Ryori Ryokan Matsumototei

🐦A pheasant-cuisine inn near the summit of Mt. Kasagi, two parties a night

Kyoto · Ryori Ryokan Matsumototei

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A mountain dining inn since the Meiji era

• 🏯A small dining ryokan near the summit of Mt. Kasagi in Kyoto Prefecture, founded in the Meiji era and now run by the fifth-generation owner.
• 👥Stays are limited to two parties a day or one private group, so it stays quiet.
• 🍽️Diners can also come just for the pheasant cuisine, but reservations are required even for meals only.

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Two baths reserved per room

• 🛁There are two baths: Sakura, a granite-lined bath for groups with seasonal views, and Tsubaki, a tiled bath for families.
• 🔑With only two parties a night, each bath is assigned privately per guest and can be used freely from 16:00 to 22:30.
• 🌅In the morning only the showers are available; a morning bath can be heated for an extra 2,200 yen (tax incl.) with a reservation.

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Five tatami rooms

• 🛏️Guest rooms: two 12-mat rooms with toilet, one 8-mat room with toilet, one 8-mat room and one 18-mat room.
• 🚪The 18-mat room can be divided into two 9-mat rooms with sliding doors, suiting groups of 4 to 8.
• 📺Each room has a fridge, TV and safe; overnight bookings start from two guests.

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Signature pheasant and winter game

• 🐦Pheasant is the house specialty all year round, served in courses with pheasant hot pot, salt-grilled pheasant and pheasant kamameshi rice.
• 🔥The stone-grilled pheasant course includes a grilled rice ball found only in this course, which won an excellence prize in a cooking contest.
• 🍲From mid-November to the end of March there is a winter-only game course of wild boar, venison and pheasant, served in Kiji-tei, four private dining rooms with sunken kotatsu seating.

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Large halls for camps and hobby groups

• 🎹Tenku, a 50-mat multipurpose hall, has a piano, whiteboard, desks and chairs for music, dance and training.
• ♟️Unkai, a 50-mat banquet room, has 10 Go and 10 Shogi boards plus an automatic mahjong table; the hall fee for overnight guests is 11,000 yen (tax incl.).
• ☕There is an in-house Japanese café, Kasagi, and garden BBQ from spring to autumn.

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Nature and seasons of Mt. Kasagi

• ⛩️The gate of Kasagi-dera Temple is a 1-minute walk away, and a loop of the grounds and ascetic trail takes about 40 minutes.
• 🌸Cherry blossoms around Kasagi Bridge in late March to early April, hydrangeas at the summit in June and the Momiji Park illumination in November mark the seasons.
• 🥾Tokai Nature Trail hiking starts right outside, with canoeing on the Kizu River and natural-rock bouldering nearby.

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Access and pickup

• 🚃The nearest station is JR Kasagi: about 1 hour from Osaka, 30 minutes from Nara and 1.5 hours from Kyoto.
• 🚐Overnight guests and diners booking a course of 6,500 yen or more are picked up at Kasagi Station.
• 🚗Parking for 5 to 10 cars; on foot it is about 30 minutes from Kasagi Station via the mountain trail.

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Five tatami rooms

• 🛏️Guest rooms: two 12-mat rooms with toilet, one 8-mat room with toilet, one 8-mat room and one 18-mat room.
• 🚪The 18-mat room can be divided into two 9-mat rooms with sliding doors, suiting groups of 4 to 8.
• 📺Each room has a fridge, TV and safe; overnight bookings start from two guests.

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Signature pheasant and winter game

• 🐦Pheasant is the house specialty all year round, served in courses with pheasant hot pot, salt-grilled pheasant and pheasant kamameshi rice.
• 🔥The stone-grilled pheasant course includes a grilled rice ball found only in this course, which won an excellence prize in a cooking contest.
• 🍲From mid-November to the end of March there is a winter-only game course of wild boar, venison and pheasant, served in Kiji-tei, four private dining rooms with sunken kotatsu seating.

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A hilltop inn hosting just two parties a night, with private baths and pheasant cuisine at a relaxed pace. Note that the baths offer showers only in the morning, and there are no vending machines or convenience stores in or near the inn, so bring what you need.

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From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Ryori Ryokan Matsumototei?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Ryori Ryokan Matsumototei located?

It is in Soraku-gun. Address: 20 Kasagiyama, Kasagicho.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.