The warm welcome from our hostess and host basically set the tone for our one night stay at Yamashiroya. Note to others: please call ahead or take the back road to get to the ryokan. There is no way a car can get up the steep narrow road from the main 'town' area (i.e., take road 537).
Our room was delightful: cosy but had a flatscreen TV with free movies (albeit most are in Japanese), WIFI, and a pretty little mountain view. They only have 5-6 rooms all up and 4 onsens (2 indoor, 2 outdoor) so you chances of always being able to relax in the baths is quite high!
Stay also included dinner and breakfast - prepared in house and traditional Japanese style. Very yum and filling. Could not fault our stay and thoroughly enjoyed it. We got there around 4 PM in the afternoon and departed around 10 the next day.