120 Year Old Traditional Japanese Guest House/ Cafe

About Guest House/ Cafe

　A 120-year-old private house located at the foot of Mount Kongo in the Katsuragi area of Nishisami.
　It was opened in 2018 for people to experience life in an old house where the gods are said to dwell at the foot of Mount Kongo Katsuragi.

　We accept only one group per day (maximum 8 people).
　We try our best to provide a warm-hearted service.

　We also provide a desk and chair for remote working.

　There are also walking trails, barbecue facilities, campfire facilities, bathrooms, and other facilities around the facility.
　In addition to the bathrooms, there are also outdoor baths.
　　If you would like to use the barbecue and campfire facilities, please let us know when you make your reservation.


About the accommodation plan
　　The room rate is limited to one set per day (maximum 8 people).
　　You can also stay with a group for consecutive nights.
　　Meals are not included in the room rate, so please choose from the options.
　　Please select from the options when you bring your children.


About meals
　Meals will be served in the common space.
　　Dinner 18:00 - 20:00 / Breakfast 7:00 - 10:00

　Example of a dinner menu
　　Normal: Japanese food
　　　Delicious rice is grown in a clear stream and
　　　Please enjoy a heartwarming meal of delicious rice grown in the clear streams and locally produced for local consumption.

　　　We have a wide selection of Japanese sake, including Kaze no Mori, Shinomine, and Hyakurakumon, which are local sake of Gosho City.
　　
　Example of breakfast menu
　　Normally, you can choose from a Japanese or Western-style breakfast.

　　　If you have any allergies, please contact us in advance.


About the rooms
　There are two separate sleeping rooms and several other rooms in the main house that can be used for meals and gatherings.


About the Owner
　The gods are said to dwell at the foot of Mount Kongo Katsuragi near our Guest House.
　We would like you to enjoy the view and breathe in the natural surroundings.

　In 2018, we renovated a 120-year-old house and started a bnb service.
　We explain the history of Gosho City to our guests.
　Nearby are Takagamo Shrine, Takamahiko Shrine, Katsuragi Gotoshi Shrine, and Katsuragi Hitotsunushi Shrine.
　There is also the Katsuragi Hitotsunushi Shrine nearby.
　I will sometimes take you to these shrines after we have talked.
　We will ask you how you would like to spend your time.
　If you wish, we can help you harvest and cook vegetables in the garden.
　We would like you to feel at home, like a family.


◎Location
　It is located in Gosho City, Nara Prefecture, in the heart of the Yamato mountain range (the Omine (including Mt.) and Odaigahara mountain ranges).
　Filled with rich nature where you can see the entire Yamato mountain range from your garden.
　Please enjoy the view with the tranquility of the satoyama.

　There are also temples and shrines with great spiritual power in the vicinity.
　(Please refer to the following recommended places in the neighborhood.


Recommended spots in the neighborhood
Takagamo Shrine 5 minutes by car.
　The shrine is dedicated to the guardian deity of the Kamo clan, an ancient powerful family.
　It is the head shrine of all Kamo shrines in Japan, including Kamigamo and Shimogamo shrines in Kyoto.
　It is one of the oldest shrines in Japan where rituals have been performed since the mid-Yayoi period.
　The main shrine (designated as a national important cultural property) was rebuilt in 1543.
　Inside the main shrine are guardian dogs with inscriptions by Kaikei.
　The Japanese primrose in full bloom from April to May.
　They were brought back from Kyoto by the previous priest and increased in number.
　There are more than 500 species and about 2,000 pots.

Takamahiko Shrine 10 minutes by car
　This is the supreme deity of the Katsuragi clan, an ancient powerful family.
　The shrine enshrines Takamahikojin, the supreme deity of the Katsuragi clan, an ancient powerful clan, who ordered a messenger to take over the country to Izumo.
　The shape of the shrine is old, and like the Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai City, the deity is a mountain.
　Like the Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai City, the deity's body is a mountain (Hakumo Peak behind the shrine), so there is no main shrine.
　The vast land of Kouten is not the place where the myth of the descent of the descendants of the gods appeared in the Chronicles of Japan.
　There is no main shrine.

Katsuragi Gosai Shrine (15 minutes by car)
　The deity resides in the mountain behind the main shrine.
　The current main shrine was moved from the first main shrine of Kasuga Taisha in the Edo period.

Katsuragi Hitotsunushi Shrine 15 minutes by car
　The official name of the shrine is Katsuragi-za Hitotsunushi Shrine.
　The local people call him "Hitotsun-san" (meaning "one word" in Japanese), and he is said to have fought with Emperor Yusei.
　The local people call him "Ichigon-san", and he is well known as the god of wishes.
　It is believed that any kind of wish can be fulfilled with just one word.
　In the precincts of the temple, there is a large ginkgo tree, estimated to be 1,200 years old, and a monument to the haiku poet Matsuo Basho.


Recommended restaurants
Yamato Shiki-Shunna Hakumoan (15 minutes by car)
　Yamato traditional vegetables are grown on our farm.
　The restaurant offers creative cuisine using a variety of traditional Yamato vegetables grown on its farm, as well as Western vegetables and herbs.

Kamogami Soba (Soba Kosha) 5 min. by car
　Soba is organically grown buckwheat noodles sent directly from a farmer in Rangoe, Hokkaido.
　The buckwheat noodles are organically grown and milled in a stone mill the day before they are used.
　The restaurant is located in a quiet residential area.


Nearby supermarkets and convenience stores
Lawson Nagara Store 10 minutes by car
Super Center Okwa Gosho 15 minutes by car


Access
　20 minutes by cab from JR Gosho Station
　20 minutes by cab from Kintetsu Gosho Station
　　A pick-up service is also available.

3 Rooms Total
1) Japanese Style Room, Up to 2 guests
2) Japanese Style Room, Up to 4 guests.
3) Western Style Room, single bed (2), Up to 2 guests.