Very charming little Izakaya, a bit far from everything, but the bus can get you wherever you want.

The atmosphere was nice, the garden was very pretty, and the bathhouse was nice. The staff are also very kind, the cleaning ladies were especially wonderful, they were very helpful several times!

The location is a tad far from Kyoto, so buses are your only good option for commuting to and from the city center. Google Maps also has a hard time plotting the bus routes back to the Ryokan, especially any time past 6 pm or so. An easy solution to this problem is to simply find the routes for either City bus 8 or 高雄京北線, both will lead to Narutaki Matsumotocho, which is only about 3 minutes walking distance of the Ryokan. Other than this, I loved my stay and had no problems!

The Lady that welcomed us was really nice to us and showed us where everything was. The staff can speak english well enough so that we had no troubles even though our japanese is seriously lacking. The breakfast was an amazing experience, tasting great and actually more than we could eat.

One staff member was smoking behind the counter. The Ryokan is far out in the city at the mountain base, so expect to take the bus or walk quiet a bit on a really small sidewalk. Though the bus station is not far from Yamazaki.

I was traveling together with a friend and she preferred to book a place a bit outside of the city. The place is still very accessible by bus (stop is almost in front of the house), or even the tram if (you don’t mind a 15 minutes walk). The staff was very kind and welcoming and you will easily get along with English, if you don’t speak Japanese. The rooms were tidy and comfortable and would also recommend to take the Japanese breakfast in the house. Cannot judge the dinner since we usually returned late and ate somewhere else. Highly recommend the ryokan!

I think we have nothing to criticize.

We really enjoyed the traditional Japanese breakfast every morning. All the staff were wonderful and we got clean towels and toiletries every day.

Nothing at all, it was perfect. We wanted to stay far from the noise of the city, this was wonderful and just 10min walk to Lawson and 20min walk to Anytime Fitness gym. There are bus stops within a minute walk so you can just ride it if you don’t feel like walking.

Our favorite hotel we stayed in during our trip to Japan. We dreamt of a Ryokan and we got exactly what we had in mind : peace, comfort and a bit of nature.

It is a bit outside of the center, so you take two buses to join Kyoto’s center. But I can’t think of any hotel that has a natural garden in the middle that isn’t far away from the center of town.

A quiet and super clean spot—perfect for a break from the busy Kyoto vibe. Great value overall, and the unagi at the restaurant was seriously good. There’s a cute little town nearby that’s perfect for an evening walk, and a lovely café with amazing almond chocolate logs. Would definitely stay again!

Only thing not many facilities but for us it was perfect.

After the hustle and bustle that Tokyo offers, we wanted to escape the city life and experience the quiet side of Japan. This was the perfect place. This traditional ryokan is in the country side within 10-15 minutes from Arashiyama's bamboo forest. It was everything we wanted and more, especially the garden.

The Ryokan was lovely to stay in. It was a little further out from Kyoto's centre but we enjoyed the quiet. We opted in for a room upgrade when arrived and checked in. The staff was very accommodating and friendly.

We were a bit disappointed to learn that the one night we stayed, on a Sunday, the onsen was not available. However, we still enjoyed our time.

The breakfast was simple and perfect and the room was spacious and futon so comfortable. Getting into town was very easy with the bus as well as coming back to the property.

I had to get use to only one shower on one floor with multiple people, but it was all apart of the experience.