로지테 산보아 (성스러운 숲)

Like a step back in time. Mystical, magical.... and I can imagine Totoro living nearby. We spent 3 nights in this quaint forest house run by a grandmother who's also the best home cook in Japan! The house is a pension with breakfast and dinner. After 3 nights of a variety of delicious home cooked food, we are now rejuvenated and ready to go back into the real world! We would definitely come back here next time we are in Nikko.

Decrepit lodge in the woods 15 minutes uphill walk from nikko train station. Hugely overpriced japanese style room with tiny bathroom that has not been scrubbed for ages but a nice tiny onsen. Decent dinner and terrible breakfast. All arranged by a very old lady with the help of another old lady, neither fit (anymore) for the job of hotelier. People who have ranked this inn above the 8 mark must be insane.