Hida Tsuzuri Oboro

“Hidden Gem”

We stayed in Oboro for 1 night. We could not find much information and review on this ryokan. But based on what described in the website, we were reluctant to try this place. And we are glad we did! Oboro is another ryokan brand of Okuhida Garden Hotel. They are located next to each other. We were… more

We stayed in Oboro for 1 night. We could not find much information and review on this ryokan. But based on what described in the website, we were reluctant to try this place. And we are glad we did! Oboro is another ryokan brand of Okuhida Garden Hotel. They are located next to each other. We were greeted warmly upon our arrival where they guided us from the Garden Hotel to Oboro. The reception guy at the ryokan is very nice. He explained us in detail about the activities and facilities of the hotel. Upon arrival at our room. I was amazed with the size and design on the room. Each room in Oboro is a 2 story house. The second floor features a western bedroom, a tatami living room and a toilet. The first floor features another tatami living room, another toilet, a bathroom and a open air Onsen. As of December 2015, this ryokan features the biggest room we have ever stayed in! The Onsen outside our house is also our favorite. This Onsen is sulfurous (orange water). Most of the Onsens in Okuhida are gensen kakenagashi. This means that the water is directly sourced from the Onsen without any mix of other water content, and will not be reused. The water quality in this Onsen was the best we had tried on our December trip. The food was also very delicious. Of course, we came here to eat the famous Hida beef. And we were not disappointed. It was one of the best meal we had on the trip. The staff in this ryokan is very nice to us. We asked if the staff could send us to another ryokan, and he said of course! He drove us to another ryokan, which we really appreciated. Oboro is really a hidden gem in Japan. The ryokan is still new, and not many people know about this place yet. But it is much better than many places I had stayed. I would not hesitate to suggest this place!

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“Wonderful!”

Our travel agent had not been here personally but had heard good things about it. It was one of the best places we stayed anywhere in Japan! The "rooms" are individual two-story houses, with both Western and Japanese style bedroom, multiple toilets, kitchenette, beautiful stream side location in th… more

Our travel agent had not been here personally but had heard good things about it. It was one of the best places we stayed anywhere in Japan! The "rooms" are individual two-story houses, with both Western and Japanese style bedroom, multiple toilets, kitchenette, beautiful stream side location in the mountains, and a private hot-spring-fed rock onsen in the back yard of each room. Food was excellent as was the service. Adjacent to the ryokan is a large hotel with amazing mixed sex onsens (you are given a sort of towel thing to wear). There must have been ten different onsens, built into the rocks, with waterfalls, etc. Quite an experience! The next morning we visited a nearby extensive limestone cavern, took a short hike to a beautiful waterfall, and visited a museum with a truly amazing private collection of treasures. Highly recommended!

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