Asumi Onsen — Hotel in Fujiyoshida

We spent two nights at Asumi Onsen. It is not easy to get there (no bus, far to walk from the train station), so we arranged that the owner picked us up with his car from Fuji Station. Tip: Go to the tourist office and ask them to call him. We didn't manage to make the coin phones at the station work...||The rooms are traditional ryokan with tatami mattresses and beddings that need to be taken out of the closet in the evening. There are two onsen-like bathrooms with big tubs that are free to use and very hot! ||We rented bikes to explore the area and went to the famous pagoda with view on Fujisan. It is best to go in the afternoon because there are fewer clouds around the summit. Also, we took the train to Fujikawaguchiko.||The breakfast was included but not traditional Japanese - we got toast and yogurt which was a bit disappointing because this was the only ryokan we booked on our trip and we had hoped for breakfast with rice.||The owners are very friendly and try to help wherever they can. They also offered to bring us to a restaurant when it was raining...

We spent two nights at Asumi Onsen. It is not easy to get there (no bus, far to walk from the train station), so we arranged that the owner picked us up with his car from Fuji Station. Tip: Go to the tourist office and ask them to call him. We didn't manage to make the coin phones at the station work...||The rooms are traditional ryokan with tatami mattresses and beddings that need to be taken out of the closet in the evening. There are two onsen-like bathrooms with big tubs that are free to use and very hot! ||We rented bikes to explore the area and went to the famous pagoda with view on Fujisan. It is best to go in the afternoon because there are fewer clouds around the summit. Also, we took the train to Fujikawaguchiko.||The breakfast was included but not traditional Japanese - we got toast and yogurt which was a bit disappointing because this was the only ryokan we booked on our trip and we had hoped for breakfast with rice.||The owners are very friendly and try to help wherever they can. They also offered to bring us to a restaurant when it was raining...

We spent three nights at Asumi Onsen, having a great time.|The host picked us up at the train station even though we arrived late in the evening. He also drove us there when we had to leave and was very helpful in general. The hostess was also great although a little less versatile in English. ||The ryokan is in the outskirts of a village with a small hill, with a lovely cemetery, at the back which you can climb for nice views of Mt Fuji if the weather is as good as when we were there. ||We had a large traditional Japanese room. A breakfast with thé/coffee, toast and sometimes fruit and eggs is served in a dining room at a time of your choosing.||There are two onsen baths, normally gender separated but since we were the only guest we had one of them to ourselves. ||We borrowed bikes and one of the days had a great trip to Lake Kawaguchiko where we visited the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, showing amazing one of a kind kimonos in a very original building, truly recommendable. ||All in all a wonderful stay, we only wish we could have...