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Satoyama Guest House Couture

Kanbayashi, where Satoyama Guest House Couture is located, is to the east of Ayabe City, in the north of Kyoto Prefecture. It's about a 15 minute drive from the first traffic light to the guest house, which you'll find in the countryside, full of nature, where the Yura-gawa River and several other smaller rivers run. The garden is regularly visited by wild animals like deer, squirrels, and monkeys. There are many villages facing depopulation in Japan, but the number of young people moving to these villages has been increasing.
The four seasons of the countryside ("satoyama") here are beautiful. You'll also find several-thousand-year-old chesnut trees in an area that was registered as a quasi-national park in March, 2016, a perfect place for practicing some mindfulness.

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Okuine Onsen Aburaya Bekken NAGOMITEI

Okuine Onsen Nagomitei is an onsen ryokan (a Japanese style inn with hot spring baths) overlooking the Sea of Japan, where every room has a private open air bath, and a view of the ocean horizon where you can watch the sun rise. Inside, Nagomitei has tatami flooring with an elevator and open-plan space, making it accessible for wheel chair use. Lately, most open air baths in guest rooms do not use hot spring water, but Nagomitei has a personal supply to the hot springs, which means you can bathe in water from natural hot springs around the clock. As for food, courses are brought directly to your room, so you can enjoy seasonal seafood and Tajima beef (a famous brand of wagyu beef) in peace and quiet. Nagomitei is a retreat especially for adults, so children under the age of 12 are not permitted. The ryokan was also placed in the top 100 for the 45th Professional Choice Hotel and Ryokan Japan Awards, and received one of ten Special Jury Awards for "small inns of Japan."

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Furuma-ya

Furuma-ya is an old country house located in the countryside of Miwa, in Fukuchiyama City, just 10 minutes on the express train from Kyoto Station.

We plough the small fields around the perimeter of the house, and harvest and cook the seasonal blessings of nature. On summer nights, we listen to the sounds of insects and the chorus of frogs as we cool ourselves outside, and in winter we warm up with a firewood stove. It may be modest, but this is how our family at Furuma-ya lives together in harmony with nature.

Come and visit us if you'd like to get away from the busy city and experience a bit of our country life.

"Furumaya" means "beautiful flower" in Nepali. Furuyama's owner hopes that this inn, too, will attract people as beautiful country flowers do, and become a place of rest and relaxation.

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Yakuno House

This inn is run by an Australian owner. Guests can freely use the entirety of the traditional Japanese house, built over 200 years ago. The kitchen has all the necessary utensils for cooking, and guests can also rent bicycles to explore the area. It's about a 30 minute ride to Takeda Castle and about 15 minutes to Fukuchiyama City. Both Japanese and English support is available.

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Abura-ya

The beautiful countryside of Ohara is located deep in the mountains of Kyoto Tamba. Close to the venerated Ohara-jinja Shrine, Abura-ya is a 180 year-old merchant shop that has long been known locally by this name ("abura-ya" means "oil shop"). Here in the countryside, time flows along gently, slowly, and beautifully. We are so pleased to welcome you here. Visitors are welcomed to come and enjoy Abura-ya by reservation, with one group at a time.

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Kumihama Onsen Yumotokan

Located in the north of the Kinki region, Kumihama Onsen Yumotokan prides itself on its spaciousness, with separate indoor male and female baths that can each accommodate up to 100 customers. Both male annd female baths have an outdoor bath and a medicinal bath. The male and female baths are open for day trip bathing use, and the water is beautiful and crystal clear, with a very fresh, minimally salty odor, making it a popular hot spring for locals.
Kumihama Onsen Yumotokan was founded by Mr. Yamada Rokuro and is now run by his son. There are various different plans to enjoy the day trip bathing experience, all of which include access to the hot springs, some with fruit-picking activities (cherries and melons), or the chef’s signature full course crab cuisine.

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Amanohashidate Hotel

Amanohashidate Hotel is in a prime location, about one minute on foot from Amanohashidate Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway, and 4 minutes' walk from the famous Monju-do Hall, where the "Monju Bosatsu," the Buddha of Wisdom, is enshrined.
There are a total of 13 separate natural hot spring baths, all of which are themed with the legend of Amanohashidate, and one of which is an open-air bath that looks out on a view of Amanohashidate itself—known as one of Japan’s three most famous scenic views. You can also enjoy the view of Amanohasidate from the guest rooms. For dinner, there is a seasonal kaiseki (formally arranged course) meal on offer, for which the winter specialty (from early November to the end of March) is crab.

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Hotel Kitanoya

At Hotel Kitanoya, all rooms enjoy a spectacular view of Amanohashidate, northern Kyoto Prefecture’s famous sand bar. The hotel also offers an acclaimed kaiseki (formally arranged course) meal showcasing seasonal produce from the Sea of Japan.
Amanohashidate Hot Spring is known as a "hot spring for beautiful skin," and Kitanoya prides itself on its garden open-air bath, with its relaxing environment, as well as private open-air baths.

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Hotel & Resorts KYOTO-MIYAZU

Hotel and Resorts KYOTO-MIYAZU sits atop a small hill on the Kurita Peninsula and overlooks Miyazu Bay and Amanohashidate—one of Japan’s three most famous scenic views. From February to mid-May you can pick strawberries at the hotel’s own strawberry greenhouse, Royal Strawberry Park. The main sightseeing locations in the area are Amanohashidate View Land (about 20 minutes by car), and Kasamatsu Park (35 minutes by car), where people traditionally turn their backs to Amanohashidate and bend over to view the amazing landform from between their legs, so that it looks like a bridge to heaven (this position is called "matanozoki"). Also about an hour away by car are the "funaya" boathouses of Ine, which are designated as Traditional Buildings Important for Preservation. As for guest rooms, you can choose from Western, Japanese, or Japanese-Western mix style rooms, all with ocean views and well-equipped for families. For food, the seasonal Japanese, Western, and Chinese-style buffet is the hotel's specialty, but there are also crab or yellowtail fish kaiseki (formally arranged course with seasonal vegetables) plans available. There is also a restaurant with authentic Japanese, Chinese, and French cuisine. The hotel is equipped with a public bath and sauna, as well as an open-air bath which uses local Miyazu hot spring water.

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Tango no Yuyado Ebisuya (Kitsu)

This traditional ryokan inn in Kyotango has a style that's a mix of contemporary designs and the modern style of the Taisho era (1912-1926). Kitsu Onsen uses the water of Kyoto's oldest hot spring, and is mildly alkaline and soft on the skin, earning it a reputation as a "skin-beautifying hot spring." The spring was first discovered in the Nara period (710-794) by Buddhist monks who noticed egrets using the hot spring to heal their wounds.
The famous writer Matsumoto Seicho stayed here for two months in 1965 as he wrote the mystery novel “D no Fukugo" ("D’s Compound"). His study and the room in which he stayed are open to visitors. Meals are served in a restaurant filled with greenery that suggests a bamboo forest, and made using seasonal ingredients local to the Tango area. In winter, you can dine on a famous Tango treat, matsuba kani crab. In the hallways, you can look out and see a 100 year-old cherry tree, and every year in late June and early July fireflies visit the creek at the hotel.

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Furuma-ya Cooking Class

Furuma-ya is a traditional thatched-roof home built in the Edo period (1603-1868), and has since been remade into a farmhouse inn.
There's a feeling of homemade warmth in the house, on which the owner worked hard to rennovate.
Perfect for those who want to step away from the hustle and bustle of the city for a more relaxing experience, here you can vegetarian food with local country vegetables and other ingredients, together with the charming owner of this popular inn.
Vegan options are also available, and Furuma-ya will also try to accomodate Halal requests.

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A Kyoto Field Trip For Grown-Ups! Make a Kyo-Kuksa Mug with Tanshu Wood & Forestry Tour

Enter the forests of Kyoto, and learn about the timber industry with a first-hand tour, from the felling of trees to their transformation into lumber at the sawmill.
Learn about Woodland Kyoto's unique forestry, enjoy lunch in the forest, and take in the relaxing surroundings.

"Tanshu timber" is the nickname given to cedar and cypress grown along the Yura River in the Chutan area. It s a high quality timber that has been traded at high prices since ages past.
The kuksa (guksi) mugs made here are a traditional handicraft of the Sami people indigenous to Finland, and it is said that the person who is gifted one of these mugs is sure to find happiness.

During this activity, participants will make their own Kyo-Kuksa mugs by filing down a mug that's about 80% finished.
By filing down the remaining 20%, you can make a mug that fits the shape of your own hand.

Experience for yourself the process by which a living tree in the forest is transformed into an object we use in our daily lives.


1. Meet up
2. Go to forest *It is preferable that you come dressed in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty, and bring work gloves.
3. See the felling of trees
4. Eat lunch on a tree stump *Please bring your own lunch.
5. Sawmill tour
6. Kuksa mug-making *You will be able to take your own kuksa mug home with you on the day of the activity.