Hotel Shirakawa Yunokura

Amazing Ryokan. English friendly. Superb dinner and breakfast, very comfortable rooms and futon, and good onsen and rotenburo with sauna. Private baths were very nice, but the water was very hot. Would recommend the wood private bath over the stone private bath.

Very large, traditional room with beautiful view of the river and mountainside. Traditional breakfast and dinner included. Wonderful onsen. Very relaxing and peaceful stay between our two cities stay. Hiking and site seeing nearby and driving distance (30 mins). Really need to have your own car if moving about the area. Listen to the rushing river as you sleep.

Earlier coffee availability.

The staff was friendly and had very good english. Cute yukatas provided and private rock onsen was beautiful. Very spacious room.

The ryokan looked very run down and a bit dingy, especially the corridors and the building facade. The public bath pool wasn't what I expected, it was a marble pool within glass which didn't have much of a view and you didn't feel like you were amongst nature / outdoor.

It's more of an Inn than hotel as it is not very big. Although it looks old from the outside, its very well maintain inside. The staff that help us checked in was excellent, even though we had some language barrier, he has a little device that help him to translate Japanese to English by speaking into it. The room was big enough for 4 of us, with a wonderful view of the mountain. The onsen is clean and spacious. Our room came with dinner and breakfast. We have our own private dining room in the dining area. Although they don't use expensive ingredients, the meal was delicious and very authentic Japanese. The staff that served us the meals were all very friendly, taking time to explain the food we are eating, and how to eat them.

The area where the hotel is located are mostly onsen hotels, there's nothing else to do here, especially at night, it very quiet. Nikko is 30 mins drive away.

Absolutely exceptional Japanese ryokan experience and the halfboard meals are absolute kaiseki masterpieces both breakfast and dinner. Worth the full accommodation cost. Beautiful hotspring with totally sensitive handling of first time onsen users.

Not very much to do within walking distance.

Arrived late & left early so only had a short time to enjoy the facilities. The room was simple and comfortable. Robes & footwear provided. The onsen was lovely- warm rather than hot so you can soak for longer. The outdoor pool was especially relaxing. The multicourse dinner was served in a private room. Late night shiatsu massage (extra charge) topped the experience. I had to leave early and they gave me a Japanese breakfast to go 🙂

Some of the signage was a bit confusing- but the staff were very helpful in pointing you in the right direction

Good to experience traditional Japanese style room. The views of the river were a highlight. Everything was clean and comfortable. The staff were very helpful, explained everything to us in detail in English when we arrived. The onsen is free to use but you can pay extra for a private onsen, which is worth doing if you are with your partner. The hotel was also able to arrange massages for us. The room was also much bigger than any other room I stayed in in Japan.

Only a very small number of places nearby to get food. The hotel looks a bit tired from the outside.

It was a wonderful location, just across the bridge and right on the river. A slightly older property, but very well-maintained and comfortable. The manager was incredibly polite and gracious – met us at the door, sat down personally in the lobby to explain how everything worked, and could not have been more welcoming. The special dinner dinner was delicious, the osento bright, clean and beautiful, and we had a wonderful evening.