Ikawa Ryokan

It was a very pleasant ryokan and the people were very friendly

It would have helped if there were a bench to sit on to tie shoes

Central location. Staff kindly stored our luggage for a few hours after checkout while we did some final sightseeing.. I loved the colorful yellow towels and nicely patterned yukata provided in the room.

Pretty basic. The place felt like a 1970s dormitory. On the second day we realized it was a new building—but in the style of a 1970s dormitory. If you’re OK with that, the place is fine. We wouldn’t have chosen it had we known. And we would really give it no more than 6 or 6.5/10 in the ratings. That said, it was quiet and clean and the staff was courteous. We were there in January and the halls and stairwell were cold, which (ironically) discouraged us from exploring and using the Onsen. On the other hand, the bath in our room was awesome. Also, they seem to have only twin beds,. We are a married couple and asked for a double bed, but the front desk staff told me they didn’t have any. Communication was a bit difficult —I used my rudimentary Japanese; they didn’t speak much English.