Tatsumikan — Hotel in Honshu

We stayed just one night.|We were checked in by a friendly recptionist. There was a little bit of a language gap, but google translate filled in the missing bits :-)|Our tattami room was lovely and came with its own outdoor hot bath, we also had access to the other hot bath areas. |There was simple system in place if the room is unoccupied you turn the sign to occupied and lock the door, you can then use that bath privately for upto 30 mins.|I dont belive this system, operates all year round as there also seemed to be a booking system, but this wasnt in use.|There were 3 of these areas available - we used 2. water temp is different in each room. and one has no outdoor space.||We opted to put out our own futon, although the hotel will do this for you if you are unsure.||Dinner was served in a dining area, with some screens (insufficient) between each group of diners. There is a printed menu of what you will be served and courses are brought out as you eat. Some staff have better english than others but a little japanese and google translate and you will be fine.|We thoroughly enjoyed our meals and rolled back to our room stuffed.|Breakfast was a similar experience with ample lovely food.||The hotel offeres a free shgittle to the train station BUT if you want to get to the shinkansen station you need a taxi it was about 4000 Y (£20), but fortunately there was another couple to we could split it between us.||Definitely recommend...

We really had no idea about onsen when we arrived and are grateful for the grace shown us as we stumbled our way through this wonderful experience. There is no obvious (English) signage when you find the hotel, but it is only a few minutes walk from the Kamimoku railway station. Bear in mind there are lots of steps from the railway station down to the road, so not good for people with limited mobility. On arrival the staff sit you down and try to explain everything (with limited English) and book you into dinner and your preferred dinner sitting. We opted for a private onsen. This was absolutely amazing and an experience not to forget. Awesome. Meals were authentically Japanese with no options for western foods, though they do offer a range of beverages, not just sake! Our room was on the ground floor and it was just beautiful listening to the river as we went to sleep and woke up. So peaceful. Worth every bit of the 50000 Yen for the experience (which included room, private onsen, dinner and breakfast + minibar drinks). We were assigned a smoking room, which was not to our liking but to be honest, as it turned out, this wasn't a problem. There is nothing much else to do near the hotel (though I suspect if you want to do some walks you could) but why would you want to? This was a wonderful intro to Japanese culture and...

We really had no idea about onsen when we arrived and are grateful for the grace shown us as we stumbled our way through this wonderful experience. There is no obvious (English) signage when you find the hotel, but it is only a few minutes walk from the Kamimoku railway station. Bear in mind there are lots of steps from the railway station down to the road, so not good for people with limited mobility. On arrival the staff sit you down and try to explain everything (with limited English) and book you into dinner and your preferred dinner sitting. We opted for a private onsen. This was absolutely amazing and an experience not to forget. Awesome. Meals were authentically Japanese with no options for western foods, though they do offer a range of beverages, not just sake! Our room was on the ground floor and it was just beautiful listening to the river as we went to sleep and woke up. So peaceful. Worth every bit of the 50000 Yen for the experience (which included room, private onsen, dinner and breakfast + minibar drinks). We were assigned a smoking room, which was not to our liking but to be honest, as it turned out, this wasn't a problem. There is nothing much else to do near the hotel (though I suspect if you want to do some walks you could) but why would you want to? This was a wonderful intro to Japanese culture and...