Taiyoukan Yamatoya — Local services in Yamanouchi

This small family owned onsen was a total jewel. Snuggled in a quiet small town. The scenery was amazing and local enough to walk to beautiful shrines and delicious local restaurants. I recommend booking breakfast, as it is a very private experience with an exquisite spread of traditional Japanese plates. The owners are sweet and super accommodating, with proper communication as we arrived super late (2:00am) and were still just as friendly...

This is a very good ryôkan in our opinion. The staff is very friendly and helpful even though not everyone speaks English. The rooms are very spacious and neat and the service is impeccable. There is a bathroom in the room in addition to the onsen. The latter is situated inside the hotel and is very clean. There is a family onsen which provides a more intimate experience of you want it. I totally recommend this place for a good,...

This was our first ryokan experience and it was fabulous. A great little onsen close to the Snow Monkey Park, ski fields anda wonderful village. Located on the side of a river, we were there in February 2018. The service was just fantastic. The room was a traditional room with Tatami matting and I’m pretty sure all the rooms overlook the river. The traditional breakfast was served to us by staff and was a great...