KOUBOUNOYU HONTEN

Staff: Ichikawa-san was most patient and helpful and passionate about making sure we will enjoy our stay. He went out of his way to wait for us in freezing temperatures and biting winds at the open air carpark which took us awhile to find, that's dedication! Room: We booked the Japanese Style Room with private onsen bath built with hinoki wood. Room was 10 tatami size and was way bigger than average in Japan. It came with a dining room and balcony looking out to a landscaped garden. Plenty of wardrobe space. Nice yukata and outer coat were provided. Matcha and nice tea set were provided for us to enjoy. Cleanliness: Tip-top everywhere. Facilities: Hot stone dry bath of moderate and high temperatures was a novelty and very enjoyable. Public onsens were clean and beautifully landscaped. I wish we had stayed a few more days. Definitely would like to go back. Not sure about accessibility by public transport as we drove there and didn't see any train station within walking distance.

Enjoyed my stay here. Staff were friendly and helpful. I stayed in a traditional Japanese room which was very comfortable. Lots of parking if your driving. The Onsens we quite nice. Be aware this is not a tattoo friendly Onsen, but some rooms have a cypress baths which are good also.

Very nice recently renovated ryokan. Beautiful and large traditional Japanese rooms with private onsen. Good breakfast and amazing onsen facilities including shared indoor and outdoor baths, sauna, steam room, radon stones therapy.

The location was great. A perfect walk form the train station if you travel light. No other foreign tourists while we were there! The breakfast was decent, although I have had much better in other places in Japan.