Established in September 1906, Kagaya was initially a modest inn with 12 rooms that could accommodate approximately 30 people. With 117 years of history, Kagaya is known as one of the largest luxury hot spring inns not only in the Wakura Onsen area, but also in all of Japan. It has ranked No. 1 many times in the "100 Best Hotels in Japan Selected by Professionals." It is known both domestically and abroad as one of the leading hot spring inns the country has to offer.

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Kagaya is one of the most famous onsen inns in Ishikawa Prefecture, boasting a history of 1200 years since the hot spring area opened. The onsen is a sodium-calcium-chloride hot spring with a high salt content, valued for skin beautification properties. All of the large baths face Nanao Bay, and the view of the ocean while relaxing in the tubs will surely help you overcome the fatigue of your trip. Enjoy a luxurious soak in an open-air bath with sunlight streaming in, a towering alfresco bath that seems to float on the sea or relax in the stylish Kashin no Yu with its glossy Italian tiles.

Kagaya was selected as the best overall establishment in Japan for 36 consecutive years from 1980 to 2015 in the "100 Best Hotels in Japan Selected by Professionals." In 2017, the hotel once again won first place in the overall and hospitality categories, attracting many guests from all over the world. It has been selected number 1 numerous times since 2018, ranking first yet again in 2023.

Upon entering the spacious, infinitely Japanese-style guest room, you are greeted by the freshness of tatami mats, the warmth of shoji screens, and the beauty of delicate ikebana flower arrangements. The unparalleled view of Nanao Bay from the beautiful and traditional room is breathtaking. There are rooms with a private outdoor hot spring bath or town-side rooms with a view of Wakura and the hot spring resort area, so please choose the room that best suits your taste.

Kagaya is divided into several buildings, with the 18th to 20th floors of the Setsugetsuka building incorporating executive floors named Hamarikyu. The elegantly pure Japanese-style rooms are so luxuriously comfortable you feel like you are spending time in a remote palace surrounded by the calm sea. "Tenyu," on the top floor of Hamarikyu, is an extravagant guest suite where the Emperor and Empress have stayed. Enjoy a stylish stay in a room that is the epitome of Japanese beauty.

Devour the traditional taste of seasonal seafood and the changing bounty of the mountains, including seafood nurtured by the beautiful sea of Noto and popular Kaga vegetables, which are said to be nutritious and effective for beauty and health. Enjoy the best local wild vegetables and abalone in spring, turban shell sea snails and red clams in summer, mountain delicacies in autumn, and crab, sweet shrimp, and yellowtail in winter.