My mate and I had an incredible stay. An authentic Japanese experience, sleeping on tatami mats, shared bathing, traditional food. Such beautiful and charming staff. Highly recommended. The hostel while a little out of the way, is only a short stroll to some very cool bars and places to eat.

From Australia
May '12
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo

From Norway
June '11
Stayed at Hida-Gassho-en, Gifu Prefecture.

Very Nice old house and personnel helpful. We like the bathyscaphe tub also and the antic caracter.

From Canada
Apr. 2012
Stayed at Minshuku Sosuke, Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Emelie Benard
Can't rate this ryokan highly enough. When we arrived at 11.30pm on the last train someone was waiting to pick us up and when we were leaving to go to the monkey park they drove us without a second thought. The family are very friendly and the ryokan lovely and traditional.

From England
Mar. '12
Stayed at Seifu-so, Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano.

This is the second time I have stayed at Homeikan. I love the place. I hope to stay there every time I come to Japan. This is about as close as I will ever come to living in a traditional Japanese house in a regular Tokyo neighborhood. The staff is exceptionally kind and attentive. If a person is drawn to wood, tatami mats, sliding screens and doesn't want to feel like he or she is staying in a museum, then this really is a great choice.

From U.S.A.
Feb. '12
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo

What a lovely room. Such a fantastic evening. Thank you.

M.M.
From England
Apr. '12
Stayed at Hotel New Wakasa Nara City

We wanted to check out the snow monkeys, relax in the onsen and enjoy a great meal. We did all three here. It's a short walk to the snow monkeys and if you don't have snow boots, the inn had some for you to borrow. The hot baths were awesome and there's some outside, including one with both genders. The room was heated, and quite large and we had our own bathroom attached. The room is heated and the kaiseki meal was fantastic (not served in our room but in a main building but we had our own private room)- grilled fish, sashimi, soup, shabu-shabu.... and breakfast was equally wonderful (with the best apple juice ever). I slept in and missed the cut off time for the baths as they do close,for cleaning but they were nice enough to let me use it anyways. The owner and staff were very friendly and as we were checking out, it started to snow, so they gave us a lift to the near-by bus station. Loved staying here, wish it could have been for more than one night.

From U.S.A.
Mar. '12
Stayed at Jinpyokaku, Kanbayashi Onsen, Nagano.

Emelie Benard
From England
Mar. '12
Stayed at Seifu-so, Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano.

Honjin Hiranoya offers you a luxury, comfort of modern Japanese experience. The ryokan is well known among Japanese tourists and now welcomes guests from all over the world. Enjoy the soothing onsen hot spring water in the bath and savor the special Japanese cuisine with us. Free shuttle to and from JR Takayama Station is available.

Honjin Hiranoya English official site

We miss them already.

From Singapore
Feb. '12
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo

The guesthouse and its staff were lovely as were the meals and onsen baths. We would have loved to stay longer and would definitely recommend it to others!

From U.S.A.
Feb. '12
Stayed at Seifu-so, Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano.

Our stay here was wonderful. Staying in a ryokan is a must in Japan. The room is very cute. We had all the amenities we needed and above all, it felt very safe and secure. The staff are helpful and lovely.

Mai Dang
From Melbourne, Australia
Jan. '12
Stayed at Yamatoya Honten, Namba Dotombori, Osaka

The hotel is just next to Hasuike bus stop so very convenient. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The onsen facilities were very good.
The food were excellant. There were safe deposit boxes available for valuables.

Tay Sok Hoon
Singapore
Feb. '12
Stayed at Hotel Shirakabaso, Shiga Kogen, Nagano

From France
Mar. '11
Stayed at Hida-Gassho-en, Gifu Prefecture.

The room and overall ambience was nice and very traditional. Only real complaints were the door to the bathroom was a bit tricky to open and my heater did make odd beeping noises after being on for a while (probably due to overheating) so I couldn't leave it on all night. But these were small concerns and I had a great time. The staff were also very friendly and did their best to use English.

From Canada
Jan. '12
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo

Excellant ryokan. Very delicious breakfast, attentive staff, nice facilites bath, excellant location and amazing value.

G.I.
From Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Jan. '12
Stayed at Yamatoya Honten, Namba Dotombori, Osaka

From Denmark
Mar. '11
Stayed at Hida-Gassho-en, Gifu Prefecture.

Excellent service, very friendly owners/staff and just a very charming hostel/hotel.

From Iceland
Dec. '11
Stayed at Seifu-so, Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano.

Mukaitaki has a very warm, relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and I would heartily recommend it to anyone seeking a ryokan in Aizu. The food an its presentation are beyond compare with delicious flavors and aromas at each meal! The views from our room onto the garden are splendid. The staff are very friendly, caring and extremely welcoming. I thoroughly enjoyed the baths both private and ladies bath and found the Mukaitaki a very charming ryokan and look forward to returning some day. My son and his family also plan to travel to Aizu to stay at Mukaitaki.

R.M.
From Melbourne, Australia
Nov. '11
Stayed at Mukaitaki, Higashiyama Onsen, Aizu Wakamatsu Fukushima Pref.

This was a great place, with helpful people. Just keep in mind taht it is an older building with lots of wood and tatami mats, and we needed allergy pills, being used to completely dead & sterile environments. I would highly recommend coming here.

From U.S.A.
Nov. '11
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo