My husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary at Funamiso. I wrote the article below about our experience. We will definitely come back.

http://www.tokyofamilies.com/sections/entry.php?id=670

We enjoyd our stay very much. Please continue to upkeep the ryokan!

This is a wonderful Ryokan with an amazing staff. The dinners were especially delicious.

I would highly recommed this unusual hotel.

I hope you will see the monkeys from the dining hall or the room decks like we did!

Thank you so much for having us.
Linda & Tyler Dowd Boulder, CO

I had a very relaxing stay at Ryokan Funamisou. The lady at the front desk was so kind and very patiently explained to me how things work at a traditional Japanese inn. The food was delicious and the portion was so huge! The bath had a nice view of the adjoining hillside and I really enjoyed my late night soaks. I really look forward to staying here again on my next visit to Japan!

I really enjoyed staying at this hotel. The staff were most friendly and helpful, the room was very comfortable,the food was delicious and the hot bath was wonderful.
I look forward to staying at this hotel again very soon.

We really enjoyed our stay there! The staff were extremely patient and helpful! Food spread was excellent! Overall the place had a very nice traditional Japanese feel which we really loved. Thanks!

Thanks for two wonderful days with hot spring and excellent dinners. Perfect location in the Nikko area. We spent one day exploring the temples in Nikko.

we have stayed at the ryokan funamisou in family. We were five : two adults and three childrens, who are quite old now ! We have appreciated a lot our staying. The building was, at the first sight, quite ugly but in fact, the location near the lake is fantastic. the people there were very sympathic. The meal was a surprise and everybody have appreciated it a lot. This location is really a very good adress and we recommand it.

We love it and we came back for a next travel.

Thank you

I spent a wonderful 2 days at Ryokan Funamisou. Originally, I had just wanted to find a quiet Ryokan close to Nikko but this area was so beautiful and quiet and relaxing that I spent most of my time in Kawagoe and in the Ryokan, instead of Nikko.

Funamisou is quiet, clean, spacious and very relaxing. The three highlights for me were:
1. The incredible staff! Absolutely amazing service.
2. The awesome onsen. So relaxing. Most times I was the only person there and the view was incredible!
3. The wonderful food. The people who prepare the food are superb! The food is so delicious, healthy, and it is very authentic Japanese style.

Of course the rooms are also great. Very big and relaxing. I also recommend going to the gym to use the cheap massage machine chairs after some time in the Onsen.

Thank you for everything! Funamisou is exceptional value for money. I am an Australian living in Tokyo and will be back for sure!

PS. Do not visit if you are seeking a place with a vibrant nightlife and noisy/rowdy. This is a very quiet and relaxing area.

We loved to stay at Ryokan Funamisou, enjoy their food and atmosphere. We love to go back there again..

Hi. My wife and I are travelling the world right now and if things go well, we ll be in Japan this june.Came to the site by chance and so happy that i stopped by.Congrats again

I wish to cancel my reservation. My reservation no is JB_1318030620106956.

Thanks

I would like to change my reservation. The details of my current reservation are as follows

Reservation No.: JB_1313903574389023

Date 2011-10-31
---Japanese Style Room #1---
Guests:
Adult #1 - Meal Option: Funamisou Special (8500 yen)
Adult #2 - Meal Option: Funamisou Special (8500 yen)
Room Price:
17000 yen

Daily Subtotal: 17000 yen

I want to change the date of my reservation to 2011-10-30. And if possible i want to change the meal option of both adults to the Japanese Beef Hotpot Dinner Course.

Please contact me via email at jjvvillano@gmail.com

Thanks.

I would like to cancel my stay at your hotel due to the natural disaster in Japan.
My Reservation no. is JB_1295544513582282
Date 2011-04-18

---Japanese Style Room #1---

Guests:
Adult #1 - Meal Option: No Meals (5000 yen)
Adult #2 - Meal Option: No Meals (5000 yen)
Room Price:
10000 yen

Daily Subtotal: 10000 yen


Total Price: 10000 yen

Please reply back to this e-mail
Sathianphong.k@gmail.com

Thank you very much for your quick reponse for the cancellation.Instead ,I donated about 5,000 yen through Thai Embrassy to help the people in Sendai. I wish to visit Japan again and you will be the 1 st ryokan I wish to visit.

How can I cancel the reservation on 26 March 2011 because of the earthquake and tsunami attack sendai and I have to cancel my trip to Japan. I cannot contact you (Ryokan Funamisou) by e-mail.Anyone please answer or contact me at voranee@cpall.co.th Reservation No. (JB_1299238405511175)thank you.

It was a really great experience within the traditional Japan. Definitely, I love the "Onsen" (hot springs).
Thanks for everything and your kindness.

The room, the food, the onsen, everything was amazing! The staff was also very kind! Also, while not in Nikko, the Ryokan is easily accessible from Nikko train stations: 30 minutes by Tobu train and 5 minutes on foot (pick up the train schedule at Tobu Nikko station). NB: the different Nikko passes available from Tobu cover the train transfers between Nikko and Kosagoe, where the Ryokan is situated. Overall, I heartily recommend Ryokan Funamisou!

My wife and I had the luxury of virtually having the place to ourselves. The indoor and outdoor hot springs were great for first timers like ourselves. The Japanses style rooms were adeqaute for the price we paid and the experience we had. Both our dinners and breakfasts were filling and added to the whole experience. Very much recommended.

I love Ryokan Funamisou! Although its located quite out of the way from Nikko (40mins train ride and frequency of train is very little) and a relatively far walk from the Kawagoe station, the view is awesome, the air is fresh and the location is quaint and quiet! I had the best sleep there (throughout my entire Japan trip) and was really sad to leave after my two nights stay. The rooms are quite big (compared to hotels in Tokyo) and its very clean.
I found 8500yen with the dinner and breakfast included to be value for money because in November, the sun sets at around 5pm and after that it was really cold to go and have dinner outside. The food there is really good too and the staff working there are kind and friendly to assist! I would totally go back to stay in Ryokan Funamisou if i ever visit Nikko again! Thank you to all the staff for this enjoyable trip!

Nice food, good view and short walking distance

Hello,

We have had a very pleasant stay in this Ryokan. The staff was very friendly and helpfull when we had some troubles in booking our next hotel. The rooms were all OK and the food was excellent.

Ask for a glass of red wine, a tip i can share with you..

A warm reception, excellent food, comfortable room, and gorgeous view. My stay was as enjoyable as I had hoped. Thank you!

What a great time we had in this place. Everything was lovely, the staff is very kind, the tatami room is big and nice,the view over the balcony, with the mountains, lake and waterfall is brilliant.

The dinner was absolutely delicious and the onsen afterwards felt amazing!
What else to say?? We loved it!

Excellent A++.Friendly & Helpful..The room is superb

We have enjoyed Japanese Hospitality. For my wife was it the first visit in Japan.
It was an unforgetable experience and we will recommend the Ryokan Funamisou to our friends.

With kind regards

Lothar & Irmtraut Fleer

Thank you for a most enjoyable stay.So much effort was put into preparing the food and it was very delicious. The Onsen was great, too.

The stay was beautiful! We enjoyed the nice Japanese style bedrooms, wonderful hot spring bath, luxurious food and extremely kind stuff. Also to reach the famous area of Nikko in few minutes was a great advantage. If you want to experience Japan, it is the best choice to stay in Ryokan Funamisou.

This is an excellent Ryokan and the staff are friendly and welcoming. The food was fabulous and the rooms clean and spacious. It is a pity more of the non Japanese guests felt unable to eat their evening meal in their yukata (provided)after they had visited the onsen as is traditional in Japan.The Ryokan is actually in Kosagoe and the journey from Nikko is two train journeys away, about 40mins. Whilst this was well worth it once we realised it was not in Nikko, it should be noted that the last train with connection from Nikko is around 7.45pm. We would highly recommend this Ryokan if you do not mind the added journey.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay with you. Our room was lovely and dinner delicious. Everyone was most helpful. What made our stay even more memorable was that after travelling around Japan for 2 weeks our son became engaged at your ryokan. It was the perfect place and setting. We'll always remember this special time. Thank you for making our stay with you a warm and welcome one.

Ryokan Funamisou is a nice Ryokan Hotel, which is easily located from Yosagoe station. The food and onsen was also nice, however there are probably better value for money Ryokan's closer to Nikko.

Subarashi!!!!!!!! It was excellent, relaxing and delicious. Thank you for your great hospitality.

Thank you for a nice stay! I'll be back next year!

Micki

It's a good hotel but it's a little bit further to Nikko ( take 2 trains, 3 stop not JR just 300 yens) Station KOSAGOE and 10 mn by foot
but if you want calm and tranquility it's for you!
The team is very nice, the training room too
Onsens spring hot is very good.

The room is traditional, very clean, and the dinning is traditional japanese.
Malox

Nous avons séjourné deux nuits au Funamisou. Nous sommes enchantés de ce lieu.
Le bain osen dehors face à la montagne est un véritable paradis..
Les repas sont copieux succulents et avec beaucoup de finesse.
Nous aimerions y revenir dés que possible.
Nous noterions cet endroit ****.

Very nice Ryokan in which I spent a delightfull night and had a delicious diner. Thank you

A great place to stay, staff is nice and the rooms are very comfortable. We especially enjoyed the Onsen and japanese breakfast.
The ryokan is located pretty far from Nikko city and the Chuzenji lake region, but Kinugawa is a very nice, quiet place to stay and landscapes are splendid.
We wish we could have stayed for one or two more nights !

it was great. quiet and clean. the beds were confortable and the only thing was that we forgot to reserve the dinner and then we cannot do it the same night that we arrived. the only thing and not really important.
everybody in the staff GREAT

What an amazing place to stay! It was the perfect little getaway for some much needed R and R. I definitely recommend it!

Muy buena atención, la cena y el desayuno muy completos y los baños de lujo, hay que tener en cuenta q no es un onsen!

Ryokan Funamisou is, without doubt, the best place I've stayed in Japan. Everything is nice and elegant, the staff is extremely helpful (they even drove us back to the station in their car cause our luggage was so heavy), the rooms are beautiful and spaceous and the Onsen are paradise! The gym is also extremely well equiped. so, if you are looking for some peace and relax during your journey in Japan, Funamisou Ryokan is the best place to charge batteries. If I could go back in time, I´d definately go there again!

Cristina

We had a lovely stay, the view from our room was beautiful, the food was excellent and the service was very good.

Great ryokan, fantastic onsen and a really friendly manager who speaks a very good italian...who could ask for more?

We really liked the place,the onsen, the wonderfull food and the attention of the staff.
Very good place for relaxing!!
I´ll always remember the experience!

One of the best things about staying here was the staff. They are nicest and most helpful people around. I'd definitely recommend Funamisou to a friend. Thanks for a great stay!

Excellent!. Pleasant and polite staff. Traditional japanese room very clean and comfortable. Well-advised hotel.

Very friendly staff, good facilities, comfortable hotel.

Nice view and bedroom but the onsen is too small and old.
Should have a transfer car from train station.

We had a wonderful stay at he Ryokan Funamisou. The staff went out of their way to assist us in seeing some of the many attractions in the area. We enjoyed the onsen and the food was special. All of the staff were friendly and efficient. It was special to meet Japanese families and guests at the evening meal. We would highly recommend the Ryokan Funamisou to other visitors.

Best wishes,

Joan and Russell Johnson

it was wonderful...quel joli moment de detente....

I felt warmly welcomed to the ryokan and had a wonderful chat with the affable innkeeper when I arrived. Even though my husband and I had initially arranged not to eat at the ryokan, the innkeeper talked the kitchen into letting us change our plans. Good thing we did; the food was delicious, plentiful, and amazingly cheap.

I enjoyed the onsen, and I found the tatami-floored room to be charming, beautiful, and relaxing. I felt purified just by being at the ryokan, not least because of the gorgeous grounds. From your room you can see waterfalls plunging into a sea-foam green river. Incredible.

The ryokan was much farther from Nikko than we expected. We spent a lot of time traveling to and from the ryokan. I wish I'd been more aware of this beforehand so that I could have planned better. It would also have been nice if the ryokan had some kind of shuttle to Nikko, but perhaps that's not possible.

Anyway, we had a terrific time, and I highly recommend this ryokan.

A lovely pleasant location, very quiet and relaxing . Wonderful service, very friendly and accomodating staff. Good meals. Would highly recommend staying here.

Sweet owner, lovely room and fantastic hot bath. And all for a reasonable price. Highly recommended

Our stay was fantastic! The rooms were nice with beautiful views, the baths were clean and warm, the outside bath was a great experience.
The dinner and breakfast was beautifully prepared and was very tasty. The staff and the manager were friendly and helpful. I'm staying here again the next time I visit the Nikko area!

Staff were delightful.A very misleading internet site. The ryocan resembles a rehabilitation center. The ryocan is in Nikko Prefecture NOT in the town of Nikko(another 1 hour journey by train from Nikko).The location is difficult to find and a long walk from the station.A disappointing destination for a tourist. The othe 3 tourists staying ended up there for the same misleading reason we did.

It was a great surprise to find out everything was prepared upon our arrival. Nothing was left, we registered and booked the private onsen. Staff spoke English and there was no problem, so it was a really pleasant night. Dinner was abundant and breakfast delicious!.
I strongly recommend Funamisou for its low room prices and their wonderful treatment.

excellent dinner & breakfast,nice & friendly reservation, good & clean room

The service was helpful and gracious, and made staying in the big city an enjoyable experience. Tall persons should be warned: Beware to keep your head down and protected from low Japanese doorways. Nevertheless, I look forward to another visit.

Stayed in japanese room, used the onsen (several times!) and enjoyed dinner as well. Me and my husband, we liked our stay a lot, food was good and onsen was really relaxing - view from outside bath was wonderful!
Staff was helpful and spoke English. Near is beautiful nature and bridge, and Edo wonderland as well.
Directions given on webpage were helpful.
We recommend Funamisou for sure.

Very good, I enjoyed staying in Funamisou Ryokan.

I REALLY LOVE THIS PLACE. The people are great!! I took my 8 year old daughter and was very happy!! very quaint and amazing veiw, next to a river and forest.. I have found my family spot!!!

The hotel is really good. A spacious room in a traditional Japanese style. Further really great and enthousiastic personell working in the hotel.
We used the "onsen", the hot water bath, with great view on the river beside the hotel.
Also we made use of the breakfast and dinner. The kitchen is top quality.

The hotel is located in a good location, easy access by train, great hotspring.

But the worst thing staying at this hotel is the lack of hospitality mind of the staff. The service was unacceptable.

We recommand this ryokan. Our room was spacious, clean and confortable, staff was very nice. The food is incredible and very good. The landscape near the ryokan and his onsen make it famous.
Beware if you come for Nikko, the Ryokan is not at Nikko but at Kinagawa, but it's not so far and easy to reach.

Ryokan Funamisou is a peaceful place with a wonderful onsen, delicious japanese food and very good service.

Kedves Funamitsu Ryokan,
köszönöm minden volt woonderfull idõ Ryokan, azt soha nem felejtem el:)

very clean and neat. It will be better if u can provide a day trip to nearby attractions like Nikko Toshogu temple and so on so we can stay longer at your place

Service was impeccable, everybody was nice and helpful far beyond what could be (and was) expected. Breakfast and dinner were always excellent, the latter being so plentiful that I had to abstain from eating any rice at all (which prompted them to bring me another clam soup to recompensate me). There is a nice view from the rooms and from the "rotenburo" (outdoors hot spring bath) as well, although a safety fence is slightly intruding there.

The location is easy and quick to reach from Kosagoe station, pickup can be arranged for. Although only one train per hour per direction starts from Kosagoe, this is made up for by the convenient location between great sightseeing spots: Nikkô and its nature resorts on the one side and the hot springs and dazzlingly beautiful waterfalls in Kinugawa Onsen (and beyond) on the other side. Again the staff was very helpful in picking the right sightseeing spots for the available time and prompted me to some gorgeous locations I would never have gone to otherwise.

I enjoyed my stay there immensely and can recommend the place wholeheartedly. In fact, I am already making plans to return in another season.

There should be no language problems, since at least one staff member speaks English and even Italian.

The landscape around the hotel is very beautiful. The quality of rooms is good enough. I specially like the way staff of hotel serves customers, very helpful and warm.

We had a very enjoyable experience at Funamiso. For our more detailed review and photos see: http://traveljapanblog.com/wordpress/2010/02/nikko-funamiso-hotel-%E8%88%9F%E8%A6%8B%E8%8D%98/

This was our first stay at a Ryokan, and we found it a highlight of our 2 week stay in Japan. It took a while to locate the building (I forgot to print the very detailed directions from the web), but once booked in everyone was very friendly and happy to help. The room was clean and comfortable and the food was exquisite. The Onsen was also very nice, relaxing after long days walking around Nikko.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the Hotel Manager was an absolute gentleman. The hot water spring was an added bonus with fresh water being pumped in to the spring 24 hours a day. Plus you can reserve time with your family in a special "private" family bath area. There is a no smoking floor and gymnasium with massage machines that every gymnasium should have in Australia!
The hotel even drove us to Edo Mura and Kinugawa train station to help us out. We will definitely stay here again.
Thank you for a delightful stay.

The Information in your Homepage is not exactly, Exit from the train is not in East side, but in West side, the price of the trainticket is not 2320 yen, only 1320 yen.
The room and the ryokan was very good with onsen and at the river.
But one thing we din`t understand on the Check-in day, we came from Tokyo, the weather was very bad, only raining, we walked about 20 min. with many luggages und ware very wet, we didn`t know, why this of the reception let us come to the room, we came the first time there, that is ony a little town, es was very cool and wet, we didn´t have any choice, took the train again came back to Nikko, in short time in Nikko was dark and raining und went back your Ryokan, until now we don´t understand, your Ryokan in this time didn´t have any room for us or what?