Date: Mar/2026
United States (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
One of our most special stays/meals in Japan
Guesthouse Asyl was a truly singular experience. The meal Nakane prepared for us was one of the most memorable that we had in all of Japan. His restaurant is really lovely, and his homemade soba noodles deserving of their local fame! The view from our room was spectacular, and we had the whole guesthouse to ourselves. Because most people try to get all the way to Hongu in one day, Fushiogami (just a few miles short) is quiet and not overrun. We cannot recommend Guesthouse Asyl highly enough!
Date: Dec/2025
United States (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Date: Dec/2025
China (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
The best place to embrace the nature and mushroom.
It's a bit surprised for us to arrive there first because there's no one in the house and also couldn't find the house key from outside. Actually the house was not locked and you can find the key inside the room. We really enjoyed the soup soba for the dinner and the breakfast. The sunrise view was stunning when you're on your way to have breakfast.
Date: Dec/2025
United States (Female, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Guesthouse Asyl was a unique stay in a stunning location, very convenient for our travel plans. We received a warm welcome from the Nakane family and enjoyed eating and chatting with them. We also loved having our own space ater staying in several shared spaces. We walked from Chikatsuyu and were glad to stop here, a few kilometers closer than Hongu. The views were some of the best of our trail, and we enjoyed staying in such a small community. The soba and soup were delicious. The guesthouse was large, and we loved the seating area with a view upstairs. The guesthouse, bathroom and dishes were not as clean as we found in other stays on the trip.
Date: Jun/2025
United States (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 2, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Dec/2024
France (Male, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Un accueil chaleureux et très familial
Nous avons été très bien accueillis. Le logement est très spacieux et très bien situé sur la route de kumano Kodo. Nous n' avons manque de rien
Le repas préparé par notre hôte était excellent et avec des produits de son exploitation. Nous avons eu la chance de faire la connaissance de sa famille. Encore merci pour cet accueil chaleureux.
Date: Dec/2024
Romania (Male, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 4
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
Great stop on kumano kodo
Great location, close to fushiogami-oji, making it a perfect stop before hongu, shortening by a few kilometres the hike from chikatsuyu.
Date: Dec/2024
Singapore (Male, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths -, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Remarkable experience.
Location is peaceful and away from the crowd. Enjoy the silence and the dark skies for the stars if prepared to walk abit further. The food from the land and hospitality of our host who is also our cook is exceptional. The dining experience itself is worth the stay. Five stars.
Date: Nov/2023
United States (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Nov/2023
United States (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Very spacious living quarters with bedrooms upstairs (narrow stairs). Laundry was helpful. The house is a bit hard to find, and need shuttle service request to come from Hongu since public buses don't always stop in Fushiogami. Food was great, soba-based, mostly locally sourced and grown.
Date: Nov/2023
Australia (Male, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
A truly local experience
The guesthouse is located in a tiny rural village. It was a whole house for just us. The stars were pretty at night. The food was beautifully prepared and seemed to be fresh from the host’s garden and mushroom farm. I highly recommend splitting the long walk to Hongu by staying a night here.
Date: Nov/2023
Belgium (Male, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Oct/2023
Singapore (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Great location at a quiet village along the trail, so we can split the 25 km hike into 2 days. Great soba meals. Great host, he informed us of a shortcut between the inn and the trail, then played a musical instrument as we departed.
Date: Oct/2023
Australia (Female, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Private and traditional
Nice to have your own place with lovely view. Expect vegetarian food and very traditional Japanese style which might not be everyone’s taste.
Date: Jul/2023
Taiwan (Male, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Date: Jul/2023
Australia (Female, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Lovely night amongst the tea plantation
Fabulous night. Amazing fresh soba, food was amazing and you can see where most of it has been grown. Great short cut back to the Kumano Kodo path, very enjoyable night. Another great host!
Date: Jun/2023
China (Female, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals 1, Location 2, Reception & Service 2
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Date: Jun/2023
United States (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Host with many talents
Mr. Nakane was so concerned about us as we were about 15 minutes past due our arrival time. He is a man of many talents in addition to creating some wonderful dishes for our meals. His soba shop is listed in the Michelin Guide, which says a lot. In addition to making his own soba, he also is a forester, mountain guide, wood carver, and carpenter, practicing to become a monk. We bought several of his woodworks. Looking at them brings back good memories of the time we spent there. This stay ranks up there with a few of the best places and memories we have of Japan.
Date: Jun/2023
United Kingdom (Male, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: May/2023
Japan (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 4
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: May/2023
Taiwan (Female, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: May/2023
Japan (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
贅沢な休日
山菜が大変美味しかったです。たくさんお話しも聞けて有意義な時間を過ごせました。天気も良かったため、2階の部屋で穏やかな時間を過ごせました。ありがとうございました。また伺いたいです。
Date: May/2023
Germany (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Date: Apr/2023
Czech Republic (Male, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Apr/2023
United States (Male, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
Beautiful quiet location
We had a great stay here in Fushiogami. It is a beautiful and peaceful location just off the Kumano Kodo trail. It is only a few kilometers from Hongu, so it would be easy to bypass. I'm really glad we stopped here. The owner prepares delicious food at his small soba restaurant and was a great host. The guest house itself is large, simple, and comfortable. I liked the fact that we could enjoy the beauty of this place before arriving at Hongu Taisha and getting back to the busier towns.
Date: Mar/2023
Australia (Male, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Asyle
We highly recommend Guest House Asyle and a very good option to stay prior to busy Hongu and Yusamine Onsen.
Food was fabulous.
A little difficult to find and easier option is to take the sealed road left towards the temple before the tea rooms and Asyle is after the temple.
Conk on departure was a nice send off
Date: Dec/2022
Japan (Female, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Fushiogami is kind of out of the way, but I didn't want to push myself to make it all the way to Hongu, so it was the perfect place to stay for me. Food was AMAZING, truly a one of a kind experience. Kind of rustic, but that was exactly the experience I was looking for. Cannot recommend staying here highly enough.
Date: Nov/2022
Malaysia (Female, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
Enjoy the calm, peaceful and tranquil surroundings, excellent place to stay
Date: Nov/2022
United Kingdom (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
Guest House Asyl
Great location with amazing views a short stroll from the main Kumano Kodo route, Nakane San made us very welcome, the vegan and vegetarian food he prepared was excellent.
Date: May/2022
Japan (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom -, Baths -, Meals -, Location -, Reception & Service -
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Amazing stay !
Cosy house, great meals and lovely experience ! We highly recommend !
Date: Jun/2022
Japan (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
忘れがたい滞在になりました
心温まるお出迎え、ご主人の楽しいお話、大自然の中で身体に良いものだけを美味しくいただきました。
特にお蕎麦や蕎麦がき、手作りの水出し茶が絶品でした。
テレビもWi-Fiも無いお宿での滞在はいつもより五感が優れ、
鳥のさえずりと朝日を浴びて目覚め、素敵な山の景色や新芽をつけた茶畑を見ながらコーヒーを飲んだひとときは忘れられません。
リゾートホテルでは味わえない、ベツモノの極上リラックスが経験できました。
環境を意識されたシャンプーや石鹸もすごく嬉しかったです。何もかも私たちにはほんとに十分でした。
山伏さんとお聞きして、厳しくて敷居が高い感じかなぁと思っていましたが、最初のお電話からすごく話しやすくて一瞬で引き込まれました。
美味しくてスペシャルな体験をありがとうございました。
Date: Nov/2021
Japan (Male, age 70-79)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
熊野本宮大社からは遠いけど古道に面しているから許せる
Date: Nov/2021
Japan (Male, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
全てが最高
テレビが有ると満点ですが、あの場所で宿泊出来たことはラッキーでした。
特に拝庵としては最後の宿泊者ということで、感無量です。
そばも噂通りとても美味しく頂きました。
今回の道中で一番星がきれいに見えたお宿でした。
久しぶりに天の川を見ましたよ。
Date: Dec/2020
Japan (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
(Go To Travel Discount Plan) Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
とてもよくしていただきました。
ユニークな宿で大変面白くご主人の話を聞くことができました。
一人に一軒家は贅沢ですね。
大きいので部屋が温まるのに時間がかかりました。
Date: Nov/2020
Japan (Female, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
(Go To Travel Discount Plan) Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Beautiful Scenery
A great location with beautiful remote scenery. The house was comfortable and the food was amazing. Lots of soba noodles and a delicious bento for the next day.
Date: Oct/2020
Japan (Male, age 70-79)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan:
(Go To Travel Discount Plan) Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Jan/2020
Italy (Male, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 2, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
The host was so kind to pick me up by car
Date: Nov/2019
France (Male, age 60-69)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Highly recommended
Very confortable house in a wonderful landscape, unique experience of mountain food and culture great owner I was given one of the best diner of my trip
Date: Oct/2019
United States (Female, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: Sep/2019
Australia (Female, age 50-59)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
A delightful cottage in the country and an interesting glimpse into an alternative life
I stayed here after walking for five days and was so delighted with the large, modern cottage, its wonderful mountain setting and views and meeting this lovely young Japanese family who have moved from Tokyo for this rich rural life. Mr Nakane is a 'half-monk', forester, soba-maker and farmer and it was interesting to hear, see and taste some of this rural lifestyle. The cottage is equipped with everything you need - including to cook your own meals. However, one of the highlights of the visit was to dine in their restaurant and try Mr Nakane's unique dishes based around soba and the cooking style learned from monks in Koyasan, with all the ingredients provided from his farm or locally. The cottage is easily reachable from the trail from Hosshinmon-oji to Hongu. But Mr Nakane picked me up from Hongu on the way to picking up his daughter from Kindy. He also dropped me off the next day at the bus stop for my next trip. A very comfortable and interesting stay on the walk.
Date: Aug/2019
Norway (Male, age 30-39)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
- No subject -
If we could give 10 stars, we would have! The host, Nakane, was lovely. And the food was... absolutely amazing!!!! We enjoyed staying in the guesthouse a lot!
Date: Jul/2019
United Kingdom (Male, age 20-29)
Individual:
Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
Very nice rural place to stay
Comfortable and clean - friendly host and lovely dinner and breakfast.
Date: May/2019
Canada (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
My original e.mail was sent to the Kumano Kodo Travel Bureau and I was told to use the guest feedback form, which delayed my comments. Here is the original e.mail:
Our stay at the Yamabushi Yado Ogamian was definetely a highlight of our entire stay in Japan. Mr Nakane's neighbour, Halena, was extremely gracious to pick us up quickly, earlier than expected, and drove us to Hongu the next morning when she had her own work to do. A very interesting lady, with an extraordinary, courageous and exemplary life trajectory. Mr Nakane prepared an outstanding dinner, one of the best, most authentic, delicious we ever had. This was a superb evening. Breakfast and lunch box were equally enticing, capping the perfect setting in the mountains, surrounded by silence, birds and a serenity that even a huge spider did not break! Please forward our utmost respect and gratitude to Mr Nakane and Halena.
Date: May/2019
Spain (Male, age 40-49)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
- No subject -
Date: May/2019
United Kingdom (Female, age **)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper & Breakfast
Great stay in the mountains with incredible food and welcome
The stay was great. It was a bit difficult to find from the trail as the Kumano map is misleading and it’s better to use Google maps. Once we got there we were welcomed very warmly and served beautiful several course supper with culmination in delicious soba. The breakfast was equally beautifully presented traditional Japanese feast. The most wonderful though was our send off to the sound of traditional Yamabushi horn! Thank you.
Date: Apr/2019
Switzerland (Male, age 70-79)
Individual:
Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan:
Rental House: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box
Absolutely outstanding !
This has been THE highlight of my trip in terms of reception ! My host is a very dedicated and hospitable gentleman with a lovely family. His attention to me in all details was much above what I expected ! The quality of the dinner and breakfast he served me was absolutely fantastic and I am very grateful to him.
I would like Kumano Travel to send me his e-mail address so that I can send him a personalized thank you message.
No Meat
No Fish
No Seafood (other than fish)
No Dashi fish stock
No Dairy
No Eggs
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