8/10 Very Good
Oct 1, 2024
This ryokan stay was a wonderful part of our Japan trip. It felt quite authentic from the moment we arrived. I was worried that the added dinner and breakfast wouldn't be enough food for our American appetites, but I was totally wrong! The dishes kept coming at dinner and we left very full. The onsen was a very unique experience and I was grateful to have an option to enjoy it privately. I was also grateful that we were allowed to leave our luggage after checkout while we explored for the day.
In general, we found Hakone a little more difficult to navigate than larger cities because everything is so spread out. The bus routes are numbered - get a map from the tourist office before you leave Odawara Station! Google Maps did not identify stops by the number and without knowing Japanese we would have been lost if it had not been for this map - see photo! The inn is not far from stop 248 along the blue T Togendai line from Odawara Station. It took about 45 minutes on that bus plus 5 minutes walking to arrive there.
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