$50 Vs. $500 Ryokan Hotel in Hakone, Japan | Kaiseki Dinner & Onsen Experience
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- čas přidán 22. 04. 2019
- Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a $50 Ryokan and a $500 Ryokan experience in Hakone, Japan? The difference is quite significant ranging from amenities like a private onsen, your own nakai (Japanese maid), a Japanese kaiseki lunch & dinner and even a private pickup and drop off van. Subscribe to my channel ► bit.ly/2aeuh9b for weekly videos!
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First off you may wonder, what is a ryokan? A ryokan is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically feature tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner.
Photos of my experience:
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It had been my dream for over a decade to stay at a traditional Japanese ryokan in Hakone. So, I was extremely pumped to jump into my traditional Japanese robe the minute I walked into the agari-kamachi (or entrance room). The ryokan did include being served by a nakai, a Japanese house maid who serves you green tea, dinner, breakfast and makes the futons ready for sleeping (Japanese sleeping quilts)
The best thing about staying at a luxurious ryokan is the kaiseki dinner which is a traditional Japanese multi-course dinner with a wide variety of Japanese dishes consisting primarily out of vegetables with fish and meat all served on tiny dishes and in bit sizes. During the kaiseki dinner you sit on zaisu which are legless chairs which can be uncomfortable to sit on for non-Japanese people.
The luxurious ryokan did include a fancy onsen (Japanese hot spring) on the rooftop which is one of the most relaxing experiences you can have in Japan.
To do a proper comparison I stayed a cheap $50 hotel as well. Gaku Guesthouse offers a Japanese style room with sleeping futons, clean amenities including a laundry machine and a fancy Japanese bidet toilet but also a brand-new billiards table in the garage. Gaku Guesthouse is a great place to meet other travelers as well.
I was surprised how quiet it was in the Japanese mountains compared to the inner city of Tokyo.
Make sure to stay at least 1 night at a luxurious ryokan in Hakone to complete your journey to Japan. You'll have incredible stories to share with your friends and family.
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Have to remind ourselves that while in the west we expect a cheap place to be unsanitary and smelly, but in Japan they provide 200%, whether its a 50 or 500 dollar place both.
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Loved your video I’m looking for ideas of places to stay and things to do on a budget it’s been a dream to visit Japan
That is awesome I have so many videos and photos about Japan and crazy places to visit, check www.reformatt.com for ideas
you have a great sense of humour, and great video too. One day I will visit Japan for sure
Thank you for your kind comment. Yes, I hope you will be able to, it is a wonderful place.
I went to a $50 ryokan in Kyoto since I had extra time after my Japanese summer school program and it was amazing! I ended up having a conversation with a Korean woman in the onsen who's learning English
That is awesome! Many great things can happen in an onsen, I hope you had better weather than me 😎
That weather + Onsen is heaven for me. 🥺
Surprisingly $50 is not that bad. But I still recommend fancy ryokan when you visit Hakone. Great video and well explained!
Wow! Thank you Asagi 😊 I totally concur, nothing beats a fancy ryokan experience.
Do you have a recommendation?
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Awesome video, i'm glad you enjoyed your stay at both Ryokans. There are many options in the Hakone area and prices vary from Ryokan to Ryokan. We stayed at the Kinokuniya Ryokan which is pretty much mid-tier at about $ 150 - 200,- per night (per person, Ryokans charge per person instead of per room). Pretty much all of them include Onsen (private and/or public), Kaiseki dinner and breakfast. Ours had both Japanese style breakfast and Western breakfast so we got to choose.
Sounds like you had an amazing time as well in Hakone! Did you go to Owakudani as well?
@@Reformatt Well, we passed over it but we didn't actually go to the lookout point. We were in Hakone in October 2015 and the Owakudani area was closed because of seismic activity. At least we got so see it from the suspended ropeway carriage.
@@SephiMasamune I see, yeah hakone weather and seismic activity is always super unpredictable sadly
Thank you for mentioning this mid-tier and pp information!
if you don't have converter or forgot, you can get extension cord from any convenience store and have the third prong of your usa plug stick out, it'll work.
Wow the more i see. The more sure i am of going to japan! :)
Worth every penny! Make it a primary bucket list item for 2020 😀
Great informative video, thank you! going to study abroad for a month in kyoto and not a lot of money, do you have any personal recommendations? thank you!~
Wow, Kyoto! You are very lucky!! I don't have tips for Kyoto, but do I have a massive Osaka video coming out soon
@@Reformatt Perfect! I am planning in visiting there as well for few days, so it's perfect! Thank you, I am looking forward to it!~
When you have ridden your motorcyle 300 km from Akita (heading back to Tokyo) and it's a rainy night and you are in Echigo Yuzawa looking for a place to crash for the night, I will gladly take a $50 ryokan every day of the week. You get your own 6-tatami room, a warm futon, there's an onsen, and a beer vending machine, so you have everything that you need. (Better than trying to set up a tent in the rain or sleeping under an overpass.)
3:50 These beverages are not free. need payment.
The surface of the tatami mat is not rice straw. It is the one that the plant named “Igusa “was knit.
Thanks for letting me know 😅
Well, time to bring out my savings.
That is if you really want to go hardcore on a ryokan. Worth it though 🙂
It might sound crazy but I think I prefer the 50$ one ^^ But maybe because I'm just a student haha
Btw, when I'm going to visit Japan at some point, I'll make sure to check your website for all the POI
@@pokemonfreaky100 okidokiiii!! Thanks, yes I will help you out so you will have the best trip to Japan ever!!
Yuudachi's talk??
3:56 Indeed She is called NAKAI, but not Japanese housemaid. just room service. She's main job is catering
Even so, there are many wrong interpretations!
Jezzo, you seem to get younger with every video 😂
Hahaha, what makes you think so?
Ohh but you know, I got the 500 usd experience for 60 usd in Gunma, there is this big hotel in front kusatsu, which has everything you showed, but they have season sales. I guess I got one sale, because it was so good!
What is the name of the Ryokan if I may ask?
Yes. Please share the name of the ryokan
@6:28 "you come to a Ryokan for a traditional Japanese experience, so no disctractions guys" he says in front of a TV
Hahahaha, with the idea to keep that TV off lol
@@Reformatt cool video, was surprising to see how good the $50 one was. I was surprised to see the TV in the ryokan to be honest.
@@deesnutz951 same but I guess Japanese businessmen requested it as a standard lol
1:58 Off the slippers on the Tatami mat! You need study more!!
That’s exactly what I was thinking !!
You cat stay at much better places than one in the vid with $500 for sure. I’m from Japan btw
Where? I'm planning a trip for next year. Thanks
かっこいい
Haha! IJmuiden for the win!
Living the life I'd love to live. ;^;
I'm sure someone has said this (and it this is great video, love your energy!) but no slippers (or shoes of any kind) on tatami mats! Eek! It hurts them :,(
These tatami mats were very smooth haha 😆
Nice video! Ik ben Nederlands trouwens ;)
Bedankt voor het kijken vriend!! Volgende week meer 😃
If the 500 dollars each person, if with wife or girl friend does that mean 2 sukiyaki or hotpot. The table might too small with all the heap of cooking mayerials and food.
Do you stay in Tokyo now?
I live in Tokyo now! If you come to Asakusa or Tokyo Skytree, I will introduce✌︎
日本の良いところがたくさん紹介されていてとっても楽しく動画を見ることができました！まだ日本にいますか？
Sadly, I left Japan already but recorded tons of videos which I am releasing now. Stay tuned for next week's episode from Japan haha
First guest house probably has no dinner and breakfast. A ryokan usually includes dinner and breakfast in its rate. Second ryokan must be the price for 2 people with dinner and breakfast. The ryokan looks old and the dinner looks ok. They should charge $150 to $200 range. I assume that you didn't spend $500 but $500 had a good impact to get attention. You could stay much nicer place (room and dinner) if you spend $500. I still think that this is a good video.
I spent $500, it was high-season, everything was already booked, often an issue in Hakone. Yes, it was for 2 people, since it was the minimum booking price for that specific day. My advice, book way ahead. Plus, I wanted a rooftop outdoor onsen.
@@Reformatt were the two girls in the bath at the end, with you or did you meet them there? Was that at the $500 one, I'm looking for onsen/bath that you can go guys and girls together because I wanted to take a girl.
Japanese pronunciation is good.
Thank you, I try my best haha
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@@Reformatt hehehe😍😍😍
500 p.P`?
4:38 Wrong Manner. That's not right way. have to stay putting chopstic on the table during say Itadakimasu.
Thank you for your feedback, I will make sure to improve my manners on my next visit to a ryokan
Wrong! Tatami mat is not made from rice straw. It is mainly made with a plant called Igusa.
U sounds dutch haha. Anyway Nice video
I sure am lol, are you visiting Hakone?
A 120 Dollar ryokan is optimal
Up there you put your insubordinate friends
haha, I am happy you caught that part lol.
I think I found a strawberry blonde pewdiepie
re-o-kan lmao
you dont wear shoes on tatami, not even slippers please. It is rude.
For $500 looks bad.
Tatami mat made from IGUSA straw. not rice straw. you need study more!
Loved your video I’m looking for ideas of places to stay and things to do on a budget it’s been a dream to visit Japan
Make sure to watch my Osaka and Tokyo videos for more tips!!