Yukiguni no Yado Takahan

The rooms on the 5th and 6th floors of the East Building are about 32 sq m with a shower room. The 6th-floor rooms have beds and sleep up to 2 guests, and the 5th-floor rooms sleep up to 3. The kotatsu (heated low table) room floors on the 3rd and 4th floors of the East Building have 32 sq m rooms for up to 3 guests, intended for guests who want quiet rest. These rooms have no bath, so children bathe in the communal bath as well.

The Ginrei rooms have their own view onsen: a private bath with a view, drawing onsen water from the Yumoto source into the room. Room 317 sleeps up to 3 guests and is about 80 sq m, and Room 318 sleeps up to 2 guests and is about 70 sq m. Each combines a Western-style room with twin semi-double beds and a Japanese-style tatami room with a sofa living area. The hotel's published figures for capacity and for whether a bath is included vary, so please confirm when booking. Humidifiers are available to borrow. Whether co-sleeping is allowed, and whether cribs or baby futons are available for guest rooms, is not stated, so please confirm when booking.

For allergies, call at least 3 days in advance and the kitchen will accommodate as far as possible, for an additional 3,300 yen. Single allergens can be handled, but wheat, soy and similar ingredients may be contained in seasonings, so not every request can be met. Trace amounts left on cooking utensils cannot be removed, and for severe allergies guests are asked to consult their own doctor. On plans that include dinner, dinner may not be prepared if you have not checked in by 7 p.m. and have not contacted the ryokan.

Children of elementary school age and older bathe separately by gender, in the men's or women's bath. Children who are not yet out of diapers cannot get into the communal bath tubs, so they use the baby bathtub in the women's changing room. Parents of small children are asked to watch out for the wire fence at the men's open-air bath. The hotel's onsen page says that a baby bed and water are provided, and the accompanying photo shows the baby bed in front of the shelves in a tatami-floored changing room. Whether it is in the women's or the men's bath is not stated, so please confirm when booking. Only the 2 Ginrei rooms have their own onsen.

The building has 6 floors, with an escalator and an elevator. The ryokan does say frankly that it is not barrier-free, with steps and stairs, and wheelchairs are available. Inside there is an after-bath lounge, a shop, a coin laundry (1,200 yen per load, including detergent, washing and drying) and a table tennis corner, which the ryokan suggests for families. The website also has information in English.