Innocent smiles :)

Look at those innocent smiles!

Older brother Muhammad Aidan, baby brother Muhammad Anaqi, and little princess Azalea Zahra Binti.

They came to Ito Yamatokan with their parents, grand pa, and aunt.

Their smiles were simply so cute!

Thank you for coming!!!

 

Super family from Singapore!

What a talented family!

Dad is a Karate and Judo master, Mom is a electone teacher and their son, Royston is the winner of YAMAHA electone contest 2004!

During their 12 days trip in Japan, they stayed at Ito Yamatokan and Shimoda Yamatokan.

And they gave me an amazing original music DVD!!

It is sooooooo impressive. Such an inspired music!!

Thank you so much for everything.

Hope to see you all again :)

Eileen also sent me a very sweet message .... (abstracted from original message)  

"Ito Yamatokan was very refined. We enjoyed the koi pond in front of our balcony and also the healthy cuisine. Shimoda was exciting because our outdoor trip to Mt.Omura/Jogasaki. I hope we will have the opportunity to visit Japan once every 2-3 years for a nice enjoyable rest- the food and onsen is sooooooooooooo amazing! "

Beautiful lady from Korea!

She came from Korea and showed me a Korean travel Magazine " Just Go"

Since Yamatokan Group put ad on that magazine,  I was very excited to see the actual magazine!

If you are planning to visit us from Korea, 

don't forget to bring "Just Go".

We are offering "Shizuoka Green Tea" gift for "Just Go" readers.

Happy couple from Singapore!

Tony and Candy kindly allowed me to put this cute picture on my blog and sent me a sweet message!

"Thank you for the great time. 

Here is a little gift for you to remember us from Singapore and Honkong.

Hope you like it. Take care. 

Tony Seow and Candy Leung "

Thank you so much for staying! 

 I will remember you two for sure ;-) 

Best friends from Hong Kong!

They're wearing YUKATA beautifully, don't you think?

Miss. Windsor Cheng and her two best friends stayed at Yamatokan on the 3rd of September.

They enjoyed our famous "Charcoal grill" dinner :)

Thank you so much for coming and hope to see you again!!

Orenge picking

Fall,2007

Hello Everyone!
Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your time.

Well, I know that it has been a while since I have last written and I apologise
for that .
I went to Canada in September to October.
I had a wonderful time in Montreal and learned different customus.

Now autumn is here it is a good season to travel.
Why don't you make a physical challenge?

For example make a plan to Yoga or climb Mt Fuji.

You feel good and you are ready to achive your dream.

In Ito , there are lot of a quite place and meditate.
You can find a way to solve the stress.

If you need relax our Onsen make you fell better and it is great for your body
and skin too.

Now leaves turn colors and it gets very beautiful .

I hope you have fun and keep smiling .

Soccer Dudes!

These nice guys are from Barcelona!

What a cool uniforms!!

Thank you for finding our ryokan on the internet and hope to see you again ;-)




This is our exective manager, Mr. Yamamoto.

He speaks spanish and really enjoyed to have conversation with them :)

Family vacation

I am so glad to hear that everybody enjoyed our onsen and Japanese cuisine!

Look at those cute children.

Thank you for staying at our ryokan and letting me to put this great picture on this blog.

Hope to see you again. Thanks :)

Happy smiles

They are good friends from Hongkong!

Their happy smiles surely made my day.

Thank you for coming to Ito Yamatokan and I hope to see you girls again!!

Plein Soleil

Yes, here we are half way through the year 2007.

How are you and where are you now?

I hope you are all having a great time where ever you are .

The flower and the hydrangea in June were so beautiful .
If you miss this year please come and see next June.

July 7th is the day of Tanabata people write their wishes on paper with
colored patterns and hang them on bamboo branches.

There are many mythos and legends about the origin Milky Way.
Can you see this romantic Star?

Well,Don't forget to bring your swimsuit you can enjoy sea bathing.

I hope expand your horizons at our Ryokan Experience.

Bon Vacances !!

Sweet scents are borne on soft breeze.

Hello Everyone!
How are you? I hope you are all having a greate golden week where ever you are and what ever you are doing.May is a flower season you can enjoy seeing many flower.
The weather is perfect,beautiful sunny,clear days and spring leaves are just so colouful and gloriously beautiful.
Here in Ito,Atami and Shimoda there are Goodwill Guide,to provide the volunteer guide
staff who can assist sightseeing tours of foreign tourists guided in English or other
languages around Izu areas.Our volunteer guide staff will make your shightseeing tours much more pleasant and memorable. Please do not hesitate ask us more information.
Take care everyone and thank you for your visit to us.

Topics of April and May

Hello every one Konnichiwa from a country the sun rises.
How are you every one.!!

The day is passing so quickly it is already April.
April is a month especially in Japan.
A new face enters a chest for each hope at school in new pupil,
place of work.A place of work become younger with a new flower of spring
gorgeously.

What's hapning out side gate.

April 29 to may 5. Mt.Komuro Park. Azalea Festival.
The scenery which takes in the Izu Seven Irands and Mt. Fuji.

If you are thingking of going there then easy to go by bus from Ito station.

Picking and Festeval

Strawberry picking : March to April in the period.


where the picking place ? Atagawa. it takes about 30minute from Ito by train.

Mandarin orange picking : March to May in the period.

Where : Ito area

:Festeval :

Izu Kogen Cherry Blossom : late March to eary April

Mt. Komuro Park : From the end of April through Golden Week,40 diffrent
kinds and over 100000 Azaleas color the mountain during which time a spectacular
rhododendron on festeval take place.

Japanese Food

Tofu

The bean curd is a japanes typical meal . We say " Tofu "

Tofu is good for health and including much protein few. Moreover ,there are also
many cooking methods in which the calorie is few,delicious and various.
The Japanes loves bean curds.