Izu-Nagaoka Onsen Fukuritei Ogawaya
伊豆長岡温泉 福狸亭 小川家
Area photo — not the ryokan itself · Shuzenji Onsen, Izu · 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
A century-old Izu-Nagaoka inn rebuilt around travelling with small dogs and cats: pets roam free in 16-tatami rooms, kaiseki dinner and breakfast are served in the room, and there's an onsen foot bath just for dogs — but the large baths are up a long staircase, neighbouring dogs bark, and the private baths cost extra
Ogawaya has been taking guests in Izu-Nagaoka for more than 100 years. It was once a 30-room inn in a row-house layout; when it was rebuilt it shrank by half but kept its large baths at their original size. Today it is a 12-room ryokan built around one idea: small dogs and cats stay in the room with you, off the lead, and both dinner and breakfast are served there, so nobody is left alone in the room. Dinner is a monthly kaiseki built on fish the head chef selects at Numazu port, with add-ons such as a whole simmered kinmedai or Ise lobster. Japanese guests rate it 4.75 across 912 reviews on Rakuten Travel (service 4.84, dinner 4.78, baths 4.64) and 4.9 across 548 on Jalan (service 4.9, dinner 4.7, but baths only 4.1). Stay blogs from 2022 to 2026 and this autumn's reviews keep returning to the same things: course after course of food that is hard to finish, a Japanese breakfast with rice from a wooden tub, staff who remember pets by name, the okami waving departing cars out of sight, and the dog foot bath at the entrance. The catches are consistent and dated: a long climb of stairs to the large baths that reviews posted from December 2025 to August 2026 call tiring (and hot in summer), dogs in neighbouring rooms barking, an older building, and in October 2026 futons folded so briskly that dust filled the room. The water is Izu-Nagaoka's alkaline simple spring, which Jalan lists as recirculated and filtered. Two-meal stays run roughly ¥18,700–33,000+ per person, and cards are not accepted at the inn.
Room Selection Guide
What the guests who stayed here actually recommendRecommended
Japanese-Western suite (third floor, opened 2023, two rooms only)
A 32 m² non-smoking room with a bedroom with beds and a tatami room, newer furniture and suite-only amenities, plus one free 45-minute session in a private onsen bath. A September 2026 birthday stay with a dog and a cat found it freshly renovated and spacious, a May 2026 family travelling with older relatives liked the table, chairs and beds and the private bath just outside the door, and another May 2026 reviewer travelling with a family member who uses a cane relied on that private bath. Note the room itself has only a shower, and you can't choose which private bath you get.
Standard 16-tatami two-room Japanese rooms (10+6 tatami on the second floor, 12+4 on the third), or the one cat-tower room
Every room has at least 16 tatami in two connected rooms, washable washi-paper tatami chosen to resist odours, a bath and toilet, an air purifier and a pet cage. An August 2026 reviewer found the room large, spotless and almost odour-free, and a 2023 blogger's dog happily ran laps. Cat owners can book the single room fitted with a cat tower. The floor and layout are assigned, not chosen.
Request To Avoid
Unrenovated standard rooms, especially on the second floor
Not every room has been refurbished (a September 2026 guest was told so), a January 2026 reviewer noted some older fittings, and a February 2026 regular called the second-floor view ordinary. Staff lay and fold futons in the room; an October 2026 guest had to open the window because folding them raised dust. Pets are not allowed on the bedding.
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Dining Deep Dive
Breakfast Consensus
4.7/5A monthly Japanese set breakfast served in your room: dried horse mackerel from Numazu port, iwanori-kurage seaweed relish, wasabi pickles, a salad of local vegetables, seasonal small dishes and a wooden tub of rice — praised by bloggers from 2023 to 2026 and by a November 2026 reviewer who found every dish carefully made
Booking on the official site adds a free morning drink in the Rian lounge and halves the pet fee. Bring your pet's food, bowls, pee sheets and a blanket — the inn provides no pet food — though a 2023 blogger had staff warm dog food in the microwave. The wasabi pickles and seaweed relish from breakfast are sold in the shop (7:30–10:00 and 15:00–19:00).
Dinner Insights
4.7/5A monthly kaiseki served in your room, with the last seating starting at 18:30. Plans range from the simpler Take menu through the standard Matsu to the Special and Chef's Choice menus, and add-ons include a large simmered kinmedai (¥3,240 half, ¥5,800 whole), abalone (sashimi or steak) or Ise lobster (sashimi or grilled in the shell) at ¥5,800 each in season, a 250 g Ashitaka beef steak (¥5,800) and turban shells (¥1,620). Bloggers in 2023 describe sashimi, steak, a sushi course followed by a full rice tub and a giant strawberry for dessert; one found it more generous than lavish. A reviewer used to buffets in August 2026 called the portions huge, and an October 2026 guest wished for a printed menu. Pets can stay loose during the meal but go on a lap or in a carrier while dishes are served. Groups booking several rooms eat in the banquet hall.
Onsen & Wellness Realities
Izu-Nagaoka Onsen's alkaline simple spring (pH 9.1), colourless, odourless and soft on the skin. Jalan lists the inn's water as recirculated with filtration. Two autumn 2026 reviewers found the baths on the hot side; an August 2026 guest found them just right.
Two large baths with indoor and outdoor tubs: Senryō (men; sakura-granite indoor tub and an outdoor tub of Iyo blue stone) and Manryō (women; white granite since 2023), open 15:00 to 9:30 the next morning, with no swapping. A board in the lobby shows how many people are in each bath, and an August 2026 reviewer had them to themselves by going at off-peak times. Two private baths opened on the third floor in 2023 — Fuku-no-yu (up to six people, ¥3,300 per 45 minutes) and Tanuki-no-yu (up to four, ¥2,200) — booked at the front desk; suite guests get one session free. Outside the entrance are a heart-shaped onsen foot bath and a separate dog foot bath, with towels provided.
No policy found on the official site or Japanese booking sites — contact the inn. Two bookable private baths (paid, except for suite guests).
Local Warnings & Nuances
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Pets: small dogs up to about 10 kg and cats only, up to three per group, ¥3,300 hygiene fee per pet. They must be toilet-trained, vaccinated and not prone to barking, carried or in a cart or bag in public areas, and kept off the bedding. Bring food, bowls, pee sheets and a blanket or mat.
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The large baths are at the top of a long staircase, about three floors' climb. The inn itself recommends the private baths to anyone with limited mobility, and reviews posted from December 2025 to August 2026 mention the climb, with the corridor hot in summer.
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No credit cards at the inn: pay in cash or by PayPay, d-barai, Merpay or au PAY, or prepay by card online. A bathing tax of ¥150 per adult is collected on site.
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Check-in 15:00–19:00, check-out 10:00. A free pickup from Izu-Nagaoka Station runs if you phone at least 30 minutes ahead; otherwise take the bus 9 minutes to the Onsenba-ue stop, a 30-second walk away. Thirty free parking spaces and two EV chargers.
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Nearly every guest brings a dog, and reviewers in March and August 2026 heard neighbouring dogs barking. Smoking is allowed in standard rooms when no one under 20 is staying in them, so book a non-smoking suite plan if that matters. An October 2026 guest found the streets around the inn not ideal for dog walks.
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- Nijinosato Illumi the Night 2026: Batholith / Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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