Does Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan have a pool?

Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool. Pool access is from 9:30 AM–4:30 PM.

How much does it cost to stay at Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan?

As of 2025/12/28, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan on 2026/1/5 start from NT$6,505, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM.

Where is Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan located?

Located in Ogoto, this ryokan is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Saikyoji Temple and 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine. Omi Shrine and Enryaku-ji East Temple are also within 9 mi (15 km). Ogotoonsen station is 13 minutes by foot.

Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso Ryokan Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

Shui

2025/11/28

Liked: Staff & service

Nice Ryokan experience . Kiseki dinners are brilliant. It's in the middle of the countryside so not much to do in the area.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Sai Hung

2025/12/24

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Katie

2025/9/30

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Nice area but a little difficult to get to if you plan on doing anything outside the hotel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sammi

2025/9/13

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff were very friendly and helpful. They have several staff that are able to speak some english so that was a great help because my japanese is limited. My family had a comfortable stay and had a great time at the onsen!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

2025/10/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Yuzanso staff was amazing and courteous. During dinner service staff was very attentive and explained the meals he maximize experience. The area didn’t have much to do but close to train station (Yuzano staff offered free shuttle rides to and back from station)

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

2024/12/29

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing onsen experience

Amazing view from room and great dinner and breakfast served in a private room. A fantastic onsen experience.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg

2024/5/31

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The rooms were spacious and wonderful, and the staff were all very nice

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

2024/4/9

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff was extremely nice and accommodating and our dinner was very fancy!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shuk Yin

2024/10/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

All staffs are very friendly and politely. Dinner and breakfast deliciously.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex

2025/4/1

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staff is extremely hospitable and helpful. I really liked how they gave me a ride to the station every morning. Breakfast was also very traditional and delicious. I felt like I got a good Japanese experience staying here, honestly I wish I stayed longer. Definitely planning to make another trip to Japan soon, and I would stay here again in a heart beat! :)

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

SONIA

2024/4/17

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The most wonderful place to enjoy in our trip.

We enjoyed very much! For sure we will visit again and will recommend to our friends. Thank the staff - they were all very professional and friendly.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Loraine

2024/12/25

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful and memorable stay!

It was a wonderful and memorable stay! Staffs are patient, helpful and polite. The room room is very spacious and clean. We enjoyed the hot spring bath with beautiful city and lake view as far as our eyes can see. The Japanese breakfast was the highlight of our trip. We enjoyed the food very much.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

2025/4/7

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We loved this ryokan experience! It had everything we were hoping for. Dinner and breakfast were magnificent, the multi-course meals had us full and pleasantly surprised. We love the private onsen and yukata as well The staff here were super helpful and wanted us to have a nice stay. Most of them can help in basic English, but there were a few who you have to take out the translator for which was not a big issue

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shinyl

2025/1/3

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I am absolutely obsessed with this hotel & will be back for my next trip to Japan. staff were extremely accommodating & helpful despite any language barrier (easily solved with google translate). the amenities alone are amazing & don’t get me started on the breakfast! please be sure to book yourself breakfast for at least one or two days so you can experience it. one of my favorite meals in the entirety of my trip.

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rahayu

2025/1/30

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We request for a room with private onsen.They accomodate our request for halal dinner and breakfast. Transport provided to/fro the hotel which is convenient. They also made up our bed while we had our dinner

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

TAK FAI

2025/4/26

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Excellent Lake Biwa view on 9/F. The room in 9/F is new decorated and contains modern facilities with Japanese classic style. The private hotspring is good. The Japanese breakfast included is also good. The bath room should have curtain for guest who is shy. The location is very peacful but no convenient store or any facilities nearby. Need to drive car by 3 minutes to the nearest convenient store.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

2024/4/21

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was a relaxing stay. Food was amazing. Convenient and easy for non Japanese people to get to and also very accommodating staff. My only complaint with my stay would be the fact the beds were not that comfortable. Especially considering the prices being asked.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

TXHUJ

2025/1/26

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We stayed in satoyama room with 5 people, which was perfect fit. We enjoyed our room with the open air bath and shower outside, a living room and the sleeping room. The room had 2 separate toilet rooms. Breakfast and dinner were of japanese cuisine, amazing!! We used the public bath and it was beautiful. Hotel perfect for watching sunrise. It was beautiful view of lake as well. The hotel also had a little arcade and a wine bar and cafe and had massage services. They helped us carry our stuff to them room and during meal times they made our rooms. We had a very pleasant stay!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ka Lok

2024/2/20

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very good

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

2025/10/17

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Yuzanso was the location I chose as a surprise vacation trip for my girlfriend. Placed north of Otsu, it was one of the most perfect places for getting away from the crowd of the bigger city while still being a place of convenience to access other parts of Shiga. Before coming to the property, I asked many questions about the property and even made a special request to Yuzanso, and they provided 100% to my satisfaction. Once arriving at the property, the staff were very polite and accommodating. Being able to speak both Japanese and English well, they would be able to communicate and help guide guests from all walks of life. The property itself was quite larger than expected. Its vastness, design, and cleanliness really separate it from other properties. You can tell that the management and staff truly do care about making guests feel welcomed. We stayed on the 8th floor in the Executive Satoyama Room. The room was beautiful, spacious, and very clean. The view from the room as well was absolutely drop dead gorgeous. During the day you can experience the vastness of Lake Biwa and the surrounding towering mountains. And during the night, the thousands of shimmering lights of city reflecting off of the water were breath taking. All of this you can enjoy while bathing in the open air style private hot spring wooden bath that is built attached to the room. I am now happily engaged to my fiancée, and Yuzanso played a huge role in this. Thank you so much Yuzanso! Would recommend!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wah Kit

2024/6/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annaleta

2024/3/16

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

very good ryokan, we had the private onsen and it was excellent. cleaners kept taking away the tatami room's bedding, it was a bit annoying. understandably English isn't their first language but i would expect slightly better business English in a hotel with non-japanese speaking guests. kaiseki was exquisite.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Hoi Kiu

2024/5/15

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Hotel is too old, no facilities

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Tanmeng

2024/6/26

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

Very traditional Japanese ryokan. Vast majority of guests are Japanese and so is authentic but also a bit weird… that’s to say, it doesn’t cater to foreigners. Can’t decide if the decor is stuck in the 1980s or if this is just Japanese taste. We had one of the fancy rooms with a private lounge and a private bath tub (could fit 2 small people) overlooking the mountain and lake. This was lovely. Public baths were on 3rd floor, but we didn’t use those. Stayed for 2 days, so ate 2 elaborate dinners and breakfast. All multi course and to Japanese traditional meal etiquette. I’ve never seen so many little dishes. Don’t quite understand the balance of tastes. Loved the wagyu beef and the soup broth with fish. So many elements. This is definitely a place for authenticity. Can’t say I enjoyed everything I ate, but I appreciated it. Oh and we slept on the floor.. on traditional bedding. I don’t feel the need to do that again. Altogether a good experience.

8/10 Good

Kylie

2024/5/28

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We stayed here for one night… just as something different, as we both have never stayed in a Ryokan before. The Satoyama suite was one of the nicest rooms we’ve ever stayed in. You could tell that it was recently renovated/brand new. It also offered a perfect view of Lake Biwa and the surrounding Otsu area. The open air bath and shower was also a nice touch. We took the train from Kyoto to Ogoto Onsen Station. Once you get to Ogoto Onsen Station there is an area where you can call the hotel and a shuttle is sent to pick you up from the station. It was very nice, especially after lugging our bags around stations all day long. Check-in was super easy; the first question they asked us is if we spoke Japanese. We did not. The person who helped us spoke really good English. Everyone who helped us out was super friendly and accommodating. Since we were also considered VIP because we were staying in the suites we got unlimited free snacks and drinks if we showed our room key downstairs. The only gripe I had was the fact that we didn’t realize that we only paid for breakfast the next morning and not dinner the night we stayed. The only way you can get in for dinner is with a timed ticket which they only gave us for breakfast. They stop serving dinner around 8pm and only begin with room service after dinner is done being served. Since it was a long walk into town from where the hotel was located we had to wait until 8pm for room service. Other than that, the hotel was lovely.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

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