Ryokan Nanjoen

Had an amazing stay at the ryokan and can’t wait to visit again.

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Location is the best in the city

Beautiful ryokan and facilities, including the guest-only onsen. Our room was large and beautiful. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It’s in the heart of Kurokawa, and therefore very close to several other onsen.

Extremely helpful staff who if can't verbally communicate with you, would endeavour to do so via any other possible means. The room was very spacious, and even though it was of the old ryukan style, it was still decently up to date. The outdoors onsen maintains a traditional style but that's probably why you picked Kurokawa in the first place. One thing very noteworthy is their dinner, which they don't serve in your room but instead invite you to dine at their dining area.

Getting to Kurokawa probably means you drove there, (one could take a bus but with some inconveniences) but the parking lots there are quite small and packed, so it could be quite hard to find a space. Also, if you are not willing to part with your own mother tongue, and insists that everything and everyone should accommodate you by speaking your tongue, you'd probably be somewhat disappointed.

We had a wonderful experience at Nanjoen...the Kaiseki dinner was fantastic, the staff was kind and helpful, location was terrific.

Quantity more than sufficient for small eater. Everything was served before the allocated time at 8:15am. Tofu on the hotpot to eat with soup was the best.

The bathroom and the hot spring is open air and have no window. Too cold to bathe in the night when temperature falls and not sure if there‘s sufficient privacy with lack of windows.