guest house shitanoie

Accommodation

2.62

16 reviews

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guest house shitanoie

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Sample room

Sample room

Kitchen

Washer, sink

Bath

Toilet

Outside view

Oyunohara (Hongu)

Books section

Amenity

Hatenashi Settlement

Hatenashi Settlement

Mizugamine Peak

Description

Simple Rental House

The basic rental house, “guest house shitanoie,” is located in the rustic landscape of Fushiogami in the Hongu area with minimal services for independent guests. The owner is a former teacher from Osaka who fell in love with Kumano while visiting for a week in 2012. It inspired him to move to Hongu with his family and open an environmentally friendly inn that made guests feel like they were visiting the home of a beloved relative! The interior is renovated with wood and there is a view of the Kumanogawa River from the second floor. Guest house shitanoie is located just 10 minutes by bus from Kumano Hongu Taisha--easy access to sites in the Hongu hot spring area (Hongu Yunomine Onsen , Kawayu Onsen , Wataze / Watarase Onsen).

Great for a relaxing staff for trekkers on the Kohechi (right on the trail!) and Nakahechi.

◆Note◆

● This guest house uses eco-friendly composting toilets.

● Self-check-in. Check-in details will be provided by the owner through MyChat of the KUMANO TRAVEL account after reservation and payment are completed.
● Currently only "no meals plan" is available.

Full Name	guest house shitanoie guest house シタノイエ
Area	Greater Hongu
Type	Guesthouse/B&B, Rental House
Address	927-4 Fushiogami, Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, 647-1743 〒647-1743 和歌山県田辺市本宮町伏拝927-4
Map Code	478 406 404*30
Maps	Google Maps Area KUMANO KODO
Check-in	16:00 - 21:00
Check-out	10:00

Rating & Reviews

2.62

16 reviews

Guestroom

(2.8 / 5)

Baths

(2.1 / 5)

Meals

(2.6 / 5)

Location

(2.8 / 5)

Reception & Service

(2.8 / 5)

Date: Oct/2025

United States (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Sep/2025

Japan (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 4

Plan: No Meals

Terrible toilet, long walk from the kumano kodo path.

The lady in charge was very nice to us. However, the house seems to be and old warehouse or workshop reconverted into a guest house. It’s called shitanoie, the lower house, and for a good reason, it takes a long walking detour from the kumano kodo path downhill. The worst offender was the toilet, which doesn’t use running water but a kind of muddy earth in which you do your stuff and then use a lever to mix everything. Veeery smelly.

Date: May/2025

Australia (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

4.66

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service -

Plan: No Meals

Great position

Slept super well listening to the sound of the river. Fabulous position, close to supermarket and bus stop. Best composting toilet I’ve ever seen

Date: May/2025

Japan (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

2.50

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals -, Location -, Reception & Service -

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

風呂に桶もなし、洗面台が30cm位なので、顔洗いにくかった。改善すれば、この価格なので満足します。

Date: Dec/2024

Switzerland (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

1.25

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 2

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

Very poor quality

Date: Dec/2024

United States (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

Simple comfort

We found this a comfortable stay with tasty food. We would have loved to spend a little more time here exploring the area.

Date: Nov/2024

United States (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.50

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Very Pleasant

Owner was very helpful with directions and assistance. Quiet location.

Date: Oct/2024

Spain (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals -, Location -, Reception & Service 3

Plan: No Meals

It works

The guest house is some 5km away from Hongu, which is great if you are finishing your day late and might not get to the shrine before they close, but can be an annoyance if you have to go back and forth. Also, there is nothing but a supermarket nearby. The room is a common room without curtains, so the sun will wake you up early in the morning. On the other hand, when I got there, there was nobody, so I unpacked and went to the supermarket, there the manager approached me and explained me the details.

Date: May/2024

Japan (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1

Plan: Supper & Breakfast

残念でした

よくよく調べて予約するべきでした。値段の割に最悪。

Date: Apr/2024

Japan (Female, age 40-49)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 1

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

ゲストハウスに来ると言った時間になっても、なかなか来なかっため

Date: Feb/2024

Hong Kong (Male, age 40-49)

Overall:

1.20

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1

Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Dec/2023

United Kingdom (Male, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 4

Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

Our Third Night stop on the Kumano - Team Ellis

This accommodation is slightly off the Kumano, but very easy to find and get back on the trek. We were greeted by the host and then left to our own devices. A lot of the facilities where in Japanese and a little time showing us the in and outs would have been preferred. The house was cold when we arrived. Perhaps getting the heating on for guests arriving would have been nice. After a short while the house warmed up. It has a compost toilet which is fine. A good tip, about 200m along from the house there is a big supermarket to store up on some much needed goodies. The breakfast was brought to us in the morning and the lunchbox was good. I would think best suited to larger groups, plenty of room! Good Wifi! Host was nice : )

Date: Sep/2023

France (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.80

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 2, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 4

Plan: Supper & Breakfast

- No subject -

The bedroom is beautiful room and it was confortable. You can improve the bathroom (ground ...).

Date: Sep/2023

Germany (Male, age **)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 2, Meals 1, Location 3, Reception & Service 2

Plan: Supper & Breakfast

Sehr einfache Unterkunft mit Minimalservice

No guest review.

Date: Jun/2023

Macao (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.40

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5

Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

- No subject -

No hair dryer in the guestroom, A little bit off the Nakahechi route but the owner is very friendly and helpful. The 2nd floor has a really good view of the river.

Date: Aug/2023

United Arab Emirates (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

1.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 3, Reception & Service 1

Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

Disappointed.

Very disappointed. No one there to meet me. Never saw or met the owner. Food was take away that was dropped off. Overpriced and average. Toilet and bathrooms were terrible. I felt like this place was just trying to make money with minimal effort. Not a good experience and I wouldn’t recommend.

Price Plan(s)

No Meals

from 6,600 yen

Statement from the owner to the guests

Notice
■ This accommodation follows guidelines to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Guestrooms

Western Style	Yes
Japanese Style	No
Mixed Style	No
Other Style	No

Number of Rooms	2
Maximum Guests	7

There is a western-style guest room on both the first and second floors.

Non-smoking accommodation.

Facilities
Television Refrigerator Air conditioning Kotatsu heated table Microwave Desk

Heated table (kotatsu) will be available from November to about May.

Amenities
Face towel Bath towel Tea Coffee

Room interiors with warm wood features.

Spectacular view of the Kumano-gawa River

Books corner related to Kumano and nature.

Naccha, a local specialty tea of Hongu.

Baths

Shared Indoor	Yes
Shared Outdoor	No
Shared Sauna	No
Privately Reserved	No
Ensuite Indoor	No
Ensuite Outdoor	No

Meals

Supper
No meals provided.
Breakfast
No meals provided.
Lunch
No meals provided.

● No meals provided.

● Free use of kitchen.

Facilities & Services

Internet: Free Wi-Fi (Guestroom)
Credit Card: Not accepted
Language: Japanese, very basic English

Notes: ● No smoking inside.
Designated smoking section outside with ashtrays.

Access

Access Information: NOTE: This accommodation is not in the mountains along the Nakahechi Kumano Kodo route, but rather in the valley near the river.

■ On foot
～20 minutes (1.5 km) walk east on foot from Fushiogami-guchi bus stop.

～5 min west from Michi-no-eki Okukumano bus stop in Hongu.

■ By bus

About 5 minutes by Ryujin Bus from Hongu Taisha-mae to Michi-no-Eki Okukumano bus stop, then about 5 minutes on foot.

About 30 minutes by Ryujin Bus or Nara Kotsu Bus from Kawayu Onsen and Yunomine Onsen to Michi-no-Eki Okukumano bus stop, then about 5 minutes on foot.