Momijiya Honkan Takaosansou

The food was exceptional! The riverside dining was a very pleasant surprise since it was not advertized. They bussed everyone to the dining area and were extremely hospitable. The area is lovely too, and I'm sure it would be even better deep into fall when the leaves change.

The only thing I could ask is that they explained the food verbally since there are so many small unique dishes. This is very minor though.

Nice place with an astonishing view of the mountains. The private onsen was amazing, my wife and I will never forget about it. The dinner and breakfast experience was amazing and the staff were so nice with us. Worth every penny, 10 out of 10.

True authentic ryokan experience, very beautiful surroundings, there is a river, mountains, forests and hiking trails next to the hotel. Great getaway from the city buzz. Would recommend to stay in the area at least for two nights and get a proper exploration of the nature and the village. The staff were very polite and helpful.

This was our first ryokan experience. The staff was very helpful and rushing to be of service! We communicated through broken Japanese and broken English but it worked. The private onsen was lovely and very hot. We enjoyed the view!

Now that we have had a bit more experience with traditional Japanese food and onsen, looking back at this ryokan we found it kind of disappointing. The rooms were quite old and we never considered taking a shower after seeing how dirty it was. We washed in the private onsen that we booked, since there is a shower up there too. The dinner and breakfast experiences were definitely the worst. The food had a traditional style but we had no explanation other than “fish” or “mountain vegetables”. The tempura was cold and soggy. The miso soup also tasted very strange compared to endless other miso soups we have eaten since. We went into this with an open mind and expected something unusual, but this food definitely was the worst to do it with for the first time. Even the oily broth duck tempura was so bad we couldn’t eat it. Everything was barely warm, but in a way that made us think it had been lying around for a few hours.