It was a wonderfull experience being able to stay here. Wonderfull location with fantastic european food being prepared by the hostess, it really was a pleasure staying here during our hike

“Awesome stay in Kumano Kodo”

My stay at Hatago Marasa is amazing! It locates on the way of Kumano Kodo Nakahechi and you can also access from Kurisugawa bus stop. The room is large and beautiful, and owner are kind, welcoming and providing awesome western (french?) style food, will definitely recommend to anyone!

“Highly recommended stay”

Masa and Sara were excellent hosts and made our stay very comfortable. From the excellent ad clean place to the facilities provided and lovely French dinner and breakfast.

“Perfect place to stay on the Kumano”

One of the best places I’ve stayed in a long, long time Guesthouse is beautiful, very comfortable and extremely well-designed Owners are very friendly, welcoming and attentive. All the little details are taken care of - whether it’s the little spoons for stirring your coffee, or the olives served alongside dinner, or the thicker toilet paper (so many places in Japan use 1-ply!), or the yukata jacket provided because it was so cold. Or the fact they make an effort to cater to guests’ dietary requests, AND serve a Western-style meal for dinner because they know after many days in Japan, foreign guests might want something a bit more familiar to their palate. Just such a thoughtful place all around

Lovely relaxed setting with beautiful hosts. The collision of French and Japanese cuisine was a delight to experience. We found MaSaRa before we started looking for it, so convenient right on the trail of Kumano Kodo.

The place was immaculately kept, cute and cosy with an amazing view. Our hosts were the loveliest people who cooked us incredible meals. I can't recommend them enough. All their effort for such a cheap price was truly unexpected and incredibly appreciated.

“Wonderful first night on the Kumano Kodo trail”

The food was incredible, the best I had on the Kumano Kodo trail Masa and Sara were wonderful hosts and their home provided a very comfortable stay

“Highly recommended stay”

Masa and Sara were excellent hosts and made our stay very comfortable. From the excellent ad clean place to the facilities provided and lovely French dinner and breakfast.

“Perfect stay in a charming Japanese house”

Charming traditional Japanese house with all the required comfort. Beautiful location and view. Hosts are very nice and welcoming. Delicious dinner and breakfast.

“Comfortable and quiet with friendly hosts and good food.”

Wonderful location at the start of the Kumano Kodo trail. We spent about 2 hours walking from the information center to this guest house, and then about 5 hours to our next accommodation in Chikatsuyu the following day, making it a great stop. Super friendly hosts, clean and tidy accommodation, French-style cuisine was a nice novelty and very tasty.

Super friendly hosts preparing a delicious dinner and breakfast; centrally located in the small town

“Masar and Sara were great hosts and create a very relaxed but attentive atmosphere - we enjoyed there lovely place, very”

Lovely atmosphere,service and attention to detail.

“Homely and wonderful food”

Masa and Sarah were wonderful and gracious hosts!

“Relaxing stay”

Sara and Masa were very welcoming and our stay was relaxing. The food was good too and the house was clean.

Nice host and beautifull place

“Great location in Takahara with easy access from the Kumano Kodo trek.”

We loved the very traditional Ryokan and the kind and friendly Masa and Sara who just made our stay (myself with adult son and adult daughter) most enjoyable. The food was excellent with a combination of Japanese and French. We felt very much at home sharing the place with other guests who were also very friendly (Alex and Jenny).

“5 star hospitality by a lovely couple, in a beautifully renovated 70yr old village house”

beautiful location, fabulous hosts, excellent food and drink. really couldn’t have asked for more !

“A unique and memorable experience along the Kumano Kodo.”

There is a lot to like about MaSaRa. Hosts set very high standards for themselves and this is reflected in the hospitality that their guests enjoy. Great food ,Good company and a comfortable stay.

“A great place to relax and recover after a long day hiking.”

Comfortable room. Spotlessly clean. Good food and drink. Friendly hosts. A nice long bath that you can stretch your legs in (unusual for Japan). Also provided bento (on request).

“Amazing stay at this beautiful guesthouse on Kumano Kodo trail”

Very welcoming Japanese-French couple. The house is absolutely beautiful and you can see in the small details how much love they put in preparing the house for guests. Food is awesome, very interesting mix of Japanese and French traditional receipees. Ideally located on the Kumano Kodo trail, at the entrance of Takahara village.