We stayed here for one night because we wanted to try to sleep in a traditional gassho house. The rooms are japanese style with tatami mats and futons and we were seated on the floor (tatami) around the central fireplace with the other guests for dinner and breakfast. The meals were tasty and we got more than enough food, but... More

We paid around JPY 9,000.- per person for dinner, night and breakfast (take the whole package because the village of Ainokura is rather small and I am not sure about other dining facilities). This Minshuku is a traditional family house where guests are using the groundfloor. The experience is wonderful if you are not too high maintenance : you are... More

If you are wanting a traditional minshuku experience when in Japan then stay here. After visiting Shirakawa Go we went here by bus, about an hour. On arrival the village was smaller and felt more secluded as opposed to Shirakawa Go. Our host was lovely, offering us tea on arrival. Dinner was at around 5.30 and it was delicious. She... More

I stayed at Goyomon Minshuku with my wife and 2 young children in mid April, it was still very cold with snow still around. We just adored this quaint country family run Minshuku in Ainokura that has belonged to the same family for hundreds of years! The owner is a gorgeous and friendly country lady that went out of her... More