For those who decided to stay at Japan’s ryokan or inns, I can tell you that you are on the right track to fully enjoy some of the refined experiences like having a traditional Japanese cuisine, wearing Yukata robes, bathing in Onsen(hotsprings), sleeping in the Japanese-style room cover with Tatami(reed) mat.
Japanese inns are just very different from western hotels. So, let me share with you one of my Ryokan experiences in Gifu prefecture, central part of Japan. Let’s do RYOKAN!
I visited the Japanese inns called Yarimikan【槍見館】 in the Hida (飛騨) region, located northeast part of Gifu prefecture. Upon entering this renovated traditional folk house, I was welcomed by kimono-clad staff.
After being escorted to my room with a key, a totally Japanese experience starts here. When I opened the door, I found two pairs of slippers like the photos above. This is where you are supposed to take your shoes off. Sometimes, you can find them right after entering the main entrance,too.
This was the room I stayed. A staff tell you short introduction about inns and decide the time for dinner. A tea and a little snack are normally placed on the table offered for free. Please make yourself relaxed in the traditional Japanese room.Niceeee.
Wearing Yukata, casual Kimono, will be an interesting experience for you, which I will talk about it next time. Please take note that you can’t enter into tatami reed-mat rooms or toilet with slippers on. At toilet, a different type of slippers are supposed to be worn as you can see above.
One of the main attractions staying at inns is a seasonal Japanese cuisine using local ingredients. A variety of Japanese dishes were served. Freshly-cooked dishes like Tempura or grilled items were given one by one so that you can taste it at its best. Local Hida Japanese beef and seasonal Ayu sweet fish were unbelievabley tasty 
Oishiiii
After you go back to your room, amazingly your Futon bedding is prepared for you. It is all up to you how you spend your time after the meal. You can explore inns or hot springs.
There were about 10 hotsprings here including an open-air and indoor baths. You can read the my previous story on Onsens.I took a photo during day time when overlooking the Yarigatake mountain, but I would recommend you bath in Onsen at night. As most of the hotsprings were available 24 hours here, you can bath early in the morning before your breakfast.
Breakfast
Generally rates based on rooms include two meals (Dinner & Breakfast) a day per person. My room was charged 15900 yen per person. From my point of view, food, Onsen, ambience and service at Ryokan,these 4 are the most important factors to make your stay memorable.
Verdict: loved the food here so much, but some people may not like small bugs at open-air hot springs in the middle of mountain. Still I want to come back here
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