Date: Mar/2026
Germany (Male, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Great Experience
We had a wonderful stay at the guesthouse. Everyone was so kind and lovely.
Date: Dec/2025
United States (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Wonderful stay in a small village!
We had such an amazing stay at Noko Noko! The owner was fantastic and had the cutest cat! The dinner bento box was quite luxurious with many side dishes and the breakfast included both sweet and savory offerings. The place was clean, cozy and wonderfully curated with artwork from a local artist! The futon was very comfy, and we appreciated having an attached bathroom to ourselves. The transportation to and from the Takahara rest stop was also very helpful and easy! The owner provided us with a map of the village, and we enjoyed a short and lovely walk through the village.
Date: Dec/2025
Netherlands (Female, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Lovely studio and great meals
Aki is a great host and we just loved the styliong of the very comfortable studio. The bento boxes were a great surprise :)
Date: Dec/2025
Japan (Male, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths -, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Nov/2025
Republic of Korea (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 2
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Poor meals : convenient store meal (bento) of supper, breakfast & lunch box are simple bread and vegetable only.
Date: Nov/2025
Australia (Female, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Beautiful arty retreat!
Kumano Gallery Guest House Noko Noko was like a little dry, warm haven! We had just walked 5km in pouring rain so were delighted to arrive at this little accomodation. The place is well designed, warm, clean, cosy and comfortable. The artwork on all the walls is spectacular! Hand drawn images of fauna and flora from across the Kii Peninsular adorns the walls, all drawn by a local artist who is friends with the host.
The food provided for dinner, breakfast and lunch the next day was delicious and plenty of it too! Also a nice touch is they have locally brewed beers and sake in the fridge that you can buy if you feel like one.
Overall such a sweet place to stay!
Date: Nov/2025
France (Male, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Best accommodation to begin your trip
The hospitality and kindness of the people at Guest house Noko Noko were incredible. Thanks a lot, the guest house is beautiful, the meals delicious. They sent a missing item to our next accomadation that was so sweet. Thanks a lot we couldn't begin with a better accomodation.
Date: Nov/2025
Portugal (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper & Breakfast
Stay at Noko Noko
Very nice room, the private bath was a bonus. Our host were very nice. The Dinner and breakfast was very good.
Date: Nov/2025
South Africa (Female, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
A beautiful artistic home
We were delighted by the lovely host and very beautiful home. The meals were exceptional
Date: Oct/2025
Australia (Female, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
We had a beautiful stay here. The accommodation is modern, clean and comfortable and our host was lovely.
Date: Oct/2025
Canada (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Wonderful experience
Initially, I was a bit concerned that the location was some distance from the trail, we had an absolutely wonderful time. The location was beautiful, tranquil and gave us the time to rest and recover from the day's hike. Our host was fabulous and we had a nice chat. We learned some Japanese prior to our trip to Japan and it came in handy, although we didn't find the language barrier problematic, our host was warm and welcoming.
Date: Oct/2025
Japan (Female, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Memorable experience
I have no words to describe how welcoming and beautiful this experience was. It was the perfect start to my Kumano kodo journey. The meals were amazing and I could tell how much love was put into them, so thank you. The guesthouse is also nestled in the cutest valley and if you’re lucky, a cat might stop by to say hello. I hope to stay here again and thank you so much for the amazing hospitality.
Date: Sep/2025
Spain (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Aki was really kind to us . I will recomend this accomodation.
We felt as in our house .
She picked up us at the station and Then drive us to the trail the following morning , which we appreciated.
Date: Sep/2025
Australia (Female, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 2, Reception & Service 4
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Host was very friendly. Accommodation was beatiful.
It should be clear when accommodation is away from travk the earliest they can take you yo the track or bus.
There shouud be an.option to have ready to go breakfast/lunch the night before
Date: Jul/2025
Netherlands (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Beautiful room
The service was really good. She picked us up in takhara rest area. The room is beautiful, it looks all very new and well renovated . The food was delicious. Next morning we could pick the time to be brought back to the kumodo trekking area.
Date: Jul/2025
Australia (Female, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Wonderful women, wonderful stay
My host’s friend picked me up and we had a great chat. She kindly offered to stop at a supermarket before arriving at the guesthouse. My host is another wonderful, generous woman who completed check in quickly and made me feel at home. The place itself is so well designed and had all I wanted and more, including beautiful artworks of flora and fauna, including a free postcard of this art of your choice. I ended up meeting the artist the next day at my next location on the trail and spent beautiful couple of hours with yet another amazing woman. Lat but not least, the food I have received for diner, breakfast and lunch was diverse, delicious and extremely well presented. Thank you, Noko Noko- I had such wonderful time.
Date: May/2025
Australia (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Lovely stay
A lovely stay, beautiful space in a lovely area. Located further away from Takahara, but the lovely host picked us up and dropped us off in the morning at times that suited us so this wasn't an issue. Amazing food and very comfortable bed. 5/5!!
Date: May/2025
Singapore (Male, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Do not be worried about the location, this was an amazing stay.
Though the need for the 15min drive, the host was very responsive and picked us up immediately upon contacting. Furthermore, the location was in a nice pleasant area and if you're willing to explore, there's actually a very serene shrine and river nearby too!
Beyond that, this was an amazing stay! The room was very very pretty and the food was equally as pretty. The host was so kind to us as well and it felt like such a welcome.
Date: Apr/2025
Australia (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Lovely stay
This is a beautiful guest house. Aki was lovely and very kind. We recommend sending the guesthouse a message via WhatsApp when you arrive at Takahara. Highly recommended.
No Meat
No Fish
No Seafood (other than fish)
No Dashi fish stock
No Dairy
No Eggs