Kadoya

Kadoya is a small, family-run minshuku drawing on the water of Sazu Onsen (佐津温泉) in Hyogo. The bathing here is modest: separate baths for men and women, plus a small reservation-only outdoor tub for two guests. Reviews describe quiet, unhurried soaks, one recalling a clear night of stars overhead, another a gentle snowfall over the open-air bath. What guests come back for is the table more than the bath. Kadoya is known locally for its crab dinners, built around the seasonal catch, matsuba crab (松葉ガニ) in winter and kasumi crab (香住ガニ) in spring and autumn, served in generous multi-course meals. The inn describes itself as feeling like a relative's house, and reviewers consistently mention the warmth of the family running it.