[Onyado Nono Kanazawa] Top-floor outdoor air bath! Right next to Omicho Market — full review of Kaga-no-Hosen

Hi everyone, Greippi here.
This is the 7th installment in my mission to conquer every “Onyado Nono” — the Japanese-style premium brand from Dormy Inn. Today’s destination: “Natural Hot Spring Kaga-no-Hosen Onyado Nono Kanazawa,” in Kanazawa — the proud capital of the Kaga domain (worth one million koku of rice in feudal Japan) and one of the great cities of Hokuriku.
After Sakaiminato, Toyama, Namba, Nara, Asakusa, and Kyoto Shichijo, this makes seven. Of the 15 Onyado Nono properties nationwide, I’ve finally reached just under half. Riding the momentum from Kyoto Shichijo’s “one of Japan’s largest” scale, I headed up to Hokuriku. Kanazawa is overflowing with sightseeing — Kenroku-en garden, Omicho Market, and the Higashi Chaya geisha district. And on top of that, this stay came in at a wallet-friendly ¥11,700. How would Kaga’s Nono show itself? I stayed there — here’s the honest report.

Basic Info & Access

• Property: Natural Hot Spring Kaga-no-Hosen Onyado Nono Kanazawa
• Stay date: May 17–18, 2026
• Access: 16-min walk from Kanazawa Station. 1-min walk from the “Omicho Market” bus stop.
• Rate: ~¥11,700 (single occupancy / 1 night). *Omakase (assigned-room) plan.
• Surroundings: Plenty of restaurants. The legendary Omicho Market is right next door. Convenience store 1 min away. Nightlife district also close by — never short of dinner or drink options.

The key point: “Kanazawa Station is a bit far, but this is actually the dead center of Kanazawa sightseeing.” Omicho Market is right next door, and Kenroku-en is reachable on foot (a decent walk, admittedly). From the “Omicho Market” bus stop, it’s only 1 minute, so a single bus from the station gets you here easily.
This time I chose the “omakase plan” — you don’t know the room type until check-in. The trade-off is the very reasonable ~¥11,700, the second-lowest in the series after Nara (¥10,350). The room I was assigned: a delightfully spacious semi-double. The omakase gamble paid off beautifully.

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Room & Japanese-Style Experience

The full-tatami signature of the Onyado Nono series is here too.

• Tatami first impression: Showing some use. With everyone rolling big suitcases across them, perhaps the inevitable fate of a popular property.
• Room type: Semi-double — a generous upgrade.
• Bed comfort: Reliably good. Dependable Dormy quality.
• Samue (traditional Japanese-style loungewear): A tie-fastening style. Different again from Kyoto Shichijo’s front-opening version.
• Welcome service: Yayoi-hime strawberry jelly. Same as Nara and Toyama — that rich strawberry aroma never disappoints.

A semi-double room feels like a small luxury for a solo traveler — the real upside of the omakase plan. The samue this time is a tie-fastening style, yet another new pattern. Right after discovering the “front-opening” version at Kyoto Shichijo, here’s another variation. Collecting the subtly different samue at each property has quietly become one of the joys of this Onyado Nono pilgrimage.

Bath & Sauna (Kaga-no-Hosen Natural Hot Spring)

The biggest highlight of Kanazawa Nono: the bath house on the top floor. That same “treat-yourself” feeling I first felt at Sakaiminato is back here in Kanazawa.

• Bath name: Kaga-no-Hosen Natural Hot Spring
• Water: Slightly yellow-tinted, silky water. Gentle on the skin, befitting the Kaga name.
• Sauna temp: 95°C (203°F). Classic dry Dormy setting. Aroma: Herbal Clear, debuted at Kyoto Shichijo and continued here.
• Sauna room size: Largest in the series so far. A three-tier bench with capacity for 20+ people. The entry door is as thick as Kobe Sauna’s — properly built.
• Cold bath: 16°C / 61°F (by my own measurement). Roomy enough to stretch out.
• Rest space: 2 indoor chairs / 4 outdoor chairs. True outdoor air bath on the top floor — view and breeze are both unbeatable.
• BGM: Tokusashi-san music. Reliable healing tones.
• TV: TV Tokyo variety in the evening, NHK in the morning.
• Tattoo policy: Generally not allowed.

What I want to highlight is the sheer size of the sauna room. Three tiers, capacity 20+ — the largest scale in the series to date. The entry door is as thick as Kobe Sauna’s, a real touch of authenticity that proper sauna enthusiasts will appreciate. The thermometer reads around 96°C / 205°F, but the actual feel is gentler than that. From the bottom tier, even beginners can enjoy it comfortably — a beautifully tuned setting.
The aroma continues with Herbal Clear, first encountered at Kyoto Shichijo. Mellower than the signature Energy Bouquet, it pairs wonderfully with Kaga’s serene atmosphere.
The cold bath is built with generous space, so you can really stretch out — a welcome design choice. The thermometer showed 12°C / 54°F but by my own measurement it was around 16°C / 61°F, which matched what I felt.
And here’s the true essence of Kanazawa Nono: a real outdoor air bath on the top floor. It’s just outstanding. The view and breeze are both glorious — that “top-floor bath house” treat-yourself feeling I tasted at Sakaiminato is fully revived here in Kanazawa. Putting the bath up top must be a nightmare for construction and maintenance, but huge respect to Dormy for committing to that prime location.

Free Services (Omotenashi)

The Dormy Inn group’s signature free-service report.

• Post-bath ice cream (evening): The usual 4 varieties. Reliable lineup.
• Post-bath probiotic drink (morning): Chlorella probiotic drink — a first. A wellness-leaning newcomer, different from the Pilkul-family drinks so far.
• Yonaki soba (free late-night ramen, a Dormy Inn signature): Eaten around 22:00. No wait. And the bowl is proper ceramic. A small but real joy.

A point worth emphasizing this time: the yonaki soba is served in a ceramic bowl. Coming straight from Kyoto Shichijo’s plastic bowl, the ceramic vessel here feels special. The same noodles really do taste several times better in proper ceramic. Aiming for the slightly later 22:00 slot also meant zero wait — an unexpectedly elegant late-night noodle experience.
The morning probiotic drink switched things up with chlorella-based probiotic drink, a series first. Another quiet, property-specific discovery that made me smile.

The Epic Breakfast Buffet

A breakfast buffet that lets you taste Kaga’s one-million-koku food culture. The notable lineup:

• Local “signature dishes”: “Make-your-own seafood bowl” and “freshly fried tempura.”
• Seafood lineup: Yellowtail (buri), salmon, octopus (tako), scallop, ikura (salmon roe).
• Local side dishes: Kinjiso (a Kaga vegetable) and aburaage (fried tofu) ohitashi; Kaga bocha (roasted-stem green tea).
• Desserts & misc: A few varieties.
• Multilingual support: Three-language menu.

What made me happy in the seafood bowl: buri (yellowtail) and tako (octopus). Both ingredients have been rare in recent properties, and they genuinely deliver that Hokuriku character. Corn in the freshly fried tempura was another unusual touch.
And the star of the show was the post-meal “Kaga bocha”. This Kanazawa traditional tea, made by roasting the stems, has a deeply fragrant, rich flavor — the perfect coda after a seafood bowl. The “kinjiso and aburaage ohitashi” was another standout: humble but deeply nourishing, built around a Kaga vegetable. Side dishes made with local ingredients bring real one-million-koku food culture into the morning.

[Bonus] Kanazawa Izakaya Report

With the nightlife district close by, this time I went for a hidden-gem local specialty.

1. Sabu-Robei Oyama-cho: Right next to the hotel. A specialist in tori-hakusai-nabe — Kanazawa (or rather Ishikawa)’s hidden specialty hot pot: aged chicken and Chinese cabbage sautéed and simmered in chicken oil, then coated in a secret sauce (1.5× meat for ¥1,220). An absolute winner. The chewy, deep umami of the aged chicken, the crisp cabbage, and above all that sauce — it’s seriously good. Another house specialty, torikawa (chicken skin, ¥500), is wonderfully soft. Also tama-pon (¥380), dashimaki tamago (¥550), crispy fried chicken skin (¥500) — all delicious. With a 60-min all-you-can-drink (¥1,480), the bill came to ¥4,630 total. Great value, huge satisfaction. A popular spot with many international guests too.

Since one bar had me thoroughly satisfied, I just wandered the streets afterward and headed back to the hotel. Just discovering tori-hakusai-nabe — Kanazawa’s hidden specialty — made the entire night worth it.

Overall Review

*Sakaiminato’s rate includes the dinner buffet plan, not a room-only rate — keep that in mind when comparing value.
“Onyado Nono Kanazawa” in one line: Kaga’s sauna paradise — boasting a true top-floor outdoor air bath and the series’ largest sauna room yet.
The biggest draw is the “true outdoor air bath” of the top-floor bath house. The view and breeze are both magnificent, and that “top-floor bath” treat-yourself feeling from Sakaiminato is fully revived here in Kanazawa. On top of that, you get the series’ largest sauna room (three tiers, 20+ capacity, with a serious Kobe-Sauna-thick door), a spacious cold bath, and the Herbal Clear aroma — a stacked spec sheet that will delight any sauna lover.
On the breakfast side, the buri/tako seafood, the kinjiso & aburaage ohitashi, and above all the post-meal Kaga bocha shine. You can savor Kaga’s one-million-koku food culture from the morning onward. The first-ever chlorella probiotic drink and the tie-fastening samue add to the property-specific discoveries this round.
On location: while it’s a 16-minute walk from Kanazawa Station, the hotel sits right next to Omicho Market and is steps from the nightlife district — sightseeing dead center. From the “Omicho Market” bus stop, it’s just 1 minute, so taking the bus from the station is the way. Kenroku-en is within walking distance too — an ideal base for Kanazawa sightseeing.
And above all, that wallet-friendly ¥11,700 (omakase plan). The second-lowest rate in the series for this much value is just plain unbeatable. Whether you’re here for sauna or for sightseeing, when staying in Kanazawa this is unquestionably first-choice material.

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That’s seven properties done. Of the 15 Onyado Nono nationwide, the halfway point is just ahead. With 8 left to go, the journey continues. Stay tuned for the next report!
See you next time.