Best Shirakawa Spa Hotels

Great Japanese-style hotel that comes with Onsen facilities, offering both public and private baths. The public baths are separate for men and women. Those who are not planning on having Onsen need to check that the room include a private shower /bathroom. The room with mountain views have great scenery of the mountains, which is spectacular during the autumn seasons. It is advisable to include breakfast and dinner into the hotel booking as there are no restaurants nearby. Breakfast and dinner sets are meticulously prepared. Really is a unique experience and the dishes all taste really fantastic (especially if you like Japanese food). Dinner though, is expensive (8000 yens) if it is not included as part of the room reservation. As each dinner sets need to be prepared individually, guests must decide and informed the receptionist during checking in if they opt to have dinner. There are only 2 timing options available: 5:30pm or 8:00pm. Payment for the dinner is during checkout (if it as added in, and not already pre-paid during room reservation). The receptionist can speak good English and will explain all details during checking in. The only drawback is that the hotel is about 5 minutes (about 2 km) drive from the Shirakawa-go bus center where most tourists will be arriving at. The hotel does provide a shuttle bus to ferry guests from the bus center. The pick-up time is about 3pm. This information is not available in the hotel information. Learned about it when I checked at the tourist information counter at the bus center. The driver will carry a signboard with the name of the hotel, so look out for it. Guests may want to plan around this ferry service when planning their itinerary as transportation options are limited.

Guide walking is worth going The teacher who leads the team is very attentive Wonderful activities High standard of western food First class bath Worth a visit to this hotel

You can take a bath. Breakfast and dinner are great. You can eat by the river facing the snowy scenery. The location of the hotel is great. It's very close to the bus station. It's convenient to drag your luggage. The bathroom is shared and a bit cold. Everything else is good.

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The perfect base for a World Heritage tour, located in a good location between Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Gather around the fireplace for dinner. Enjoy our hot spring flowing out directly from the source.

We stayed one night at the Ryokan Yunosato and had a wonderful time with insights into Japanese culture. We were welcomed so warmly and friendly by the family and immediately felt at home. Our tatami room was beautiful and very well maintained. The dinner (Kaiseki) and breakfast were a dream. A completely new experience! Afterwards we had regional sake and finally a bath in the private onsen. We slept and ate so well and will definitely come back the next time we are in Japan. Thank you very much!

Boasting onsen straight from the source and farm-to-table rustic cuisine

Have a relaxing vacation in a minshuku with a steep thatched roof in Japan's original scenery in the World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go