5 Whole-House Rentals in Ehime: Capacity, Prices and Dog-Friendly Stays in Imabari, Uchiko and Ozu (2026)

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This page compares 5 whole-house rentals in Ehime: Omishima and Oshima on the Shimanami Kaido (Imabari City), Toon City, Uchiko Town and Ozu City. Capacity runs from 2 to 8 guests. Shimanami Goten on Omishima and the kura (storehouse) at Chikadaya in Ozu take dogs, and Kondoke in Toon is the one that serves dinner. The page compares minimum prices, facilities, parking and transfers.

How to choose a whole-house rental in Ehime (guests, dogs, meals)

• With a dog: Shimanami Goten (private dog run, no limit on the number of dogs). Small to medium dogs can also use the kura at Chikadaya.
• 6 guests or more: Shimanami Goten (8), Uchiko no Yado “Kokoro” (7), “Ori” and “Hisa” (6 each), and the main house and annex at Chikadaya.
• A family of about 4, or two couples: Shimanami VILLA AO (4 as standard), or Kondoke, where the price per person falls as the group grows.
• Dinner at the lodging and a sauna: Kondoke (dinner ¥6,000, wood-fired sauna).
• By train: Uchiko no Yado (free pick-up from the station) or Chikadaya (about 8 minutes on foot from Iyo-Hirano Station).

Capacity, price and parking for the 5 houses in one table

Prices could be confirmed on the official site for 2 houses: Shimanami VILLA AO (¥16,500 base plus ¥5,500 per person) and Kondoke (from ¥12,000 per person, before tax). The other 3 have no price list on their official sites, so the Rakuten Travel display (checked October 19, 2026, the lowest figure for the next 30 days) is shown instead. Click a name to jump to its section.

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Prices are minimums. VILLA AO and Kondoke are from the official price lists; Uchiko no Yado and Chikadaya are from Rakuten Travel for the next 30 days (tax included). They change by date, group size and plan, and are not necessarily the lowest price.

Getting to the houses and meals

Both the island houses and the inland houses assume you come by car. Shimanami Goten on Omishima is a 5-minute drive from the Omishima exit of the Nishiseto Expressway. The village lanes are narrow, so you can leave your car at a nearby lot and switch to the house’s own vehicle. VILLA AO on Oshima is about 3 minutes by car from Oshima-Kita IC and about 13 minutes from Oshima-Minami IC.

If you come by train or bus, check the transfer first. Uchiko no Yado offers a free transfer from the station, which must be booked in advance. At Kondoke the transfer is for 2 to 6 guests who order a stay with 2 meals, and must be requested 3 days ahead. Chikadaya in Ozu is about an 8-minute walk from Iyo-Hirano Station on the JR line.

Prices are set in different ways. Some houses charge per person (Kondoke, Uchiko no Yado), some add a per-person fee to a base price (VILLA AO), and some charge per house (Chikadaya). The more guests, the lower the price per person. Most houses are room-only; Kondoke offers dinner (¥6,000) and breakfast (¥1,500).

Okamuran Shimanami Goten (Imabari, Omishima): a dog-friendly old house

This old house takes one group a day, and a private dog run of about 200 square meters opens straight onto the garden. It sleeps 8 in total: 4 in the large bedroom, 2 in the small bedroom and 2 in the living room. You can bathe with your dog. There is no limit on the number of dogs, even for large dogs; the guide is up to 2 dogs per person.

To stay with a dog, you must email a certificate of rabies vaccination and a vaccination of 5 types or more (given at least 2 weeks and less than 1 year before) when you book. Dogs must be at least 4 months old, and dogs are the only pets allowed. A manner belt is required indoors, and the night lights over the dog run stay on until 22:00.

Meals are not included. There is a 5-go rice cooker, a single-burner portable IH heater, a microwave oven and a toaster oven, so you can bring rice and ingredients and cook. A gas BBQ grill can be rented for ¥3,500 a day (before tax, fuel included, no food); ask in the comment box of the booking form. Check-in is from 15:00, check-out is at 10:00, and bookings are accepted up to 2 days before.

Check prices in the calendar on the booking form. Rakuten Travel shows ¥15,486 or more per person for 2 guests and ¥12,459 or more per person for 5 or more guests (tax included, the lowest figure for the next 30 days).

You pick up the key at Omishima Limone (in the key box outside the shop on its days off). Park there and switch to the house’s own vehicle, “Shimanami Goten-go”, for about 2 minutes (the house also has parking).

Name	Okamuran Shimanami Goten
Address	2300 Seto, Kamiura-cho, Imabari City, Ehime
Hours / Closed	Check-in 15:00 · Check-out 10:00
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Shimanami VILLA AO (Imabari, Oshima): a 2LDK with a sea view

This private villa in Miyakubo on Oshima has a sea view from every room. It is a 2LDK with a standard capacity of 4. The downstairs Western-style room has 2 single beds, and the upstairs tatami room has 2 single-size futons, so two families or couples can sleep separately. For more guests, ask by email.

The price is “from ¥16,500 base plus ¥5,500 per person”, and the base price changes in busy seasons. A child under 3 who needs no futon is ¥2,750. Meals are not included. The kitchen has a 2-burner IH stove, a rice cooker, a microwave oven, tableware and basic seasonings, and a supermarket is about 10 minutes by car. There is a bathroom with a window facing the sea, a washing machine, a hair dryer and free Wi-Fi. Pets are not allowed, and all rooms are non-smoking.

Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out is at 10:00. Parking is behind the building. The official access guide says it is about 30 minutes from JR Imabari Station and about 3 minutes from Oshima-Kita IC.

Name	Shimanami VILLA AO
Address	6080 Miyakubo, Miyakubo-cho, Imabari City, Ehime
Hours / Closed	Check-in 16:00 · Check-out 10:00
Phone	090-5712-9159
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Takinomoto Kondoke (Toon City): a Meiji-era house with a sauna

This old house, built in 1890 (Meiji 23), is run as a whole-house inn. It has a 6-tatami living room, followed by bedrooms of 4 and 8 tatami, and a veranda. Meals are eaten in a wooden-floored room with a sunken kotatsu (horigotatsu). The futons are by Maruhachi Mawata, and the towels are Ikeuchi Organic from Imabari.

The room rate is per person. On regular days it is ¥18,000 for 2 guests, ¥15,000 for 3 and ¥12,000 for 4 or more (before tax). On days before holidays it is ¥23,000 for 2, ¥20,000 for 3 and ¥17,000 for 4 or more. Elementary school children and younger pay half for both the room and meals, and infants are free, with no bedding for infants.

Dinner is ¥6,000 (before tax) and you choose from game-meat hotpot, BBQ (summer), hearth cooking (winter) and tempura served in the tatami room. Breakfast is ¥1,500 (before tax). The sauna is for guests only, from 16:00 to 19:00 and 7:00 to 9:00, and must be booked by email by the day before. Swimwear is required, and the firewood costs ¥1,000 per use.

Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out is at 10:00. Up to 4 cars can park for free. The transfer is for 2 to 6 guests with a stay with 2 meals, from Yokogawara Station or the “Sakura-no-Yu” bus stop.

Name	Takinomoto Kondoke
Address	3434-1 Kawanouchi, Toon City, Ehime
Hours / Closed	Check-in 16:00 · Check-out 10:00
Phone	080-2388-3597
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Uchiko no Yado (Uchiko Town): the 3 houses Ori, Hisa and Kokoro

Uchiko no Yado turns 8 old houses in a preserved townscape into lodgings; the easiest to rent as a whole are Ori, Hisa and Kokoro, which sleep 6 to 7. The others are Tsumugi (4, adults only), Hitoe (3), Futae (5), Kasuri (2) and Kura (2 houses, 3 each), according to an announcement of July 28, 2026. Press release of Uchiko no Yado (Japanese)

Photo source: All 8 houses of Uchiko no Yado in Uchiko, Ehime now bookable online (press release by Onishi Gofukuten Co., Ltd., July 28, 2026) (Japanese)

“Ori” is a Taisho-era house for 6, with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a wide earthen-floored entrance and a separate bathroom building. It has a hammock in the atrium.

“Hisa” is a late-Edo-period storehouse-style building for 6 (2 semi-double beds and 4 futons). It has a bath, a veranda and a courtyard, and the upstairs tatami room has floor heating.

“Kokoro” is a townhouse from the end of the Taisho era and a nationally registered tangible cultural property. It sleeps 7 and has a laundry room with 2 coin-operated washers and 2 dryers. It is rented to one group at a time.

Every house has a kitchen and tableware, a refrigerator, an IH cooktop and Wi-Fi. They are room-only, so you eat nearby or cook in the kitchen. Pets are not allowed. Up to 3 preschool children sleeping with adults are free, and elementary school children and older pay the adult price.

Prices are not listed on the official site; you see them on the booking screen. Rakuten Travel shows, for room-only stays at Ori, Hisa and Kokoro, ¥27,000 or more per person for 2 guests, ¥17,000 or more for 4 and ¥16,000 or more for 5 or more. The group-trip plan for 3 or more is ¥14,400 or more per person for 5 or more guests (tax included, the lowest figure for the next 30 days).

Check-in is 15:00 to 18:00 and check-out is at 10:00, but if you book directly on the official site you can check in from 14:00 and out as late as 11:00. The reception is the “Uchiko no Yado front desk”. There is a parking lot for guests only, which you must tell them about beforehand. A transfer from the parking lot to the house and a free transfer to the station are available.

[Rakuten Travel] See availability and prices at Uchiko no Yado Ori (ad), Uchiko no Yado Hisa (ad) and Uchiko no Yado Kokoro (ad)

You can also look for plans at the Jalan pages for Ori (ad), Hisa (ad) and Kokoro (ad).

Name	Uchiko no Yado (Ori, Hisa, Kokoro)
Address	1995 Uchiko, Uchiko-machi, Kita-gun, Ehime (Uchiko no Yado front desk)
Hours / Closed	Check-in 15:00–18:00 · Check-out 10:00 (direct bookings via official website: from 14:00 · until 11:00)
Phone	0893-44-5735
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Ozu Notasho Ryokan Chikadaya (Ozu City): main house, kura and annex of a headman’s residence

This was the residence of a village headman of the Uwajima domain in the Edo period, now a lodging whose 3 buildings (main house, kura and annex) are rented one by one. The 3 buildings surround a Japanese garden, and you can book more than one together.

The “main house” is about 108 square meters, sleeps 4 to 6, and has 2 bedrooms, a dining kitchen, an indoor bath and an open-air bath. The “kura” is about 66 square meters and sleeps 2 to 4, with a living room and simple kitchen downstairs, a bedroom upstairs and a half-open-air bath with a terrace. The “annex” is about 105 square meters and sleeps 4 to 6, up to 6 if you add futons in the tatami attic room.

Prices are per building. Rakuten Travel shows room-only from ¥70,000 for the kura, ¥110,000 for the main house and ¥130,000 for the annex (each per building, tax included, the lowest figure for the next 30 days). There is a plan with 10% off for 2 nights or more.

Meals are not included. You can order a shichirin (charcoal grill) set (grill, net, charcoal, fire starter and so on) for use in the garden when you book, and bring your own food. A boxed lunch from the Japanese restaurant Wataroku in Ozu starts at ¥8,000 per person and must be reserved. Check-in is 15:00 to 19:00 and check-out is at 11:00, with unmanned entry by passcode. Payment is by card in advance only.

Children can stay from age 2, and sleeping with an adult is free up to age 6. Only the kura accepts pets, small to medium dogs. Up to 6 cars can park in front of the main entrance. It is about 1 hour by car from Matsuyama Airport and about an 8-minute walk from JR Iyo-Hirano Station.

Name	Ozu Notasho Ryokan Chikadaya
Address	3266-1 Noda, Hirano-cho, Ozu City, Ehime
Hours / Closed	Check-in 15:00–19:00 · Check-out 11:00
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FAQ

Can small children stay?

At Uchiko no Yado, up to 3 preschool children sleeping with adults are free. Chikadaya accepts children from age 2, Kondoke lets infants stay free (with no infant bedding), and at VILLA AO a child under 3 who needs no futon is ¥2,750.

Can I stay with a pet?

Shimanami Goten is a dog-friendly house, and at Chikadaya only the kura accepts small to medium dogs. VILLA AO and Uchiko no Yado do not allow pets.