Ulasan Rekishi-No-Yado Kanaguya

Our first Ryokan experience that we will never forget! The staff was great and the facilities are amazing. They have a big variety of onsen bath to choose from, public and private ones. And the private ones don't require a reservation or extra charge, which makes the experience more comfortable. You don't need to think about rushing in or out of the bath, can just relax. The dinner and breakfast was also great, thanks to the good service of the staff! If we ever get back to Japan, we will come here again.

Kanaguya was the most unusual and highly unique hotel we have ever stayed at. The artistry in the construction of the hotel brings Japanses culture to life. Every floor and every hallway tells a story. The location is the best for being right in the heart of onsen area and you must go outside into the streets wearing the Yucatan and wooden shoes to klomp around with all the others visiting onsen in the night! And then, if you purchase the dinners, you will be treated to the most authentic meal service ever. So authentic, we couldn't eat everything, but the Japanese couples around d us did! It's like attending a tea ceremony, but for an entire meal. If you can afford Kanaguya, stay here and immerse yourself!

We wanted to stay in a traditional ryokan with access to hot spring baths and Kanaguya ticked all the boxes. I found this guesthouse while researching onsen close to the snow monkey park near Yudanaka Station, which we planned to visit. The fact that it is cited as inspiration for the bathhouse in Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away was another reason for us to want to stay here. A beautiful traditional wooden guesthouse with eight baths, five of them private, and also access to the nine public baths in Shibu Onsen town (although we found these far too hot to actually bathe in, we enjoyed collecting all the stamps on a special towel!). Our room was Japanese style with sliding doors, tatami mats and futons. There was a bath and WC, but no shower, but it’s expected that guests use the hot spring baths available. All amenities are provided including yukata, obi belt, jacket, bathing supplies, and each bath has washing soap, shampoo and conditioner in dispensers. Staff were very friendly, and so polite, although the majority had limited English we did use google translate at times. The multi course dinners were amazing, served in the exquisite dining room at the top of the house, which was originally a theatre, at traditional low tables and seats. Served in beautiful individual ceramic dishes, with multiple appetisers, followed by main dishes, miso soup, rice, and lastly desert. Although not everything was to our taste, the presentation was amazing and it was a wonderful experience trying so many different flavours. We stayed two nights, and the meals were different each night. The guesthouse has a limited website page in English which directs foreigners to book via a specific third party (tour operator), but when I contacted her via the provided email was told the ryokan was closed for renovations during our preferred dates! Not helpful, as presumably they only wish to sell you a tour! I then did a wider search and found the ryokan available to book on Trip.com. Clearly it was not closed! I would definitely recommend staying at Kanaguya and visiting Shibu Onsen if you wish to experience a traditional ryokan.

Fantastic hotel, the building was unique, the staff was very nice, the dinner & breakfast were delicious and the experience with the various onsen amazing. I would highly recommend

A magical hot spring resort. I have been to many “older” traditional establishments and this one is definitely the most impressive. It’s really out of this world. The multiple private baths are absolutely fantastic, we did almost all of them and each had a unique feeling. The dining hall is absolutely stunning. Don’t hesitate!

It's was a pleasant small village where everything is within walking distance . Ryokan is definitely WOW factor with very interesting structure and indoor onsens.

中規中矩，日本古老溫泉設計，溫泉池有風味，人不多，很舒服。

喜歡有歷史、又想體會不同風情的溫泉住宿，那金具屋就是你最佳選擇，在神隱少女的加持下，古色古香的外觀以及油屋般的室內裝潢，讓人好像跳進動畫般身歷其境。 若能搭配雪景，就更棒了。

很有歷史感，而且旅館還會解説旅館的歷史！還有許多個免費的家庭泡湯，各個景色不一樣！很值得一試、因為是老旅館所以裏面的設施比較簡陋！吃得也比較簡單、但是旅館裏真的是一步一景，如果有機會的話看一看還是不錯的！

衝著酒店去的，下雪天拍外觀是真美，酒店內真如迷宮一樣有九個温泉可以隨便泡，不錯的體驗

入住前對於百年旅館非常期待，實際入住發現枕頭棉被有污漬、破洞，湯屋部分有異味及蜘蛛絲網，餐點部分有特色但與期待相比落差大。

有歷史感，服務親切周到，餐飲有特色，有千與千尋同款的感覺

Penginapan ini merupakan landmark Shibu Onsen. Tempat ini telah ditetapkan sebagai kekayaan budaya berwujud yang terdaftar secara nasional, dan ada banyak hal yang dapat dilihat di dalamnya. Jika Anda bermalam, seorang pemuda akan mengajak Anda berkeliling fasilitas tersebut mulai pukul 17.30, yang akan sangat menyenangkan. Penginapan ini memiliki sumber air panas sendiri, dan terdapat 2 pemandian umum besar, pemandian terbuka, dan 5 pemandian pribadi yang tersedia untuk penggunaan pribadi. Anda juga dapat mengunjungi pemandian umum di Shibu Onsen dan berendam di sumber air panas.

What an incredible experience! This was our first time staying in a ryokan and we were blown away by the building, the service, the town and the food. After reading some of these reviews I was worried two nights would be too many but it absolutely was not, I wish we booked three. We didn’t visit the onsens in the village because the ones in the ryokan were so cool and very relaxing but if I had another day I would have tried that and explored the villages a bit more. If you are going to see the snow monkeys make sure you go in the morning. The hotel will call a taxi for you and the awesome cafe near the entrance will call one for your way back. Check the weather too, we regretted not grabbing an umbrella for the 1.4km walk into the snow monkey park. You also don’t need to pack too much because you practically live in the traditional dress they give you (except when going to the snow monkey park) and they provide tooth brushes and tooth paste. This place is old and not for people who want pristine, spotless accomodation but if you like a bit of character and adventure this place will win your heart. Oh! Also the food was magnificent! We ate it all but were very full. English is a little limited in the dining space so look up a couple of useful phrases and have fun with it. Dinner on the second night was the best meal we’ve had in Japan so far.