Shizuoka Ito City
A comfortable hot spring hotel for bath-hopping, with a garden bath of Izu stone and a natural hot spring from private springs
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ito Hotel New Okabe is a hot spring hotel in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It has two different large public baths in the Sagami-tei and Suruga-tei buildings, allowing guests to enjoy free and easy bath-hopping throughout their stay without being tied to a schedule. The large public baths are equipped with a dry sauna and a cold plunge bath, so after working up a good sweat in the heat, you can enjoy alternating hot and cold bathing by cooling your whole body in crisp cold water. The water is a natural hot spring drawn from two private spring sources on the property, a chloride spring with a gentle feel on the skin and excellent heat retention. In the garden bath, lined with Izu stone said to have been used in the stone walls of Edo Castle, you can take in the carefully maintained greenery and enjoy deep relaxation for both body and mind. After bathing, spend a blissful moment in the premium lounge with a drink in hand by the lit fireplace.

A spacious indoor bath and garden bath set separately in Sagami-tei and Suruga-tei. The natural hot spring water, blended from two private spring sources that gush up on the property, is a chloride spring that feels gentle on the skin, and its warmth lingers long after you leave the bath. In particular, the garden bath paved with Izu stone, which was also used in the stone walls of Edo Castle, lets you enjoy blissful bathing away from the noise of everyday life, surrounded by beautifully kept trees and clear air.

A dry sauna located inside the large public bath, filled with a solid, enveloping heat. Sit back in the quiet space and let the warmth slowly seep deep into your body, drawing out a pleasant sweat that wraps your whole body. Its mellow heat, without excessive intensity, helps melt away daily fatigue and gives you an immersive sense of being deeply in tune with yourself.

A refreshing cold plunge bath located right next to the sauna room, with pleasantly clear water. The brisk cold water instantly surrounds your heated body after the sauna and crisply tightens you from head to toe. Its appeal lies in the fact that it cools you down gently, without the stabbing pain that some cold baths can bring. You can enjoy an exquisite sense of freshness, as if the boundary between your warmed body and the cold water melts away.
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Large public baths and open-air baths: 15:00–24:00 / 5:00–10:00 Sauna: 15:00–24:00 / 7:00–10:00
Guests with tattoos, body art, fake tattoo stickers, or painted designs may not use the large public baths. However, tattoos that can be completely covered by two cover stickers measuring 10cm x 14cm may use the large public baths if they wear the designated cover stickers. Cover stickers are sold at the front desk for 220 yen per sheet, tax included.
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