【2025年最新】城山館（しろやまかん） 口コミ・評判・レビュー情報

I stayed at Shiroyamakan for one night on a solo trip and had an amazing stay. This 140-year ryokan is being run by the 4th and 5th generations and it’s very much a family affair. I stayed in the Triple Room with Private Bathroom, a beautiful traditional room with shoji screens all around the bedroom, tatami mats, and a small seating area overlooking the rear garden. I used both onsen during my stay - one faces the river and the other faces a privacy screen on the garden side. You are able to use either of them privately, on a first-come-first served basis. The kaiseki dinner (served at 6pm) and traditional Japanese breakfast (served at 7:45am) were both fantastic. Several family members are involved - they do the hunting, foraging, cooking and serving. The 4th generation owner of Shiroyamakan took me on a complimentary driving tour of the town and up to the observation deck, which was highly enjoyable. The public spaces are beautiful and calming. There’s a self-serve espresso machine, and fresh, drinkable spring water. Like many ryokan, if you stay solo you have to pay for two - it was totally worth it.

This ryokan is a destination in itself. The village of Shiragawa is very small. One can walk the length of the main street in 15 minutes. There are a lot of people who go to the village only for day trips. You would stay in this Ryokan not because of the village, but for the spa-like luxury. I went there with my adult daughter. The ryokan is family run. We were greeted by one of the hostesses who spoke very good English. We had the one room upstairs with a gorgeous river view. The room was spotless and spartan by design, zen-like, so as to appreciate what was around you. There are two private onsens on site. Robes are provided and one is encouraged to wear them after your bath. We took our onsen baths before dinner, but you can take it afterwards as well. Dinner is served at a set time for all guests together. There were only 3 other parties of two who stayed there that night. Dinner was a 10 course piece of delicious art, with almost all ingredients obtained locally. After dinner, I went for a night time stroll of the village which is now almost completely empty and quiet. Breakfast was similar to dinner, a multi-course artfully served meal, although it was not necessary for all the guests to come at the exact same time. Check out was straight forward but the patriarch and matriarch of the family made an effort to see us off personally. Highly recommended. Furthermore, the bus station is directly across the street, making it a convenient location on top of everything else!

My wife & I stayed overnight at Shiroyamakan & it was an experience we’ll forever cherish! As I understand it, the exterior of the structure remains original to its late-1800s construction. Yet the 4th generation owners recently undertook a massive renovation of the interior & the results are breathtaking. Of the inn’s 4 rooms, 2 have been kept in traditional ryokan style & 2 have been converted to a modern style. Our modern room featured huge picture windows, one of which looked out onto a koi pond & the other onto the Shō River (I shot the attached photo of the great white heron from our room!). The room had its own ductless heat/AC unit & heat also radiated up from the gorgeous wood floor, making it oh-so-cozy. Finally, our room included its own super-modern Toto toilet & washroom. For ablutions, Shiroyamakan offers two stunning hinoki wood bathing rooms. Each very large room is private, so you won’t be in there w/ strangers & your family can use the spring-fed bath together. I will never forget how amazing the bathing rooms smelled! All that said, as great as the building is, it was the people who made our experience special. Shiroyamakan is a family affair & the proprietors, supported by their adult kids (plus their kids’ spouses), made us feel at home from the instant we stepped in. Words & pictures can’t do the place justice, but hopefully this review gives you a sense for how much we loved it. If you’re planning a visit to Shirakawa-go, I can’t recommend a stay at Shiroyamakan highly enough. It’s the sort of experience that lifts your spirit & stays with you.

PROS: 1. Just across the Shirakawa-go bus terminal 2. Such an immersive and peaceful environment. There was no TV in our room but we spent hours watching the dancing autumn leaves outside our window while listening to the rustling of the trees and chriping of the crickets. 3. Room is large and cozy with traditional Japanese decor. We were able to book the room with a private toilet and bath, however we realized that bathing in one of the ryokan's two onsens (Which could be used exclusively by a group, by just flipping the occupied sign) is a much better experience. 4. The family was very welcoming and hospitable. Takuya Matsufuru-san, the fourth generation owner of the inn, even gave us a tour of the village in his van (tours were in Japanese which he would later translate into English audio by an app). 5. Food was great! Kaiseki style dinner, and breakfast with freshly foraged ingredients from the mountains, freshly caught river fish, and handmade soba noodles! CONS: 1. They only accomodate four groups at a time, hence booking can be quite a challenge, but is definitely worth it!

Il est très difficile d’évaluer cet hébergement tant les mots semblent faibles et insuffisants pour saisir l’ensemble des détails qui ont été soignés, d’abord sur le cadre lui-même, de la vaisselle, d’une élégance remarquable, à l’architecture, qui réactualise le ryokan traditionnel de façon magistrale. Ensuite, sur l’accueil, qui dépasse les plus hauts standards, même japonais. C’est une famille qui vous reçoit ici, avec tout son cœur, toute son âme et un immense souhait de partage de son histoire et de sa culture. Ce partage passe bien sûr par la cuisine et comment ne pas féliciter dès lors cette audace et cette sophistication? De tels repas- à Paris- demanderaient des mois de réservations à l’avance. Le couronnement de ce rêve est le sento avec vu sur la rivière : un pur moment d’extase. C’est notre troisième voyage au Japon mais cet hébergement a quelque chose de particulier et jamais nous ne l’oublierons. Merci du fond du cœur.