Shima Onsen Kashiwaya Ryokan

I really enjoyed my stay at Kashiwaya Ryokan. Although it was long to get to without a car, it was worth the travel. The 2 days there didn’t feel like it was enough time. I will return again for sure. The room was comfortable, the private onsen were beautiful and amazing. The kaiseki served at dinner were delicious and perfectly balanced. The traditional Japanese breakfast (there were Western styled breakfast and brunch at the cafe in Shima Onsen town) was incredible as well. I want to thank the dedicated staff members I interacted with during my stay. They were kind and patient. I don’t recall all their names but I want to thank Hitomi, Yuho and Andrew for their help. I will recommend this ryokan to my friends.

The food was amazing Staff was very accommodating, my partner was sick and they brought a dinner to our room Onsen baths were great

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Exception Ryokan ambience, 3 private Onsens that you can go in as a couple and lock yourselves in, nice Kiseki dinner, great views, clean

Quite a drive from Tokyo

It was clean, conveniently located next to a bus stop, surrounded by nature, and the staff service is exceptional. I will always try to stay at least 2 nights whenever I visit Japan.

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Very friendly staff and exquisit food on top of that. First time visiting a ryokan and was not disappointed! Three private onsens that i could use and very foreign friendly overall. Highly recommend to visit if you want a taste of ryokan life on your trip and worry of your tattoes forsbid you from using the onsen - it is totally ok att this place!

What is there to say! A truly magical place absolutely worth visiting. The highlight of our trip, hands down. Staff was SO kind. Somehow during the booking process on booking.com my partner’s information was not saved during the “second guest” selection, meaning I literally only booked this twin room with balcony for myself. It was still expansive so I didn’t think anything of it (and this hadn’t come up at any other hotel during our long trip). Fortunately my partner speaks Japanese and was able to communicate that there was in fact two of us on this reservation. They were able to update the booking but I’m still confused how that info didn’t save on booking.com! The private onsen are beyond dreamy. It rained during our trip so we spent a lot of time in the onsen while it was either down pouring or sprinkling and it was still a vibe. The dinners and breakfasts were very 5-star-esque. We chose western breakfast and it was still pretty Japanese inspired. We are adventurous eaters so we had no problem clearing all our dishes, but please be fully prepared to eat things like steamed vegetables for breakfast, sugar beans for dinner, a snail here or there, and fruit wine so sweet it’s like fruit punch. Everything was beautifully prepared and you are treated like royalty at your very own table for the duration of your stay. I’m already dreaming of my next visit to Gunma! I wish we had done more than 2 nights.

The staff was super friendly and helpful. The food was absolutely fantastic and if high quality. It’s great they have three private Onsen for free!

Nothing to complain about :)

The welcome and the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff was 2nd to none. The food was also excellent

Nothing could have been better