Hello! I'm traveling to Japan for the first time with a friend in November. We're very excited but I've never traveled abroad before and I'm having trouble finding a hotel for a particular experience we want. We've googled a ton but it's hard! I've found a few places that look nice but they're not available to book at the time we'll be there!
We're going in early November, and after spending some time in Tokyo we plan to make our way to Kyoto for a couple days. After all the modern bustle of Tokyo, we want to stop on the way to Kyoto, probably somewhere more remote, and experience our vision of a traditional Japanese ryo-kan: tatami mat floors, futons on the floor, and an outdoor bath with a nice view of nature rather than just a wall with some green on it.
Everything else is pretty negotiable.
Can anyone make some recommendations to help a couple noobies please?
by IndustrySpecial2020