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Ginrinsou
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan · Independent · High Luxury
Ginrinsou is a Meiji-era herring mansion perched on a cliff over Ishikari Bay: museum-grade woodwork, an open-air boulder onsen, and elite French-Japanese cuisine. Built in 1900 for Inomata Yasunojo, moved to Cape Hiraiso in 1938, 60 metres above the water. The main building and Grill Ginrinsou became Registered Tangible Cultural Properties in 2023. The house offers a museum-grade woodwork interior, an open-air boulder onsen and French-Japanese cooking at Grill Ginrinsou, and the herring mansion was moved to Cape Hiraiso in 1938.
- 17 rooms
- Opened 1938
- Neighborhood: Cape Hiraiso
History
Ginrinsou began in 1900 as the herring-magnate mansion of Inomata Yasunojo, then was moved in 1938 onto Cape Hiraiso, 60 metres above Ishikari Bay. The main building and Grill Ginrinsou became Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan in 2023. An open-air rock bath and French-Japanese dining complete the cliff house.
Restaurants and bars
- Grill Ginrinsou — Restaurant · French-Japanese
Experiences
- Open-air bath — A wild, 100-tsubo rocky bath with stones collected from across Hokkaido, overlooking Ishikari Bay and sunrise.
- Large spa — A large circular oriental-style bath with mineral water flowing from a holy-beast sculpture and a view over Ishikari Bay.
- Private bath — Private hot-spring baths in the special Japanese-style room and all New Wing guest rooms, with large windows onto the seasonal landscape.
- Ryotei-style meals — Luxurious ryotei ryokan meals using mainly Hokkaido-produced ingredients, alongside French cuisine at Grill Ginrinsou.
Amenities
- Cliffside Meiji herring mansion
- Open-air boulder onsen
- Museum-grade woodwork
- Ishikari Bay views
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