A nice and quiet countryside hotel with good location and onsen. Perfect for 1 or 2 days.

It is a bit strange that the hotel ask money for borrowing a yukata.

On arrival we were greeted by the manager/owner who was a really nice guy he was keen to share information about the town which was nice of him. However, the town itself looks to be in dire need of a spruce up &/or local government cash injection... as there was a great deal of abandoned looking places around... one huge mall was completely closed down. The hotel itself is on quite a busy road & you need to be careful pulling in & out due to power poles obstructing your vision. There seems to be some renovation going on so that's a real positive, there was a mature gentleman putting things together in the lobby. The actual room was a good size, a little old however, a great river view. Tatami style & comfortable with a table & chair sitting area, full bathroom & a w/c separate sink & even a hotplate. The one gripe have to bring up was the fridge needed a good clean! The onsen was pretty great was an actual real one & had a large view of river area. Anyway can imagine in the peak of summer this area would be better as there are many canal waterways nearby & a lot of people fishing. We ate beef bbq at a nearby restaurant which, was very very good.

Clean the fridge

The tatami room was spacious and comfortable. We also got a great view of the river. The best thing were the people working there. Everyone was so friendly! They booked a table for us at a delicious sushi restaurant, rented out yukata, took us on a nighttime cruise to see the moon as people did during the Heian period. We also enjoyed a nice karaoke night in the bar and had a great conversation with the barista. When we told him about visiting the Kashima-shrine torii in the water, he offered to take us there on his boat again. We only stayed for one night but it felt like a week worth of fun and interesting activities.

Activities such as yukata, cruise and karaoke came with additional costs but at a reasonable price. If you're prepared to pay a little extra to see more of the river and the area, it is definetely worth it.

Room was very, very clean. Room was fairly large.

Nice onsen, coffee and onigiri for breakfast for free, big room.

The room was very clean, spacious and comfortable, we were pleasantly surprised with how nice it was. We were also given yukatas to wear in the room which was a very nice touch.

The outside of the building looks a bit rundown but thankfully the inside is perfectly clean