Furutakiya

Furutakiya has operated under its present name since 1695, placing the inn’s long history within an even older hot-spring town. The building combines several generations of rooms and corridors, from older wings to renewed spaces, so the experience carries visible age rather than a uniform modern finish.

Iwaki Yumoto water flows freely through three themed bathing areas at an unusually abundant rate. Indoor and open-air baths let guests compare settings while staying focused on the same sulfur, chloride and sulfate-rich source.

Dinner at the in-house restaurant uses local and seasonal ingredients, with Iwaki seafood and winter monkfish among the foods that connect the meal to the coast. Furutakiya is well suited to travellers drawn to continuity, mineral water and an old inn that continues to evolve, while those seeking pristine contemporary rooms should choose their wing carefully.