Guesthouse Irodori Kamakura

I only stayed one night but it was an amazing experience! The host is really nice and some activities involving the local communities are frequently organized. Highly recommended especially if you enjoy connecting with nice people.

We had a real immersion in japanese culture while staying at the guest house. The place is simple and feels like you have been invited to someone else house with souvenirs everywhere. But you will feel like home!
Bushi, the owner, is really nice and takes time to sit and chat with us in english. The food is also very good !
Very well located, between the beach and the station.
Highly recommended.

You can tell that Bushi loves what he is doing. He made this simple stay a real experience for us. From a great, homey breakfast to samurai sword fights at the beach. Thank you so much!

This place is a gem.

Breakfast was delicious and traditional.

Small but charming rooms.

Bushi is an amazing host.

In Kamakura and a moderate train ride from Haneda airport, this guesthouse was a wonderful first place to go in Japan. Bushi (the owner) is extremely friendly, willing to help, and wants the best for the people who stay at his guest house. It is a close walk to the beach and there is some shopping nearby. The train station is about a 10-15 minute walk away. My wife and I really enjoyed our time here and we hope to visit again.

You won't come across an experience like this in Japan often. HIGHLY recommended. I went with my soon-to-be 11-year-old son and he said it was the 'best hotel he's ever stayed in Japan!!' That's because of the GREAT experience host Tomoya (aka Samurai Bushi) provides. He has excellent English and a wealth of knowledge that he is happy to share. Home-cooked dinner (extra) was delicious ... as was the Japanese breakfast (included). This is a very characterful old Japanese house in a quiet, but convenient area close to Kamakura station and 10 minutes walk from the beach. We enjoyed talking with the other guests as well as local people who dropped in for dinner/drinks. The price was also extremely good value. Come for the experience and you won't regret it. We will definitely go back.

Samurai host is amazing: warm, open, and very welcoming! Old charming house on a cute little street in central Kamakura. Location is very good, only a short walk from the station and 10 minute walk to the beach.

If you want to experience Japan on a deeper level - this place is for you.

I was lucky to spend a few days at Irodori Guesthouse together with my grown-up daughter. At first we had booked only two nights to spend the New Year's Eve at Kamakura, but then we came back because we had enjoyed the communicative and utmost friendly atmosphere at the guesthouse. We prepared and had dinner together with our host as well as other guests and learned a lot about Japanese culture. Irodori Guesthouse was the best place to stay throughout all our roundtrip of Japan.

It wasn't at all what my group was expecting when we first booked, but in the best way possible.  The guest house is small and homely, and a very nice mix of the traditional and modern.  Tomoya was a fantastically accommodating host and spoke English very well, on top of providing breakfast and pleasant conversation, all for a very reasonable price only a few minutes from Kamakura station.  I definitely recommend a stay here if you're planning a trip to Kamakura/Hase/Enoshima.

If you are looking for:

- an authentic japanese homestay experience
- an opportunity to meet some really great locals
- a delicious japanese breakfast every morning
- a welcoming home minutes away from the beach

...this is your place!

We enjoyed our stay thoroughly and will definitely come back again. Thank you for being such great hosts!

Samurai BUSHI Thank you.

You might thought old house by looking outside but people inside find a way to your heart and make you feel like you’re in your own home. You don’t stay there and forget you definitely make a new Japanese Samurai Family.

Supper 6 ⭐ place.

The samurai is the best host ever! Staying in this house will be an amazing experience for your trip to Japan (and Kamakura clearly has stuff to make it worth staying overnight).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The owner is a great cook and knows the area and his neighbors well. His english is decent and he dabbles in other languages as new visitors from all over visit his home. You are welcomed like family here.

Great Guest house. Owner very charismatic and super helpful for the area. Provided good ideas for late night drink, and entertaining conversation for those that wanted to, and let those who did not be in peace.

Super friendly owner. Full experience for Japanese atmosphere. English available. Very quiet. Walking distance to the sea. Just perfect.

Great service, friendly host, and yummy home-cooked meals.

Had a great time with bushi.

Owner is lovely and super helpful. You feel at home

(settembre 2023)
Questo è un posto magico.
Una piccola guest house a Kamakura.
Venite qui se avete voglia di stare in compagnia e in un ambiente familiare.
Bushi è un padrone di casa magnifico e lasciatevi trasportare dal suo entusiasmo.
Vi fa amare una piccola città che vale molto di più di una breve gita fuori Tokyo.
Il suo tour della città è molto interessante e fatevi consigliare dove mangiare.
Anche la colazione è deliziosa e ti fa sentire a casa.
Qui la privacy viene a mancare rispetto ad altri posti ma se è quello che cercate vi conviene prendere un hotel.
Stuff gentile e super disponibile.
Non vediamo l'ora di tornarci!
(UMAI!!!)

わちゃわちゃした感じが良いお宿です。武士(オーナー)や他のお客さんとのコミュニケーションを楽しみましょう。静かに過ごしたい方には向きませんので、あしからず。1階の部屋でしたが、部屋に座敷わらしが出るかも？との事でした(部屋の人形の写真有)。
お風呂に浴槽は無くシャワーになりますが、歩いて15-20分の所に銭湯(清水湯、写真有)があります。ただし、銭湯は週3しかやってなかったかな？