If you are planning to go to Yakushima island in Japan,I strongly recommend not to chose your accommodation called "Chin-ryu-an".
They are so crazy about gaining more money as much as they can get!
If you stay there,on the last day of your stay,you will be surprised the extra charge they requre you!
It will be obviously over charged! Even if you ask them to show the breakdown,receipt of the extra charge, they just say they haven't got time to make such a thing! That's their excuse to make more money! so mean persons. and They are thief!
And they don't speak English well. Their Englosh is so poor to communicate with you. then you can't even complain.(they don't understand.) so that the information how to spend your time nicely and good places to go in Yakushima is only given to Japanese guests.
So,you might get lost in a isolated island...
And most of the Japanese guests stay there are genophobiac. you will feel lonely if you are traveling alone.
I suggest you to stay accommodation owned by local people. Local people never cheat. They are innocent and very kind.
(Chin-ryu-an's owner is a escaper from metropolitan. means he is loser!)
BE CAREFUL!! DON'T STAY AT CHIN-RYU-AN!!!
And make the most of your travel in Yakushima! Yakushima island is extreanly beautiful island you might have never seen!
Have a nice trip!
& Good luck!
Do you mean 'xenophobia'?
That sucks about being overcharged. Thanks for the advice on that. As for them not speaking English, well, if they advertise that they can speak fluent english, then that is bad. But if they don't, then I'm afraid it is to be expected.
lechat, why are you making the exact same post again? If you really need to keep your rant at the top of the list, in front of everyone's eyes, just "bump" it up.
Lechat, sorry to hear about your bad experience. However, I have a few problems with some of your remarks...
The owner is poor at English? You're in Japan, what do you expect - people speak Japanese there! And if their English was so bad, and they couldn't understand you, how do you that you were cheated? Could it be they didn't know what you were saying when you were asking them for an itemized breakdown of the charges?
I wouldn't automatically say the guests were "xenophobic" just because they wouldn't talk to you - it's more likely a language problem, especially if your Japanese ability is poor.
Also, just because the owner has come from a metropolitan area, doesn't mean he's a "loser". There are many great pensions and minshuku all over Japan run by people who got tired of being salarymen and OL's in the big cities.
Finally, I found your description of the locals to be a little condescending. "Innocent" and "never cheat"? These are adults you're talking about, not children.
I might not look Japanese. but I am native Japanese speaker.sorry Kaminoge.
I am just telling you my auful story to people who plans to visit to Yakushima island for them to make the most of there.
Then, accommodation is very important I guess, especially for foreigners who don't speak Japanese.
I have had very special treatments in any accommodation in Japan ever. Japanese turism business is very fantastic and sophisticated.
I am Just warning you not to stay at Chinryu-an by telling my experiences there. That's because, Chinryu-an is the only one I had stayd extreamly uncomfortably in Japan.
Thanks,
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