Irori no Yado Ashina

Irori no Yado Ashina

Ashina is a Japanese-style inn that preserves an atmosphere of old-style living in the Tohoku Region. The facility used to be part of a 120-year-old private residence, which was taken apart, moved and then rebuilt at its present location. An overnight stay at this inn will allow guests to experience several different aspects of traditional Aizu culture, including local cuisine and local sake that can be enjoyed nowhere else. Dinner is served around an irori (sunken hearth), which is a very memorable feature of this inn.

Venue Details

Venue Details
Websitehttp://www.ashina.co.jp/en.html
Contact

Irori no Yado Ashina
(+81) 242-26-2841
info@ashina.co.jp

(+81) 242-26-2841

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Accommodation details

Capacity: 8 rooms (Accommodates 25 guests)

Room styles: Japanese-style rooms only

Room charge: 1 night stay with two meals: 16,800 yen - 24,150 yen (Tax incl.)

Check in / Check out: From 4:00 PM / Until 10:00 AM

Meals: Charcoal-grilled dishes served around a sunken hearth in the inn's dining room

Hot springs: Simple thermal spring

Pets: Not allowed

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Access Details
Access232-1 Shimohara, Yumoto, Higashiyama-machi, Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Pref. 965-0814
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Getting there

By Car: 15 min from Aizuwakamatsu I.C. exit off the Ban-etsu Expressway

By Train: 20 min bus ride from Aizuwakamatsu Station (JR Ban-etsu West Line) via sightseeing loop bus.

Mapcode for Car GPS:97 205 628*46

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