TSUMUYA

Wonderful hosts, helping us navigate the island and taking us around in their car from the port and to the restaurants they pre-booked on our behalf. Spacious vintage fishermen house with all the charms and drawbacks (including old smells and mosquitoes)

Old smells in the house, mosquitoes

The hosts were exceptional. They really made it work for us and helped us to navigate our way around the island.

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The house is spatious and very comfortable. The setting is quiet with great views and a fantastic bakery and coffee shop within walking distance.The pre-arrival contact with the owners was fantastic - including recommending restaurants and making reservations on our behalf. We were also picked up and dropped off at the ferry port.

The only minor criticism would be that in high winds some of the windows rattled - this didn't stop us sleeping well but a very light sleeper could find this distracting on a very windy night.

The amazing owners! Kuni and Aki did everything to make us feel welcome. They had arranged a dinner reservation, picked our luggage up at the port and arranged the rental bikes so we could start exploring the island straight away. In the train back on our way to Tokyo I found out I forgot my glasses and they went out of their way to send them to our hotel. Amazon stay on a beautiful island!

This is a beautiful home, very comfortable, on a quiet neighborhood. The hosts were very kind and helpful and responsive to all queries.

Beautifully restored authentic house! In a quiet village yet well serviced by public transport and also within walking distance of Benesse Museum sites. Kuni and Akkie are magnificent hosts; communication in the lead up to our stay was excellent- not only did they give us important information re the museums to visit ( the must do’s) but also suggested restaurants and booked them for us. On arrival they picked us up at Miyanoura Port and also took us to the restaurant Perma ( outstanding omakase) on our first night and took us back to the house. The house is gorgeous- traditional Japanese style with a 50’s retro vibe and full of art and art books. An absolute joy to stay here

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Kuni and Akkie are the perfect hosts, and have furnished this original Japanese house with a time capsule of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It is filled with decor, furnishings and appliances from the era - with the truly modern appliances for the refrigerator, air conditioning, hair dryer and washing machine, or course. And super-fast internet! Filled with art and architecture books (including artists featured on Naoshima), you could not want a better base for exploring Naoshima. Close to the yellow pumpkin and the Benesse galleries, and great local restaurants, but only 10 minutes on bicycle to the Art Houses. Kuni and Akkie recommended that we book bicycles, restaurants, and even offered to meet us at the ferry to pick up our luggage and take it to the house for us. This is our favourite place that we have stayed in in all our trips to Japan.

Wonderful hosts that were very helpful, and a lovely, peaceful space. We would love to stay here again.