Kirinosato Takahara

The owner and staff are friendly and caring. You got chances to interact with other trekkers. Great view and atmosphere! Highly recommended!

老闆及員工服務殷勤。旅店很有特色，景觀一流。老闆還即場用結他表演西班牙樂曲。老闆及員工全部操流利英語。整體覺得是一個很特別的體驗。

酒店所在的位置太美了，是很多走熊野古道的人選擇的起點。 老闆是個很西方思維的人，英語溝通完全沒問題，走古道有什麼問題他能完全幫你搞定。 住宿包含早晚餐，晚餐餐食豐盛，絕對高性價比，想要在這裏躺個一兩晚週末休息也是很值得推薦的。

We never expected that our first night on Kumano Kodi trail would end with an impromptu flamenco guitar performance by our Spanish-speaking wonder -host Yan, but such is the magic of Kiri-no-sato. Yan and his family provide amazing hospitality, accommodations, and meals for trail weary travelers. Their onsen baths soak away the trail miles and meals recharge your tanks. A 10/10 in all ways.

Arrived on a trek of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route run by MT Sobek. It's a small eccentric country inn with exceptional food, run by a charming family and their staff, some of whom are young Americans studying Japanese language and culture. The decor is wacky -- a melange of Victorian Japanese bric-a-brac (the owner, Jian, got many items from his grandfather, he said.) Jian is a hilarious storyteller and sometimes serenades his guests by playing Spanish flamenco guitar (he's good.). The clean, comfortable rooms all overlook mountain valleys where the morning mists drift in like a scene from a Kurosawa movie. The onsen baths are small but it's only an eight-room hotel, and they have porches that overlook the valley. When it's cold, a fire burns on the patio. A pot of coffee is put out early for early risers. You can use the inn's washing machine for your clothes, but you must hang them to dry yourself. The food is delicious and infused with color and taste -- mostly Japanese but with fusion elements like pate mixed in. It's amazing how many little tapas-type dishes the tiny kitchen can turn out using seafood, meat and lots of local vegetables. The vegetarians and pescatarians in our group were as happy as the omnivores. We didn't test the kitchen's vegan or gluten-free talents but it was accommodating (given enough warning). And sitting around chatting in the big dining/viewing space, with the staff as part of the conversation is a delight.

Recently stay at this onsen inn during our Oku Kumano Kodo self-guided tour. The room is really spacious and has a wonderful view of the mountains, the hosts were warm, kind and cooked us wonderful meals. Will definitely recommend this place to all travelers!