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House name
Farm guesthouse HIKASA
Name/nickname
Kan-chan, Emi-chan
| "An old familiar memory" If you want to spend time like you are living here, why don't you come over? | We opened this guesthouse to allow people relax in a country house surrounded by nature and experience a type of Japanese culture and food that has been disappearing in recent times. Kan-chan, who loves mountains and woodworking, can make crafts using traditional tools unfamiliar to children today, such as knives, hammers and saws, as well as chop wood, and bake potatoes in a fire. You can also enjoy cooking traditional home-style dishes and Japanese food while communicating warmly with Emi-chan, who loves cooking while using easy Japanese. Our hope is that our guesthouse becomes a place that everyone feels like it’s their second home, including families traveling within Japan and foreign residents in Japan. |
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| Addess | 4918Toyono,Kibichuo Cho, Kaga Gun,Okayama |
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| Capacity | 10persons |
| Available | year-round |
| Business Hours | Check-in and check-out times can be arranged to suit your schedule. Please note that this may not be possible in some cases depending on the host’s availability. |
| Price | Example: 1 Night, 2 Meals (Breakfast & Dinner) – Tax included ・Adults (Junior high school and older): ¥12,000 ・Children (Elementary school and younger): ¥9,000 ※Please note that additional charges may apply when premium ingredients are requested or the activity requires higher material costs. |
| Access | It takes about 30 minutes by bus from JR Bichu-Takahashi Station towaed “Yoshikawa” ;get off at ”Tendaguchi”stop(Bus stop 2minutes after “Shinmachi”, Pickup service available), or about 15 minutes by car from the Kayo Interchange on the Okayama Expressway. If you have any concerns about transportation, please feel free to contact us in advance.We may be able to offer a free pick-up service from ”Tendaguchi” or”Bichu-Takahashi Station”for overnight guests (by prior reservation only). ※Please note that this service is offered as a courtesy, and availability may vary depending on staff schedules and circumstances on the day. |
About the accommodations
Hikasa guesthouse is not an old house. It was rebuilt, but using traditional construction techniques. Visitors can enjoy nature while experiencing the elegance of Japanese architecture. The wooden interior provides warmth, and the large windows in the rooms offer views of tall stone walls. During winter, you can also gather together and enjoy the warmth of the wood stove.
Bath and amenities
You can relax in the spacious bath. Don't worry if you forgot to bring something. Amenities you need for bathing and getting ready in the morning, such as toothbrushes, shampoo, body soap, facial cleansing foam, and hair dryers are all provided.
About the meals
At the guesthouse, you will enjoy making country home dishes with Emi-chan. Rice cooked over a wood fire in Hikasa guesthouse’s kamado has an exquisite fluffy texture and sweet taste. The style of having meals here is for everyone to gather around and enjoy side dishes made with seasonal ingredients, such as zanki (a type of fried chicken), potato salad, vinegared vegetable and Kinpira-gobo(braised burdock root and carrot), Sozuri-nabe(Okayama-style hot pot with scraped beef), Kenchin-jiru(Japanese vegetable and tofu soup from Zen temple cuisine), all while enjoying chattering away. You will truly enjoy traditional local flavors and the way we eat meals.
*The contents of the self-catering menu are subject to change depending on a guests' accommodation schedule.
*Inquire in advance if you would like to discuss the self-catering menu on the day of your stay.
Example activities
【Cooking hands-on】
You can make firewood, build a fire, experience cooking rice on a kamado and making rice cakes.
・Rice dishes (sushi rolls, hand-rolled sushi, festival sushi, inari sushi, rice balls, etc.)
・Glutinous rice dishes (rice cakes, rice cakes with beans, ozoni (a traditional Japanese New Year soup dish), red rice, Chinese okowa, Hiruzen okowa, etc.) Okowa: Glutinous rice cocked together with wild vegetables
・Flour dishes (handmade udon noodles, gyoza, pizza, okonomiyaki pancake, takoyaki (octopus balls), Japanese sweets, etc.)
・Home cooking (fried chicken, tempura, sukiyaki, pork cutlets, meat and potatoes, beef bowls, etc.)
You can request a dish you would like to try to make together.
【Mountain forest experience】
・Forest bathing (spending time in a forest of cypress trees)
・Play with tools in the mountains (knives, hammers, saws, etc.)
・Crafts using thinned wood
・Bamboo-copter making / woodworking experience
・Experiencing pruning, thinning and cutting underbrush
・Firewood making
・Commemorative tree planting
【Roasting sweet potatoes over a fire】
Sweet potatoes baked in the ashes of a fire made with dead branches are exceptional. It is also delicious when you roast rice cakes…
The mountain blessing helps us cook them deliciously with no need to add seasoning.
【Satoyama (rural area) landscape】
You can breathe the countryside air while doing something or doing nothing. Both will leave you satisfied.
For some reason, time passes slowly here.
【Taking a Walk】
Taking a walk in the refreshing air is also popular. Our house is located on a small hill, so when you look down, you can see a wide expanse of countryside. Everyone who visits loves the view of the sunset. You might even meet some friendly cows from the neighborhood during your walk.
Other activities
- Origami
- Mölkky
- Japanese manga
- Karaoke & movies
- Go, shogi (Japanese chess), mahjong
- Flower matching, board games, tabletop games
- Reading books while sitting by the wood stove
- Stargazing
- Fireworks
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