Which Onsen Ryokan do Tim Ferris and Kevin Rose speak about?
The transcript reads:
Tim Ferriss: So, different uses, to be used sparingly or all the time, in case of K. Rose. And we are at Adaia, as the name of the place. And if you hear any waterfall-like sounds in the background, that is because we have a natural onsen bringing water into the rooms where there are wooden tubs that are effectively indoor/outdoor. There’s an open wall so, you look out into a forest/hillside, and the steam pours out into the great outdoors. It is winter so, there’s tons of fog and mist and so, on; it’s just a magical place.
Kevin Rose: It’s absolutely beautiful. One of the reasons I chose this place to stay is one, I had never stayed in a ryokan, like a traditional Japanese house before and I always wanted to do that.
I don't think the description can fit many places because I don't think there are many Ryokan that all tick the following boxes:
- Natural Onsen bringing water into the room
- Half indoor/outdoor tubs
- Open wall to forest/hillside
I think the spelling Adaia is not correct. I found a couple with the spelling Ohtaya or Otaya (e.g. https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/ryokan-otaya.de.html ) but neither seemed to be a good fit, because it isn't near a forest/hillside and also does not seem to have private in-room Onsens.
Best Answer
Listening to the actual clip, the speaker sounds like he has a good understanding of the pronunciation of Japanese words, so I don't think he mispronounced or misread, but that the person doing the transcript couldn't hear the word.
I believe he said "Araya" (the "ra" sound in Japanese can sometimes sound like a "da" sound to people). This could possibly be referring to be Araya Totoan. Though this is situated just outside of Kanazawa it may be close enough for people so just include it in Kanazawa (I think it's a bit of a strech). You can check out the site to see that they have open-walled private baths facing a forest.
In the end, however, if you really want to know, it'd be best just ask Tim himself.
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Answer 2
The blog mentions Kanazawa (Ishikawa-ken), so I'm reasonably certain actually incorrect about them staying at Tadaya (???), a rather famous ryokan in Wakura Onsen on the nearby Noto Peninsula, which does indeed feature private outdoor baths:
Update: I was wrong and Kate's answer is correct.
For what it's worth, you don't need to head all the way to Wakura to experience this. The following search for onsen hotels where at least some of the guest rooms have private outdoor baths (??????) returns 452 (!) results all across Japan: https://www.yukoyuko.net/special/t00024
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