http://english.ichinoyu.co.jp/index.html
One of their hotels/ryokans was a recommended place to stay in Hakone (aside from the famous Fujiya Hotel) which will not make your wallet weep but is still a ryokan (think "old").
There I was ready to reserve and look for a room when I read from a review that single accommodations are not accepted. *sigh*
The ryokan has only tatami rooms. The oldest date from the Meiji period. Located near Tonosawa Station, this is next to a roaring river and stands on a tree-shaded winding road that follows the track of the old Tokaido Highway. It claims to be the oldest ryokan in the area and was once honored by the visit of an Edo period shogun.
Transportation
ReplyDeleteStation: Tonosawa, Hakone Tozan Railway (6 min.). Bus: From Odawara or Moto-Hakone to Tonosawa bus stop (2 min.)
'ICHINOYU' was found in 1630 as a pioneer of the hot spring hotel industry in Hakone area and even painted by the famous UKIYOE painter - Ando Hiroshige.
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ok, have no idea about Ando-san..but their gallery of the roaring river and rooms beside it with open outdoor bath looks tempting..