Yunokuni Tensyo — Hotel in Kaga

A wonderful ryokan with excellent views, a grand entryway with lots of shopping options, and abundant food options as well. We were a group of three who had just recently landed in Tokyo and were going about to experience our first onsen setting during the summer time. We booked a traditional Japanese room with futon bedding just for the experience, as we were used to mattress bedding at home and stayed in such an establishment during our first few days in Tokyo. The first big impression was the hot spring eggs and sweet potatoes available near the front check in area, just remember to pick them up after they are cooked for you! The pool was not active during our stay there, but looked like a lot of fun. The building's shadow appeared to keep it cool during the day. The entryway stores were also very good and tourist friendly. During the regular day, there are a few walkway sales points that offer a wide variety of goods and are definitely worth a few minutes of your time. Our highlight experience was the onsen, of course. The undressing, bathing, and actual onsen areas are very large. I wear glasses, so I was basically blinded to my environment during the onsen experience, but my 2 friends had good vision and the large space helped them not feel uncomfortable with the male nudity. Onsen itself was very clean, very hot, and both a delightful and educational experience. Do keep in mind that onsens are designated as male only vs female only, and the onsen area that was male on day 1 will become female on day 2. So, if you are here for the onsen experience, you will have to stay at least 2 days to experience all options. Dining area was separated enough, as you will be seated with your group at a table with adequate space between it and the neighboring table. We arrived during a quiet time for the hotel, so our dinners were basically all effectively solo. Food quality was good, though coming from Tokyo we were comparing it to some quality foods we had eaten there, so the food may be better than we appreciated. Nonetheless, we were always full and happy by the end of our meals and more than willing to sleep on our futons when we got back to our room. In room wifi was slower than expected, but not terrible, and it is free. As stated above, our room was the traditional Japanese style with futons and tatami mats. However, there is a western style sofa available if you don't like the traditional Japanese tatami seating, and the patio seating outside your room is also in the Western style. The view of the park and mountains at our patio were amazing at all times of the day, but sunrise was...

My friend and I stayed here for 3 nights during a long spring trip because we wanted a place to relax for a few days. The baths were very nice & clean compared to other places I have been to. There were inside & outside baths. ||||Our room was very average and outdated. We did not sit on the sofa because it was stained. We were hoping that the stains were from people sitting on them with wet towels or robes but they looked dirtier than that. There was hair in the sink too but we just rinsed it down the drain.||||The food wasn't that great either. I live in Japan and know more than department store food floors and convenience store food so my standards are higher than the usual tourists. The food pictures in the above reviews represent the quality fairly well. Fancy hospital cafeteria food or maybe international business class flight bento box food. ||||If you're hungry after 9:00 p.m. during your vacation, you can pretty much only get ramen or smuggle in low quality snacks from the Lawson's convenience store next to the hotel. They have a bizarre rule that claims "no outside food or drink" but it is not enforced because we saw many guests in the convenience store wearing the "yukata" from the hotel and we saw them carrying in bags of snacks and drinks. ||||One thing that my friend noticed at check-in was that I had to push my own bags on a cart from the front desk up to our room but other guests did not. I thought it was because we were younger but people in our age group received assistance. That didn't bother me as much as it did my Japanese friend. He thought it was rude as a former hotel worker from a better hotel in Osaka. I didn't mind it. ||||The train station pick-up was odd. The driver arrived and told us to wait there for 15 minutes but it ended up being 35 minutes. My friend went to search for the driver after 30 minutes and had to retrieve him from inside of Kaga Onsen Station. ||||Had the baths not been so great, I would have given this hotel a lower rating. ||||Yamanaka Onsen is a great place not too far away to spend several hours. ||||We had a car rental too so it was easier to see more of the are. The buses...

My friend and I stayed here on a tour of Japan.

We stayed in a traditional tatami mat room. Hotel staff brought in futon mattresses each night for us and removed them daily in the morning. The room was large. It had a seating area next to a big window, also a big table in the middle of the room for seating next to where they would put the futon mattresses at night. Our room had an entryway where you would take off your shoes/seta, the toilet was in its own small room, the vanity had its own small room, and the shower/tub had its own small room. The room had an elaborate tea set for do it yourself tea service for two or more. Our room's air-conditioning worked great. You could set it to maintain the room's temperature while you were away.

The front desk staff speak very good English. That said, all the signs everywhere in the facility are in Japanese.

I should have used the Onsen baths, but I didn't, so I cannot say how are they are.

They have a modest arcade with a mix of older (late 1990s) and newer/current video games. They have UFO Catcher, keyhole, and medal games too. I know, not what you might think about when going to an onsen/ryokan, but I like video games and was pleased that they have an arcade.

This resort has an amazing waterslide (and an outdoor pool with a waterfall). If you lie down on the waterslide, you can go very fast. It is a very long, three-story (or more) waterslide, but you can make it down from top to bottom in about 24 seconds if you lie down--my group had races, lol ^_^. Note that if you do go fast though, one of the curves will flip you over.

The daily breakfast buffet has a selection of noodles, fish, breakfast sausage, eggs, and more.

My group had multiple-course meals for...