Taishi-kan

A very tiny room with no door, just a tarp to cover the entrance. Which means no sound proofing. I couldn’t sleep due to all the noises made by other guests. I still remember someone’s phone that keep vibrating throughout the night every 3 seconds, not only sound but the physical vibration itself traveled through floor and into everyone’s ears.There are no pillows, just a very hard small rectangle which owners of this place want you to use as a pillow. If you try placing your head for 5 minutes you might dislodge your neck. I had to improvise a pillow by pulling some of my clothes together.Also, there are no blankets, just a sleeping bag. It was so incredibly cold at night that I had to demand some kind of blanket, and instead what they gave me was just a second sleeping bag. By putting one bag into another and then using my breath to breathe into that layered nonsense was thankfully just enough to get me warm.As I was climbing the mountain before I stayed at this hut, rain wet my shoes. I didn’t take any spare shoes and so I was very eager to dry them out. I went to the reception and asked for that service, but instead what they did is just put shoes into a garbage bag and directed me to keep it next to me as I sleep in my room. I was flabbergasted to say the least. Of course, when I woke up in the morning shoes were just as wet, but now also stinky. I had to put those same shoes back on as I continued climbing the mountain. Throughout the next 2 weeks I had severe running nose because of that.And the icing on the cake is that it costs 20 000 yen for just about 10 hours of this disgusting experience. Checkout is 5AM.You must pay 200 yen every single time you go to a toilet, even though you are already paid for the room. Also, not a toilet room, nor the hut itself has a sink, so you can’t even wash your face or brush teeth.Result of my stay – I was barely able to sleep and rest. I was also very frustrated by the way they run this place.Frankly speaking, if I knew about the half of all those inconveniences, I would’ve just chosen to continue climbing the mountain without staying in the hut. I remember my adrenalin was pumping when I reached the 8th station, and I could’ve totally reached the peak straight away as a lot of other climbers have done.

Comfortable stay and the staff were very helpful. They catered to our vegetarian needs

2024/08/21live:There is wifi (not fast) and electricity, but the soundproofing of the room is poor, the pillows are so hard, and I am wearing a sleeping bag.Food:Dinner was better than expected, grilled mackerel. Breakfast is just average.

When I passed by around 6am, there were sleeping bags and other items hanging out to dry. It seems to be quite busy.

Awesome cabin. The friendly service staff and clean environment are recommended to everyone.

3 hours walk from station 5 if you are not a punctual sportsman.The beds are basic but the worst is the pillow which is incredibly uncomfortable.I managed to sleep 1 hour 15 minutes out of the 5 hours 30 minutes I had available before leaving to see the sunrise.I recommend bringing your own pillow or using your extra clothes.

The staff was very friendly and tried to help as much as possible even with a language barrier. It's a mountain hut and that's what you get. I was a bit disappointed by the vegetarian dinner. Not because of the taste but because it seems to me as if it was less food than the others got.