Welcome to Yokichi, a thatched-roof Gassho Zukuri style of building in Shirakawa-go. Yokichi is a quaint, historical place full of character and perfect for the guest who wishes to experience traditional Japanese hospitality. Built over 110 years ago, Yokichi has been in business for the past 30 years. Yokichi has 5 Japanese-style rooms, and can accommodate up to 10 guests. It is located near the Shirakawa river. At night, guests can hear the sound of the river as they go to sleep. Local river fish and fresh, seasonal vegetables are served throughout the year. Guests can leave their luggage at Yokichi prior to check-in (after 15:00) and after checking out (before 9:30 am). Snow Warning: There is a lot of snow in Shirakawa-go in January and February so please bring a pair of boots. Shirakawa-go can get up to 2 meters (over 6 feet) of snow in February.

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• Special & Unique Experience

  Angela

  Date of Review: December, 2022

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: USA

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  What a special experience! The town is so adorable in the snow and Yokichi is the perfect place to stay. My husband and I were lucky enough to have been the only guests the night we stayed, but I’m sure it would have been wonderful even with other guests. The room is a cozy, traditional tatami style space. The bathroom and bath/shower spaces have clearly been remodeled because I was pleasantly surprised with how modern and new they were. The best part was the food and the warm hospitality of the host. Everything we ate was so delicious and clearly made with love. During dinner, our host played a video/documentary introducing the town and she was featured in it as the only segment showing food, so we think she’s probably the best cook in town! She was such a kind, warm, and hardworking host. Although we got into town before check in, she let us store our luggage (which she brought to our rooms before we checked in), let us borrow rain boots for the snow, and gave us recommendations of things to see in town. Aside from preparing the delicious and large spread of food for us during dinner, she laid out our futons while we ate so they were ready for us to sleep in afterwards. I also happened to forget something after we checked out and she even ran after us in the snow to return it! Overall 10/10 and would highly recommend it to all as it’s such a unique experience to have.

• RESERVATION

  Francesca

  Date of Review: December, 2022

  Month of Visit: January

  Country Of Reviewer:

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  GOOD MORNING, WE ARE TWO PEOPLE WOMEN I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE 1 NIGHT AVAILABLE BETWEEN JANUARY 20TH AND 24TH??? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ILLUMINATIONS OF JANUARY 22 BUT IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, ANOTHER NIGHT IS OKAY. IF POSSIBLE ALSO BREAKFAST AND DINNER THANKS YOU francescacavalletto@hotmail.it

• A fantastic stay

  Nick

  Month of Visit: October

  Country Of Reviewer: United States

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We had a fantastic stay here! A beautiful inn and incredible hospitality. It was one of our most memorable experiences, sleeping in an ancient inn with the sounds of the river outside our window. And some of our best meals of our whole trip were here! Really incredible dinner and breakfast. A really unique and beautiful place to stay. Highly, highly recommended!

• Fantastic Stay

  Sasarose

  Month of Visit: October

  Country Of Reviewer: Thailand

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We love this place with the great owner. The food is delicious with fresh ingredients. The bathroom, toilets are equipped with adequate amenities similar to staying at a hotel. The car parking is very convenient, just opposite the Ryokan. Thanks the owner for warm welcoming us and making us feel like staying at home. We will definitely stay here again for our next visit.

• Exceptional stay

  Luana

  Month of Visit: October

  Country Of Reviewer: New Zealand

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Yokichi is an exceptional place to stay and therefore a "must do" in your itinerary. The Ryokan is traditional and beautiful and has been in the family for generations. The lady of the house is so lovely, she does everything; cooks all the delicious food, pulls out and makes your bed during dinner, clears up your bed during breakfast, so hospitable. You really don't have to worry about anything except relaxing and taking in the beautiful home and scenery. The bathing facilities are excellent, like individual private onsens...such a treat. Everything was exceptional, highly recommend staying at Yokichi.

• Stay at Yokichi, Shirokawa-go

  Saleem

  Date of Review: October, 2019

  Month of Visit: September

  Country Of Reviewer: Canada

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We stayed at Yokichi for one night. This was one of the stops in our three week trip to Japan. Japan was a great vacation and our experience at Yokichi ranked as the most memorable. The lodgings were clean and spacious. The wash rooms( shared) were state of the art. We were served dinner and breakfast in a dining room with the other guests. The food was fantastic and was prepared by the lady of the house. Traditional Japanese fare with delicate flavors. Highly recommended for any visitor to Japan.

• The "Hard to Forget" memories

  Idaris

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: INDONESIA

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  I satyed with my wife for only 1 night due to limeted space...and realized that it's not enough time to exploring the sorrounding vilages. The very nice and kind owner lady guided us to enjoy the snow flow through her Gassu-Zukuri roof ryokan at early in the morning. It's a splendid experience to see how smart the architect of houses release heavy and thick snow from its "shoulder" roof. It's spectuculair technique in building engineering, ever. We have to coming soon to this place.

• Awesome experience!

  Ayu dhisti

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Indonesia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  This was my first time staying in original ryokan. I came with my family. I am really satified with the ryokan. The facilities are as good as 5 stars hotel, the foods are delicious and the owner was so nice! I would recommend this to everybody, might think to stay there again in the future. Arigatou gozaimasu!

• Nice stay

  Celine

  Date of Review: December, 2018

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: France

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We had a nice moment at Yokichi. Very pleasant guest, clean room, good food. I recommend

• Wonderful Experience

  Tida

  Month of Visit: October

  Country Of Reviewer: Thailand

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Stay with heart warming. It's so wonderful experience to stay here.

• Great experience!!

  Silvia

  Date of Review: April, 2018

  Month of Visit: March

  Country Of Reviewer: Spain

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Yokichi is a beautiful ryokan with traditional cozy rooms. The view from the rooms is great and the food is also delicious and abundant. The staff was really kind with us and we were all alone in the house, so it was really intimate and we felt really welcomed. We really recommend it and hope to come back really soon!

• Unforgettable experience!!

  Silvia

  Date of Review: April, 2018

  Month of Visit: April

  Country Of Reviewer: Spain

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Yokichi is a beautiful ryokan with traditional cozy rooms. The food is delicious and very abundant. The staff was really kind with us and we even had a dance class with the owner of the ryokan. It was wonderful! We really recommend it and hope to come back really soon!

• FANTASTICO

  Maria angeles

  Month of Visit: November

  Country Of Reviewer: SPAIN

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Simplemente fantástico, un bonita experiencia. Cuando desaparecen los turistas, es un lugar para disfrutar de la paz. La anfitriona muy amable,te da información sobre el lugar, y la comida está bien. Sin duda, hay que ir.

• Summer journey

  Month of Visit: June

  Country Of Reviewer: Malaysia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  This was my first trip to Japan. I did not know this place until i start planning my itinerary. I decided to stay a night after review at Japan guide web although it was a far journey after my Kyoto visit. Mrs Yokichi fix our mattress while we were having her very traditional cook dinner. Her garden plant is impressively particularly I woke up with a breath of fresh air in the next morning. Appreciate the Japanese guest house website get us a momentous journey in Japan. Thank you for the Japan Tourism Association to develope shiragawa for their old tradition and peculiar culture.

• Nice farmhouse

  Siti asima

  Date of Review: June, 2017

  Month of Visit: June

  Country Of Reviewer: Indonesia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  It was a nice experience staying at Yokichi. The host was very nice, also we had great dinner & breakfast.

• Excellent Experience

  Month of Visit: June

  Country Of Reviewer: USA

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We had a great time talking to the owners and other travelers at Yokichi.

• Heart warming stay

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Thailand

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Great place and staff. The lady owner will take a really take a good care of you as if you're her own family. I was there around mid December 2013. They just finish renovated their bathroom, very nice atmosphere. Highly Recommend!! PS. very nice traditional dining and breakfast too!!

• Repeat visit

  Month of Visit: July

  Country Of Reviewer: USA

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  A wonderful experience again. The evening and early morning are so beautiful when the village is quiet and not full of travelers who come just for the day. The owner is a really good cook and very kind. She invited us to walk to the temple after dark to see the fireflies in the rice paddy, providing us with flashlights. It was magical!

• A Delightful Experience

  Month of Visit: November

  Country Of Reviewer: Australia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Our host is warm and caring, allowing us our own space in her home but always discreetly available. She encouraged us to go for a walk after dinner before the moon disappeared. We soaked in the quiet beautiful night atmosphere of the village and came back refreshed to laid out beds on the tatami and extra hot water for our tea. After the delicious dinner she had prepared for us, it was the perfect end to a truly lovely day. Will definitely come back to stay. Highly recommended.

• Perfect Farmhouse Stay Experience

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Singapore

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 4

  Room Rating - 5

  Our host is a very friendly and kindhearted lady. Although she does not speak a lot of English, she tried her best to communicate with us, the guests, using very basic English words and hand gestures. Moreover, she's very hospitable with her cheerful personality. Yokichi is located approximately 10 - 15 minutes walk away from the information center at Shirakawago. Dragging heavy luggage across the bridge in the very cold weather wasn't the best experience. The farmhouse is of a traditional one, with Japanese futons and sliding doors (that cannot be locked). The atmosphere is perfect, quiet at night while you enjoy dinner (at the dining room) or tea (in your room). The food is very delicious as well! It beats any other traditional Japanese meal I've tried in Japan, perhaps comparable to the traditional vegetarian meal in a temple at Koyasan. Experiencing the first snowfall of the season adds to our delight. Perfect farmhouse stay, highly recommended!

• truly exceptional Okami-san

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: usa

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Wish had more days there. Will be back.

• Cozy farmhouse stay

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Malaysia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Yokichi is simply cozy and comfortable. Is a great experience staying in a clean, quiet farmhouse. The lady host is very kind and friendly. One of the best traditional japanese homecooked meal that we have ever had so far. The rice is their own harvest from their paddy field. The snow was quite thick and cold but it was still a memorable experience. We had no problem bringing our 3 yr old son along as well. we would love to be back again!

• Cozy farmhouse stay

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Malaysia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We love our stay in Yokichi. The lady host is friendly and kind, the futon style room is warmed, spacious and clean. They serve very delicious traditional Japanese home-cooked meal for us from their own harvest of rice grain. We really enjoy the dinner and breakfast which couldn’t be found elsewhere. Shirakawago is tranquil especially with the first snowfall that we experienced. We had no problem traveling with our 3 yr old son. Truly amazing experience and we would love to be back.

• Cozy farmhouse stay

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Malaysia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  We love our stay in Yokichi. The lady host is friendly and kind, the futon style room is warmed, spacious and clean. They serve very delicious traditional Japanese home-cooked meal for us from their own harvest of rice grain. We really enjoy the dinner and breakfast which couldn’t be found elsewhere. Shirakawago is tranquil especially with the first snowfall that we experienced. We had no problem traveling with our 3 yr old son. Truly amazing experience and we would love to be back.

• An unforgettable early winter

  Month of Visit: December

  Country Of Reviewer: Singapore

  Atmosphere Rating - 2

  Food Rating - 1

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 2

  Winter came early in Dec 2014. My family of 4 had a snowing experience in shirakawa go which we enjoyed it very much. The ryokan-lady-in charge was hospitable, informative and helpful :-) The bathroom was clean and comfortable However, we do not like the pillow (too hard and bulky). We are Asian. And dinner and breakfast were just average. Not much meat, and it was cold bitter winter.