Ryugugake Cottages (Iya Valley)

This collection of seven modern cabins is located in the forested Ryugugake Park. One of the best deals in town, as the quiet mountain setting in the Manpu Gorge lets one feel like they are camping, but the comfortable cabins are each set up with kitchens, bathrooms, living/dining rooms, bedrooms, balconies, and even washing machines! Smaller cabins hold up to four, with the biggest holding eight people. There are no meals offered or restaurant here, but at just ¥4000 per person one shouldn''t mind the task of cooking for oneself. If you are feeling carnivorous, a large covered ''''''barbecue pit'''''' is available (¥200 per person additional, great for parties, bring your own meat) and ''''''yoga classes'''''' are also offered in the main building most weekends (the instructor is one of the few people in town who can freely speak English) See Yama Yoga under ''''''Do (Other)'''''' for more info about the yoga offered. (**note: if you can not check in to Ryugugake by 5:00pm, you ''''must'''' state this when reserving, and if you are delayed the day of arrival, you should call to say when you expect to get there. Not doing so may lead the staff to believe that you will not come and they might just go home.)