Kanko Ryokan Yamato

🌃A ryokan beside Hozanji's approach with night views over Ikoma

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An Old Inn on the Hozanji Approach

• ⛩️Set halfway up Mt. Ikoma, right on the approach to Hozanji, the temple locals call 'Shoten-san'.
• 🏮It sits in an old-fashioned ryokan quarter close to Osaka, about 30 minutes by car from central Nara or Osaka.
• 🐕There are 11 guest rooms in total, and the inn's resident dog welcomes guests.

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Night Views of Ikoma

• 🌃Ikoma is known for its night views, with the towns of Ikoma and Nara spread out below the inn.
• 🪟The second-floor tatami rooms look out over the glittering city lights.
• 🍃A quiet escape from the city with fresh mountain air.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️On the second floor, Kongo and Katsuragi (8 tatami mats, up to 3 guests) face the night view, and Yoshino is the largest room at 16 mats for up to 6 guests.
• 🚻Kotobuki on the first floor (12 mats, up to 4 guests) has a toilet but no view. Second-floor rooms have no bath or toilet.
• 📺Rooms have a TV, air conditioning, kettle and tea set, plus towels, a toothbrush set, yukata and slippers. There is no elevator; access is by stairs.

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Private Family Baths

• ♨️Two family baths with a well-liked retro feel, filled with artificial hot-spring water.
• 🔑Use them privately in turn whenever the door is unlocked: until 11:30 pm and again from 6:00 am.
• 🧴Body wash, shampoo, rinse, conditioner, hair dryer, toner, towels, comb, razor and toothbrush set are provided.

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Breakfast by the Okami

• 🍳The okami cooks a wholesome, home-style breakfast herself.
• 🐟A typical spread includes grilled fish, small side dishes, salad, chilled tofu, rice and miso soup.
• 🕖Breakfast is served 7:00–9:00 in the banquet hall. Plans are breakfast-included or room-only.

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Facilities & Services

• 🛋️Free Wi-Fi is available at the front desk and lobby.
• 💳Cash, credit cards (Visa, JCB, Mastercard, American Express) and cashless payments such as PayPay and transit IC cards are accepted.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00–22:00, check-out 10:00.

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Nearby Sights

• 🙏Hozanji is a 10-minute walk. Revived by Hozan Tankai in 1678 to enshrine Kangiten, it is affectionately known as 'Ikoma Shoten'.
• 🎡Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park, popular with families, is 7 minutes by cable car.
• 🦌Nara Park, home to Todaiji, Kofukuji and Kasuga Taisha, is 30 minutes by car.

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Access & Parking

• 🚃A 2-minute walk along the temple approach from Hozanji Station on the Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line.
• 🚗By car, 20 minutes from Ichibu IC on the Daini-Hanna Road.
• 🅿️Free parking at the Monzen-cho lot, a 3-minute walk away, but the route goes down 65 steps, so leave large luggage and strollers in the car.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️On the second floor, Kongo and Katsuragi (8 tatami mats, up to 3 guests) face the night view, and Yoshino is the largest room at 16 mats for up to 6 guests.
• 🚻Kotobuki on the first floor (12 mats, up to 4 guests) has a toilet but no view. Second-floor rooms have no bath or toilet.
• 📺Rooms have a TV, air conditioning, kettle and tea set, plus towels, a toothbrush set, yukata and slippers. There is no elevator; access is by stairs.

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Private Family Baths

• ♨️Two family baths with a well-liked retro feel, filled with artificial hot-spring water.
• 🔑Use them privately in turn whenever the door is unlocked: until 11:30 pm and again from 6:00 am.
• 🧴Body wash, shampoo, rinse, conditioner, hair dryer, toner, towels, comb, razor and toothbrush set are provided.

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A homely ryokan right on the Hozanji approach, offering Ikoma's night views and a caring breakfast from the okami. Note that bathing is limited to artificial hot-spring family baths, dinner is not served, there is no elevator, and second-floor rooms have no bath or toilet.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Kanko Ryokan Yamato?

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

Where is Kanko Ryokan Yamato located?

It is in Ikoma. Address: 12-8 Monzencho.

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.