Shosuke-no-Yado Takinoyu

Mainly stayed here for the public Onsen facilities, which were fantastic. Japanese style room was lovely, staff prepared the mattresses daily for us & put them away each morning. Breakfast was delicious, set dinner too although limited options when we checked in on Monday, think the main restaurant was closed. Looks like we could have got a much better price online than through booking.com, which was our one main disappointment. Otherwise highly recommend.

This recently and very tastefully renovated onsen was delightful. With an excellent location in a valley on the fringe of Aizuwakamatsu, but only a short bus or taxi ride away from the centre of town (a regular bus service stops right outside the ryokan) we enjoyed the view of a rapidly flowing stream with beautiful waterfalls and bamboo groves from our room, the lounge, banquet hall and baths. Our room was very spacious, comfortable and nicely furnished, with a small wooden bath, and in excellent condition. Our meals, served in the cavernous and rather characterless "banquet hall" (surprising as the rest of the ryokan. was so tastefully decorated), were excellent, generously sized and delicious. Both the indoor and outdoor baths were superb - large, well appointed, spotlessly clean, atmospheric and well maintained - and all of the staff were very kind and pleasant. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this lovely onsen and thought it offered excellent value for money.

Probably the best place we stayed in the two weeks in Japan. Everything is perfect! Highly recommend for anyone reading this to take the effort to go, be it driving there or taking the train. Plus point it the private onsens are really affordable. Don’t save your money just splurge it on the private onsens they offer!

Meals are great. We love the handmade mochi for the breakfast. We also enjoyed the hospitality of the staff with a welcoming tea to start our stay.

We always wanted to stay some traditional onsen hotel like Shosuke-no-Yado Takinoyu. We had JR East pass and stopped at Aizu, rented a car for two days and stayed at the hotel one night. This is special experience for us. Room is traditional Japanese room with river view. We paid for Dinners and next morning breakfasts, they were super delicious. Onsens for women and men switched day by day and there was some special onsen for women/men to use. All were very special. The staff made the tatami beds while we were having our dinners.we loved our stay. Highly recommended.