"Beautifully situated in a farming village between Wakasa and Kyoto, the hostel is in a thatched building close to a forest and makes a good base for enjoying traditional Japanese life. There are just 13 beds and facilities include laundry, bike hire and meals." … "… Miyama-cho’s star attraction is Kitamura (North village) a small hamlet boasting a cluster of some 50 thatched-roof farmhouses. In 1994 the village was designated a national preservation site, and the local government has been generously subsidizing the exorbitant... more »
