ホテル一乃館 — Hotel in Sano

An Onsen Hotel with a lovely Japanese Teien Garden complete with a flowing pond, many carps, 2 waterfalls, a collection of Japanese toro lanterns, and an English-style Manor copied from one the owner saw in England. The onsen also overlooks the garden, and very pretty with the morning sun shining through the stained glass windows.||Dinner was in a private room with many kaiseki courses of local specialities. They are very proud of the "water" as the location is of highest water quality- you can drink from the well. So soup, noodles, rice and coffee, they were very proud of anything with water in it. We had Joshu beef, the local brand, grilled with matsutake! A little tough but a generous quanity.||Our room was very modern with comfy bed, a sofa, stained glass, and a large Japanese tatami area. Open the window and we were right on the flowing water. Ladies get a choice of yukata to wear. ||The main building of the Hotel is celebrating 101 years, the owner is quite a character! There are collections of all kinds, toys, teacups, James Bond posters, some retro but some vintage items too! Definitely...

1950s American kitschy ryokan... The operators and staff are terrific - kind, polite and discreet. When we stayed, we were the only guests in the hotel and so the onsen experience was completely private and amazing. The hotel environs are a little dated but that's part of the charm - the individual rooms are fantastic and modern. Some have bends and tatami mats for sleeping. Breakfast and dinner...

1950s American kitschy ryokan... The operators and staff are terrific - kind, polite and discreet. When we stayed, we were the only guests in the hotel and so the onsen experience was completely private and amazing. The hotel environs are a little dated but that's part of the charm - the individual rooms are fantastic and modern. Some have bends and tatami mats for sleeping. Breakfast and dinner...