Hamanoyu, Inatori: the ryokan famous for its seafood
A large ryokan on the tip of Inatori's headland, known for kinmedai (splendid alfonsino), boat-shaped seafood platters and sea-view baths.
Inatori, on the east coast between Ito and Kawazu, is a fishing town on a headland, best known for kinmedai (splendid alfonsino), the red deep-sea fish that local restaurants serve simmered in sweet soy. At the very tip of the headland stands Hamanoyu, a ryokan that calls itself a taberu oyado, "an inn for eating".
What it is known for
- Food: simmered whole kinmedai, spiny lobster and abalone at dinner, and a boat-shaped seafood platter even at breakfast. When we wrote about it in 2016, the inn held fishing rights and bought kinmedai by the boatload.
- Baths: a rooftop open-air bath with a wide view over the sea to the Izu islands, plus private baths that can be reserved.
- Rooms: about fifty, in some twenty different types, from simple tatami rooms to suites with their own open-air bath. Meals are traditionally served in the room.
Getting there
Inatori station on the Izukyu line is a short taxi ride away. Inatori is also a good base for the Hosono highlands in autumn.
Facilities and prices change: check the inn's own site before booking.
