Experiencing Traditional Life Style Inn Kajiya Iya Romantei

genuine traditional house

filthy bathroom and toilets, poor food quality after the first meal

A unique place to experience living in a traditional Japanese house. Shino-san was very caring and hospitable, cooked excellent meals, and took wonderful care of us. The view from the outside bath and the night sky full of stars were amazing.

Shino-San is so welcoming and kind and has a great sense of humour. He's also a great chef and has an amazing sake collection to share with you. The outdoor bath is a great option (if you're flexible. Tall or non flexible people might not fit in) for relaxing after a long day exploring. Highly recommended

Une expérience inoubliable du Japon traditionnel . Shino-San est un hôte agréable et respectueux qui se donne du mal pour que vous vous sentiez bien . Cuisine fait maison très bonne . Un lieu hors du temps et du confort moderne . Meilleure expérience au Japon .

Rien

Even though we only stayed one night, this was the highlight for our kids. Making the fire, chopping the wood, taking a bath and cooking rice on your self-made fire. The kids really loved it. Shino-San is really friendly and welcoming. Whenever I talk about our holiday, I typically bring up this stay. It’s really memorable and a great experience.

It’s a bit messy and not the cleanest of places, but that adds to the vibes I guess

The property is a true old style Japanese farm house run on traditional lines . The only nod to modernity is good wifi and electrical mod cons. The owner Shino San goes out of his way to give you an authentic local experience and goes to huge effort to entertain and cook for you often on wood burning stoves . He tailored the meals to suit us and we had nice coffee . The local area is exceptionally beautiful and we would recommend ochiai village and the heritage museum. The vine bridge is fun but really overly touristy. There was nothing open for lunch so bring some snacks to keep you going. Shino San is generous with his sake , which is a real experience . Highly recommend shino’s place it is not just accomdation it is an experience you won’t forget

Need to know it is a genuine farm house nothing fancy and it has what we call in nz a long drop toilet

We absolutely loved staying with Shino-san. It was so peaceful and relaxing, with breakfast and dinner cooked for us every morning/evening (every single thing we ate was incredible), and sightseeing in the area during the days. We stayed on futons on the floor, ate cross-legged by the hearth, watched the sunset over the valley each night, frequented the 'sake shrine' 😋, made our own onigiri for our long travel day 🍙, and even helped cut wood for cooking rice and heating the bath (which overlooks the valley). Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but it was so special - it is so hard to describe! We've never been so well taken care of as we were with Shino-san! Our toddler came to love Shino-san, smiling quickly whenever he'd say hi, and by the end of our stay she would strut into the dining room and plop down on her chair to patiently wait for Shino-san's delicious food! It felt like home.

Nothing. It was the perfect experience.

As others have noted, it's quite a memorable stay with Shino-san. He has a well-oiled routine worked out for the guests, which includes all the things mentioned in the other reviews - chopping wood, cooking rice, making onigiri, etc. He only takes one booking at a time, and we had the whole of the main building to ourselves. He has his own living quarters next door. He is a wonderful and caring host, and we had a great time staying with him.

There's nothing to really dislike. The drop toilet was okay, really, and the meals, while not exceptional, were generally very good.

An amazing experience for a family aged 5 and 10 kids. Everything was so thoughtful for the ages of the children. We had so much fun.

As other reviews- the toilets - but this did not deter from the experience.

Shino was a nice, very friendly and decent person. He picked us up from the railway station but

the place was messy, quite dirty and smelly(especially the sleepingroom).Though we are experienced backpackers( India, Africa etc.) - it was to much, especially if you also consider the price. We left after the first night( planned were 3). It was nice of Shino that we didnt‘t have to pay the full price. If you plan to go there we would recommend to bring your own bedlinnen/ sleeping bags.