Overview

Tokugawa no Okuzashiki Kuno-juku is the private lodging area within Liberty Resort Kunozan in Shizuoka. The resort sits at the foot of Kunozan, a place closely connected with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and uses machiya-style buildings to recreate the atmosphere of an old castle town.

You stay in a renovated Japanese room with its own semi-open-air bath, while the wider resort gives you access to a large hot spring complex, restaurants, shops, cultural spaces, and views across Suruga Bay from the Ocean Terrace. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, Nihondaira, and Miho no Matsubara are also within easy driving distance.

This is a good choice when you want more independence than a small ryokan provides. You can book meals or cook for yourself in selected rooms, spend time in the large bathhouse, explore the machiya area, and return to your private bath at the end of the day.

Accommodation

The accommodation collection is arranged across three room styles: Eigetsutei, Kifuan, and Koukato. Every room includes Simmons beds and a private semi-open-air bath, although the bath material and room layout differ by category.

Eigetsutei offers at least 71 square metres and accommodates two to five people. You sleep on two Simmons beds, with futons prepared when three or more people stay. The main feature is a semi-open-air bath lined with Mount Fuji lava stone.

This room also includes a full kitchen, making it the best option for a longer visit or a self-catering stay. Equipment includes a refrigerator, microwave, rice cooker, two-ring induction hob, chopping board, knives, frying pan, saucepans, bowls, slicer, tongs, chopsticks, tableware, cups, cutlery, and basic seasonings.

Kifuan offers at least 56 square metres and accommodates two to five people. Its hinoki semi-open-air bath fills the bathing space with the natural scent of cypress. Two Simmons beds are provided, with futons added for larger bookings. The Japanese-style interior uses warm timber, tatami-inspired details, and calm lighting.

Koukato accommodates two to four people and combines a traditional farmhouse-style atmosphere with beds and a private semi-open-air bath. The design includes an irori-inspired area, wooden textures, and softer lighting. Room sizes and layouts differ within this category.

Koukato is also the only room category that welcomes dogs. You can bring up to two small indoor dogs for an additional charge per dog. The room provides a cage, toilet tray, toilet sheets, wet wipes, bowls, deodoriser, lint roller, and waste bags. You need to bring food, a lead, collar, and any familiar sleeping or feeding items.

Dogs must have current rabies and combination vaccination records, cannot be left alone in the room, and cannot enter the resort’s shared public spaces. They also need to remain off the beds.

Room equipment includes individual air conditioning, television, refrigerator, air purifier, safe, hair dryer, free Wi-Fi, washbasin, bidet toilet, towels, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, cotton products, razor, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, cotton products, razor, and body towel. All rooms are non-smoking.

Dining

Dinner and breakfast are served in the restaurant inside the resort’s bathhouse building. You need to select a meal-inclusive plan when you want the main restaurant experience.

Dinner focuses on Japanese cooking made with seasonal ingredients from Shizuoka and other parts of Japan. Depending on your plan and the season, courses may include Ise lobster, abalone, seafood, kinmedai, vegetables, and wagyu sirloin. Ingredients and presentation change according to supply.

Dinner begins at either 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM. Your preferred time may not be available when the restaurant is busy, and you need to arrive by 6:00 PM when dinner is included in your booking.

Breakfast is a gentle Japanese meal served between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM. It provides a slower start before bathing, sightseeing, or driving into central Shizuoka.

The bathhouse food court gives you a more casual option when you book without meals or want something outside the main restaurant service. Choices include set meals, rice bowls, ramen, mixed fried dishes, unagi rice bowls, sakura shrimp kakiage, snacks, and drinks. It normally opens from noon to 2:30 PM and again from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, with the evening last order at 8:00 PM.

Onsen and Wellness

Your stay includes admission to Liberty Resort Kunozan’s large bathing complex. You can move between indoor baths, outdoor baths, relaxation spaces, and gender-specific heat facilities.

The shared baths use a mixed simple spring classified as low-tonicity and weakly alkaline, with a listed temperature of 40.7°C. Traditional indications include support for muscle and joint discomfort, stiff shoulders, bruises, sprains, sensitivity to cold, tiredness, and recovery after illness. Enjoy these as established onsen indications rather than medical treatment.

The women’s section includes two types of bedrock bath. The men’s section includes an auto-löyly sauna, while a tent sauna operates in the men’s outdoor area on Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

You can use the wellness building from check-in until 11:00 PM, and the bedrock bath closes at 10:00 PM. Morning bathing is currently suspended, so plan your main shared onsen time for the afternoon or evening.

Admission to the bathhouse is included with your accommodation, although a separate hot spring tax applies. Bring the towels from your room and prepare a ¥100 coin for the return-style locker.

Your room also includes a private semi-open-air bath. The official room descriptions confirm the private baths and their materials but do not identify them as using the same natural spring as the shared bathhouse.

Aromatherapy lymph treatments, foot care, stretching, and full-body massage are available in the relaxation area for an added charge. The treatment service normally opens from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM and closes on Tuesdays.

Guests with Tattoos

If you have tattoos, you cannot enter the shared bathhouse, including its public baths, outdoor baths, saunas, bedrock baths, and relaxation areas.

You can use the private semi-open-air bath inside your room instead. Every room category includes one, allowing you to bathe in privacy throughout your stay.

Facilities

Liberty Resort Kunozan includes the shared hot spring complex, outdoor baths, women-only bedrock baths, men-only sauna facilities, treatment rooms, manga library, rest areas, sleeping rooms, game corner, food court, shop, banquet facilities, and vending areas.

The machiya district adds the Ocean Terrace, a free dog run, cafés, restaurants, a retro sweet shop, a model shop with children’s activities, rental studios, a live venue, and an immersive theatre using images, sound, and scent.

The Tokugawa Ieyasu Museum uses wax figures and visual effects to introduce the life and historical period of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Admission is complimentary during your stay. The museum also serves as the main check-in desk.

Free yukata rental is available at check-in, with colourful choices for women, standard styles for men, and smaller sizes for children. Parking and Wi-Fi are also available.

Children under three and anyone still using diapers, training pants, or incontinence pads cannot enter the shared bathing complex.

Activities

You can spend time exploring the resort’s machiya area before or after bathing. Visit the Tokugawa Ieyasu Museum, take food from one of the shops to the Ocean Terrace, browse traditional sweets, or try a model-building and painting activity.

The Ocean Terrace looks across Suruga Bay and provides a pleasant place for a drink or light meal. When you stay with a dog, the free dog run accepts both small and large dogs, although you need to supervise your dog and share the space responsibly.

Kunozan Toshogu Shrine is around six minutes away by car. You can approach the shrine by climbing the 1,159 stone steps from the coast or drive to Nihondaira and take the five-minute ropeway across the hillside.

Nihondaira Yume Terrace is around 17 minutes away, Nihondaira Zoo around 16 minutes, Miho no Matsubara around 18 minutes, and Sumpu Castle Park around 23 minutes. These locations let you combine Tokugawa history, Mount Fuji scenery, coastal landscapes, and central Shizuoka in one stay.

Additional Features

Tokugawa no Okuzashiki Kuno-juku is located at 294 Furuyado, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. The drive takes around 20 minutes from Shizuoka Interchange, 15 minutes from Nihondaira Kunozan Smart Interchange, or 30 minutes from Shimizu Interchange.

Check-in runs from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and check-out is by 10:00 AM. Check in at the Tokugawa Ieyasu Museum. The museum desk closes at 6:00 PM, with support available through the bathhouse reception during the listed alternative hours.

The security gates close at 11:00 PM. Yuyamon reopens at 7:00 AM, while Fukujumon reopens at 9:00 AM. Keep valuables in your room safe because the front desk cannot store them.