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Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto

Vacation home perfectly located for exploring Ukyo Ward

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A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a shoji screen, and a view of a garden with a stone lantern.
A traditional Japanese house with a thatched roof, surrounded by lush greenery and a gravel path.
A cozy attic room with a thatched roof, wooden beams, a cushioned bench, and two standing lamps.
A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, shoji screens, and a sliding door with a landscape painting.
A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a low wooden table, and various decorative items including a blue and white ceramic plate, a statue, and a hanging scroll.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Place, Katsura River
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Jigenji Temple
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Kiyotaki River
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Airport, Osaka (ITM-Itami)
    ‪114 min drive‬

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About the area

Kyoto

Ukyo Ward stay.Your stay at this Ukyo Ward vacation home places you within 6 miles (10 km) of Katsura River and Jigenji Temple. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Kyoto Tanba-Kogen National Park Visitor Center and Roadside Station Miyama Fureaihiroba.
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What's nearby

  • Katsura River - 9 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Jigenji Temple - 9 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Kiyotaki River - 23 min drive - 15.0 km
  • Kyoto Tanba-Kogen National Park Visitor Center - 25 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato - 35 min drive - 25.1 km

Getting around

  • Nantan Shinkyu-Daigaku-mae Station - 24 min drive
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 100 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪MushRoom Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Rilla - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Pizzacafe Toko-Toko - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Hand made Cockies & Cafe 烹菓 - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪京都周山料理旅館 すし米 - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto


What is STAR Host? : STAR Hosts are experienced hosts who have met and exceeded HomeAways STAR hosting criteria
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This is for booking of an entire house (Not booking of a bedroom).
We can only accept one group of guests at a time.


Escape from crowd and noise!!
Come and visit Kyoto's mountainous area and stay at a traditional thatched-house.

---The SPACE---

The place we live is called Keihoku. It's only 1 hour north away from center Kyoto, and you can enjoy stunningly majestic mountain and river scenery, fresh air, and meet heart-warming people.

We can also offer some unique nature tours for you.
I was born and grown up in this house, as well as his 6 generations of ancestors.

I speak English without inconvenience, thanks to my travel experience in the world.

---Guest Access---

We have four rooms that can be used as bedrooms, 2 toilets, a shower room , a bathroom(Japanese style)and a convenient kitchen, just like your house (refrigerator, microwave, toaster, gas stove, any kind of dishes, glasses).

- TATAMI ROOM: Can sleep up to 3 guests (Futon)
- TATAMI ROOM 2: Can sleep up to 2 guests (Futon)
- BEDROOM: Can sleep up to 1 guest (Semi Double Bed x1) + 1 additional guest (Futon)

- 2ND FLOOR FLOORING ROOM: Can sleep up to 7 guests (Futon)

As amenity, we offer hand / bath towels, Yukata, shampoo, body soap, hair dryer, toothbrush, razor, and laundry machine.

For your access, you can use living room, shower/wash room, toilet. As for linen, clean sheets, pillow cases, blankets and bath / hand towels are provided. All the electronics are free to use. You can cook at the kitchen!

I and my wife can give an optional experience service such as family casual cooking, trekking, and yoga training (at attic space). We have 10 sets of YOGA mats. You can enjoy practicing YOGA anytime you want. You can ride horse riding machine (called Joba) in our house. Let's enjoy exercise!

I grow various kind of organic seasonal vegetables in my own farm. You can make dishes using those vegetables by yourself or we can also help you cook in our kitchen!

As for internet, we provide free internet (Wi-Fi).

---The Day Tour---
We can take you on tours (with English guidance and transportation) for an additional fee. We organize a tour schedule with you based on whats most suitable for you, the weather and the season.

***The Day Tour***
We can take you on tours (with English guidance and transportation) for an additional fee. We organize a tour schedule with you based on what’s most suitable for you, the weather and the season.

※One Day Tour (10:00〜16:00):
25,000 yen :1 group(2~5 persons)
You can choose your itinerary from the following options:
・Waterfall trekking
・Tallest cedars in Japan watching
・Visiting the shrine & temple
・Visiting the sake brewery
・Visiting the historical thatched roof house village
・Night fireflies viewing (from beginning-June to end-June )
・Go to hot spring
・Experience meditation in Zen temple with monk　(need additional charge 1,000 yen)

※Special Seafood Tour:
We go to seaside to get very fresh fish and some seafood. W bring them back to our house and make very special fresh sashimi and sushi. The rate is 30,000 yen 1 group : 2~5 persons), plus fish fee and cooking experience charge. Local seafood is very, very tasteful and you cannot have the same experience elsewhere. Highly recommended!

※Central Kyoto tour:
If you want to go central Kyoto some temples and shrines , I can take you to central Kyoto. The rate is 30,000yen 1 group:2~5 persons (excluding admission fee, meals and parking fee). You can select some places from your idea.

Original Tour:
We can help you plan your own special tour!

--Getting around--
Since Keihoku is quite a large area, it is difficult to visit places just on foot (most destinations are about 5-10km away).

To get around this area, you can also rent 2 bikes for free - the supermarket and bus terminal are around only 30mins away by bike.

If you choose to do a tour with us, you can pay by credit card (VISA, MASTER, JCB, AMEX, DINERS, DISCOVER). Depending on how long you stay with us, we can do multiple tours - its up to you.

---Other things we offer---
We want to make your stay comfortable and entertaining, so we offer some added extras at our place for you to enjoy, including:
A BBQ set - having an outdoor barbeque with guests is our favorite way of dining
10 yoga mats so you can enjoy practicing yoga any time you want
Piano and acoustic guitar - we are music lovers!
Japanese toys for children, so there is no boring time for the kids
Two dogs - our Golden Retriever puppy Azuki is very cute and she loves meeting new people and making friends
I sometimes goes sea fishing, and you can eat what he catches!
A small farm full of seasonable vegetables, which you can harvest and eat for free

We are working on setting up a cafe that serves light meals. When its ready we hope our guests will enjoy eating there. :)

---The Neighborhood Overview---

Here in Keihoku, you can put yourself in majestic nature - enjoy trekking riverside, or to waterfall or giant cedars as well as praying in peaceful temples and shrines.

However, since Keihoku is quite a wide area, it is difficult to visit places by just on foot (usually 5-10km away).

---Access---

In order to come to Keihoku area, take a JR bus of Takao/ Keihoku line from Kyoto Station (terminal no. 3) via Enmachi and Nijo station. Shuzan (Syuzan) terminal is a final stop and it takes around 1 hour 20 mins from Kyoto station. It costs JPY1,200, or you can use the Japan Rail Pass.

You will get on the bus from a rear door and get off from the front door after you put your fare in the box next to a driver or show JR pass. We can pick you up at Shuzan terminal by car.

A bus timetable from Kyoto station to Shuzan final terminal:

Depart: 14:00 Arrive: 15:20
Depart: 15:30 Arrive: 16:50
Depart: 16:30 Arrive: 17:50
Depart: 17:30 Arrive: 18:50
Depart: 18:40 Arrive: 20:00
Depart: 19:20 Arrive: 20:40

The bus looks very local, but I am sure you will enjoy the scenery from the window when you come into the mountain lane (after 40mins or so).

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Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Hot tub

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area
  • Tatami (woven mat) flooring

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Piano
  • TV

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Tour and ticket assistance

Location highlights

  • In a village
  • In the mountains

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Cycling nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Bicycles

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

Events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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
Parties and events are allowed on site
Long-term renters welcome
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business. Parties and events are allowed on site. Long-term renters welcome. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto to the airport?

This vacation home is 56.8 mi (100-min drive) away from the Itami Airport (ITM) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto?

As of Aug 16, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto on Aug 18, 2026 start from CA $261, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at this vacation home.

Does Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto offer free breakfast?

This vacation home does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto?

No, there is no casino at this vacation home.

What time is check-in at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto?

Free parking is not available at this vacation home.

Does Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto have a pool?

This vacation home does not have a pool.

Does Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this vacation home.

How close is Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto to downtown Kyoto?

This vacation home is 15.2 mi away from Kyoto.

Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 45 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 45 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sydney M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Wonderful Break from Downtown

I travelled with my family of four (myself/mom/dad/brother) and booked this spot based on the other reviews
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Guygienist U.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Hideo and Yuka were wonderful hosts. Hideo is a great guide and very easy to talk to. The authentic Thatch home was both beautiful and comfortable. We enjoyed having coffee every morning while looking out the large windows at the cherry blossum trees. Very nice location away from all the people in Kyoto. Easy 1hr bus ride into Kyoto city. They have a friendly Golden Retriever and a French Bulldog to play with if you like dogs! The Fishmarket excursion was fun and unique with Hideo helping select fish, and Yuka preparing the food (She's a Michilen Star Sous Chef). Hideo also took us to see peaceful shrines, an ocean view atop a mountain and the scenic old Thatch village. Thank you Hideo and Yuka for the 5 Star stay and all the great memories!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
This was just a wonderful stay. The hosts could not be more kind, generous, and inviting. It is a nice quiet village, with restaurants and cafes and bakeries and grocery stores nearby. Can't say enough how wonderful it was.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle P.

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A great cultural experience

We had a fabulous time… so many cultural experiences from the fish market to seeing fire flies! Hideo was a gracious host who made sure we enjoyed seeing the local area! This is a great place to land after spending a few days in Kyoto proper. It is definitely a return to spot in the future!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chloe S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonder home stay

Excellent home stay experience. Definitely best to stay for 2 nights so you can explore go to the fish market and make traditional food with Hideo the host. Rent a car for ease of transfer there or book it in with the host for his tours. Great remote location nice to experience authentic Japan. Very comfortable sleep on the traditional beds.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

mick g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun

A unique way to see Japan. Host Hideo is very friendly and had great food and activity recommendations for us. Good to have a car if possible to get around the rural area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Taja H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fall colors

We went in the fall and the colors and the views were amazing the host and his wife were both so nice and accommodating! I would love to go back and visit the fish market!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer N.

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An amazing stay!

We had a wonderful time at this farmhouse and it was all we imagined. The home was beautiful and well maintained. Very spacious for the four of us. The hosts are lovely people who went out of their way to make our stay perfect. The area has several great places to visit such as the thatched roof village, a special soba restaurant and the sake brewery. The scenery is spectacular. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dulcie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An amazing short break

A very beautiful place with very gracious hosts. Hideo san and his lovely wife Yukako san were friendly. It was my girl's birthday and Hideo san orered a cake from his friend on our behalf- one of the best i ever. We all slept very well. Must be the fresh air and the quiet surroundings.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to get away from city

Very easy to communicate with Hideo. He picked us up at the bus station without a problem. We enjoyed our time at the property and especially playing with their 3 dogs!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ja N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was perfect , we had an upset with our car hire and Hideo came and pick3 us up from the bus station. He stopped on. The way home at the supermarket, organised for my friend to see local acupuncture Dr, and if that wasn’t enough his beautiful wife helped to prepare the dinner a traditional Japanese meal!The next day Hideo took us on a tour and accommodated all our varied interests, it was wonderful This morning he delayed a trip for himself to take us to the bus, the whole stay was magnificent!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Moggy P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Will absolutely be coming back

If you're looking for a unique, authentic, beautiful Japanese experience, this is the place. The building wears its history like a fine jacket while also being warm and comfortable. The setting is peaceful and bucolic. We pitied the folks fighting huge crowds to get cherry blossom pics, while we wandered the sakura groves that line the roads and canals by our lodgings.But the absolute best part of the entire stay was our hosts. They were friendly, and 'above and beyond' doesn't begin to describe their helpfulness. From tours to cooking lessons to warm evenings spent chatting and playing with their dogs, we felt welcome and valued every moment of our time there.We're already planning our return trip.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christine M.

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Exploring

Hideo and his wife are lovely people. Hideo was there to pick us up at the bus when we arrived and anytime we ventured back to Kyoto. He also was our tour guide for a day making our travels very informative and fun. Food prepared by ukoco? Was delicious and both Hideo and ukoco’s company was so wonderful. If you want to be out of the city this is the place to be. Maybe a bit far if you want to explore Kyoto as bus does take over an hour. We all (4) thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best traditional Japanese stay and experience!!

Hideo and his wife were the absolute best hosts! The accommodation was so clean and very traditional which is what we were looking for. Hideo took us on an amazing fish tour where we picked fish at a fish market and cooked it ourselves and made chop sticks, toured thatched roof homes, sake brewery, bamboo forest and monkeys! We also had the best ramen and his wife made us sashimi with the fish we bought at the market. It was an amazing experience and the place was even better than we thought! We even got to see June Firefly’s at night! Hideo is a true ambassador for Japan and very considerate of the locals and in educating us foreigners! We highly recommend their VRBO to travelers of all ages!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

VIZE C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Gem of Japan

Our stay with Hideo and his family made our entire trip to Japan. Saying this is a vacation home does not do it justice. It’s more like staying with family. Family who take you around to see the sights, family who take you in and enjoys a meal with you, who treats your children like their own, shows you all the best things Japan has to offer. Is the place new, no, but it’s 200 years old. Is it amazing, yes! The area is so beautiful. Hideo and his wife and his wonderful dogs are incredible. The most gracious hosts. Hideo took us all over Kyoto to see the sites, took us to a fish market to buy and cook fresh fish for lunch, taught us how to make sushi, taught our kids how to make sukiyaki rights at the table. Hideo gifted us the most beautiful kimonos, took our son on the most incredible adventure, he will never forget and still talks about fondly today. I could go on and on about how amazing our stay was but I would run out of space before I ran out of wonderful things to say. Thank you so much for an incredible vacation and for making Japan everything we knew it was
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ginger H.

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Hospitality plus!

From beginning to end, or stay was fantastic! Thank you to Hideo and Yukako for being such warm and welcoming hosts. Hideo picked us up from the bus stop and took us shopping, allowing us to pick up anything we needed for the nights dinner and morning breakfast, then on to the house to get settled in.The house is lovely and clean with everything you could need and more. I particularly loved the Japanese style dining table with built-in blanket and heater; so cosy for the cold weather! We chose to do a day tour with Hideo around the local area the next dayTheir little dog Mei Mei came with us and was the star of the show at the grass thatched roof village. If you like textiles, the indigo museum is a must! The fish market was interesting and fun. We were surprised to see many low flying eagles while we ate our lunch! Later Yukako made us delicious soup and sashimi hand rolls which we all ate together. The birthday cake at the end was a lovely surprise for my husband! If you want a stay with a personal touch I would highly recommend staying with Hideo and Yukako. We had a fantastic time!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Erika O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful family stay in Keihoku

Hideo and Yukako provided an amazing experience for our family. We wanted to experience a more traditional countryside experience during our trip and they were incredibly accommodating. Yukako was so kind to pick us up from the bus stop and had such a bright and welcoming personality. She offered to take us to a local bakery, which was great. She showed us around their beautiful home, which was well kept and had all the amenities we needed. It even included a beautiful piano, which our family loved, and an amazing massage chair, which was very helpful with all the walking we had been doing during our trip. Hideo worked with us to put together custom day tours and was very flexible with working with our interests. He also provided all the transportation, which was very convenient. He took us to numerous different local spots, from the fish market to a chopstick museum to a local waterfall, to name a few. He was a great tour guide! For two of our dinners, Yukako taught us how to make hand rolls with the seafood we got from the fish market and other traditional Japanese dishes. She is a wonderful cook and I highly recommend doing dinner with them. We shared so many laughs over dinner. They also have 3 wonderful dogs that made the stay even more enjoyable. We thoroughly enjoyed all the memories we made on this trip, thanks to having such wonderful hosts. We highly recommend staying here! Thank you Yukako and Hideo for all the laughs and fun memories.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Trip to Tokuhei-an!

Thank you so much, Hideo-San and Yukako-San, for your kind and generous hospitality during our stay at your wonderful home! Hideo-San met us at the bus stop and from there the adventures began. We got lunch from a farmers market, and then visited a local shrine and refreshing onsen after dropping off our bags and having a bite. Dinner was fried delights at a spot down the road. After a good night's rest at Tokuhei-an's spacious rooms, Hideo-San drove us to the Obama fish market to pick up fresh mackerel, red snapper, shrimp and squid to grill for lunch. After more sightseeing around Obama Bay, a stop by a Chopstick Museum and Gift Shop, and a visit to the Miyama thatched roof village, we returned to the house to rest up for the evening's feast. Yukako-San, who has experience cooking at a Michelin-starred restaurant, sliced up and prepared fresh Obama tuna, squid, shrimp and sea urchin for sushi hand rolls. Delightful eggplant, potato salad and miso soup accompanied the seafood, along with home-grown shiso leaves and ice cold beer and sake. A legendary night! Our trip was all the while enhanced by Hideo-san's engaging stories, witty jokes, infectious laughter, Nihon-go tips and reflections on life. The house was super comfortable and well-equipped, including kitchen equipment and air-conditioning system. It was perfect for our group of six, including two kids. Thank you again Hideo-San and Yukako-San for hosting us and for providing lifelong memories - Okagesama de!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Savannah C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

OUR FAVORITE STAY EVER

Where to begin!? Everything about this was a dream. It is difficult to find a place to stay with an infant under one year. But this was perfect for our family. Even though we arrived late at the bus stop, Hideo was there to pick us up. Make sure to bring snacks and dinner after riding the Shinkansen and bus into town. Maybe something for the morning but if not, there is a cool cafe for the mornings if needed. The property is charming and reminiscent of a time long ago while still having all modern amenities. If you forgot any necessity, the had it (toothbrush, brush, hair products, body products etc.) Kyoto area was green, lush, and earthy. It feels like what westerners think of traditional Japan. Beds were soft yet firm and comfortable to sleep two adults and a baby in the middle. Lots of blankets if needed. The house was decorated very cool! There is traditional seating or western dining setting, the fridge / kitchen tools was perfect for our stay. In the mornings we went on family walks around the town before adventuring on our custom tours Hideo created for us. Our favorite was going to the fish market and purchasing fish to be cooked at the house that evening. Oh my goodness it was the best meal of the trip!!!! He was able to show us the highlights of the area without feeling like we were tourists. In fact, most of the places we went, we didn’t see any American tourists! Hideo and his wife treated us as family. We will be back and bringing friends! 💗💗
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Eric T.

Host was very helpful

Place is a little bit outside the city but not too far. Host offered to pick us up from bus station and was very welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
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10/10 Excellent

David C

If you wish a create a magical opportunity to sink into Nature, silence and beauty, look no further.

If you wish a create a magical opportunity to sink into Nature, silence and beauty, look no further. Hideo and his wife offer the restored, yet simple elegance of his family’s 200 year farm house as your nest. Since this home is in the compound with theirs it is not 100% your own, yet you have the feeling of privacy and the convenience of two friendly souls to answer questions, needs or just chat both at once. Close your sliding doors and you are alone in another time. Open them and seek your hosts and they offer what you need with charm and grace. Please make sure to take advantage of Hideo’s knowledge of the best sites to tour in region and then relax as your friendly hosts drives, guides and charms your day away. Bicycling in the village valley is such a treat as are walks around the neighborhood. If you want a taste of rural Japanese life and still not too far from Kyoto, you will make this choice with SUPER HOSTS. I totally charmed to my full delight.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

MARCUS

This was our first trip to Japan and Hideo and his wife made our stay exceptional. The house was

This was our first trip to Japan and Hideo and his wife made our stay exceptional. The house was beautiful,spacious and very clean. They also enlightened us on several Japanese customs and prepared traditional Japanese meals for us. I ate octopus for the first time-awesome!!! We are so looking forward to going back to Japan and staying here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Walter

Hideo and Yukako were very gracious and welcoming hosts. The house was large enough for our group of

Hideo and Yukako were very gracious and welcoming hosts. The house was large enough for our group of 4 adults and 1 teenager, although another bathroom in the house would have been more convenient. The house is not luxurious but it is comfortable. My elderly parents had a daily challenge to go up and down the few steps in the house. Hideo also led us on tours all the days of our stay, at an additional cost.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Absolutely friendly hosts who helped us enjoy our stay. Lots of conversations with our hosts during

Absolutely friendly hosts who helped us enjoy our stay. Lots of conversations with our hosts during home-cooked dinners we had with Hideo-san and Yukako-san. Yukako-san was also such a great cook. Definitely recommend their accommodation to anyone looking for a different experience in the Kyoto countryside, away from the hustle and bustle of crowded city locations
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Adeline

Hideo-san and Yukako-san were extremely warm hosts and they make us feel at home. We truly enjoyed

Hideo-san and Yukako-san were extremely warm hosts and they make us feel at home. We truly enjoyed the day tours, dinner and breakfast times together as they are such jovial and funny people to chat with. The house is very well kept and maintained. It was an amazing experience being able to stay in a traditional thatched roof house, it was the highlight of our vacation in Kyoto.