Mizu no Kaori

Everyone there was so friendly and helpful and the food was great. Our room was very nice and clean.

It was our first time in ryokan. The hosts were very helpful and spoke English quite well. We had several questions before arriving and they responded on booking chat quickly and answer all our questions. They offer pickup at the Sounzan station, which was super helpful, because it was raining, but it's in walkable distance form the station if you like hiking. The host lady explained us everything we needed to know regarding our stay in ryokan. They offer 2 times of breakfast, 8:00 and 8:30 and you can choose which one you want during the check-in. They offered us also ride back to the Sounzan station after check-out. The facility is quite small (I guess 7 rooms), so it felt really cozy and welcoming. Some time after the dinner, both of the onsens were empty, so we had them for ourselves. Both breakfast and dinner were traditional japanese ryokan meals, there was raw fish, grilled fish, tempura fish, hot pot...and lots of other stuff. I recommend you to have lighter lunch before the arriving, because the total amount of food is large (this applies to the food in ryokan in general, so this information is for people who were not in ryokan before).

Only one of the servers seemed to speak English, but we managed. One of the onsen baths is very small, but they change them regularly, so you can wait for the larger one or book private one. I'm 190cm tall and even the largest yukata was a bit small for me, but still ok.

I like the ambience. Owner is very friendly and offered to pick us up at train station. Food was very delicious. Room was clean. The only disadvantage is the location. If u drive, there is no issue. I definitely will come back.

Each member of the staff was very nice. They offered us the shuttle from and to the train station every day. The food was excellent. Great first hot spring bath with a nice view

The second hot spring bath was a little tight

The hosts were very helpful, both in helping us with our excursions around the area and driving us to and from the bus stop.