Staff went above and beyond in accommodating me, if doing the shimanami kaido, please split into two days and spend one day here. Area is the best along the kaido as well, many eateries nearby. Amazing for the price, 10/10

“a beautiful, calm Ryokan that’s genuinely worth cycling too!”

Genuine Japanese experience. Beautiful Ryokan. Lovely staff. Delicious food. Japanese dinner and breakfast both included and served in a private dining room and both exceptional. Highly recommend.

“enjoyed stay at traditional Japanese hotel”

Lovely welcome, beautiful courtyard, enjoyed the experience of the shared bathroom, lovely bedroom. Had a great sleep as part of out Shimanami Kaido cycle experience

Traditional Japanese hotel. Good service.

“Peaceful and best Ryokan we have stayed in.”

Quiet and peaceful with lovely garden. Rooms were spacious with original features. Great food and Onsen too. A real taste of timeless Japan!

Booked on super short notice but staff were so welcoming and kind. Traditional ryokan with super comfy futons and a wonderful onsen. The garden is very relaxed, and there are 2 smoking areas if that’s your thing!

“Interesting experience with highs and lows.”

Wonderful onsen, the breakfast was truly superb, the staff were very kind, the location was fantastic, beautiful garden. The room was spacious.

The rooms were spacious and the futons soft.

“Authentic Japanese ryokan with gardens”

Traditional old Japanese building with rooms set around a beautiful garden. Both breakfasts and dinners included lots of little bowls of delicious fish, vegetables and other healthy treats.

“Excellent stay at traditional Japanese Ryokan”

Excellent location next to ferry terminal and cyclin route

“Wonderful stay at a traditional ryokan along the Shimanami Kaido”

This was a stop during our multi-day Shimanami Kaido bike tour. Conveniently location 1 min walk from the ferry terminal (one of our party came by ferry from Onomichi). This is a very conventional and traditional Japanese ryokan - long established so the facilities, while updated and modernized, maintains most of its traditional features. The gardens are especially wonderful and worth spending some time to explore. The public baths are a little dated but clean and very well maintained. As expected, the meals are typical ryokan-style, lots of local ingredients and preparations, the rooms are spacious and comfortable. The staff were especially helpful in every way. One of our party was on foot (not cycling) and required assistance navigating local buses and taxis to some remote areas. The staff went out of their way to set up a suitable itinerary. Highly recommended!

“I will alway remember this night in Japan”

It was a great authentic ryokan If you want to experience the old ways then this is for you The food was well presented and plenty for both dinner and breakfast

“Highly recommended place to stay for a traditional Japanese experience, beautifully presented food and awesome view from”

Fantastic location on the waterfront. Beautiful view from our room. Traditional building built around a Japanese garden. Staff were very attentive and we were served an incredible dinner and breakfast in a private room. Wonderful experience.

We stayed at this traditional ryokan after cycling from Onomichi on the shimanami kaidō. Our stay was delightful from beginning to end. Communication was easy and we selected a dinnertime (18:30) ahead of our arrival, which allowed us to arrive in good time to bathe in the shared bath (opens at 16:30) overlooking the garden, before taking in the sunset from our room with a beer. The ryokan is easy to miss, as there is no English signage that I saw, so use Google Maps and look out for "住之江旅館". However, from the moment that we entered we were greeted warmly and with good enough English to put us at ease. We are vegetarian (which we communicated in advance) and the meals, dinner and breakfast, were imaginatively and inventively curated around our dietary preferences. If you like Japanese food, then this is a wonderful culinary experience. We were sad to leave after only one night.

“One of our favourite stays anywhere in the world”

Extremely helpful and hospitable staff. We were arriving late but they still managed to accommodate us. Beautiful room overlooking the sea. Delicious dinner and breakfast

“Don’t miss an opportunity to experience the hospitality in this ryokan”

The history, its location and the most comfortable futons - the best night’s sleep.

“Traditional japanese accommodation & food- fabulous.”

“Interesting experience with highs and lows.”

Wonderful onsen, the breakfast was truly superb, the staff were very kind, the location was fantastic, beautiful garden. The room was spacious.

“Traditional experience in a charming old-fashioned inn with communal bathing area.”

The staff were charming and full of care. They didn’t speak English but conversed via translations te apps, explaining everything. The traditional meals served in your own private dining room were amazing. The garden was lovely. The onsen was also a good size. The view of the inland sea was excellent. Next to the room we had a lovely seating area to look at the view. The yukatas were crisp and comfortable and you can eat breakfast and dinner wearing it.

“Ryokan stay”

Loved the traditional Ryokan experience - hospitality, culture/food/onsen/views/peacefulness. We were doing the islands bike trail and I’m sure that soaking in the onsen helped my aches and pains! 🚲