Mizu no Kaori

It was our first time in ryokan. The hosts were very helpful and spoke English quite well. We had several questions before arriving and they responded on booking chat quickly and answer all our questions. They offer pickup at the Sounzan station, which was super helpful, because it was raining, but it's in walkable distance form the station if you like hiking. The host lady explained us everything we needed to know regarding our stay in ryokan. They offer 2 times of breakfast, 8:00 and 8:30 and you can choose which one you want during the check-in. They offered us also ride back to the Sounzan station after check-out. The facility is quite small (I guess 7 rooms), so it felt really cozy and welcoming. Some time after the dinner, both of the onsens were empty, so we had them for ourselves. Both breakfast and dinner were traditional japanese ryokan meals, there was raw fish, grilled fish, tempura fish, hot pot...and lots of other stuff. I recommend you to have lighter lunch before the arriving, because the total amount of food is large (this applies to the food in ryokan in general, so this information is for people who were not in ryokan before).

The staff were all very friendly and helped in any way they could. They worked very well around the language barrier and were very accommodating regarding the facilities. The gentleman that worked during dinner/breakfast was particularly helpful during mealtimes explaining the different dishes and organising times for the other meals.

Fantastic experience with a traditional feel. Would highly recommend. They provide a pick up service from the station and 2 meals (breakfast and dinner) a great way to experience local and traditional food. The private outdoor onsens is a must if you are a couple. We did this at 7am and was a beautiful start to the day before breakfast. The free onsens are also great and we both had the male and female onsens to ourselves

The experience was great! Very nice tenants, room really big and typical, great breakfast and traditional diner. We had transportation delay and the tenants were very flexible and even picked us up at the closest station in order to be on time for the dinner

We really liked that they offered rides to Souzan or Gora stations each morning and they also picked us up from the stations. The food was amazing and delicious. The staff was really friendly to foreigners.