with the people you came with.

The meal highlights local and regional ingredients such as Hida beef, Oku-Mino local chicken, freshwater fish, mountain vegetables, tofu, natural yam, organic vegetables, and seasonal specialties. Dinner changes with the season, and the kitchen prepares each course to bring out the natural taste of the ingredients rather than overwhelm them.

Breakfast is a Japanese breakfast set, also served in a private dining room. You can start the day with warm, gentle dishes built around local ingredients and seasonal flavors. Allergy requests may be considered when you share detailed information at least three days before your stay, though full allergen separation cannot be guaranteed because the kitchen handles many ingredients.

If you stay in IORI, the dining experience becomes more outdoor-focused. The glamping meal combines kaiseki-style dishes with BBQ, including Hida beef and seafood in warmer seasons. From December through March, the BBQ changes to a hot pot-style meal, so you can eat warmly inside during the winter season.

Onsen and Wellness

Every ryokan room has a private natural hot spring open-air bath, so you can enjoy the inn’s smooth “beauty bath” water whenever you like. The water has a soft, slightly thick feel on the skin, making each soak feel gentle and deeply relaxing.

The spring is a sodium bicarbonate spring, classified as hypotonic and weakly alkaline. The source temperature is 44°C, and the flow rate is listed at 134 liters per minute. This spring type is known for leaving the skin feeling smooth, and the listed benefits include relief for chronic muscle and joint discomfort, nerve pain, frozen shoulder, bruises, sprains, sensitivity to cold, fatigue recovery, stress-related symptoms, minor cuts, poor peripheral circulation, and dry skin.

You can also use the nearby Manten no Yu bathhouse when it is open. This day-use hot spring facility sits within the resort area, about 100 meters from the inn, and offers indoor baths, open-air baths, sauna, cold bath, rest space, and a casual dining corner. Bathhouse opening days change by season, and it may close on weekdays or during maintenance periods, so you should check the current schedule before planning around it.

If you stay in IORI, Manten no Yu is your main hot spring option. The glamping sites also have barrel saunas, and the larger IORI dome includes a cold bath, though the cold bath cannot be used in winter.

Guests with Tattoos

The eight ryokan rooms at Manten no Yado each have a private open-air hot spring bath, so you can enjoy the onsen in your own room with tattoos. If you have tattoos, the ryokan room is the best choice for a full hot spring stay. The nearby Manten no Yu bathhouse is a shared public facility, so use your private room bath instead.

Facilities

Manten no Yado keeps its facilities focused on privacy, dining, hot springs, and mountain comfort. You can relax in the warm lobby with complimentary coffee, enjoy dinner and breakfast in one of the eight private dining rooms at Kokin, and use the ski drying room after a day on the slopes. The inn also has vending machines, courier service, a designated smoking area, free Wi-Fi, free parking, and support for wheelchair rental or barrier-free toilet use when arranged in advance.

The nearby Manten no Yu bathhouse adds a larger bathing option when open, with open-air baths, indoor baths, sauna, rest space, and a casual food corner. For winter travel, the location inside Wing Hills Shiratori Resort makes the stay especially convenient, with ski rental and lift-ticket benefits available for staying customers.

Activities

Manten no Yado sits inside Wing Hills Shiratori Resort, so winter skiing and snowboarding are easy to enjoy. When the resort is fully open, the slopes are only a short walk away, and staying customers can receive discounted lift tickets and rental gear. After a day in the snow, you can return to your private open-air bath and warm up without leaving your room.

In green season, you can take the gondola up toward 1,350 meters and enjoy wide views, alpine flowers, autumn color, and night-sky experiences when operating. The mountain setting makes the area feel refreshing in summer and dramatic in autumn.

Nearby sightseeing adds more depth to the stay. Amidagataki Waterfall is about 10 minutes away by car, followed by a walk to reach the falls, and is known for its powerful 60-meter drop. Itoshiro Osugi is a nationally designated natural monument and an ancient cedar estimated to be around 1,800 years old. Hakusan Chukyo Shrine, Gujo Hachiman, Shirakawa-go, and Dainichigatake are also good choices when you want nature, history, or a wider Oku-Mino day trip.

Additional Features

Check-in is from 15:00 to 17:00, and check-out is by 11:00. If you plan to arrive after 17:00, you need to contact the inn in advance because dinner preparation depends on arrival timing. Free parking is available for 14 cars.

The inn is about 30 minutes by car from either Shirotori IC or Takasu IC. In winter, the area receives heavy snow and road surfaces can freeze, so you need winter tires or chains from late November through late March. There are no convenience stores close to the inn once you climb into the mountain area, so it is better to buy drinks and anything you need near the highway interchange before arrival.