It was constructed in 1888 out of wood in a Western style. It offered Japanese rooms as well as Western-style rooms.[1] The proprietor in 1901 was T. Takata.[2] The proprietor was by trade a carpenter who designed the dining room in maple and hinoki, as well as reading rooms, smoking rooms and card rooms.[3] On the exterior the hotel had a large dome-shaped roof that could be seen above the rest of the surrounding buildings.[4]