Name: Tajimaya
Address: 508-0502 Gifu, Nakatsugawa, Magome 4266, Japan, Magome 4266, Gifu, 508-0502, Japan
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $170 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 9.2

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Guesthouse Tajimaya

508-0502 Gifu, Nakatsugawa, Magome 4266, Japan – Excellent location – show map

“This place is the experience that we were looking for! the town is beautiful and the hotel is very well located. The host are very nice and have figured our the way for their guest to understand it all. It was a memorable experience to have dinner and breakfast!”

Laura

United States of America

“When we started planning this trip, one of the things we hoped to experience while in Japan was a true ryokan. We were blown away by the beauty of the property, the kindness/patience/helpfulness of the staff, and the truly authentic meals and baths. Magome was everything we'd hoped for and more, and Tajimaya was a large part of that.”

Jdunbar7

“Authentic Japanese cultural experience! Eight generations of history and stories about Tajimaya! We danced and sang like the samurai did! Absolutely loved this place!”

Jodi

“Great Japanese cultural experience. Beautiful ryokan - the rooms are spacious: we had two rooms: one bedroom and one tea-room - Towels are provided too as well as kimono for dinner. The traditional Japanese meal is delicious, with a lot of different dishes. Excellent. Hot Japanese bath is also available for free.”

Michel

Belgium

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Reviewed: December 2, 2019

Fiona
New Zealand

5 helpful votes
10

“Traditional comfort and hospitality”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
Tajimaya is a beautiful older building that has been added to over time. As the building is sited on a steep street, the building follows the contours of the land so has many ups and downs in the form of narrow and sometimes steep stairs. This was not an issue for us, but if stairs are a challenge we recommend contacting the owners and seeing if there are rooms that don't require (as) many stair excursions.
This is a gem of a minshuku sited within a beautiful, historical village which oozes charm by the bucket-load. Whilst the rooms are basic, they are more than comfortable with adequately padded futons, traditional tatami matting and more than enough warm bedding; we also had a room with a view in two directions, and the sunsets and the rooftop shows performed by the local cats, were amazing. The food here is superb - one of us has a seafood allergy, which we told the staff about when we booked months earlier than our stay. Staff confirmed our needs on our arrival and then catered brilliantly. We stayed for two nights and there were observable changes in what we were served for dinner and breakfast each day, so the variety was appreciated. And the food is plentiful and hugely varied - the 'rabbit apples' are particularly charming and made me nostalgic for a time when we did more than just plonk food into a plate... Anyway, I digress. The staff were always bustling and busy, but were never intrusive and on checking out and asking staff to ring a taxi, the owner magically appeared and insisted that he drop us at the highway to meet our bus, which was hugely appreciated. This was one of the accommodation highlights of our stay whilst we were in Japan and would recommend it wholeheartedly.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 27, 2019

Martin
Canada

1 helpful vote
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Amazing value and perfect location. Kind staff. Great food. The meals were really outstanding. Would absolutely stay here again.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 26, 2019

Su
Malaysia
9.0

“A happy and memorable stay.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
Not everyone is going to be ok with climbing up and down steep stairs to the shared baths and toilets.
A true traditional guesthouse with wonderful hospitality and a great location in the heart of Magome village.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 26, 2019

Annickfrégard
Belgium

2 helpful votes
10

“Excellent minshuku in perfect location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Lovely staff. Excellent breakfast and dinner. Central location in Magome, close to start of Magome-Tsumago trail. Although English is almost non-existent, this causes no communication problems at all. Just such a great place to stay.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 25, 2019

Stephen
Australia

1 helpful vote
10

“Great place to spend a night on the Nakasendo trail”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
Amazing atmosphere right on the Nakasendo trail. Breakfast and dinner were a great experience served with a smile by the host staff

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 16, 2019

Doris
Singapore

1 helpful vote
9.2

“Wonderful minshuku ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Minshuku is up on a hill. I would advise travelling light and only bring an overnight bag. Other than that I will recommend people to stay in this place. The staff were very helpful
Loved our stay in this minshuku. It completed our experience of the Nakasendo Trail. Property was simple and clean. Meals was a lot and tasted wonderful.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 15, 2019

Laura
United States of America
10

“A stay to remember!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 1 night
This place is the experience that we were looking for! the town is beautiful and the hotel is very well located. The host are very nice and have figured our the way for their guest to understand it all. It was a memorable experience to have dinner and breakfast!

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: November 8, 2019

Jdunbar7
United States of America

1 helpful vote
10

“Authentic Japanese Hospitality in the Postcard that is the Kiso Valley”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
No complaints here. Our stay was wonderful.
When we started planning this trip, one of the things we hoped to experience while in Japan was a true ryokan. We were blown away by the beauty of the property, the kindness/patience/helpfulness of the staff, and the truly authentic meals and baths. Magome was everything we'd hoped for and more, and Tajimaya was a large part of that.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: November 6, 2019

Jo
New Zealand

3 helpful votes
7.5

“Special to stay after the hoards of tourists leave. ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room we had was very small and no seating other than cushions on the floor. The men’s toilets were two floors down some very steep stairs.
The Ryoken was really well located in Magome. The evening meal and breakfast were superb. It was spotlessly clean.

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 4, 2019

Chloe
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Traditional countryside inn experience”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing really.
Pretty old inn that's hundreds of years old. Traditional breakfast and dinner included is great, a huge spread provided. The house's owner was very friendly and welcoming, told us about history of the house and area, had us join in with a traditional dance and gave us local sake. He clearly is very passionate about the house that's been in his family for generations and making sure guests are well looked after. Traditional style baths are really nice! Overall a lovely experience.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: November 3, 2019

Anonymous
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Large room.own 0toilet

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: October 30, 2019

Mary
United States of America
10

“This was an experience of a lifetime. It was excellent.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Sharing the bathroom and the showers
The food and the experience

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 29, 2019

Mairead
Ireland

2 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No real complaint, my preference would be to have a foam pillow rather than a feather pillow but that’s just my preference.
Great location, lovely warm hospitality, dinner was excellent. A real authentic ryokan. We had a living room area as well as the sleeping area. I would highly recommend here.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 27, 2019

Jeannette
Netherlands

4 helpful votes
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Extremely tiny room. Even staff apologized.
Location. Excellent view from the room

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 26, 2019

Angel
Mexico

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I think I got more than I expected, at the beginning we thought that it maybe a little expensive; but considering that there are not a lot of places to stay in Magome it was acceptable; BUT the place was amazing, the staff was really friendly, we had our yukatas and the food was excellent (I think you end-up paying the same only for the dinner in other places). Be aware that you need to be prepared to live the ryokan experience that probably is not OK for most westerns

Stayed in October 2019

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