OJIROTOMARLO

Type of property

A 140-year-old farmhouse inn in Ojiro, Kami, Hyogo, rented whole to one party a day.

Change of name

The property announces that from 1 February 2024 it changed its name from Kayano Hütte to Ojiro Tomarlo.

Bedroom

A room for up to six with a dressing table and bedside tables, and futons can be added.

Japanese-style bedroom

A 7.5-tatami room for up to four.

Living room and tatami room

The living room has a wood stove with a dining table and sofa, and a tatami room holds a table made from a single solid plank.

Bathroom and washroom

The shower room and other water facilities have been renovated, and the property states plainly that they are not hotel-grade.

On-site equipment

A wood stove, Wi-Fi and parking for four cars on the grounds.

Kitchen equipment

Refrigerator, microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, rice cooker, dishwasher, earthenware pot, cookware, tableware and frying pans.

Seasonings provided

Sugar, salt, soy sauce and cooking oil.

Bathroom supplies

Hairdryer, toothbrushes, hand towels, bath towels, a washing machine and a dryer.

Storehouse sauna

A private all-weather sauna converted from the 140-year-old storehouse and heated by a wood stove, with aroma loyly, a cold bath and an indoor cooling-down space.

Inside the sauna

There is deliberately no light inside, only indirect light from outside, keeping the room dim. Relaxation chairs are set within, and guests add the wood and adjust the heat and lighting themselves.

Cold bath

Fed by natural spring water good enough to drink, its temperature changing with the season.

Outdoor cooling

Cooling down outdoors in the garden on infinity chairs, for which a swimsuit is required.

The storehouse loft

A plank-floored room kept mildly warm even in winter by the sauna's heat, where guests can lie down.

Sauna hours

Usable from check-in until check-out, with guests asked to keep quiet between 22:00 and 7:00.

Sauna amenities

Sauna ponchos and bath towels for each guest, and several loyly aromas kept at all times, among them lavender, lemongrass and birch.

Driving route

As written on the official site, 50 minutes by car from the Hidaka Kanbe Kogen interchange on the Kita-Kinki Toyooka Expressway.

Parking

Parking on the grounds for up to four cars.

Bedroom

A room for up to six, with a dressing table and bedside tables and futons available to add.

Japanese-style bedroom

A roomy 7.5-tatami space for up to four.

Living room and tatami room

A living room with a wood stove, dining table and sofa, and a tatami room with a table made from a single solid plank.

Storehouse sauna

A private wood-fired sauna converted from the 140-year-old storehouse, unlit inside and set with relaxation chairs.

Spring-water cold bath

Fed by natural spring water good enough to drink, with its temperature shifting through the seasons.

Garden cooling-down space

A cooling-down space with infinity chairs; a swimsuit is required in the garden.

Sauna loft

A plank-floored resting space, mildly warm even in winter from the sauna's heat, where guests can lie down.

Sauna amenities

Sauna ponchos and bath towels for each guest, and several loyly aromas kept at all times, among them lavender, lemongrass and birch.

Arriving by car from the Kita-Kinki Toyooka Expressway

As written on the official site, 50 minutes by car from the Hidaka Kanbe Kogen interchange on the Kita-Kinki Toyooka Expressway.

Parking is on the grounds, for up to four cars.

One party a day, whole property

The 140-year-old farmhouse is let whole to one party a day, so nothing indoors is shared with other guests.

Sleeping capacity

The bedroom takes up to six and the Japanese-style bedroom up to four, with extra futons available in the bedroom.

The sauna is stoked by guests

The wood stove is stoked by guests, who set the heat and the lighting themselves, and a swimsuit is required for cooling down in the garden.

Quiet hours

The sauna is usable from check-in to check-out, but quietly between 22:00 and 7:00.

The standard of the water facilities

The shower room and other water facilities are renovated, but the property states plainly that they are not hotel-grade.

Parking for four cars

The grounds hold up to four cars, so larger parties need to plan the number of vehicles.