Matsue Hotels

• kevarms
• Reviews: 242

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Ryokan Namwa Izu: First Class Ryokan and Onsen

Stayed one night here and had an excellent and interesing experience. It was my first time using a traditional Japanese hot spring bath. Quite an eye-opener.

Unique Quality: The public bath was a good experience, very nicely arranged but we also splashed out for the room with private bath on the balcony, overlooking the lake. Superb!

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Arts and Culture, Spa and Resort
• Written August 7, 2006

Bath on the balcony

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• yumyum
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Ryokan Terazuya: A most friendly place

This is a typically family run traditional Japanese inn. They have a small restaurant too. If you book early enough, you can stay with halfboard. I stayed without having any meals. You sleep on Tatami. Like most traditional houses, it's closed during the day.

The ryokan has been in the family since 1893 and is now run by the son Terazu Akihiro.

Unique Quality: The best bit was that me and another foreigner staying there got an introduction into No theatre singing from the father. The mother introduced us to the tea ceremony and the son to calligraphy (you get to paint yourself). Sometimes he gives courses.

I stayed 2 nights and really enjoyed it. I had the tourist office phone them up and they came to pick me up from the station and when I left they also drove me to the station, although it would have been an easy 10-12 min. walk.

I think I paid about 4000 or 4500 yen per night without meals.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: Tenjin-machi, Matsue-city, Shimane-Pref, 690-0064
• Phone: (0852)213480
• Website: terazuya@mable.ne.jp
• Written March 24, 2006

Ryokan Akihiro

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• GenkiMac
• Reviews: 151

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Iwami Seaside Camp.: Iwami Seaside Camp.

If you figure out where you are supposed to pay then it will be a few thousand yen I think but if you erect your tent in ignorance then it should be free unless you were unlucky enough to read or speak Japanese!

Unique Quality: Japan isn't known for it's beaches so when you find a nice one it's always a bonus! Hamada is a nice beach and it's not man made like the beaches on the Inland sea coast. It's long with nice sand and when it's not galeforce winds it's a lovely place to camp. The psychological Japanese summer is very short starting after rainy season around mid June and finishing in mid August. It is rumored that the Jelly fish come out after this so the beaches empty and its the best time to go. In 3 years at this beach I have only been stung once and it was hardly worth worrying about anyway. The camp ground is empty during Septmeber but the weather is still lovely and hot.
Before rainy season as well the weather is hot enough to be hanging at the beach and without the crowds.

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Address: Hamada which is on the Coast south of Matsue.
• Written September 12, 2002

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