Ichinomatsu Japanese Modern Hotel

Ichinomatsu Japanese Modern Hotel is a lovely boutique hotel in Takayama. It's about a 10-minute walk to the town centre and 20 minutes to the Sanmachi-dori (historic area). Breakfast was included. We were told in the morning when we arrived at the dining room that it was a Western-style breakfast. So the hotel must alternate between Japanese and Western-style breakfast. The food was excellent. We stayed in a Japanese-style room with twin beds - more like mattresses on a tatami mat than traditional futons. The beds were comfortable, and the room was quiet. There was plenty of space for luggage. There is an onsen in a small structure in the hotel's courtyard. You can book a half-hour appointment for the onsen - and couples can use it together. You don't need more than half an hour - it's hot - and we were out after 20 minutes. We had a car, and parking was conveniently located 50m from the hotel.

We loved everything about this accommodation. The people were super kind, the location was great, and the interior (and exterior) was gorgeous. They have a private onsen which you can book easily and was available most of the times that we wanted. The breakfast was included to our surprise and was prepared with so much love and care. On the last day we couldn’t make it to the earliest breakfast slot, so they suggested they gave us a bento box (to go) that we could take. That was already prepared and ready when we picked it up. The whole day you could grab free coffee, tea and lemonade. Overall the accommodation was so peaceful, quiet and gorgeous we would definitely stay again if we could. There was also a coin laundry included with a washing machine and a dryer. We could only use 100 yen coins but we could easily exchange those at reception.

Such a beautiful modern ryokan. Very clean. Staff was super kind, they speak some english and it was enough. I loved the room with the garden view, wonderful! The outside onsen was a nice experience (no problem with tatoos or couples, very friendly for first timers). Delicious breakfast, it was japanese one day, western the next.

We had a very pleasant and unique stay. The breakfast was delicious and so aesthetically presented, we enjoyed it a lot - on the first day it was more western and on the second day it was traditional. Both were excellent. Staff was very kind. The private onsen was heavenly. Laundry facilities were convenient.

Cozy modern Japanese hotel located at a walking distance from Takayama bus and train station. We loved staying here and we would choose it again if we ever come back to Takayama. The staff was really welcoming, we were given lots of information on what to see and where to have food. Breakfast was included but we were leaving really early in the morning so they prepared our breakfast for take away the night before and was left in our fridge. This was very kind of them and we feel grateful for it. The private Onsen was also really enjoyable and a lovely experience. Thank you 🙏🏼