Guesthouse SHIGI

The cost of staying here was incredibly well priced for what you get. I had a whole house to myself. Assi the owner was so curiosity and made my stay great. He drove me to Magome on my first day and saw me off, driving me to the train station when I left. He made sure to give me transport times too and let me know where the supermarket was. The house itself is amazing and Assi made sure to show me around it all. If you want to see the Japanese countryside and get away from it all, I couldn't reccomend this place more. An unforgettable experience.

A beautiful way to experience a lovely Japanese town, the guesthouse itself is equipped with all the essentials, including a decked out kitchen, mini oven, fridge, stove ect, multiple lounge room and sitting areas, with the bedrooms being located upstairs. All areas have heating and cooling systems. Assi was extremely helpful meeting us on the first day for check-in. He gave us all the information we needed about the restaurants in the town, the grocery stores and even offered to drive us to Magome the next day which was a great help !

There’s nothing we didn’t like about the property but a good tip for others is that the town and surrounding areas are very cash heavy, the grocery store for example only took cash, no Visa accepted. There is an ATM at the post office in town but make sure to check the opening hours as the ATM isn’t accessible 24 hours a day.

Wow, what a gem!! This is a beautiful property which only has one downside (depending on what you want): it's a bit far from the tourist track and as such makes you travel a bit for anything you need. There are a few restaurants at hand that close quite early and Mr. Assi is so nice and kind. These will make up for the isolation. The house is stunning and the most real experience we had in terms of contact with how it is to actually live in an older Japanese style place. Thank you for having us!

The beauty of the old wood in a traditional Japanese home.

Nothing, loved it all!

A beautiful spacious traditional Japanese house with a well equipped kitchen. Lovely garden and views of the mountains. Shigi was a great host and very helpful. He drove us to the start of the post walk.

Sehr kompetenter und freundlicher Gastgeber, gemütliches Haus, geschmackvolle und gemütliche Küche.

A beautiful traditional Ryokan ideally located for visiting the Kiso valley. The house was very spacious and had some beautiful original features and lovely rock garden with pond. The beds were comfortable and it was very quiet. The host was welcoming and helpful and it would have been nice to stay more than the one night we had booked.