Shinhotaka Onsen Yarimikan

We had a maisonnette room with a private onsen, and a shower, it was perfect. We felt very lucky to be staying in it.||The hotel has a cozy feel in the reception with a magical feel overlooking the river. The sound of the river keeps you in a great mood. We really wished we had stayed another night here.||The onsens are plenty, from mixed baths to separate baths to many private baths. So you can do whatever suits you.||The food was also great, we enjoyed both dinner and breakfast meals.||The staff was very helpful in arranging pickup/drop off from the station, and with any requests that we had.

Really nice onsen set in the mountains of Gifu. Staff are nice and some can speak very fluent English. Activities like mochi pounding is fun. The only downside is the food looks delicate but the taste is a bit hit or miss

Excellent roykan staying experience. We had our honeymoon here and it was invaluable. Private & mixed onsens are spectacular with amazing views. Food was great and staffs are very helpful.

The most beautiful river side onsen with a view of the snowy mountains. Great service. Big room. The most amazing meals!

The scenery and food were great. The owner (I assume) didn’t speak English so he just simply ignored all non-Japanese guests. But the waitress who served our dinner was super nice and friendly. Maybe due to its historic design, the rock path to the outdoor bath was very slippery and cold, so we didn’t feel like using it much. After trying the 槍見湯, my skin got super itchy and it never happened before and after —so I guess it might be the green robes not clean? All these still didn’t kill me until I found two bugs in our room. (This happened even though it was December and freezing outside.) I have huge bug phobia issue, So definitely wont come again.

Best ryokan with gorgeous onsens next to the river. The staff were kind and friendly, the breakfast and dinners are super yummy. We stayed in an annex with our own onsen - which was really nice to relax in late at night. The public onsens have amazing views. There’s a mochi making experience in the morning - definitely fun to try!

This was our 3rd stay in this wonderful Onsen Hotel and we enjoyed every minute. We stayed 2 nights to celebrate my husbands birthday and this time we chose the room Kiri with our own little outdoor bath. But the Hotel has a wonderful mixed outdoor bath too and several private baths to use. Staff was very friendly and helpful as always, many speak english. Food is very delicious, we really loved it. We have stayed in many Onsen Hotels during our last visits to Japan but Yarimikan is our favourite because its a perfect location. We like this style of the house at the river, the dark wood, the views from the windows, the noise of the river. I really hope, we can come again real soon. Thank you Yarimikan Team for 2 lovely days and a great birthday!

Our stay was very comfortable, and the staff were kind and attentive. We really felt immersed in authentic Japanese culture. Our two-night stay was so restorative. We did not have any trouble getting time alone in the private and group onsens. We were nervous about embarassing ourselves, not knowing the details of onsen etiquette, but the room had all the clothing supplies we needed for our entire stay, and they also gave a booklet of instructions. I added on a Japanese massage, and it was great. The food was delicious, even though it was outside our comfort zone. We loved the ceremony of the dishes and courses. Tip -- there's a quick 15min walk behind the inn to a waterfall. We discovered it but don't think people often do!