Train. Recover. Feel at home.
An outdoor mud-cleaning space, a generous clothes-drying room, and room to maintain and store your gear keep your pre- and post-run rituals flowing.
Yamanaka Onsen · Kaga, Japan
Come train.Come rest.
A whole traditional house in Yamanaka Onsen, yours from one month — a base camp for slow work and long miles.
山あいの湯に、ひと月の暮らしを。
Room for work, and a working holiday.
Stay from just one month, with no agency fee. Whether you settle in briefly or linger a little longer, getting started feels easy.
Recover in 1,300 years of warmth.
Yamanaka Onsen is within walking distance. After a long training day, sink into the hot springs and let the evening unfold.
The essentials
- Location
- Yamanaka Onsen area, Kaga, Ishikawa
The exact address will be shared once your reservation is confirmed.
- Deposit / monthly rent
- No deposit / from ¥400,000 per month
- Management fee
- None (included in the monthly rent)
- Agreement length
- From one month
- Size
- An entire two-storey detached house
- Guests
- 4 included, up to 8 guests
- Parking
- Available (ask about capacity)
- Pets
- Not allowed
THE HOUSE
Five rooms, across two floors
Mornings on tatami.
- Rooms
- Five rooms in all, bringing traditional tatami rooms and Western-style bedrooms together under one roof.
- Bedding
- Five single beds and four futons are provided.
- Traditional details
- Tokonoma alcoves and built-in oshiire storage preserve the character of the tatami rooms.
- Across two floors
- The kitchen, bath and living areas are on the first floor, with sleeping rooms on the second.
With bedding in each of the five rooms, groups of friends or running crews who prefer a room of their own will be most comfortable at five or six guests. Families sharing rooms can stay with up to eight guests.
EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
A short walk, or a quick drive
From groceries to the onsen, everyday needs are close at hand.
Genky Drugstore & Kusuri no Aoki
Drugstores
1 min by car · 7 min on foot
Marue Yamanaka
Supermarket
5 min by car · 22 min on foot
Kikunoyu Public Bath
Free parking
5 min by car · 28 min on foot
Kaga Local Life
What the valleygives you freely
Twenty minutes by Shinkansen, two cities close
From Kaga-Onsen station the Hokuriku Shinkansen reaches Kanazawa in about 20 minutes and Fukui in about 25. Stay in the countryside and keep the city within reach.
The trail starts at the front door
The UTMB Kaga course (KAGA SPA TRAIL ENDURANCE 100 by UTMB) and the Kaga Coast Seaside Trail are close by — train from this house, and race from it too.
Kakusenkei, a walk along the gorge
The Daishoji River carved this gorge, and a path threads beside it through four different seasons. An easy cool-down to walk after a long run.
The quiet charm of the old onsen street
Along Yunonaka street sit the Soyu public bath, free foot baths and small long-running shops. Walk slowly and the town's time slows with you.
A town steeped in craft: Kutaniyaki
Kutaniyaki pottery has been made here for more than 300 years, and a nearby experience hall lets you try the region's traditional craft yourself.
Recovering in a 1,300-year-old spring
Yamanaka Onsen's waters have healed travellers since the 8th century. After a long trail day, they are the finest muscle-melting ritual there is.
VISIT
Find your way here.
By rail
- Kaga-Onsen station (加賀温泉駅) — around 15 minutes by car
- Kaga-Onsen → Kanazawa — around 20 minutes on the Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Kaga-Onsen → Fukui — around 25 minutes on the Hokuriku Shinkansen
Car hire & airports
- Komatsu Airport (小松) — around 30 minutes by car, with direct flights from Seoul Incheon
- Kansai International Airport — around 3 hours with Shinkansen and limited-express transfers
- Ask us about rental-car collection arrangements or an airport and Shinkansen station pickup for your arrival (optional extras)
A little further afield
- Central Kanazawa — 40 minutes (20 minutes by Shinkansen, plus station transfers)
- UTMB Kaga course start — 15 minutes by car
- Kaga Coast Seaside Trail course — 20 minutes by car
- Fukui Sakura Marathon start — 40 minutes by Shinkansen and on foot