Tsuruko
Restrained, deeply serious Japanese hospitality — zero fuss, total refinement. Traditional Kaga aesthetics woven through rooms that blend Juraku plaster walls with Italian stone floors. The food is the point, and everything — the room layout, the private dining area, even the onsen — is arranged around that.
The detached Chihaku villa (慈白) is the only room where younger children (elementary school age) are permitted — book it if traveling as a family
Why It Matters
One of very few Japanese auberges built explicitly around a legendary restaurant's cuisine rather than the other way around. With only four rooms, the dining experience is genuinely exclusive — chef-prepared kaiseki served directly in your private in-room dining space, course by course, at peak temperature. Head chef Takemoto trained at Kyoto Kitcho; the pedigree is real.
The long-revered Kanazawa restaurant 'Tsurukou' reopened in November 2025 as a four-room Japanese auberge combining fine dining and accommodation. Just four suites, all over 90 sqm, each with a private open-air onsen bath. The on-site kappo restaurant, Tsuruko Chishinan, serves seasonal omakase kaiseki led by head chef Takemoto Keisuke — who trained for 12 years at Kyoto Kitcho before stints at Mizai and Aman Kyoto's Takaan.
Where You'll Stay
4 room types available
Detached Villa CHIHAKU (慈白) — Hanare
The property's standout room and only detached building (離れ). At 100 sqm across a maisonette layout, it has its own private entrance, a steam sauna, a kitchen, and a private open-air onsen bath. The only room where elementary school-age children are permitted. A guest review describes the exterior as radiating traditional Kanazawa atmosphere before you even step inside.
100 sqm
Suite KISHIN (帰心)
90 sqm suite with private open-air onsen bath, living room, twin bedroom, and in-room dining area. One of three suites in the main building, each with its own aesthetic concept rooted in Japanese beauty.
90 sqm
Suite KOJU (幸聚)
The largest of the three main building suites. The concept is 'Fusion of Japan and the West' — soft shadows from traditional Juraku plaster walls meet natural stone flooring imported from Italy. Private open-air onsen bath and a sauna. Room layout includes a twin bedroom, living room, and in-room dining area.
95 sqmSuite YOIBOKU (宵墨)
90 sqm suite with private open-air onsen bath, living room, twin bedroom, and in-room dining area. Distinct concept — the name translates roughly as 'Evening Ink,' suggesting a moodier, more subdued Japanese aesthetic.
90 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Upon check-in, guests are welcomed into the property's tea room with a bowl of freshly whisked matcha and seasonal Japanese sweets made for that day. It's the formal opening of the stay — all five senses engaged before you even see your room.
An alternative to in-room breakfast: guests can request a seat at the 8-seat counter in Tsuruko Chishinan and watch the chef prepare their morning meal. Rice cooked in a clay pot is the centrepiece, served with Kaga and Noto accompaniments. Available from 8:00 or 9:00.
The signature experience. Chef Takemoto's kitchen prepares each kaiseki course and serves it directly in your room's private dining area — the same food as the on-site restaurant Tsuruko Chishinan, at peak temperature, in complete privacy. Dinner and breakfast both available in-room.
All rooms come with private open-air onsen baths, sized for two adults. The hot spring water is drawn within central Kanazawa — a city-centre onsen is genuinely rare. Select rooms (Koju and Chihaku) add private saunas.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Air conditioning in all rooms.
Free WiFi throughout the property.
Dedicated tea room used for the arrival matcha ceremony.
Complimentary parking for overnight guests only. No parking for dining-only guests — coin parking nearby.
VISA, JCB, Diners, AMEX, UC and others accepted.
All rooms and the restaurant are non-smoking.
Children under middle-school age are not permitted in Suite Koju, Kishin, or Yoiboku. Elementary-school-age children may stay in the detached Chihaku villa only.
In-room mini-bar in all rooms.
In-room tea and coffee maker in all rooms.
Each room includes towels, bath towels, yukata, body towel, toothbrush, hairbrush, razor, and cotton swabs.
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