Ubara-kan — Local services in Katsuura

Driving through the underground tunnel, the cousins were laughing, "just like 'Swept Away' movie!" ||The UNIQUE experience is the World War II History. Japanese soldiers of the Secret Kamikaze Torpedo Unit overtook this ryokan as their hideout and they trained in the bay. They dug The Cave Bath around a water well just using picks without any other tools. The entrance was slightly taller than the cousins' waist!||||The entire area is nicknamed "Utopia". It's a Fascinating Onsen with 4 different baths. There is a large indoor onsen at the top looking out over the little marina, but we fell in love with The Tunnel Onsen. Down a flight of stairs and through the historic tunnel to arrive at this cave-like onsen with the huge picture windows overlooking a beautiful slice of paradise (turquoise sea). Get in the bath before dark as there are no lights on the shore. Alternating night/morning for men/women. One more outdoor onsen for rent (privacy or mixed company) needed to be cleaned after a rain so reserve in advance.||||Think old-fashioned ryokan, since 1924. Both times we stayed the food was very abundant based on local seafood. Local sake was good too. The rooms were nothing special but clean, and not as small as Tokyo ones. Our large party had dinner in the tatami room but they had put out tables and chairs for us. Not so many rooms so the baths are usually private.||||Breakfast & Dinner included. No credit cards accepted. English is very minimal. One staff member spoke Chinese. No bar after 10 PM, so definitely not full service....

It is a pretty nice place in Ubara in Chiba prefecture. The rooms were clean and comfortable, even if a bit small. The baths two main onsen were nice and large, with plenty of showers and dressing areas. There have there special baths the overlook the ocean, one of which is available only by private reservation. The onsen water smells a bit of sulfur, but is acceptable. The staff was friendly and helpful. The meals were typical for Ryokan, and had lots of small dishes. I thought it was pretty standard fare, but Japanese people seem to really like it. The Sashimi was a bit tough. The grilled fish was really...

i stayed here with my husband supposed to be 2 days but when we saw the place we decided to stayed just for a night.the room is so small and old.not an ordinary ryokan they said theres a history of japan world war 2 .not for a young people i think.the food is ordinary for me sashimi and fish ryori.i like the tunnel oforo its unique for me.before we check out we decided to go trekking its beautiful place they call it paradise....for the benefit of the doubt i enjoyed the tunnel oforo and trekking.but i dont think i wanna go...