Minshuku Kawarabi-so
Kitaimanishi 841
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Why people book this hotel
“The staff are amazing”
“Friendy hosts”
“The free bicycles to go to a nearby onsen”
“Conveniently located if you walk the Kumano Kodo Kohechi”
“Good food and good rooms”
“Lovely welcome and the room was beautiful”
“Dinner and breakfast, and lunch bentos are available on request”
“Good steamboat dinner and traditional Japanese breakfast”
“Lovely neat room with comfortable futons”
“Lovely clean, traditional stay”
“Dinner and breakfast were Japanese style and well worth it”
Overview
Situated in Nosegawa in the Nara region, Minshuku Kawarabi-so features accommodation with free private parking. The ryokan features a flat-screen TV. The accommodation is allergy-free. The nearest airport is Kansai International Airport, 88 km from the ryokan.
Traveller reviews
Daniel
solo_traveller
April 18, 2026
“Authentic Japanese accomodation”
The staff are amazing. Highly recommend.
Chaoxing
solo_traveller
April 16, 2026
A good retreat in the wilderness. Good RnR with the ability to go fishing, stargazing, and see fireflies in the summer. Able to see unkai, and wildlife eg deers. Bicycles are free to rent. Dinner and breakfast, and lunch bentos are available on request. The owners entertained all my questions on booking.com.
Wang
couple
March 31, 2026
The couple are very nice. Help us to take a bus to next Minsuku.Meals & tea are wonderful.Sinery around the kawarobi-so is amazing!
Helene
couple
November 22, 2025
The free bicycles to go to a nearby onsen. Lovely neat room with comfortable futons. Very good meals and bento boxes. Friendy hosts.
Jana
solo_traveller
November 13, 2025
“Very convenient for any Kumano Kodo Kohechi hikers”
Conveniently located if you walk the Kumano Kodo Kohechi. Place serves delicious food, in particular you can get Nabe (Japanese fondue) here. You can also rent a bike for free to get to the nearby onsen. Hosts also kindly offer to drive you to the trailhead. Otherwise it is funtional, but they have everything you may need (washing machine yes, though no dryer, hot water, microwave, towels). Can highly recommend.
Th
couple
November 1, 2025
“Recommended stay.”
The couple who ran the Guesthouse went out of their way to be helpful, gave us a lift to an onsen, while they were busy cooking and serving. Exceptional care and attention. Very good food.
Johan Jeziorski
couple
May 26, 2025
Perfect for Kohechi Kumano Kodo. Good food and good rooms.
Chai Yee
solo_traveller
May 2, 2025
“Hospitable boss and comfy stay after kumano kodo hike”
The location is around 1km from the final stamp of Koya Nanakuchi route. Minshuku lady boss is kind enough to fetch me from the stamp site to minshuku and send me to the onsen bath nearby too. Good steamboat dinner and traditional Japanese breakfast. It is a minshuku located sideway of road and no shop nearby. So please stock up some groceries and order the dinner and breakfast here. A vending machine is available.
Stephan
couple
April 13, 2025
Very warm welcome from great family, good food. Allround a great minshuku to stay when doing the Kumano kodo.
Terresa
solo_traveller
April 9, 2025
Kind and welcoming staff, warm futon and a delicious meal to end off my first day of the Kohechi hike.
Mr Miller
solo_traveller
January 12, 2025
“Incredible hospitality, delicious food, welcoming hosts.”
Superb accommodation at the end of Stage 1 of the Kumano Kodo Kohechi.
Emanuela
extended_group
November 13, 2024
Dinner was amazing! The couple that runs the inn is just fantastic, happy to have been there!
Nicole
extended_group
September 2, 2024
“Wonderful stay with lovely hosts and the dinner was superb!”
Lovely clean, traditional stay
Julián
couple
August 20, 2024
“Great for enjoying nature”
The kindness of the staff. They waited for us until 9 pm after one of our tyres went flat on our way there (the roads can be tricky if you are not used to mountainous roads). They also opened the restaurant for us given our situation and the food was very good. The landscape is beautiful and this is the only place we found in the area.
Alexandra
family_with_children
August 14, 2024
“Great location for the Kohechi trail!”
Nice location, delicious dinner and helpful staff.
Cam
solo_traveller
June 26, 2024
“Best place for walking Kumano Kodo”
Nothing was too hard, they loved to help.
Ailsa
couple
April 26, 2024
“Beautiful guesthouse with excellent dinner & breakfast”
Lovely welcome and the room was beautiful. Dinner and breakfast were Japanese style and well worth it. They even provided bikes to travel 1km down the road to the onsen after our long day of hiking.
Wilfried
extended_group
April 16, 2024
“The very best accomodation along the Kumano Kodo Kohechi trail!”
Very nicely located minshuku. Perfect for a stay after the first etappe of Kohechi trail. Since there was no accomodation available in Miuraguchi, after the second part of Kohechi, they arranged transport for us from Miuraguchi and back next morning! Iyuko waited for us and helped us out since one person had an accident in the mountains. She is a phantastic person! Excellent food and bento. Nice rooms. Public bath, free transport to it. We felt at home here all of us!
Valerie
solo_traveller
April 13, 2024
“Nice welcoming local place ro stay on the Kohechi”
Very nice couple, very good food and convenient for the kohechi route, nice to get a bicycle to.go.to.the nearby onsen
Dror
solo_traveller
December 1, 2023
A lovely Minshuku managed by a family for more than 45 years. The owner cook very delicious Japanese meals and gave me 200yen coupon to the near Onsen😄 At dinner time the very nice Obachan spoke with me while cooking the dinner and we had lovely conversation. Recommend for people who like the mountains, Japanese countryside and nature, and hiking the Kumano-kodo.
Facilities
General
Air conditioning
Parking
Parking on site, Private parking, Parking, Free parking
Japanese-Style Room
The twin room features air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a bath and a shower. The twin room offers tatami, an electric kettle, a barbecue, yukata, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 2 futons.
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