Beniya Mukayu is a hot-spring inn on the hillside of Yakushiyama at Yamashiro Onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa, with architecture by Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama and branding by Kenya Hara, a member of Relais & Chateaux. It has 16 rooms and suites, all facing the Forest Garden and each with a private open-air hot spring bath, from Japanese and Western premier rooms to Zen-style junior and executive suites and named suites, one with a view of a century-old cherry tree.
Dining is at Kaiseki Horin, with a terrace over the Forest Garden, serving omakase-style seasonal kaiseki built on Kaga produce and Sea of Japan seafood, with seasonal upgrade courses. There are in-room open-air baths in every room, gender-separated indoor and outdoor communal hot spring baths, a sauna and an award-winning spa. With no children under seven and small group sizes, it suits design-minded couples and adults seeking a refined, tranquil Relais & Chateaux ryokan with private onsen and exceptional kaiseki.