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Our cottages in Toba Village

“Kaeru” and “Tanuki” are part of a fascinating village midway between Osaka and Kyoto. 

Our older, traditional home, Kaeru means both return home and frog in Japanese.  It can accommodate 4 people.

Our other cottage, Tanuki (Racoon), is more modern and has 4 bedrooms, three upstairs.

Both houses have a kitchen, bath/shower room, washing machine and separate toilet. They back on to a bamboo forest, overlook ricefields and share a common garden .

Both cottages include

 

  • High Speed WiFi

  • Air conditioners & Heaters

  • Toasters

  • Rice cooker

  • Water jug

  • Coffee maker

  • Microwave ovens

  • Bicycles & helmets

 

  • Washing machines

  • Clothes dryer

  • Hairdryers

  • Indoor slippers

  • Bath towels

  • All bed linen, pillows and blankets

  • Shampoo, Conditioner

  • A small, four seater car.

 

Each house is available for rent outside the times below:

Kaeru 2025
03 - 15 January James family (Ross family NZ)
mid Jan - TBA - foundation renovation & small extension
21 Mar - 07 Apr Cherry Blossom
23 Apr - 04 May Ikebana International World Convention

Tanuki 2025
03 - 15 January James family 2F
01-31 Jan Hoki - reno
21 Mar - 07 Apr Cherry Blossom
23 Apr - 04 May Ikebana International World Convention

 

Kaeru 2024
05-23 June Japan Gently Trip
09 - 18 Aug Lyn (Obaachan’s b’day)
24 - 29 Aug Kate & Albert
06 - 20 Oct Harvest
20 Oct - 04 Nov Jane & Pete (NSW)
10 - 21 Nov Autumn Fire
26 Nov - 05 Dec Tony & Diana Redmond
09-14 Dec Hannah & Abhi

Tanuki 2024
05-20 June Japan Gently
01 Sep - 31 Dec Hoki
09 - 26 Oct Harvest
06 - 17 Nov Autumn Fire

“Our stay at Kaeru in Osaka was a complete delight for us first time visitors to Japan. The lovely, traditional cottage has all the amenities we needed to make a base to explore Osaka and environs in comfort.

Being so close to the rolling countryside and yet readily accessible to the big city allowed us days of doing pleasurable nothings or days of heading off into the forests or the fray on fabulous public transport or in the little box car, which we learned to navigate the city in.

Couldn’t have chosen a better way to introduce ourselves to Japan and this won’t be the last time we visit for sure. ”
— Tony and Diana