KUMANO TRAVEL

3rd Place Kumano Kodo is an old farmhouse in the Nonaka area near Tsugizakura-oji on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Mr. Tetsuyama has reformed the building while maintaining the authentic charm of the countryside, rich deep browns of aged wood, tatami mats, fusuma sliding doors, and veranda - decorated with antiques.

There are 2 buildings, Main building and Annex. Each of them are for private rental, only two booking per a day.

There is a full kitchen, small bath, toilet, bicycles, and free Wi-Fi;  making for a convenient stay.
The congenial Mr. Tetsuyama is passionate about sharing the local mountain culture. He is an organic farmer with the diversity of crops. He would like guests to feel at home -- your personal third place on the Kumano Kodo!

◆Important Check-in and Dining Information◆
Check-in and all guest meals will be provided at the nearby reception building, "3rd Place Chaya4."
Please see image above about the reception location.

※Sorry, NO SINGLE OCCUPANCY accepted from March to May and November. Single occupancy requests can only be made between June and August, and between December to February.

Danshaku is a café and guesthouse with unobtrusive store front on a back street near Tokei-jinja shrine in Tanabe City.  It is run by a retired man who loves music and chatting with customers.  He prides himself, and takes true enjoyment, in serving coffee one guest at a time.  (Don’t order coffee if you are in a rush!)  His love of music began in childhood and has a collection of over 1500 CDs with 700 being classical!  (He currently streams from YouTube now and again to compliment his library!)  The guestrooms are on the second floor and are Japanese style.  The bath and toilet facilities are in the back of the café.

◆ IMPORTANT NOTICE ◆ 

Kumano Guest House is a small lodging near the Kii-Tanabe station (less than 5 minutes walk) run by a mother and son combination.  

The main facilities features two Japanese style rooms on the second floor with tatami flooring and sliding doors. The first floor features a reception. Guestrooms are non-smoking with air-conditioning, TV, and small communal refrigerator. There is a washing machine and balcony to hang clothes to dry. 


Friendly, convenient, reasonable.

Maru House is a Japanese home in a quiet residential neighborhood within 10 minute walk from the JR Kii-Katsuura train station.  There are two guestrooms (one on the first floor and one on the second floor).  There is a communal kitchen, dining room and Japanese style living room common area to relax.  The young manager is very interested to talk and learn from guests, it was his dream to open a guesthouse in his hometown to host people from around the world.  Nobody lives in the house full-time, but rather designed as a small home-style guesthouse.

Minpaku Hinokuma has evolved from the owner’s hobbies: building things, travelling, and walking. 
He started by building a small wooden hut for a tea house where walkers on the Kumano Kodo section between Tanabe and Takijiri-oji could take a break.  Then over a period of 1.5 years he built a small bath house with homemade goemon cauldron bath and a simple cabin for sleeping.  The buildings are spread out over a large grassed area. 

A simple breakfast is supplied but evening meals must be bought before arriving or eat at a rural Chinese restaurant nearby. 
Shuttles are available from nearby train stations: Asso, Kii-Tanabe and Shirahama, plus Inabane-Oji bus stop. 

If you arrive early ask the owner to try blow darts, canoe or his other hobby!

Motoyu Bekkan is the "annex" or "bekkan" of the "hot spring source" or "motoyu".  Motoyu is the name of the main public hot spring bath in Ryujin Onsen, famous for its beautifying effects on the skin, which serves as the bathing facility for guests staying at the accommodation. Motoyu Bekkan is located across the river from the main center of Ryujin Onsen via a walking bridge.  All of the rooms are simple Japanese style that look out towards the river.  There is a communal sitting area and basic cooking facilities, although there are no cooking utensils, pots, pans, etc available.  You can bring your own food or eat at the nearby Izakaya Nagomi.

*Motoyu Bekkan is closed from the begining of December to the end of February.