At the farmhouse, 2 tables are prepared to welcome the foreign guests. Farmers welcome visitors during the rice planting season, the rice harvesting season, the summer Obon holidays, and during the New Year’s.

The dining table at the farmhouse is always full of fresh, homemade vegetables and dishes of river caught fish. Most vegetables are harvested at their own farm just before dinner. Even the pickled vegetables are fresh. I am so sure you will be surprised by its freshness.

Making conversations using gestures and eye contact is effective and fun. It is like you are experiencing the real life “Lost in Translation”. This is one of the reasons why I decided to visit a country with a very different cultural background. The dining room and the living room are decorated in a traditional Japanese style, with white shikui plaster and big old timber. This is the authentic Japanese lifestyle. I am satisfied with the farmhouse stay experience.

I have become a part of the farmer’s family and they have become a part of my family. Guests are allowed to share the kitchen, the toilet, the bathroom and other facilities in the house. You eat and cook the same food, you talk about the same topics, and you laugh together. Of course, if you get tired, you can say good night and go to your room.
It’s not bad.

Enjoy Japan!

For your information:
For booking https://asoview.com/en/act/117/

Access: http://www.ohtawara.info/access.html  (Japanese only)