Ryokans in Motoshin

very clean and beautiful, dinner and breakfast were elaborate and tasty!

Amazing location, it is very close to a train station. There is a lovely view of the river and two bridges from the onsen and the lobby. Staff is very friendly, the local food in the banquet was delicious. The room was beautiful, quiet, clean and spacious. It far exceeded my expectations.

The room choosen for me was excellent and high floor facing waterfall. Very beautiful scenery from the room when it was snowing

In this ever changing, chaotic and even crazy world, I admire a well-run family business (small or large) which passes on from generation to generation, like the Tanakaya (since 1911). My wife and I have one of the five larger rooms with superb views of the Japanese garden with architectural and water features (charming with the new snow cover). The included Kaiseki dinner (delicious, sumptuous, but not too elaborate or overly filling) and breakfast are served not in our room but in a separate and private dinner room, which we like. The clear-water onsen is not huge and indoor only, but has full glass panels facing a small bamboo grove in the garden. Old-fashioned warm and attentive service attitudes prevailed. A mature lady of the 4th generation greeted us when we arrived, another of the 5th generation briefed us, and a third lady was assigned to take us to our room, serve us dinner and breakfast and prepare our beddings. All three of them waited for us when we checked out, and followed our small shuttle bus as it drove out to the parking lot and onto the road to wave us goodbye despite the snow and cold weather. We saw members of the 6th generation chatting and playing in the lounge just before dinner the evening before, while we were viewing the manuscripts and books of a poet (also a member of the family) in a display room near the reception, I wish the traditions of excellence and service of this small ryokan (and many others) will continue to be passed on to the next generations.

Onsen was great. Place to be in mountain. Foods were very very good, japanese beeakfast was really extra, japanese dinner was excellent. Everything Nice, staff was very caring of you and helpfull.

The breakfast was great. Service was excellent. Location was also good.

Sometimes you come across a gem. This is one, and such a pleasant surprise in every regard. Our room was a very luxurious, Japanese style bedroom on 7th floor overlooking the gorge. The dinner was truly wonderful and they managed to provide gluten free soy sauce (coeliac), despite not claiming to provide for individual allergies.