-The Inn is within walking distance from Hiraizumi Station. -The room in spacious, well appointed, and immaculately clean. The view from my 2F room is refreshingly expansive. -The manager was cordial and willing to communicate with non-Japanese travellors. -Overall with limited accommodation options in Hiraizumi, Iris Yu represents great value as long as you don't expect the luxury ryokan experience.

-As noted in the room information, it takes a while (5-8 minutes) for the hot water to get going in the washroom. But once it reaches the desired temperature it's sufficiently stable.

Our room was a spacious, Japanese style tatami room, with its own bathroom attached. There was a comfortable sitting area with a view over the neighbouring fields to the surrounding hills. Breakfast was a tray with tradional salmon, rice and pickles, which we like, but there was bread and jam also if you wanted. Staying at Iris Yu was excellent value and allowed us to stay overnight in Hiraizumi, with time to see all the various historic sights. It was an easy walk from the station. Once we realised that Google maps took us to the back if the property, we continued around the block to the front. We found a cosy Izakaya rown a side road for dinner, run by two cheerful mama sans who served us a mountain of food.

Nothing at all. We had minimal contact with the staff, so can't comment.

Traditional style accommodation, gives you the chance to sleep in a futon on the tatami, wear a yukata, and utilise shared bathroom facility, or sento. It is worth the experience 😊 it's reasonably close to Hiraizumi station (about 10 minutes walk) and the host very kindly tried to accomodate for my vegan requirements for breakfast. Bathroom and toilets were clean.

Being a traditional style building, it's quite noisy, I could hear people walking up and down the corridor or opening and closing their doors and wardrobes. I absolutely LOVE the look of the futon and tatami, but I must say it is not comfortable for most of us westeners. It's like sleeping on the ground 🥲 The aircon unit in the room is old but worked well, anywhere else in the building (corridors, bathroom, etc) was crazy hot and humid. I appreciated so very much that the host tried to accomodate for my vegan breakfast, however food was quite plain and could be improved.

Iris Yu was easy to find. Check-in is not until 4pm, but we were able to leave our luggage there and go explore Hiraizumi. The owner was very friendly, and helped us make a restaurant reservation for dinner, as there are limited options in town.

No lift, so be prepared to carry your bags upstairs. The Japanese futon beds seemed to be particularly hard, even though we were into our third week of sleeping on tatami mats and futons.

Very large, Japanese style rooms. Had a nice communcal bathing area. Proprietor was very nice and helped me book my next stay in Japanese. She also let me borrow a bike to go see the nearby sites. Close to train station.

The shower in my room took forever to heat up. Basically, you need to use the communal bathroom if you want hot water.

Everything, amazing place, love the traditional bed, and traditional bath, staff really kind. Well located.

First time in the traditional Japanese bed, so i didn't know how to prepare my bed ,tatami, and how can I use the yukata. For me, it was really cold so I was cold at night and also at the bath.

The location is excellent, 10-15 Minutes to Chosun-Ji, 7 Minutes to the station. The inkeeper herself is very friendly and helpful and provides a good breakfast. The rooms are simple but comfortable enough. Overall a great stay for a small budget.

Be aware that in the traditional japanese rooms you will sleep on a futon on the floor, so if you have a sensitive back, this might be a problem for you.

It is near the main attraction, 毛越寺. And since the town is small, the walking distance from the railway station is also easy to manage: one large street, 7 minutes straight. The place is very clean, and the staff very friendly. There is a public bath on the first floor.

The hallway and second floor is hot and stuffy. You need to keep the air conditioning in room always running.

Great place to stay, friendly people, good restaurant and station close by

I am getting too old for futon. Personally I couldn’t sleep at all on the futon as it was too hard. But that’s potentially more a „me“ thing. Everything else was great and an authentic Japanese experience

Location was excellent - very near train station and Motsu-ji temple. The tatami room was spacious with pleasing decor and I appreciated the regular chairs (not floor chairs with cushion) with table. Room had ensuite bath, tub deep enough for good soak. Comforter was warm and fluffy. Did not try the Onsen or eat breakfast so can’t comment.

Nothing to report - everything was exceptional.