Spending the Night in a House Built During Meiji Era in Taiki Town

Taiki is a beautiful countryside town with gorgeous landscape, home to kind and loving people. Here you won’t find fancy restaurants or famous hotels, instead, you will be able to immerse yourself in the simple life and learn how little you need to be happy.

I have been to Taiki town a couple of times before but always to the seaside area during summer, and every time I came, I was always astonished by the beautiful nature.

This time, Dani and I planned to spend the night in Taiki. Taiki town has about 20 guest houses, and at each house, visitors can have various experiences of ”Minpaku“. We chose to spend the night at a house that was built during the Meiji Era.

People in Japan try to help the local business as much as they can, and at Kominka Beppin, it was not different. Here, they had a space where some local residents can display their handicraft work. Look at those sandals made of cloth, aren’t they cute?!

On the 2nd and 4th Mondays and Tuesdays of each month, Mrs. Kato opens the house so the local residents can come to eat cakes and drink tea and coffee made by her friends. The cakes were delicious and this cheesecake? Seriously, one of the best I’ve ever eaten. Even if you don’t spend the night here at Kominka Beppin, you will always have the chance to see the house by coming to this special café which has the purpose to gather the locals so they can have a relaxing, great time.

And before saying goodbye, I noticed the different designs of the roof tiles and I had the last history lesson of this trip. They told us that there were 3 different styles of roof tiles from three different periods. The one in the middle with more details is from the Edo Period, the one with a bigger circle in the middle was from the Meiji Period and the one with a smaller circle, from the Taisho period. Now don’t be surprised if you see me walking on the street looking at roof tiles.

It was sad to say goodbye to Mrs. Yoshida and Mrs. Kato. Our first experience staying at a gues house in Japan couldn’t have been better. They were so loving and friendly. They also asked us questions, wanting to know more about us, our country and they were amazed by the huge difference in the cultures.

Mrs. Kato also explained to us why she chose “beppin” for the name. Beppin literally means beautiful woman, but they also included the meaning of a special place in their name ,they wanted to express through the name of their Kominka, the great services they provide to their customers and how welcome, happy and relaxed they wanted their customers to feel while staying at their guest house. And I can guarantee you they did exactly what they promised!

So, if you pass by the Kominka Beppin and you see this cloth hanging outside, it means that they are open and that you are welcome to go inside and have some delicious cake and drink coffee or tea with them while chatting.

I can guarantee you that spending a couple of days or at less one night at Kominka Beppin will be a wonderful experience while you’re in Japan. They will make your stay in Japan one of the most memorable one in your life!

Kominka Beppin
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