Ryokan Question
Dec 26, 2014 | 5:27 pm
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Ryokan Question
Hello everyone, I am writing with a question regarding my trip in May to Japan.
As I have currently scheduled it, we would have 4 nights in Tokyo at the beginning and 3 nights in Kyoto at the end. My plan is to spend 2 nights in a Ryokan in-between.
I was looking at booking either two nights at Beniya Mukayu or 1 night there and 1 night at Kayotei.
My first question - Google maps says they are only a 15 minute drive away from each other. Assuming this is accurate, and so the transfer would be easy, would people recommend seeing two different places or staying in one place the entire time? My biggest concern with staying at one place both nights would be having the same dinner both nights. Plus, since I do not get to come to Japan very often, I also would like to see different things. The trade-off I suppose would be the hassle of moving.
2nd Question - Has anyone been to either of these two Ryokan? They are both part of the Ryokan collection, and the pictures look nice. Not much came up for either when I did a search, but curious if anyone has anything to say.
3rd Question - I picked these two places basically because it seemed like a short flight from Tokyo to get there, and then I could take the train to Kyoto, and it was away from Tokyo/Koyoto where we will be anyways. If we are willing to travel, is there another region (Hokkaido/Kyushu) that would be much better in May for a 2 night stay?
Thanks in advance for any advice/thoughts!
As I have currently scheduled it, we would have 4 nights in Tokyo at the beginning and 3 nights in Kyoto at the end. My plan is to spend 2 nights in a Ryokan in-between.
I was looking at booking either two nights at Beniya Mukayu or 1 night there and 1 night at Kayotei.
My first question - Google maps says they are only a 15 minute drive away from each other. Assuming this is accurate, and so the transfer would be easy, would people recommend seeing two different places or staying in one place the entire time? My biggest concern with staying at one place both nights would be having the same dinner both nights. Plus, since I do not get to come to Japan very often, I also would like to see different things. The trade-off I suppose would be the hassle of moving.
2nd Question - Has anyone been to either of these two Ryokan? They are both part of the Ryokan collection, and the pictures look nice. Not much came up for either when I did a search, but curious if anyone has anything to say.
3rd Question - I picked these two places basically because it seemed like a short flight from Tokyo to get there, and then I could take the train to Kyoto, and it was away from Tokyo/Koyoto where we will be anyways. If we are willing to travel, is there another region (Hokkaido/Kyushu) that would be much better in May for a 2 night stay?
Thanks in advance for any advice/thoughts!
Dec 26, 2014 | 7:30 pm
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I have stayed at Beniya Mukayu, but I'm afraid it was over 15 years ago and I don't have particularly detailed memories of the stay, other than that I enjoyed it. IIRC, the area directly around Beniya Mukayu is not very interesting, so you'll definitely want to go into Kanazawa or elsewhere for sightseeing.
I am sure that a ryokan of that level would make every effort not to give you the same dinner for two nights in a row, so I wouldn't be too concerned about that--perhaps it's more a question of how much traveling you want to have to do during the day, ie you might want to find a ryokan more centrally located to where you want to do your sightseeing.
I am sure that a ryokan of that level would make every effort not to give you the same dinner for two nights in a row, so I wouldn't be too concerned about that--perhaps it's more a question of how much traveling you want to have to do during the day, ie you might want to find a ryokan more centrally located to where you want to do your sightseeing.