Yoshidaya offers visitors to Gujo Hachiman a choice of Japanese or Western style accommodation. Guests at Yoshidaya will find a variety of traditional Japanese style rooms, each on the main floor, and each opening on to the garden.
Guests seeking Western style accommodation will find nine guest rooms with Western style beds. Each room has a private bath and toilet.
We are sorry, but Japanese style rooms do not have private bath or toilet.
All guests are welcome in the traditional Japanese style bath (ofuro).
Two meals are included in the price of all Japanese style rooms. Guests are served a full Japanese dinner in a private dining room, and a Japanese style breakfast in the hotel restaurant. The menu for both meals is set by the hotel chef and features local and seasonal delicacies, including ayu from the nearby Nagara river in the summer, matsutake mushrooms in the autumn, and unagi throughout the year. Guests may also choose Japanese style accommodation without meals, at a reduced rate.
Meals are not included in the price of Western style rooms however guests are always welcome in the Minokin Restaurant, the hotel's restaurant. The Minokin Restaurant offers a Japanese menu that includes wagyu beef, fresh ayu from the Nagara river in the summer, and matsutake mushroom soup in the autumn. The restaurant is locally well known for unagi.
The restaurant is open only to hotel guests for breakfast, and to the public for lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are required for breakfast in the hotel restaurant if your accommodation does not include meals.
There are also many small local restaurants and bars, all within walking distance from Yoshidaya.
Japanese style accommodation: Prices are from \15,000 per person
Western style accommodation: Prices are from \12,000 - double room, \6,500 - single room
Credit Cards
Yoshidaya accepts VISA, MasterCard & American Express.
Reservations
Please note: English is limited at Yoshidaya, however, English speaking
guests are very welcome. English speaking guests should follow this link
and print the request for reservations form and fax the completed form
to Yoshidaya. We will make every effort to accommodate your reservation
request and will confirm your reservation by telephone.
A major local attraction is Gujo Odori, a summer dance festival that begins in mid July and continues through the first week-end of September. Everyone is invited to participate in the traditional folk style dancing and singing which occurs on 31 evenings. The dancing continues right through the night on the four "o bon" nights in mid August!
Visitors to Gujo Hachiman can experience a quieter, more traditional Japan that is very different from the urban experience of Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto. It is possible to walk everywhere, and there are many local museums, country stores, and craft workshops to visit. Visitors exploring Gujo Hachiman can also find some exceptional indigo crafts made by a local national treasure.
Day Trips from Gujo Hachiman
Several interesting day trips are possible from Gujo Hachiman.
Those wishing to watch traditional ayu fishing can do so in nearby Gifu, where fisherman follow the 1,300 year old tradition of using cormorants to fish for ayu. This tradition is encouraged and supported by the Japanese Imperial household.
Those interested in traditional Japanese paper making will find Mino
an interesting place to visit. An easy day trip from Gujo Hachiman, a trip
to Mino offers visitors a chance to see how Japanese paper, washi, is made.
From Nagoya: Take the Meitetsu Line train from Nagoya Station (next door to the Nagoya JR station) to Gifu. Trains run every 10 to 15 minutes. From Gifu, take the Gifu Express Bus to Gujo Hachiman. Total travel time is approximately 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Yoshidaya is a very short ‚P minute walk from the bus depot Jokamatchi Plaza..
Expect public transit to be very crowded during the summer season, especially during the Gujo Odori festival.
If you are driving, click here for a map and driving directions (Sorry, Japanese only).