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HISTORY
Fukuzumiro was established in 1890 (23 in the Meiji Era) by Sawamura Takatoshi, a former samurai from Kumamoto province in Kyushu. He bought Tonosawa Fukuzumi hotel, and started the hotel with Hasegawa Matsu, who was its director. The building was totally destroyed 20 years after it was established in a disastrous flood in August 1910 that hit entire Kanto area. Surprisingly, he bought Sensin-rou Tamano-yu hotel in December 1910, only 3 months later, which was at the foot of the Chitose-bridge that spans the Hayakawa stream, 200 meters downstream from Yumoto town. And he named it Fukuzumiro to restart his business.
Since then, a great number of writers, calligraphers, and artists have loved staying in this hotel. For example, the writers and poets, Fukuzawa Yukichi (the thinker who established Keio University), Natsume Souseki, Shimazaki Toson, Iwaya Sazanami, Takeshima Hagoromo, Osaragi Jiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Satomi Ton, Yoshikawa Eiji, Hayashi Fumiko, Tamura Taijiro, and Hojo Hideji. Painters included, Kawai Gyokudo and Hirafuku Hyakusui. Calligraphers and calligraphic artists included, Meikaku Kusakabe and Nakamura Rnadai Jr. Actors also included, the great actor in “Muhomatsu-no-issho”, Tsumasaburo Bando.
The building is three-story wooden consisting of nineteen rooms with different design. The entrance is narrow, but long floor space gives a comfortable and spacious feel to the house. Most of our rooms are made in classical style without bathroom. This keeps out any dampness. It’s one of the few Japanese style hotels remaining. You will have strongly sentimental feeling like stepping into another time and place.
A type of hot spring is alkaline simple thermal. Water is constantly pumped from only 100 meters under the ground. The temperature of the water is 63C, and we add spring water to cool it, never adding water that has been treated. The color of the water is clear, it warms you well, and feels good on your skin. It’s effective for remedying fatigue, and improving your health. It’s also effective for relieving nerve pains, muscle aches, stiff shoulders due to age, paralyses of limbs, stiffness of the muscles, bruises, sprains, chronic disorders of internal organs, poor circulation, and treatments after illnesses. You can use three different kinds of bathtubs, a wooden round one made with big pieces of pine (Ohmaru-buro). Also one made of rocks (Iwa-buro), and one for the family.
We offer seasonal inshore seafood, change menu on a month-by-month basis. Dishes are served individually to your room so that you can have hot dish while it’s still hot, cold dish while it’s still cold. Our dishes will satisfy any gourmet; we use the natural taste of the ingredients, and our Itamae (Japanese cook) prepares all the dishes. The portions are just right. There is no entertainment except at the bar.
It’s only 700 meters from Hakone-yumoto station, 10minutes walking, or 2minutes by car, please come to relieve your fatigue and give yourself a chance to relax.
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