Name: Uotoshi Ryokan
Address: 2563 Sano, Yamanouchi, Shimotakai, Yamanouchi, Yamanouchi, Yamanouchi, 381-0402, Japan
Rating: 9

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Uotoshi Ryokan

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As my main purpose to come to Japan was to practice Kyudo (the way of the bow), I was very happy to find this unique Ryokan. The owner holds the 6th Dan, and the Ryokan does not only have a hot spring to enjoy, but very unique a dojo (bow and arrow shooting range) in the back of the Ryokan. The Dojo is very well built and has a lot of displays of famous Kyudoka visiting this Place. 
The Ryokan itself is comfortable and the service ist excellent. I only took breakfast, but I recommend the Japanese style breakfast, enough to last until dinner and delicious and for an European like me some interesting tastes. 
I strongly recommend this Ryokan to everyone who wants to experience a bit of Kyudo. The owner can teach you, if you want to try shooting a Japanese bow yourself.

Kyudo!

A really unique and affordable place, with a genuinely wonderful host. I found this by chance and we were all so amazed by our stay. The place is older and homely, but the rooms and facilities are all fine.
We started our stay by taking up the owner, Miyasaka San, offer of dinner, and it was a very generous and wide ranging meal (sashimi, tempura etc), of around 9 dishes set out for each of us. 
Then Miyasaka San gave us a history lesson on Kyudo (Japanese archery). A few days later we were lucky enough to have a lesson with him, and he also performed the Kyudo ceremony which was an amazing experience. 
He also kindly drove us up to the entrance of the monkey park walk. 
We were here in May, late spring and still saw some blossoms of the vast apple tree farms around. The area is a quiet charming chain of smaller ‘towns’ and the real treat here are the 9 public onsens you can visit. Read up on them. 
This would be a great place to visit in winter for skiing, to get away from the real overrun popular places.
You get to Yamanochi-Machi by taking a train to Nagano, and then switch to a local train to Yudanaka which is at the end of the line. This is genuinely a rural place, and staying at this ryokan will only add to the experience. 
We hope to return one day, with our archery homework done :)

A wonderful ryokan in a genuinely rural place

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here! The accommodation is in a very old traditional style Ryokan with lots of Japanese cultural objects and posters everywhere! The room was very cosy with a huge TV and the indoor baths very lovely and relaxing! The owner was a very kind sweet man, who gave us a traditional Japanese archery demonstration! It was so nice for him to share his love for this tradition and we felt honoured to learn more about it! Would highly recommend! 

Very traditional Ryokan and super friendly owner

This is the second time we have visited Yudanaka. It is a lovely area and, of course, near the snow monkeys. However, staying at Uotoshi raises the level of experience there. The owner's, Miyasaka-san, hospitality is among the best you will find in Japan. He goes out of his way to take care of you (delicious food, rides to the monkey park). He has good English and can provide information on the area. The Ryokan is traditional with separate men's and women's onsen (hot spring) baths. Miyasaka-san is also an expert in the Japanese Art of Kyudo (Archery) and offers to introduce you to it, if you have the time. It is a unique experience and well worth it. I can't recommend Uotoshi Ryokan enough.

Best ryokan in Yudanaka area

We were lucky to choose this simple but so nice Ryokan. The rooms are spacious, sleeping on futons and the shared bathrooms are clean. Mr. Miyasaka is an excellent host and we really appreciated the time he offered us to show the traditional Japanese archery. He also gave us tips for nice local restaurants to have real Japanese food with the locals. The in-house onsen on the back of the ground floor was a nice place to relax and relief your body.

Getting closer to Japanese traditions

We stayed 6 nights in a traditional room with shared bathroom. Lovely wooden onsen to soak in at the end of each days skiing! very comfortable and it was great to hear about the history of the area from the owner. he recommended some great places to eat and gave us a ride to the train station when we left. It was so cool to see our names and a Welcome sign on the front door when we arrived!

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