Why Not Relax at the City’s Resort Facilities?
Shinagawa City has two resort facilities that city residents can use at discount rates. One is Shinagawa-so, located in Ito (Shizuoka Prefecture), a hot springs resort area on the Izu Peninsula blessed with a mild climate, hot springs and plenty of fresh seafood cuisine. The other resort, Korin-so, is located in Nikko (Tochigi Prefecture), which is a registered UNESCO World Heritage site. Visitors can enjoy both Nikko’s rich natural scenery and Japan’s cultural heritage. Since Korin-so has a gymnasium and meeting rooms, it can also be used for training and camps. We hope that you’ll invite family and friends to these resorts for seasonal leisure outings and during the New Year holidays.
Reservation period: For those living and/or working in Shinagawa City, reservations are accepted from the first of the month up to six months before the desired date of use. For those living outside of Shinagawa City, the period is from the first of the month up to four months before the desired date of use.
Notes:
1. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. However, a lottery is held during peak seasons (see below), and the deadline for reservations is the end of the month in which the reservation period begins. Reservations for the year-end/New Year holidays are accepted together with reservations for January.
2. The reservations/availability status is shown on the websites of these two resort facilities (in Japanese only)
Application: Apply directly by phone or fax to the resort facility you want to use, or fill in the reservation form on the website of the facility (Shinagawa-so: www.shinagawasou.com/mailform/; Korin-so: www.korinsou.com/mailform/; both are in Japanese only). When you do so, you will need to give the name, address and telephone number of your group’s representative, as well as the desired dates and the number of people in your group. Please have someone who reads Japanese complete the application (hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
Note: No stuff members speak English.
Fee: For one night and two meals, tax included, for two persons or more per room (Resident = Anyone who lives and/or works in Shinagawa City.)
 Facility |
Category |
Resident Fee |
Nonresident Fee |
| With a resident |
Nonresidents only |
Shinagawa-so (capacity: Japanese-style room, five persons; Western-style room, three persons)
Korin-so A type (capacity: four persons) |
Adults (junior high school students and older) |
Weekdays/holidays |
6,260 yen |
7,560 yen |
10,260 yen |
| Day before holiday |
6,800 yen |
8,100 yen |
10,800 yen |
| Peak season |
7,760 yen |
11,340 yen |
14,040 yen |
| Children
(elementary school students) |
Year-round |
4,976 yen |
7,560 yen |
7,776 yen |
- Korin-so also has B type rooms (without a toilet) for 540 yen less than the abovementioned rates.
- If a room is used by only one person, the rate increases by 5,400 yen.
- Preschoolers may stay free of charge if they do not need bedding and meals. If they do, the rates are 1,080 yen for meals (both dinner and breakfast) and 3,000 yen for bedding per day.
- Both facilities provide yukata (cotton kimonos or nightclothes), bath towels, face towels and toothbrushes.
- Shinagawa-so charges a bath tax of 150 yen per person per night.
- The “resident fee” is the regular rate minus the city subsidy (adults: 4,000 yen; children: 2,800 yen).
- For Shinagawa City residents 70 years of age or older, disabled or providing nursing care for a disabled person (regardless of address), the fee for residents is discounted another 1,000 yen. Please note that only one discount can be applied. For disabled persons and those providing nursing care for a disabled person, a discount may not apply depending on the level of disability.
Note: Korin-so is closed for repairs from November 10 (Mon.) through 21 (Fri.) and from December 1 (Mon.) through 19 (Fri.) (except for Saturday night stays). In addition, facilities are not available on some days since they are used as classrooms for municipal elementary schools.
Peak Seasons
| |
Shinagawa-so |
Korin-so |
| Year-end/New Year Holidays |
December 27 (Sat.) through January 3 (Sat.), 2015 |
| Golden Week |
May 2 (Sat.) through May 5 (national holiday), 2015 |
| Summer Peak Season |
Not yet determined; August 9 (Sat.) through August 16 (Sat.) in 2014 |
Not yet determined; August 12 (Tue.) through August 16 (Sat.) in 2014 |
| Autumn Peak Season |
- |
Not yet determined; October 18 (Sat.), October 25 (Sat.), November 1 (Sat.), November 2 (Sun.), November 8 (Sat.) in 2014 |
Payment: Please pay the fee at the facility in cash or by credit card.
Note: If you plan to take advantage of the reduced fee for residents, all guests must show some form of identification (such as a driver’s license, health insurance card, company ID or residence card/special permanent resident certificate; disabled persons must show their disability handbooks) showing their address at the time. Unless you have proper documentation, you must pay the nonresident fee.
Cancellation fee: A cancellation fee of 50 percent is charged if a reservation is canceled two days before the reserved date, and the full fee is charged if it is canceled the day before or on the reserved date.
To apply:
<Shinagawa-so>
Location: 1-3-17 Hirono, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Tel: 0557-35-0321
Fax: 0557-35-0345
Rooms: Fourteen Japanese-style rooms (capacity: five persons each); one Western-style room (capacity: three persons)
How to get there: Shinagawa-so is a ten-minute bus ride from JR Ito Station, and a three-minute walk from the bus stop
Parking lot: spaces for eight cars
Website: www.shinagawasou.com/
<Korin-so>
Location: 676-1 Hosoo-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
Tel: 0288-54-0988
Fax: 0288-54-0954
Rooms: A type (with toilet), fourteen rooms; B type (without toilet), twenty-eight rooms (capacity for both types: four persons each)
How to get there: Korin-so is a twenty-minute taxi ride from Tobu-Nikko Station
Parking lot: spaces for thirty-two cars
Website: www.korinsou.com/
Inquiries: Community Promotion Section, Tel: 5742-6687 For inquiries, please ask someone who can speak Japanese.
