Ochiairo

Never been to a Ryokan before. This was so cool. The hot spring was so so so hot and very pretty. It happened to rain both days we were here but that actually really added to the vibes. The complex feels like this almost tropical oasis in the middle of a suburban area, so much so that you forget that you are just in this random town. The staff are extremely kind. Very accomodating to our dietary needs. Highly recommend.

My family and I stayed at Ochiairo for my recent birthday:) and it was a truly memorable experience. From the moment we were met at Shuzenji station about 20 mins north from the ryokan to our return transfer we experienced excellent hospitality. The ryokan is next to the Kano river and we had a traditional apartment with onsen bath overlooking the river with plenty of room for 3 people. The feeling of calm was wonderful, the flowing river relaxing, with nature surrounding us on all sides. The private onsen was very special. We walked around the area and visited the Cherry blossom park above a small village. The location is isolated but that for us was its main charm, no street noises, alarms, sirens etc. The traditional Japanese dinner and breakfast were excellent prepared with fresh ingredients and the menu changed each evening. Our photos are added separately.

This was the last stop of our 19 day Japan trip. We wanted to end refreshed and it did not disappoint. From our arrival which was spectacular, they met us outside and immediately took our things, to offering a drink in the most cozy living room to check in. Our family of 4 stayed in a family room that was so beautifully done. We had a river view and it was amazing. Loved hearing the rushing water while sleeping. Every meal we had, which is included, was tasty, fresh and a surprise. The fish, rice, fermented veggies and seaweed and all were so good. I don’t think there was much we did not like. We actually expanded our palate. Every worker makes sure you have everything you need, they are so friendly. The Onsen was an amazing experience as well. As an American it took me a little adjusting. Going into a hot spring in the nude. Just do it, it’s so relaxing. We walked the property and off the property, we hiked to Joren Waterfall, beautiful. I can’t say enough good things. As we were leaving, they stood outside and waved us off. I would definitely like to return. So relaxing, not a lot to do, but walk, read, Onsen, games, eat. It was an amazing end to our Japan trip. Love this place.

Loved our stay here. The service and food were phenomenal - they even accommodated a 100% vegan meal request (made in advance) for the dinner and breakfast which both ended up being mind-blowing and hands down the most memorable meals during our trip.

Incredible stay with a perfect blend of history with modern conveniences. |My husband and I absolutely adored this place. This is my eighth trip to the Japan and his fifth and we’ve been lucky to stay in many ryokan. |The service at this place was absolutely impeccable, even by Japanese standards. ||The grounds were lovely beautiful with a suspension bridge and garden surrounding the ryokan. Although there have been multiple expansions to this place, it never felt crowded and I think we only saw a few other guests while we were here, but that may have been due to the time of year.||From the time you arrive, there is a warm and welcoming lounge with a wood-burning fireplace that they keep going when anyone is in there. At one point, my husband and I showed up early in the morning and somebody was starting the fire not even a minute later. A cool feature of this place is that they have complementary beer, wine and ice cream in the lounge which guests can access at anytime. We’ve never seen this before and any other ryokan even though sometimes they will stock your fridge with a few free beverages. ||They have a tour in Japanese that will take you to the different historical highlights of the buildings and surroundings and kindly gave us a print out in English going over the same spots which were noted on a map so we could go look at them ourselves. I really appreciated this.||There is a gorgeous private on that you can reserve and they make it very easy to do that as they ask you what time you’d like to reserve when you check in. Even though we had a private on in our room, ( Ukifune) we took advantage and tried it out after running out there in our spa wear. This was a new thing as we have only ever utilized yukatas in these instances. It was a lovely, huge Stone bath and I’m glad we did it.||The Ukifune suite was huge and the western futon beds were very comfortable. It was January so we definitely left the heat on in every room while we were there and it could get slightly chilly if you didn’t do that. We loved being cozy in our yukatas after dinner and bath watching Grand Sumo tournament.||The kaiseki dinner was served in a private dining room and sometimes these can be a little bit more challenging for me my husband and I ate more at this one. I think then we ever have at any other ryokan dinner. It was very good. ||They did accommodate our request for no squid or octopus. Note that I generally request Western breakfast for my husband and I don’t believe that they have this available here but I’m not sure. Maybe I just forgot to order it for him this time. lol||We never got bored and there is a fun game room downstairs with ping-pong, foosball, and even air hockey. ||I absolutely love this place and it’s one of my favorite ryokan that I visited. I highly recommend this gorgeous place.

I have been living in Japan for 6 yrs and reached a point where everything is so frustrating that I could not even eat any Japanese food. The stay at Ochiairo helped me find the original joy of getting to know Japan 6 years ago. Thank you so much and I wish this building last for 300 years as its builders wished.

I stayed at the Private Villa "Shakunage" what an amazing villa with 3 bedrooms and two Onsens indoor and open air a cold dip and a Sauna. We really loved the Villa the kids too and the Food was prepared in the Villa kitchen is as good as it gets in Japan. Will definitely come back again and stay more nights. Thanks to Satoshi San the GM extremely friendly and welcoming.

We stayed for one night and I can not say enough about how great our experience was. The staff went above and beyond to make changes to the dinner menu as i have quite a few dietary restrictions. The eel was the best thing considering it was my first time trying. Kavitha was also kind enough to get me a pack of oranges that they served us for breakfast as I wanted to buy them but didn’t have enough time. This was probably the best part of my japan trip!!!