Tokusawa-en

We stayed here for 2 nights during our hiking trip in Karasawa. The room is clean and comfy. Staff are nice and friendly. Food is yummy and tasty. Overall is pricey but worthy. 🤪

My husband and I spent two nights there on our honeymoon (Western style private room A) and we loved it. We had a charming and comfortable little room, with sink and fridge. The shared facilities (public baths and toilets) were always impeccably clean. While the rate of our room was on the more expensive side, it included dinner and breakfast, and the food was really delicious (some of the best we had in Japan). The walk from Kamikochi to get to the lodge was very pleasant and easy (even with our bags), and the area surrounding the lodge is really beautiful with the mountains around it. From the lodge, we did a day hike to Mount Chōgatake. The lights off policy at 9pm applies to the rooms, but there’s still light in the corridors and the toilets can still be used. Our room also had a torch in it. We would have loved to stay longer and highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to enjoy the mountains.

Amazing lodge! Beautiful, peaceful setting away from the crowds, cozy rooms & incredible meals! We visited during our honeymoon, and everyone was so sweet. Hope to come back soon!

I enjoyed a one-day camping experience at this location. The camping fee was 1500¥ per tent. There were drinking water and toilet facilities nearby, although the toilets were not the best but manageable. Close to the campsite, there's a hotel where you can take a shower for 1000¥, and they provide one towel for your use. 😂 Additionally, I had a delightful breakfast the following morning, and while there was an option for dinner, unfortunately, it was already finished by the time I arrived.

Stayed at their hokata for the night while attempting karasawa cinque. It's a perfect location with a great onsen (mountain view!), perfect service with kind staff, a lounge that's cinnamon scented with a book collection fitting for a mountain lodge and the dinner was just splendid (no way there's a fish.. and medium rare steak at that), almost like a ryokan! Stopped by the next day amid the rain on the way back for a snack/ lunch- service was fast and not crowded! Reservations were made easily via email.

A wonderful place that shouldn't miss . The location is far away from the crowd, so you can enjoy a quiet moment in kamikochi nature. The staff are super helpful and friendly, plus a clean and cozy Japanese style room, a delicious and well prepared dinner and breakfast, and a super relax onsen after a long walk, this place is definitely one of the reward after hike. Although it is a little pricey, but it is definitely worth it.

Our 2 night stay at Tokusawa-en was one of the highlights of our entire Japan trip. We stayed at the lodge in the traditional Japanese style rooms. Rates were reasonable, especially given the fact that both dinner and breakfast are high quality meals. We didn't have a bad meal in our two weeks of travel through Japan, but both meals here remain highlights of the trip. Staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, and as English speakers with minimal Japanese we ran into zero issues. Reservations were done easily via email and they were very communicative with all of my random follow up questions I had leading to our arrival. Lodge is beautiful, location is perfect and the onsen is a delight after a long day of hiking. Autumn in Kamikochi very well may be one of the nicest spots to relax, and this lodge is the best place to do it. Lastly, this is not a review of the lodge but of logistics. It is a small hike into the lodge, but there is over night baggage storage for around 500 yen per bag per night at Kamikochi bus station. Extremely useful information not in my guide books - I packed backpacking bags but wish I had known so I would have brought a bigger piece of luggage on my overall trip!

We stayed here one night after descending from Karasawa Hutte. The location is great for this, as you can rest here and then the day after you have to walk only 3 hours to get to Kamikochi's bus stop. We stayed also one night at the Hutte and one night in another place on the other side of the river when we arrived, and Tokusawa for sure offered the best food among the 3. Everything was tasty and even the tea served at dinner was so good - I believe it was a premium Sencha. We booked last minute and they accommodated us and also had a great vegetarian set for me, even including plant-based meat. We stayed in the shared dorm, everyone has a tiny capsule to sleep in, but it's all in wood and not too claustrophobic. Some have windows, some don't. The shared bathrooms were always clean. There is a wonderful hot bath that we could enjoy and very beautiful common spaces. We could enjoy the garden and it felt like a holiday in a beautiful lodge even if it was really cheap sleeping in the dorm. I just would have preferred if the dorm was only for women or at least there was that option. Only one woman in the staff spoke English and I felt she was really overwhelmed handling 1000 things at the time and we felt bad having to ask her anything, when we tried communicating with the rest of the staff using Google Translate they called her anyway. We for sure want to learn some basic Japanese for the next trip and it was our fault, but I think in such a big touristic hotel it would be good to have more than one person who can communicate in basic English.