Hazu Gassyo

The property was beautiful.

Nothing.

お風呂も食事もとても素晴らしかったです。 築150年という富山県八尾の立派な庄屋さんの家を宿として30数年前に移築したそうですが、どうやってこんな山の中に移築することができたのか不思議です。 立派な建物に5部屋だけで、我々三人以外には一人旅の男女が二人だけしか泊まっておらず贅沢な占有感を楽しめました。 とてもこれで儲かるとは思えませんがオウナーの趣味で経営しているように感じます。

トイレが寒いので人感センサー付きのヒーターを入れて欲しい。

First, the baths. Relaxing in a hot bath under the open sky, surrounded by stunning nature and a sense of complete seclusion, was truly a unique experience. We were incredibly lucky to be the only guests in the entire hotel during our stay, so we had both outdoor baths entirely to ourselves. Both breakfast and dinner were exceptional. Each meal was an assortment of different Japanese dishes that would be difficult to discover and try on your own. Everything was prepared and presented to the highest standard, and the kaiseki-style serving made it feel even more special. And finally, staying in such a grand traditional Japanese room was unforgettable. It felt as if we were living in one of the palaces we had been visiting throughout Japan.

Really minor inconveniences: episodic smell of fuel exhaust near the baths. No place to hang towels in the room

Incredible experience. A beautiful and historic building deep in the mountains of Japan, in Aichi prefecture. From the attentive check-in experience to the spacious room, everything felt luxurious without being showy. The stand-out was certainly the exceptional dinner, comprising over half a dozen courses of fresh, local and seasonal dishes. The two rotenburo (outdoor baths) were both wonderfully relaxing. The staff went out of their way to make our stay special, not least in the pick-ups and drop-offs at the train station. There are also nice walks by the river. Cannot recommend this place highly enough.