Ichie Cafe - Tanabe

This place is so charming! cordially welcome, the coffee is great and you saffron is delicious!

Lovely cafe with accomodation. The Japanese style room. The owner makes amazing chiffon cakes I'm sorry we ate them before taking a picture :

A quaint little cafe... specializing in handmade chiffon cake from what I can see on their menu. It also rents out some rooms to stay. ICHIE is about a 10 minute walk from Kii-Tanabe Station. I found ICHIE through bookingdotcom. Stayed in a tatami room with the basic futon set-up (love it! Provided the basics: towels, some toiletries, coffee/tea, and their wonderful, delicious chiffon cake. Puri-puri! The chiffon was wonderful, thank you, ICHIE! Also, the ladies their that greeted me were very welcoming, thank you! Ideal for the #solotraveler. Just needed a place to rest my head in Tanabe before I embark on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage the following day. Happy with my overnight stay.

It was a cute homestay.It was cosy and confortable. The accommodation is very near to the sea beach by walking. The owner is very nice and helpful. She explained us many things to do in kii-tanabe. Her baked chiffon cake was an awesome experience for us.

We stayed at Ichie’s guesthouse Mayumi is such an amazing host! So warm and welcoming, she puts some chiffon cakes for you to take for your hike. Can’t say enough how nice she is! The place itself is a true old school Japanese house experience, really cool but be warned walls are literally paper thin :