Guest House Asyl
- Description
- Price Plan(s)
- Statement from the owner to the guests
- Guestrooms
- Baths
- Meals
- Facilities & Services
- Access
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Yamabushi-no-Yado Ogamian
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Mr. Nakane making Soba noodles
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Bedroom one
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Soba Restaurant
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Sample dish
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Sample supper
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Enjoying soba
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Sitting area
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Upstairs
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Kitchen
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Bedroom 2
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View from Cottage
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Rental Cottage
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Entrance to restaurant
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Mountain Ascetic shell conch
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Lotus in bloom
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Restaurant decoration
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Shugendo Alter
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View from restaurant
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Nakane Family Portrait
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Access from Fushiogami
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Fushiogami-oji
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Fushiogami settlement
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Bath and washing area
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Toilet
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Ping pong table
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Outdoor rest point
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Tree hammocks
Description
Kumano Kodo Mountain Ascetic Cottage
Guest House Asyl is a rental house in the isolated Fushiogami settlement along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route in the Hongu area. It is located just north, over a ridge from the scenic lookout Fushiogami-oji and managed by a young family who lives nearby, with a cozy soba restaurant in their house. For those walking the Kumano Kodo from Chikatsuyu or Nonaka area (Tsugizakura-oji) this is an excellent place to stay.
Mr. Nakane has a passion for the spiritual culture, cooking, and rural lifestyle of Kumano, being a Yamabushi mountain ascetic (a practitioner of the Shugendo faith). To this end they are working towards an alternative style lodging with reduced garbage, bio-recycling and no Wifi. With this passion comes a high degree of demand for good manners from guests.
NOTE: There are strict manners to be followed at this guesthouse, specifically in regards to the meals. Please eat all servings to reduce food waste.
Recently, his restaurant Yamabushisoba Ogamian was awarded a Green Michelin Star in 2022 for its sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.
The two-story wooden cottage has guestrooms on the second floor, and sitting area, kitchen, bath and toilet on the ground floor. It is a short walk from the family's home and restaurant, where meals are served, often with home-grown ingredients. There are hammocks to relax in and table tennis for passing a rainy day.
■ Private rental: only one group per day.
■ Self Check-in & Check-out: at guest house.
(Must arrive on time. No late check-in available. )
■ Note: No Wi-fi available.
Full Name
Guest House Asyl
山伏宿 アジール（Guest House Asyl）
Area
Fushiogami
Type
Rental House
Address
781 Fushiogami, Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, 647-1743
〒647-1743 和歌山県田辺市本宮町伏拝781
Map Code
478 406 099*55
Maps
Check-in
15:00 - 18:00
Check-out
by 09:30
Rating & Reviews
4.6
- Guestroom
- Baths
- Meals
- Location
- Reception & Service
Statement from the owner to the guests
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| ■ This accommodation follows guidelines to reduce the spread of Covid-19. For Guests ■ Please follow the advice for the public outlined by the World Health Organization when visiting the area. |
Guestrooms
| Japanese Style | Yes |
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| Number of Rooms | 2 |
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| Maximum Guests | 7 |
● Please layout futon by yourself.
● No smoking in house or restaurant.| Facilities |
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Baths
| Ensuite Indoor | Yes |
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| How to take a Japanese bath |
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| Normal rural Japanese home bath. Wash outside of bath and soak in tube. |
Meals
| Supper |
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| Meals served in restaurant at manager's home nearby from 17:30~19:30. (Japanese style) |
| Breakfast |
| Meals served in restaurant at manager's home nearby from 6:30~8:00. |
● All meals are served in the owner's home at their Soba restaurant. Soba is buckwheat noodles.
● Selection of local Craft Beer and Sake.
● Bring your own food if staying with the "No Meals" plan.
- Vegetarian Meals
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: Included : Not Included
Type A Type B Type C Type D Type E Vegetarianism is not common in the Japanese countryside. Please double-check the Vegetarian Type which the service provider can accommodate to make sure that it meets your needs. Often being able to eat trace amounts of the ubiquitous Katsuo Dashi (fish stock) makes it easier to find options.
More Information
NOTE: It is difficult and not culturally sensitive to change meal requests, or make new meal demands, onsite when you arrive at accommodations. Vegetarian types must be confirmed during the reservation process and respected during your visit.
Facilities & Services
- Credit Card
- VISA
- MasterCard
- JCB
- AMERICAN EXPRESS
- Traveler's Cheques
- Not accepted
- Others
- ● Coffee Maker
● Toaster
● Refrigerator
● No Wi-Fi available
- Notes
- Washer and dryer, detergent, free use.
Access
- Access Information
The house is located just north, over a ridge from the scenic lookout Fushiogami-oji.
If you are walking from Hosshinmon-oji (from west to east) on the Kumano Kodo it is near the Fushiogami-jaya rest area which has a covered shelter and toilet.
Just past this shelter is a house. On the far side of the house on the left climb the small trail between the tea shrubs and descend to the opposite side. Beside the temple at the end of the road is the restaurant and manager's home. There is a staircase up to the house. At the base of the stairs is a wooden sign with calligraphy writing on it. Only guests with meal plans should go to the owner's house. (SELF CHECK-IN AT THE RENTAL HOUSE.)
Make a right turn in front of the temple downhill. The rental house is on the right. (SELF CHECK-IN AT THE RENTAL HOUSE.)
~30 minutes walk from Fushiogami-guchi bus stop.
Hongu Map
Kumano Kodo Hongu Area
- Shuttle Service
- Shuttle available from/to Hongu Taisha-mae bus stop and Hosshinmon-oji.
※ Please make reservations for shuttle in advance.
Last minutes shuttle is Not available.
- Parking
- Free Parking for up to six vehicles.
