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Dining room of a gassho-zukuri farmhouse
More than a dozen gassho-zukuri farmhouses in and around Ogimachi are now functioning as minshuku: family run, Japanese style lodgings. An overnight stay at one of these farmhouses is a highly recommended experience as it is a great way to experience a traditional Japanese family home.
In the traditional style, guest rooms come with tatami mat floors and a low table. During the night, futon are spread out to sleep on. Baths, where you can experience Japanese bathing, and toilets are typically modern.
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While equipped for a convenient, modern lifestyle, the old, wooden farmhouses still transmit a very rustic atmosphere. For example, an open fireplace, known as an irori and used for heating and sometimes cooking, is found in the common dining room where a fire is always kept burning.
An overnight stay at one of these farmhouses costs around 8000 yen per person and includes dinner and breakfast which feature local dishes. In the winter there is a small heating surcharge of around 300 yen per person at many of the minshuku.
A minshuku in the snow
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Trout cooking in an irori
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