Tomarigi

Super friendly stay on a magical island.

✓ The atmosphere is so welcoming and friendly! The host is so kind and lovely and everyone makes an effort to communicate across language barriers. Good location for the bus route and helpful advice on travel.

Exceptional

✓ A very short walk from the airport. Host-San is lovely. She’ll help you figure out what to do on the island and how to get there! Very very friendly and kind. There is a bus, and with help, you can figure out which one to take and at what time. My only suggestion would be if you can rent a car, do so. The bus does visit a lot of locations. But a car would make the experience a lot better. Especially if you only have a day or two

✗ Nothing

Warm and friendly home away from home!

✓ Friendly and warm host. Ready to provide you with local information, help make reservations, and share Yakushima's beauty. The space felt more homey as the owner was very warm and inviting. Thank you very much!

Friendly atmosphere

✓ The owner is super nice person! She helped me to plan my trips, she gave me bus time schedule, she offered to prepare home made onigiri and tea every day so I had a snack for my trips. She knows some basic words in English but she can easily translate everything with the Google Translator. Almost all parts of the house are shared, very friendly atmosphere. Toast bread and coffee/tea are available for a breakfast. There is only one restroom and bathroom but I never had a problem to get there. Great location next to the airport and bus stop and drug store. Not noisy, its almost like in the forest.

✗ nothing bad about this place

Friendly, fun, welcoming!

✓ This place was amazing. The atmosphere is friendly, nee-san is the most amazing host, and will help everyone plan their travels around yakushima. There's a kitchen to prepare food yourself and I highly recommend nee-san's onigiri for a day out! I love this place and will return there once I can. Stayed at 20+ guesthouses, this one is exceptional.

✗ No such thing.

Exceptional

✓ perfect personality

Wonderful island, wonderful guesthouse, wonderful host!! 100% recommend!!!

✓ It was the perfect place for my stay in Yakushima!! The host is the kindest and has so many tips and informations for Yakushima and how to get around the island, it was very helpful (especially with the bus timetables). She's the sweetest and will definitively make you feel at home in Tomarigi. She can also cook you her handmade onigiris when you go for a hike and I have to be honest, they're the best onigiris I had in Japan so far! The place is very well equipped, the bed are comfortable and the traditional japanese bathtub is really a plus, that was great after a long day of hiking. You can cook with a well equipped outdoor kitchen and do your laundry for free. It's very calm and quiet (yes, the airport is nearby but I've never heard the few planes take off or land, which was a pleasant surprise) and there are drugstores and bus stops nearby. Plus you can buy bus tickets at the air airport/information center so really, it's a great emplacement. I really, really loved the ambiance inside Tomarigi, this place really have a soul of its own and when I stayed there for three weeks, I really felt at home. I would totally recommend this place, for a long or short term stay.

Exceptional

✓ Everything is fantastic.