Introduction
Wanosato is a small luxury ryokan with only 8 rooms, housed in a roughly 160-year-old thatched-roof Gassho-zukuri farmhouse near Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It sits beside a rock-strewn river surrounded by old pine trees and countryside near Mount Norikura, offering a quiet, traditional Japanese inn experience with features like a wood fire and a rotating waterwheel. It is located about 20 minutes from historic Takayama and is reachable via a complimentary shuttle from JR Takayama Station.