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Kameyama Onsen Hotel, a hot spring inn in Okuboso, introduces service charge.

~The Future of Regional Ryokans as Envisioned by Hidemasa Tokita, a Revolutionary in the Ryokan Industry

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Kameyama Onsen Hotel (President: Hidemasa Tokita), a hot spring inn located by Kameyama Lake in Okuboso, Chiba Prefecture, will introduce a service charge (10%) only on beverages and additional dishes in the hotel from August 1, 2024.


Revolution begins at a local onsen ryokan, Hidemasa Tokita, Representative Director of Kameyama Onsen Hotel


Message from Eisho Tokita

I was born and raised in Kameyama Onsen, a regional hot spring resort in central Chiba Prefecture.

The introduction of service fees has been limited to hotels in the city and businesses with strong brands in rural areas, and it has been common knowledge that service fees have not been introduced to the nameless local onsen ryokan that provide excellent service "Omotenashi.


However, I doubt this common sense. I believe that now, local onsen ryokans and nameless local inns like ours, which are exhausted by labor shortages and provide heartfelt service that is never manualized, can invest the service fee they receive in further improving the service of their staff and return it to their guests.


We hope that this action will become a gospel for the tired local inns and inns in the rural areas of Nippon, which are suffering from labor shortages and skyrocketing prices, in a chain reaction.


The staff of Kameyama Onsen Hotel, which is rich in individuality


Kameyama Onsen Hotel

A hot spring inn located on the shore of Kameyama Lake in Okuboso, the last unexplored region of Chiba Prefecture and a sacred place for retreats, Kameyama Onsen Hotel is surrounded by a scenic natural environment and is popular as a tourist base for visiting nearby leisure facilities. It is also popular as a base for sightseeing at nearby leisure facilities. Many guests use the hot springs for retreats, and the hotel is currently working with the Kanoyama Nature School to open Kameyama Onsen Retreat as a new brand that offers hands-on activities and lake therapy that take advantage of the quiet lakeside environment, and is introducing stay plans.

(Kameyama Onsen Retreat: https://www.kameyamaonsen.jp/retreats/ )


Kameyama Onsen Hotel located by Kameyama Lake


Location: 65 Toyoda, Kimitsu, Chiba 292-0523

Official website: https://www.kameyamaonsen.jp/

Access : 12 min. walk from Kaminokameyama Station on JR Kururi Line

       Approximately 30 minutes by car from Kisarazu-Higashi I.C. on the Ken-O Expressway

       10 min. walk from Sasa stop of Aqualine Highway Bus

       5 min. walk from Fujibayashi Ohashi bus stop.

TEL : 0439-39-2121

Mail : hotel@kameyamaonsen.jp


Corporate Training/Seminar Training Paradise


Kameyama Onsen Retreat

Kameyama Onsen Hotel's new brand, "Retreat" refers to a journey where "people" with social standing return to "human" part of nature. It means "just as you are" or "just as nature is. This nature-experience retreat offers a choice between the main Kameyama Onsen Hotel, surrounded by a scenic natural environment, and glamping facilities (glampark Kameyama Onsen, Retreat Glamping Chiba Kameyama). Lake therapy for healing purposes, such as yoga and qigong by the lake, and experience plans by experienced staff, such as a bonfire experience starting with chopping wood, a nature guide of Kameyama Lake, and star gazing at night, are popular. Recently, the company has been accepting many participants for corporate training programs, seminar camps, workcations, and team-building training programs combined with experiences of forest maintenance and other SDG activities.

(URL for corporate training coverage: https://keysession.jp/media/kameyamaonsen/ )


Kameyama Onsen Retreat is also popular as a base for corporate training and seminar camps.


Retreat Glamping Chiba Kameyama

A glamping facility based on the concept of a retreat that opened in May 2023, Retreat Glamping Chiba Kameyama is a high-standard glamping facility with only six buildings on a vast 6,000 m2 site, all with natural hot spring baths. Cocoon tents with a sense of openness that allows you to bring your dog, and dome tents with a large space of 7 meters in diameter, are all equipped with air conditioning and heating for year-round comfort. Enjoy a luxurious glamping stay, limited to 6 couples per day.

(Retreat Glamping Chiba Kameyama: https://www.kameyama-glamping.com/ )


Retreat Glamping Chiba Kameyama


Okuboso, Chiba Prefecture

The last unexplored region of Chiba Prefecture, a retreat sanctuary consisting of the nature-rich Lake Kameyama and Sasagawa Valley, several businesses, including hot spring resorts, nature schools, and glamping businesses, are involved in the retreat business in the rich natural environment. Upstream of the Sasagawa River is the Shimizu Keiryu Plaza (Nozomizo Falls and Turtle Rock Cave), a heart-shaped cave that has spread on SNS and is known as a hidden gem spot.

(Okuboso Model Course: https://maruchiba.jp/course/detail_49.html )


Shimizu Keiryu Hiroba (Nozomizo Falls, Turtle Rock Cave)

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