The First Guesthouse Opened in Kanazawa

　A place where you can enjoy communication with others while experiencing the ordinary life of Japan.

Ponygi is the first guesthouse that opened in Kanazawa in 2009, operated by the owner Masaki, and manager Niina.

It is a small Japanese house that was formerly a kimono shop and is over 150 years old. We hope you will experience living in a ordinaly Japanese house and we would be happy if you could feel the goodness of Japan from everyday Japanese life.

More than half of our guests come from overseas.
One of our features is the homely atmosphere where travelers from all over the world can enjoy conversation each other.

We also recommend spending time sitting on the deck along the water channel, enjoying the soothing sound of the stream.

　There are only 3 rooms and capacity for only 10 people

１ room is a private Japanese-style room located on the second floor.
２ rooms are dormitory-style rooms located on the first and second floors of a ”Kura” (traditional Japanese storehouse)

”Kura” is annexed to the house and might be hard to notice unless you are told it is a ”Kura” , but it offers a unique experience of sleeping in a traditional Japanese storehouse that stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

　Pongyi means ”Buddhist monk” in Burmese.

The name “Pongyi” comes from the fact that Masaki previously had experience as a monk in Myanmar.

Looking for "what he really want to do", he left his banking job of 15 years, but he faced failure. At that time he met the high Buddhist priest of Myanmar and and had a experience as a monk, which changed his life.

After returning to Japan, he worked with an NGO supporting Asia and opened Kanazawa’s first guesthouse, “Pongyi,” in 2009.

　>>About Pongyi

　A part of the accommodation fee goes to donations.

A portion of the accommodation fee is donated to support people who are striving for economic self-sufficiency in Asia, incliuding Myanmar.

We would be delighted if your stay at Pongyi helps us to be a bridge that connects to the happiness of others.

　>>The NPO We Donate To

　Sleeping experience in a kura

The dormitories (shared rooms) are in the Kura (vintage kimono storehouse). The building used to a kimono shop before it became a guesthouse .

The mixed dormitory is on the 1st floor and the female dormitory is on the 2nd floor.

Because the the dormitory rooms are in what used to be a storeroom there are no windows however, the warmth of wood and plaster make the rooms quiet and comfortable. People who have stayed in the dormitories often say, “I slept well.”

The Japanese Style private room is on the 2nd floor. It faced a mini canal.
(This room is not in the kura.)


　About the amenities

Sheets and pillowcase are included in the accommodation fee.
Towels and yukata (pijama) are rental.

There are not many amenities like in a hotel, but shampoo, hair conditioner and body soap are provided in the shower room.

Pongyi is a relaxing place as if you were at your home.

Since it is along the canal, you can hear the sound of flowing water in the common room.

Pongyi is close to Kanazawa station (10 min. walk) a convenience store and a drug store are located right in front of it.
In the canal that flows beside Pongyi you can often see fireflies, small fish, and spot-billed ducks.