Orchard Cottage. Mountain views.

Orchard Cottage is a compact log house, situated on the eastern side of the Tenryu river valley with unobstructed views from the deck across Komagane to the Central Alps. ...and yes, there is an orchard (apples, hazelnuts and paw-paws) in front of and slightly below the cottage. The space Orchard Cottage is registered with and has approvals from both the Southern Nagano Kami Ina district and the Komagane City Fire Service. Registration certification "長野県伊那保健所指令26伊保第12ー14号" (the certificate is on display inside the cottage). Please ask us for details if you're interested in our short-stay, seasonal courses on fruit growing (specifically apples and grapes) in Japan. This self-catering cottage has a fairly large, combined living, dining and kitchen area. The kitchen has an IH hob, kettle, microwave, fridge, a rice cooker ("suihanki") and an oven-toaster. It is also furnished with a full set of crockery and cutlery. There are pots and pans available in the kitchen, including a good sized frying pan and two saucepans. The bedroom is furnished with two single beds. The bathroom is a modern, standard unit, with a bath which will comfortably accommodate a 180cm/6ft guest. The hot water for the whole cottage is provided by a double solar-panel on the roof, backed-up by an external, gas-fired boiler (for those winter days when the sun doesn't quite manage to melt the snow off the panels). The toilet and changing area adjoin the bathroom. The bathroom is furnished with towels, shampoo, body soap and a hair dryer. There is also a small electric fan heater available to "pre-heat" the bathroom before stepping in for a shower. There is both wired and wireless internet access available (the wired point is in the lounge, wireless covers the whole house). Guest access There is car parking available directly in front of the cottage. Guests are actively encouraged to walk round our orchard and, if in season, you can ask to pick and sample fresh fruit (we have raspberries, blueberries and cherries during the late spring and early summer months; grapes, paw-paws, persimmons and hazelnuts in late summer and autumn). We are a working fruit farm, so we can also make up boxes of fruit (especially grapes) for purchase if you'd like to take some home with you or have some sent to friends or family. Other things to note For those who are hopelessly addicted to the games "Ingress" or "Pokemon Go", there are a number of portals/power-spots within walking distance of the cottage and this is such a rural area that you're almost guaranteed control for several days, if not weeks. :-) Registration details Hotels and Inns Business Act | 長野県 伊那保健所 | 長野県伊那保健所指令26伊保第12-14号