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Ryokan Kato - Yoshino

3.0 star property
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Exterior
Lobby
Exterior
Property grounds

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
3056 Yoshinoyama, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino, 639-3115
  • Nyoirinji Temple
    3 min walk
  • Tonanin
    3 min walk
  • Kinpusenji Temple
    10 min walk

Room options

Japanese Style Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Futons

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Japanese Style Room, Shared Bathroom with Toilet in Room

Japanese Style Room, Shared Bathroom with Toilet in Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Futons

About the area

Yoshino

With a stay at Ryokan Kato - Yoshino in Yoshino, you'll be just steps from Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range and Nyoirinji Temple. .This ryokan is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Tonanin and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Kinpusenji Temple.

What's nearby

  • Nyoirinji Temple - 3 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Kinpusenji Temple - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Yoshimizu Shrine - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Mount Yoshino - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Dorogawa Onsen - 19 min drive - 20.2 km

Getting around

  • Shimoichiguchi Station - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪お食事処 きぬがさ - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪静亭 - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪豆富茶屋 林 中店 - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪やっこ - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪花見亭 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Ryokan Kato - Yoshino

Ryokan in Yoshino with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Ryokan Kato - Yoshino offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Services include massages. Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. There are hot springs on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 14 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as hot springs. Additional amenities at this ryokan include complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at Hinatabokko or snacks in the ryokan's coffee shop/cafe. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 8:30 AM.
Hinatabokko - Onsite café.
Iroriza - This restaurant serves lunch only.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–8:30 AM: JPY 2100 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Hinatabokko
  • Iroriza

Things to do

  • Hot springs

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Massages
  • Outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robe)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 8 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately JPY 2100 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Ryokan Kato Yoshino
Ryokan Kato
Kato Yoshino
Ryokan Kato Yoshino-Gun, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Ryokan Kato - Yoshino Ryokan
Ryokan Kato - Yoshino Yoshino
Ryokan Kato - Yoshino Ryokan Yoshino

Ryokan Kato - Yoshino Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Yen Hong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2020

10/10 Excellent

Corinne, Japan

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Ryokan in a beautiful location!! Rooms are big but cozy and the onsen is wonderful in the winter time!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Some more comfy chairs would be great. Soft pillow option please. Onset was great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is perfect. The staff were exceptional, the food amazing and the location spot on. We'd be back in a heartbeat!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

chau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazingly peaceful family run place
We love this little place in the mountains in Yoshino - the family / the lady in charge is absolutely wonderful and super hard working. It’s our second stay at this lovely inn and we will come back. Ps please note that check in is strictly at 3pm and if you want their lovely dinner you have to pre book. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sue, Gloucestershire, U.K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning location, stylish and comfortable interior. Even the futons were comfortable and exceeded our expectations! The evening meal was exceptional by any standards - beautifully presented and quite simply delicious. The staff were always friendly and attentive and we would recommend this Ryokan without hesitation.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kind and attentive staff, lovely central location, incredible private bath. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eugene, Bangkok, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Ryokan because of facilities and food but even more so because of staff. Ikuyo and Junko truly went the extra mile to make our stay unforgettable.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Adriano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing ryokan
Delicious food, beautiful location with great views, very spacious room, nice onsen!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Connie, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
well kept by the Kato family
A very pleasant experience. The hotel is well kept by the Kato family with great architecture. The food is fantastic and very nice staff. A place we would love to go back to stay next time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Brendan, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic log cabin style Ryokan
Great experience after a communication issue at the beginning. It is worth noting that in low season most restaurants in Yoshino will be closed or wil close early, so plan to eat at your Ryokan for all breakfast & dinner meals. The meals prepared at Ryokan Kato were excellent, a real experience in local cuisine. Having breakfast across that road in their seperate restaurant with excellent views across the valley started the day nicely. We were fortunate to have the hot baths to ourselves which were great after a long day of dragging our kids up the hills of Yoshino. We loved the sitting/reading area with the swing hanging from the ceiling and the traditional lamps, very relaxing. Yoshino is worth the extra train rides and Kato was perfect for us. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location, very comfortable stay.
This hotel was extremely comfortable and good value. The location was fantastic for us, as we arrived and left Hiroshima by train and did 2 day trips using the train, so being right next to the station was amazingly convenient. Lots of shops nearby too. Very comfortable room, not bad size for Japan, and with every amenity you could ask for...toothbrushes, hairdryer, TV, Wi-Fi, kettle, fridge. Really good. Would love to go back sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Boulder, CO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Peaceful Japan Experience
This is a traditional Japanese ryokan. If you want a true Japanese experience this is the place. The owner seems to predict your every need ahead of time. The indoor and outdoor mineral baths are beautiful and healing. The restaurant serves a five star traditional Japanese dinner that is one of the finest and most beautifully served meals I have ever had. It is located in a rather remote area in the mountains, accessible by train, and is on a world heritage pilgrimage route, filled with temples and shrines at every turn in the woods of trees and bamboo. This is truly a magical place.

10/10 Excellent

こんぶ、伊丹

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
吉野の大自然に囲まれた立地にあり非日常を過ごせました。和風のランプや木製の椅子、癒しの音楽など旅館のお気遣いが見えて本当に良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

TAKAHASHI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

TETSUYA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

あきこ, 奈良市

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
夜遅く到着してしまいましたが、とても気持ちよく迎えてくださいました。カフェの窓からの眺めも最高で、露天風呂も無茶苦茶気持ちよかったです。また行きます！
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

こーちゃん, 愛知県

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
丁寧な接客、木のぬくもりの感じられるログハウスの客室で大変快適に過ごせました。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

YOSHIHIRO

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
全て木でできていて、とても気持ちのいい部屋でした。 旅館の回りも静かでとても雰囲気のが良く、朝食を食べる別宅も眺めがさいこうでした。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
中国に住む友達と大きなキャリアーバック持っているので、送迎していただいて感動しました。素敵なところで、お料理が格別に美味しく感じました。 旅館のスタッフを含め、吉野山の方々がとても親切で助けて貰いました。観音みたいと思いました 良かったです。ありがとうございました。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019