Mori no yu Kira No Sato Reopening on December 22, 2025

Absolutely loved my stay, from start to finish. I had high expectations as I treated myself to the half board for 1 night, and that was something I really wanted to experience while in Japan. I found others to be much more expensive, and the price at Kira No Sato was more so in my range - but really good value for money and didn't compromise on quality at all. First of all, it's easily accessible by train from Tokyo. You just need to do one change at Atami. Then, a shuttle picks you up from Izu Kogen, if you do time it right. Easy to find as well as they have a banner with the name of the ryokan. The staff is really hospitable, and they do speak good English. Great amenities. It's in some sort of village set-up, and super pleasant to stroll by. You basically wear the clothes the ryokan provide for you, and it's super comfy - with different sizes available. The room was great and of good size - you can admire the tranquil sea. Little snacks and coffee as a welcoming gift, great tea/coffee ware. Comfortable bed. You get a shower in the bathroom as you will enjoy the onsens anyways. re: the onsens, you get a really good variety of them. You get a few private ones you can lock, and these are amazing. But then, the public ones are amazing too - and really spacious, so you don't feel it's crowded at all. Food was really delicious and very filling - I had dinner and breakfast, you can choose between 2 options each time, and order drinks from the menu. The staff is very professional and reactive, they were able to communicate in English and explain the whole menu to me. Bonus: you get snacks during the day - and ramen for free in the evening, if you are still hungry! Highly recommend and will stay there again.

I honestly did not really know what I was expecting before my arrival. But this place is a lot bigger than I thought! It's fantastic. I love the garden and the trees. It was fantastic to just wander around. Enjoy the snacks that are offered from time to time. We loved how friendly the staff were. Our little apartment was perfect for our stay. Loved the little tatami area in our place where we could enjoy our green tea. The breakfast was divine; I would definitely recommend the Japanese style breakfast over everything. The onsen was awesome. So relaxing. There are private baths as well. But I would not really recommend them.

Can't think of anything! Other than the fact that it is maybe a bit too expensive. Not sure if the value was fully there

Горячие купели классные

Номера старые, требуют обновления

Nestled into lush greenery. Very helpful staff. Explanation of property and offerings was very nicely organized. Shuttle from Izu-Kogen station was great addition to value of the stay. Peaceful.

First shuttle in the morning was at 9:15 am. Didn’t ask so maybe our fault, but an earlier shuttle, like 8 or 8:30, would have been nice.

The place is charming in the middle of nature with nice baths

The staff was rude, unwelcoming and not helpful very below Japanese average standards (except for the staff at the restaurant who was very nice and helpful). We have been in this hotel many times and the staff is not checking his own records and the facilities are not properly maintained. Sad to see that in only a couple of years the facilities have declined although it would only take a couple of capex to maintain the initial standard.

the house is very old

The atmosphere was peaceful, staff very pleasant. We potentially should have stayed a second night so we could do a bit of exploring around the area. They were very accommodating of my food allergies at breakfast, which we chose to add as part of our stay. Catching the courtesy shuttle bus from the Ito train station needs some communicating with staff. We ended up catching a taxi which only cost 940Y but shuttle bus could have been available to us.

There wasn't anything not to like.

Lovely stay but we booked this place several weeks ago as it was advertised on the site as having vegetarian options and we told only a few days before our trip that our diet could not be accommodated. I get that Japan is not so used to supporting vegetarians but it would have been easy to offer a tofu alternative. Sending this note just a few days before meant that options to book elsewhere were limited. The grounds were a lot older and less plush than the photographs suggested for the cost. We did really enjoy the onsen facilities though as a family.

Immersa nella natura, molto curata, anche se ha qualche decennio. Tutto molto curato. Staff accogliente e molto cortese. Hanno risolto ogni nostra richiesta. I pasti erano favolosi. I bagni molto Belli e pulitissimi. Assolutamente da consigliare.

Nulla

有點像小型社區，有簡單吃食、飲料，有古早的小玩具，酒店內部在山上，可以簡單走走，大浴場讚。早餐+晚餐豐富好味😋

お風呂が混んでなかった

夕食メニューや時間が先着順で選べない

Le Ryokan traditionnel, les paysages, la forêt (nous avons vu des écureuils) et l'eau. La nourriture très typique même si c'était un peu difficile d'accès pour nos goûts européens.

Rien

Staff is very nice, the property provides complimentary beverages, snacks and games. The hot spring is awesome.

It is a little far from transportation stops and you need to walk uphill/downhill. Because there are a lot of trees, you would see some insects, we saw a roach once, the property prepared tools and sprays in advance.

There weren't many people there when we were there, I had the whole public bath all to myself at one point. The public bath was quite a good size, 2 indoor, 2 outdoor, sauna room, a room with reclining style personal soaking options, and a couple small baths. Clean, well maintained. At night, it was beautiful. The three private baths were all really nice too. Small but nice. First come first serve. No reservation needed. The Japanese traditional room we had was spacious. You can tell the place is old, but well cleaned, and cared for. Beware of bugs tho, I got bitten by a centipede in the middle of the night while sleeping, woke up and saw a centipede in the bed. Dinner and breakfast were all excellent, even my picky-eater children ate almost everything. Overall, everything met my expectations, the train ride there from Tokyo was very scenic, stunning coastal view. Definitely recommend.

The grounds

It was a very.cold night on 4/15. Heating took hours to warm up the place,very cold for hours

The staff(or so called the villagers) are so nice and treat non-Japanese speakers so well. And there are some activities there you can explore by yourself, it's a fun and pleasant experience. Will definitely go there again.

Beautiful ryokan, amazing staff, great food

Lush and green location. Wonderful and helpful staff, who went above and beyond to meet our needs. Very traditional Japanese onsen experience. The public bath is very nice.

Everything is a bit worn and old, which has its charm, but don’t expect it to be fresh and clean. The private baths are a bit too minimal and don’t have a view or a shower. The food is good but for a longer stay a bit more variation would have been nice. The baths are closed during the day from 10 to 15, and during a rainy day there wasn’t much else to do around the area.

Second time in this great place. Great location, super onsen options (public, in room, private cabins). We had the kaiseki sea food shabu shabu dinner, which was excellent. Rooms give a very authentic old style feeling. I do think that a bit of brushing up, renovation, to make it a little more to modern standards of comfort, can be beneficial.

I liked the bathing facilities and the snacks in the evening.

Breakfast-The breakfast was OK. We had a better Japanese Breakfast at a Richmond hotel in Kyoto.

L'établissement est magnifique , style campagne que nous recherchions et le personnel merveilleux au petit soins avec nous en permanence. De plus la nourriture était merveilleusement bonne !!!! Je recommande fortement ! La seul recommendation que j'aurais saurait de changer les robinet pour l'eau thermal autrement rien.

食事もおいしかった。ロケーションもよかった。はなれが良かった。露天風呂もよかった。

害虫問題。備え付けのセッタの履き心地がNG。

Espectacular y mágica. Altamente recomendado, el servicio fue increíble, la comida deliciosa y fue una manera de experimentar la cultura japonesa

食事、お風呂、お部屋とても良かったです。 特に作務衣と足袋癒されました。 スタッフの皆さんも心温まる笑顔と気遣いありがとうございました。 またぜひ利用させて頂きます。

特にありません。

Staff were extremely helpful and friendly despite our group speaking no Japanese. One staff member at the reception spoke English and was able to explain everything to us. We were supplied Japanese garbs to wear around the resort and they were actually really comfortable to wear. The baths were beautiful and relaxing. Everything was very clean. The whole resort was genuinely as enchanting in person as the pictures make it seem, if not more.

Honestly this was the only stay on my trip I can't think of a single criticism of, but it was also the most expensive place we stayed.

The food is excellent. We love it.

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風景､温泉の数が多くゆっくり入れた。また露天風呂の景色も良かった。 焼き芋やラーメンなどのサービスは嬉しかった。 浴衣ではなくサムイが良かった お食事がどれも美味しかった

室内の空調が暑く調整出来なく､窓を開けて対応した。夜寝苦しかった。

全て良かった！

無し

This was an exceptional experience. All exceeded my expectations. We had a traditional japanese room with a private onsen. The room was immaculate and the onsen was quaint and peaceful. The breakfast and dinner were beyond words esthetically and taste. The public and private baths for guest use were beautiful and tranquil. There was a shuttle bus to pick you up from izu kogen station. It ran to and from the station every half hour. Knowing some japanese is helpful, but there's always Google translate.

Absolutely no complaints.

食事が美味しかった スタッフの対応が最高でした

露天風呂のお湯の温度が高すぎてヤケドした

The onsen is great. The little sweet potato is good.

The room facilities are somehow too old.

The overall environment is very nice. The whole premise is quite large with plenty of spaces. Staff are mostly nice and friendly.

1) Me and my wife came with both our parents in their 70's. Due to room availability, we reserved 2 rooms with onsen for the 4 of them, and another room type for ourselves. We have to walk a full circle for 5 mins to their room, although our room is not that far from theirs, but there is a steep slop in-between. If there was a staircase then it would take only 1 min. 2) The rooms with onsen are on a 2nd floor of some nice wooden buildings, on top of a slope. We did not notice the slope and stairs when we book the rooms. My father had heart problems and had a difficult time walking up to the room. It would be great if it was mentioned in room descriptions and we would totally reserve another room type. 3) Given the slope and stairs, we were originally asked to bring our luggages to the rooms by ourselves. We insisted for help, and thanks for the staff they manage to help us move our luggages to the rooms. It would be better if they would offer help in the first place, not after we insisted. 4) They provide complimentary roasted sweet potato in the evening, which was nice. My parents were resting in their room, avoiding walking up and down, and so I was trying to bring some to them. Only to got stopped because it was not allowed to take them away. We wouldn't have to if we had booked a room where my parents can walk around easily. Thats a bit too rigid. 5) My and my wife went to use one of the private onsen. Only to find that there was no shower available in there. But you are required to shower before using the onsen. Means we have to go back down to the public bath, undressed, shower, got dressed, and walk back up to the onsen. Which is troublesome. We given up in the end. It should be well advertised that the private onsen does not have shower. Very bad expectation management. 6) It was a little bit difficult to communicate in English overall compare to other hotels we stayed in the Mount Fuji and surrounding region. It is probably more for local Japanese.

環境

房間叉電插頭太少

ロケーションが良かった

I was able to enjoy the natural beauty of Japan while also enjoying the incredible accommodations of a traditional ryokan. The food was very good and well-priced. The service was the real standout - all of the staff were incredibly polite, accommodating, and easy to speak to. They made several recommendations and it really enhanced my experience. The room was big.

This just comes with a traditional property: there are some spaces that don’t fit the average American easily (toilet, shower). But if you’re fine with a squeeze there you’ll have a great time elsewhere.

スタッフの対応が良かった、食事もとても美味しかったです。

冬場なので客室から大浴場までが寒かった。

This was my group’s first stay in Japan, and our favorite by far. We were truly blown away with the accommodating and kind staff in the hotel as well as the restaurant. We added on dinner and breakfast last minute for our stay and highly recommend! The dinner service was delicious and great variety of coursed meals for the price. Knowing a bit of basic Japanese goes a long way, but the staff did use a translator when necessary which was appreciated. Additionally, they offer a lot of free snacks for guests (oden, ramen, etc). Would definitely come back here and recommend!

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Onsen, cena, struttura tradizionale

Mancavano le ciabatte in camera

食事は美味しく、選べる点は良かった。 品数が豊富だった。 サービスの飲み物や、食べ物が充実していた。

１、部屋の照明が暗い。部分的にでもLEDをいれて欲しい。 １、ベットフレームがなく、起き上がりずらかった。 １、廁、ちり紙、等の表示の下に英語表示を入れてあると良かった。(若者や外人に理解できない人がいる) １、脱衣かごの多さの割に、洗い場やその他の施設や設備が少な過ぎる。 １、館内の案内図が無かった。 １、館内にトイレが少ない。

노천탕 너무 좋고 숙소 깨끗하고 좋아요 식사는 전통 가이세키 스타일은 아니고 약간 퓨전이구요 프라이빗 료칸도 3개 있구 대중탕도 잘 되어 있어서 온천욕 즐기러 가시는분들께는 추천 드립니다

위치가 대중교통으로는 거의 못 간다고 보시면 되고 자차로만 움직일수 있어요 그리고 주변에 볼거리나 먹을게 없어서 조식 석식 신청 안하시면 힘드실수 있을듯합니다

мы впервые в японии и пока сравнивать не с чем. для нас это была прекрасная возможность отдохнуть во время активного путешествия. у рекана красивая территория, есть где погулять. можно выйти и за час дойти до берега океана с красивыми видами. онсен под открытым небом, есть еще три приватных. кайсеки тоже нам понравился) захотелось вернуться сюда хотя бы дня на три!

¡Ha sido una experiencia INCREÍBLE! Lamentablemente el día de antes de llegar a esta villa pasé por una experiencia bastante lamentable, que me dejó profundamente en un estado de estrés. Por lo que las expectativas con las que llegué fueron altas: necesitaba a toda costa relajarme y desconectar. ¡Y soy muy feliz de decir con toda certeza que superó todas mis expectativas! La villa es preciosa y se nota que los trabajadores la cuidan con mucho respeto y cariño. El servicio en general por parte del personal fue de 10, incluso en mi caso, que por cuestiones de dieta mis comidas tenían que hacerse de una forma especial. Toda la naturaleza es preciosa, el onsen público es una maravilla, y tener la posibilidad de relajarte con tu pareja en los tres onsen privados, de forma GRATUITA, es algo que se tiene que valorar y proteger a toda costa. El desayuno estaba riquísimo, y aunque la villa está un poco lejos situada de la estación para ir caminando, ofrecen un transporte gratuito cada media hora. (El conductor del autobús también fue muy amable y cercano) Solo tengo cosas buenas que decir y salí de allí renovada y muy muy feliz. ¡Muchas gracias!

¡Todo perfecto!

This accommodation felt like a traditional Japanese style resort. We loved how big the whole place was and there were outdoor spaces to explore. A warm cute coat, on top of the usual yukata, was provided so we could go out into the cold to the restaurants and onsens. The main highlight was being able to experience staying in a traditional Japanese house with dark wood and tatami. Even the layout of the space was traditional and gave us a taste of Japanese living in the older days. Since this place is run by the same company operating Dormy Inns, there were the standard supper ramens, yakults and popsicles. There were also free baked sweet potatoes at 6pm and tasty oden at 7pm. It was a nice place to relax and just enjoy the facilities within the accommodation - we felt no need to get out after checking in. After breakfast, we tried out some of the traditional games and took a short walk before checking out. Shuttle bus was available at frequent intervals from Ito Kogen station. We found the dinner quite value-for-money. The dinner was delicious with good portion size - got to try seafood shabu shabu for the first time.

We had a private onsen tub in our room, however the water wasn't very clean and I could see many small specks of dust or whatever that was in the water. By comparison, the water in the private onsens for public use were cleaner. Not sure if this was because the water was already like this before we use it or if it was because we couldn't drain out the water and could only let the water run continuously and hence re-used the water. To be clear, we showered every time before entering the tub. Anyway, it was a pity as we really liked everything else.

Facility is good, very clean. Super helpful staff as we left our iPad behind and the staff helped to deliver to our next stay. Very grateful for their swift response and high reliability. Highly recommended

The staff onsite were amazing. The facilities and food incredible. We only stayed 1 day, which didn't feel long enough. Two days would have been perfect. Such a serene and beautiful space. Though not the easiest to get to, definitely worth the day trip from Tokyo.

We only had one issue, and that was the shuttle bus driver from the train station. The fact that a free shuttle is offered is great, but the shuttle bus driver was rude and didn't want to take us. I'm not sure if it's because we were visiting from out of the country, or what, but he didn't want to have anything to do with us. He actually told us he wasn't our driver and directed us to get on a completely different shuttle, even though we called out that the resort name was on the side of his shuttle. We lost almost an hour at the resort because of him. Precious time we can't ever get back. The next day, when we had to return to the train station, we had the same rude driver. He helped all other guests with their bags except completely ignored us. It was a pretty sad blemish on an otherwise wonderful experience.

Very comfortable and great for first-time ryokan-goers. Free oden and ramen in the evening and night were much appreciated, and the private baths were wonderful. Appreciated the wide range of sizes for the included pajamas, too.

Only complaint is that I wish we'd been able to go to the restaurants; we only booked for one night and all the reservations were taken by the time we checked in.

Great hotel with onsen and quiet surroundings. Good quality food dormy inn style supper and drinks at bath place.

食事はとても良かったです。 バイキング形式が多い中コース料理で提供されるスタイルでワクワクしました。 お部屋も広くて快適に過ごせました。 大浴場はとても寒くてお湯がぬるく残念でしたが貸切風呂が３つあって予約無しで使用出来て良かったです。 又、行きたいです。

Staff professional, kind, and respectful.

環境自然生態，湯屋舒服，餐點一流

用餐上菜實在太慢，一餐吃下來都要2 hrs

大眾溫泉池有多樣的湯池選擇

This is a magical place and we wouldn’t want to go away. We felt very comfortable and even pampered, everything was perfect. Communication with the place was smooth. We have got arranged a dinner and a breakfast which we’re not a part of original reservation. When ordering, keep in mind that the dinner is extremely voluminous and very filling. The beds were very comfortable and it was warm to sleep. In our room (apartment) the shower was outside, which was exotic but not at all inconvenient. We have tried all types of onsen on the premises, private and public and our personal little onsen bathtub. All were very relaxing and incredibly clean. Loved the whole experience, and we will definitely come again.

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l'architecture traditionnelle en forme de petit village japonais, le ONSEN MAGNIFIQUE !

Le petit déjeuner est a améliorer, le service des repas un peu pressant

Wir waren für 3 Nächte im Kira No Sato. In dieser Zeit hat uns das Nachtessen sowie der Onsen-Bereich am meisten überzeugt.

Die Hotelanlage und insbesondere die Zimmer wirken in die Jahre gekommen. Grundsätzlich kein Problem, da man einen solchen Ort nicht mit Tokyo Hotels vergleicht. Trotzdem würden kleinere Renovationen diesen Eindruck verbessern.

The whole environment felt like stepping back to the old days of japan with wooden structures and stands and many different types of onsens. They even have free ramen at night.

Schönes Badehaus. Freundliches Personal.

Das Abendessen war etwas enttäuschend. Keine besonderen Speisen für die Preisklasse. Wenig reichhaltig.

宿泊施設と帳場や浴場が野外に出ないと行けないこと。 食事は美味しくて、量的にも十分で良かった。

This is probably the best place my wife and I have ever stayed. Everything was so considerate and thoughtful, plus the views were serene and it was so peaceful. This was the best spot to relax and unwind after days of restless travel. Additionally, the dinner staff and their prepared meals were delicious and memorable. Although we live a half a world away, we’d love to come back and stay again some day.

No complaints at all. It was a perfect experience.

Der traditionelle Charakter eines japanischen Dorfes. Der Onsen Bereich. Tolle und ruhige Gegend, sehr nettes und hilfsbereites Personal, Englisch könnte teilweise besser sein.

Teilweise schon recht deutlich in die Jahre gekommen. Müsste an vielen Stellen erneuert werden. Balkon schmutzig. Dadurch etwas zu teuer.

非常喜歡 非常放鬆 完全的日式風格 也可以在溫泉飯店裡做陶土捏陶 提供很多可愛的點心蕃薯拉麵牛奶 很貼心溫馨

A wonderful onsen, great meals and a very kind staff.

The front desk staff were helpful

Good Onsen. Very friendly staffs.

Bath room, inter net charging plug.

The food was beautiful and unique. They picked me up from the train station even when I was past the shuttle times. They had a late night ramen stand and very nice onsens and private baths. They even brought my baggage up to my room. Definitely somewhere that would be so nice to go as a couple although alone was very nice.

There's nothing I didn't like per say, but the staff seemed like they didn't quite know what to do with me since I was foreign. I do not expect Japanese people to speak English for me but I felt like i was bothering them with every question i asked from the translator app. It did say they spoke English online from the site, but I had to use a translator for most things which is no problem.

温泉がとても良かったです。 ご飯も美味しく戴きました。 スタッフさんも親切でした。

Wer wirklich mal traditionell Japanisch wohnen und essen will - sowie ein echt gute Onsen Erlebnis haben will - ist hier genau richtig. Wir hatten sogar einen privat Onsen auf dem Zimmer - sehr cool. Aber der öffentliche Onsen ist auch klasse und groß. Alles ist hier super sauber und alle sind sehr hilfsbereit und nett. Natürlich muss man japanisches Essen mögen sonst wird’s schwierig. Als Nachtessen 22-23 Uhr gibt es noch lecker Ramen for free 😋