“Overall the stay is pleasant.”

The friendly staff

Onsen & the dinner

“Peaceful place”

Location

We had a free morning hike around the vicinity before we went to shirakawago. Food was fantastic at toyota shirakawago go, very lovely hotel with a great onsen.

Quiet and peaceful environment. Room is big and bed and comforter were extremely comfortable to rest on. The onsen facilities are great

Room was big and dinner was good.

“Great stay, not exactly the resort we expected”

the location is great, tucked away in nature. the staff were extreamly nice and easy to comunicate with. the food was fantastic even though the vegan option contained a lot of processed food (but they had a vegan option if you let them know ahead). the onsen onsite is increadible and the room was specious and futons were comfy.

“Tranquil Escape: Stunning Views, Relaxing Onsen, and Exquisite Cuisine”

A peaceful retreat surrounded by nature with stunning views. The facilities were excellent and very comfortable. The onsen was incredibly relaxing, and the food was absolutely exquisite.

“good experience and enjoyable.”

more suitable for driving tourist because located on top hill but the whether is cold and fresh.

“Very good stay 👍🏼”

A Very well maintained facility with a very nice onsen, a very good breakfast and absolutely friendly staff. The room was big and clean and they offered a shuttle service to and from the bus station at shirakawa-go.

“It's a wonderful place to stay”

The location is within a 10-minute drive from the Gassho-style village in Shirakawa-go. Even the public outdoor hot spring bath is fine landscape design to provide visual enjoyment while soaking. Simple trees just happen to extend the hot spring skyline. The breakfast is decent, considering it's a nature school after all. But what truly shines here is the offering of both paid and free outdoor activities; that's the real attractive point of this nature school.

“Wonderful, calming stay after a day of walking”

Great onsen, kind staff.

“Lodge in a winter wonderland with great snow activities”

Snow is a novelty for our family of 4 who hail from the tropics & hence, we chose to stay here for a night in mid-February, where we were confident we would be safe & well taken care of, with snow-boots & snow-shoes being provided for snow activities. We are happy to report that we were proven right & we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this lovely lodge located in a beautiful winter wonderland! The lodge is a short scenic 10-15 minute drive up a hill from the picturesque village of Shirakawa-go (you would need to pre-arrange with the hotel for the complimentary pick-up & drop-off by van from/to the Shirakawa-go bus station). Itinerary-wise, this worked perfectly for us - we spent the morning exploring the village before catching the van up to the lodge after lunch. Shortly after check-in, we had great fun sledding down the snowy slopes for about an hour (we were the only ones during the guided session) - we actually didn't feel too tired pulling the sleds & tubes up the hill non-stop, due to adrenaline overdrive. The next day, we enjoyed the guided morning forest walk with show-shoes - while our helpful, friendly & enthusiastic guide (Lin Lin) did not speak much English, we still managed to communicate through gesturing & a translation app, so we learnt about different plants & their uses & medicinal values. There is also a snow play park, with shovels provided, which we used to build our very first snowman. A tip is to dress in water-proof jacket & pants (raincoat pants - which we bought from Shopee - over our jeans, worked well for us). The lobby, with wooden beams across its high gable ceiling & tall wide windows offering a beautiful winter scenery with snowy mountains in the backdrop, is a lovely place to relax with a good story book & a cup of hot drink in hand. We also loved the fine French course dinner & the Western buffet breakfast which included delicious soft rolls & pastries.

The morning guided forest trail walk is awesome. It is an unique experience to walk on snow.

“Beautiful food, French cuisine.”

Big roomy spacious beautiful

Fabulous time. Great venue for snowy days. Had a fun trek in the snow. Onsen quiet and clean.

Top notch facilities. Really amazing included food. Indoor /outdoor onsen (particularly amazing as it was winter and the outdoor one was surrounded by snow)

“Great stay!”

Wonderful dinner experience. We had a short stay so did not get to experience the full offering of the hotel.

“Very good, fun and pleasant stay.”

Hotel has great facilities - free activities for guests to do. We tried the morning snow walk and it was so fun. They have multiple free activities for guest to do as well. Dinner (French course meal) was great but would be better if it was Japanese meal. But overall still really good. Room was big and clean, not very modern but very clean and tidy.

“A magical location, especially in the seasons first big dump of powder snow.”

The eco institute is something like a large family camp site, that probably accommodates school groups at times too. It was very quite when we were there in late December. Main areas comprised of large light filled buildings, with stunning views of the falling snow and a beautiful French cuisine set-menu dinners. Breakfast spread was lovely too. The onsen was wonderful, with both inside and outside areas. Unfortunately we chose a dorm room with shared bathroom, which wasn’t really what we wanted. No shower - had to use onsen to bath. Good hearing in our room. Warm beds. The staff were very helpful.