The Fumiko Ryokan is a very private onsen inn located at the basin of the Kurakawa valley. I love the tranquillity, privacy, and proximity to natural landscape at Fumiko Ryokan. Throughout the stay, we rarely ran into fellow guests staying in any of the onsen pools offers, which means they do a good job in crowd control. We were able to fully recharge in a peaceful, quiet, undisturbed environment during our stay at Fumiko Ryokan. I highly recommend this place and will definitely visit again.

The hotel check-in time (3PM local time) is too late, and check-out time (10AM) is a bit too early. I would suggest they shorten the house-keeping time in between, so check-in time starts at 1:30PM. This is because the earliest bus to Kurokawa arrives at 1PM. Since the valley is tiny, it's very difficult for tourists to wander around to pass 2 hours waiting for check-in.

Kurokawa onsen is extraordinary one of all onsens. Fumoto ryokan is located in the center of Kurokawa. Very nice staff with good English communication. Dinner was Japanese kiseki with horse sashimi, Aso beef tepanyaki, tempura, assorted vegetable and one glass of local sake. The meal was really delicious for me and my husband, my child meal was hamberg rice, curry, tonkutsu and it's also excellent. Private onsen was no need for reservation, there are a lot of rooms for private onsens. I didn't see any review about children so I was a little worry. But when I got there with my 9-year-old girl, they treated my child very well, all amenities for kid, kid yukata, kid meals and a puppy doll at her bed. They are definite​ly kid-friendly ryokan.

Private onsen fot hotel guest only was in another building of the room.(next to the room building) To park there is really hard due to very small and narrow road.

Private, traditional, clean. Perfect service. Fumoto Ryokan always cater to our needs even before our arrival. Most of their onsen are private rooms so it is very nice for small groups like us who appreciate getting our own space. One of the highlight would be the meals, loved everything they serve here, they also have selections of beers and other alcohol, try their local beers! They are also strategically located in the center of Kurokawa so it is easy to explore the town.

Walking to the onsen at night, very cold. 🥹

Incredible location with the sound of the river to help you relax, mouth watering food, friendly and helpful staff. The atmosphere is like a dream. There are something like 10+ private onsen all with their own charm and the public onsen is overlooking the river. Additionally, Fumoto Ryokan was able to mostly accommodate a vegetarian diet (dashi is always difficult.) There were private parking spots, but the public spots at the nearby police station are much more convenient to get in and out of if they are open.

If I am being super nitpicky, the room itself is rather average. The view is great and there are lots of nice little touches like heating green tea at night as incense, but in terms of the physicality of the room, it is quite small and there was some minor damage to a couple of the tatami mats. None of this detracted from the stay in any way.

The service and staff were exceptional. We travelled with a 5-year old, and they made him feel very welcome and paid special attention to him. This was the highlight of our trip to Japan. The food was outstanding and showcased the level of attention to every touch. The onsens were amazing, and even though the ryokan was busy, we never felt like the private onsens were too full for us to enjoy as a family. We stayed for three nights, and enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you Fumoto Ryokan.

Our stay at Fumoto Ryokan was absolutely incredible. The staff did a fantastic job throughout our stay and making sure every detail of the trip was just perfect. Our room had a wonderful view of the adjacent river and was so comfortable and spacious - a nice change of pace after traveling Japans big cities. Even as a very tall guy, they provided me with an appropriate Yukuta and I could enjoy the onsen experience in full. The baths themselves are amazing - both the shared outdoor one and the private bath rooms. There are plenty of the latter, so if you prefer your privacy you‘ll have plenty of options, some of them even with outdoor views. Then there is the food. The courses are absolutely delicious and so plentiful, that we found ourselves struggling to finish all of it sometimes. The quality of the dishes and the presentation is so high, the (not cheap) room price seems very reasonable in hindsight. To sum it up: this was a 10/10 experience and we can’t wait to come back someday.

Nice place with very good shared onsen. The staffs are very friendly with very good service. I was just wondering if I can drive in the walking path or not and the staff passed by and offered help. My kids said this is the best accommodation of our trip.

The food offered is good. But it will be better if they can offer more variety of main dishes. Can think of using some other means for cooking the beef and vegetables instead of candles as the candles goes out rather quickly. We need to use 3 candles for cooking all the meat and vegetables.

Have never stayed somewhere with so much attention to detail. Staff were so helpful. We had the meals and the evening meal was delicious although rather too much food. But the experience was great. There all so many onsens and we tried several. There was no queue. Our room was delightful

There seemed to be corridor music playing all night, not sure why! which was nice in the day but would have been better off at night. Breakfast was a bit much. Some options to choose from might have been better as I felt I wasted it. But really nothing to complain about. We thought it was brilliant and would highly recommend

very nice staff and excellent services all staff are caring about us during the stay! This is called a service ! Food is fresh and delicious.

nothing I did not like during I stay.

The staff are very friendly and helpful, they parked the car for us. Kaiseki spreads were really awesome and sumptuous, many dishes came with beautiful display. They provides private Onsen rooms, so this was good for people prefers to be alone or just with family. The breakfast was a full meal and delicious. The Ryokan location is convenient. The staff took pictures for us on the departure day.

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