Name: Secret Base Tokinokakera 1st
Address: Yufuinmachi Kawakita 2258-4, Hiji, Hiji, Hiji, 879-5114, Japan
Rating: 8

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Don't expect a ryokan nor a hotel, it's a house stay with 2 bedrooms situated on the country side (20min walk from the JR Yufuin station) with a few chickens and a rooster walking free around the house. Stayed on the 1st floor bedroom (not finished in construction), no private toilet, no private wash basin (only ice cold water) and shower is shared in a small inside "onsen" approx 3x2m space, shampoo and douche gel available for use. The sharing part was not mentioned on website or hotel booking sites. Room is not being cleaned (stayed 4 nights), bin not being emptied, no clean towels provided and all spaces are a bit dirty, especially the hallway and staircase full of dust and hair. There is no key to lock the room. House is bad isolated against the cold resulting a terrible draft going through every space and corner. Spaces without a heater, its hard to bear the cold eg wash basin space, toilet, hallways and change room in the outside onsen bath. We had to wear our jacket all the time in the house. Pro's are the cosy living/dinner room, free wifi, Japanese dinner (YEN 1500pp) and breakfast which are prepared by foreigners who is learning and experiencing the Japanese agri-culture, nice walk to the station along the country side landscape, free drop off and pickup to the station available. Owner is a friendly young man who speaks adequate English but not able to provide much touristic information, not even a proper explanation or route map how to walk to the station. Suggest you better go to the tourist information center to ask your way out here. The ground around the house is under construction and the house is not well maintained. If I knew upfront what to expect I would definitely not stay here in regards to price versus quality (€120pn).

Unpleasant for the value what you pay

We spent 4 nights at Toki no Kakera, and we enjoyed every minute of it.  Like previous reviewers have said, Kaz, the owner, has put a lot of hard work and love into this place.  In all honesty, Kaz is what makes TnK what it is.  It was great to have someone around who knew the area (and spoke fluent english), and who was totally down with hanging out and shooting the breeze with us.  Kaz keeps a whole menagerie of animals on the farm, chickens, cats (Nyan-san and Nahanaha), a pig (Juicy) and a goat (Pina), and they are all wonderful and friendly.  Take a walk at night to hear a symphony of frogs and see dancing fireflies.  If you're willing to try something a little different and be a part of the 'family' at TnK you really wont regret it.

Our room was quite big (even by western standards) and the rotenburo (outdoor bath) was a nice touch.  A little frog took a bath with me :)  Kaz's cooking is great, with fresh eggs straight out of the chicken.  The only warning we'll leave you with: if the roosters don't wake you up at 6am, the town alarm will (it also goes off at noon and 5pm), but it's all part of life off the beaten track in small town Japan.

Toki no Kakera: "A Piece of Time"

After staying at a high priced Ryokan for 1 night, we had to scale down so i booked a room for 4 people at "Secret Base - Toki No Kakera" for 1 night. This place was 3 times cheaper, but with no dinner. a great price and the location is 5mins drive (west) from the train station. Suggest you wake up early and drive around to check out the beautiful view of the mountains and paddy fields (expect to see houses and roads also).

Kaz, the owner, is a laid back / cool / friendly guy and he can speak really good english (plus points). You can tell that he put in a lot of hard work and love on his place. What i like most about here is its homey homestay feel.

another plus is the animals; Mostly chickens, a smart pig, and a cat. Love the pig. Wish i had more time to play with him.

They have a shared Onsen tub (around 5m x 8m). nothing fancy but did the job. you cant really go wrong with soaking in a hot spring water outdoor onsen.

i highly recommend this place if u're an easy going person / group and u're looking for friendly Ryokan.

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