Omiya has continued to develop as the largest commercial area in Saitama prefecture,
having served as an inn town on the Nakasendo Highway since long ago,
as a railway town in modern times, and now playing a central role in Saitama City.
SHINDOYAMAYA, though it is in the heart of that same Saitama City that has flourished so remarkably,
stands at the corner of Omiya Park, where a vestige of the serene Musashino remains.
The Minuma River flows swiftly beside the inn, reflecting on its surface the leaves and branches of great Japanese elms;
the spacious lawns of Omiya Third Park spread out close at hand.
The history of this inn began in 1888, simultaneous with the opening of a new road that connected Omiya with Iwatsuki.
It was a mountain retreat (“yamaya”) on the Iwatsuki new road (“shindo”). This is how the SHINDOYAMAYA got its name.
SHINDOYAMAYA offers the hospitality of traditional kaiseki cuisine, accentuated with seasonal flavors and colors,
in traditional tatami mat banquet halls.
We hope that you’ll partake deeply of the relaxation and flavors we offer as a traditional restaurant and inn.
At our restaurant, we take traditional techniques to new heights and aim for a form of Japanese cuisine that regularly seeks new ideas.
At our inn, we constantly endeavor to be a Japanese inn and an inn for the spirit,
and to welcome guests from Japan and abroad with Japanese style rooms where you can experience true relaxation,
comfortable facilities, and meticulous service.
We hope to present to you a restaurant and inn that pairs tradition and originality within the passage of time.
Since our founding in 1888,
nothing has given us more pleasure than to be able to offer hospitality on our guests’ special days.
SHINDOYAMAYA yours truly,
Toshio Kawashima, Innkeeper
In our “Season (Toki)” kaiseki course,
we pursue a form of Japanese cuisine that is grounded in traditional techniques
while still regularly taking new approaches.
The menu, which changes each month and is diligently crafted
by our head chef, always promises a fresh surprise.
We hope you’ll enjoy this Japanese cuisine, which presents a vivid display
of seasonal flavors and colors, in our Sukiya style banquet halls,
which are briskly redolent of the wood they are built of.
For SHINDOYAMAYA’s Chef's Choice Kaiseki Course,
our head chef assembles a special menu
just for you that uses seasonal ingredients
carefully selected fresh from the market,
and is crafted to match your tastes
and the purpose of your gathering.
Please let us know your preferences
when you book a reservation.
We’ll receive you with a production
that is brimming with the flavors
and sensations of the season.
This is a full course meal that forms the basis of SHINDOYAMAYA’s kaiseki cuisine.From the appetizers to the dessert, it expresses the flow of the seasons (toki) with rich colors.We hope you’ll relish this Japanese cuisine and its novel sensations when you entertain someone important to you or celebrate any kind of anniversary.
This is a staple kaiseki course at SHINDOYAMAYA. The quality of our Japanese cuisine, cooked with the utmost effort, is favorably received as a fresh surprise, even by our guests from overseas. We hope you’ll spend a short while enjoying these elegant flavors in our understated Sukiya style banquet halls.
Our original menu is crafted just for you from carefully selected ingredients and is prepared to match the purpose of your gathering. We welcome you with a production that brims full of seasonal flavors and sensations. You can also incorporate steaks made with domestic beef into your course if you would like.
A special menu for a fine day. This is Japanese cuisine that brings out the finest qualities in luscious, freshly selected ingredients! We hope our head chef’s skill will satisfy you.
Special on a day of celebrative occasions. I make so that a special story may be told for a dish according to the celebration and the contents you commemorate.
Our understated Sukiya style tatami rooms adjacent to Omiya Park,
and our breakfasts and dinners of Japanese cuisine,
overflowing with the seasonality distinctive of ryokan inns and restaurants,
will soothe any physical or mental fatigue from your travels.
Travelers to Omiya can also enjoy local attractions such as the Railway Museum,
the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, and the Saitama Super Arena.
Our inn has been designated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport,
and Tourism as a certified international tourist hotel.
This qualification is given only to lodging facilities that have fulfilled such criteria as enhanced facilities,
reasonable room rates, periodic inspections, thorough disaster prevention equipment,
and service suited to international guests.
Thanks to this, guests from overseas can stay at our inn without worry.
We seek to be a Japanese inn where everyone who visits Omiya can relax in body and spirit.
We sincerely look forward to your visit.
This is our inn’s special room, a suite with a 14 mat room and a 3 mat room.
This room also includes a bath made of hinoki cypress for your restful relaxation.
At SHINDOYAMAYA, we craft a unique kaiseki cuisine
that regularly offers new approaches.
We also offer meals for children.
SHINDOYAMAYA has operated as a restaurant and
inn on the scenic bank of the Minuma River since the Meiji period.
After all is said and done,
what we’re proudest of is our daily rotating
Japanese style breakfast,
which our cooks put every effort into making.
Our breakfast is substantial in both quality
and quantity and is favorably rated even by athletes.
We offer value plans with breakfast included to our overnight guests.
Apart from our Japanese breakfast,
you may also select a hearty American style breakfast.
How would you like to start your day with breakfast at SHINDOYAMAYA?
Seven days before: 20% of lodging fee (for groups of 10 people or more).
Three days before: 20% of lodging fee
Before 3:00 p.m. on check-in day: 50% of lodging fee
After 3:00 p.m. on check-in day: 100% of lodging fee
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・Taxi (10 minutes)
・Tobu Bus
10 minutes towards Miyashita or towards Iwatsuki,
get off at Kashimabashi, then walk 1 minutes.
Bus number "大50".
Towards Iwatsuki Station or
towards Miyashita, 10 minutes.
Get off at Kashimabashi,
then walk for 1 minutes
Historically Omiya was a lodging town along the Nakasendo Way.
More recently it has been known as a railroad town.
Now Omiya is experiencing a rebirth as the center of Saitama City.
Currently the largest commercial area in Saitama prefecture, Omiya continues to develop and expand.
We have provided links to the major institutions in the area.
Please use them to help you plan your outings.
Of course there are many places to see other than those linked below.
We hope you enjoy the best of Saitama.
Old town Kawagoe is only 22 minutes away by train.