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The hotel, located at the foot of Shiga Kogen, is convenient as a base for sightseeing to Zenkoji, Obuse, and Matsushiro. Renowned for its Onsen sourced from the famous Hoshikawa Onsen, it offers abundant water with a soft texture that is highly praised. Rooms range from 10 to 18 tatami mats, including special rooms with excellent views. Guests can enjoy karaoke for free. Choose your favorite dishes from the Japanese, Western, and Chinese buffet.

Located on a hilltop, our guest rooms on the upper floors and the open-air baths on the top floor offer breathtaking views of the majestic mountain ranges of Northern Shinshu. Enjoy an extraordinary moment while gazing at the vast scenery that you would never encounter in the city. The private open-air bath "TSUBAKI" is equipped with a mini-bar and multimedia speakers. Guests can enjoy a blissful time with a glass in hand, accompanied by their favorite music as background. In the spring of 2021, we opened guest rooms with open-air baths featuring natural hot spring water, which have been highly praised. Our cuisine, made with premium ingredients such as brand beef, Shinshu beef, fresh seafood directly sourced from the Joetsu market, and carefully selected local produce, is truly exceptional!

Founded around 160 years ago, Masuya is a traditional Japanese inn offering 100% natural hot-spring baths with free-flowing water drawn from four separate sources. Located along the Yomase River, where you can feel the changing seasons, the inn’s scenic guest rooms provide sweeping views of the Kita-Shinano Five Peaks and the Northern Alps. For dining, we serve seasonal mountain and river delicacies unique to Northern Nagano. Enjoy these flavors nurtured by Shinshu’s rich natural surroundings together with our hot springs. With an abundant flow of hot-spring water unchanged since our opening and heartfelt hospitality made possible by our small size, we look forward to welcoming you.

All 5 rooms feature natural free-flowing Onsen. Enjoy two private open-air baths with no additional charge.

Issa no Komichi Biyu no Yado is located in the historic Yudanaka Onsen area of Nagano Prefecture, with a history of approximately 1,350 years. Our accommodation is a proud onsen ryokan featuring 100% natural hot spring water flowing directly from the source and stunning views. Relax and unwind while enjoying the onsen loved by enthusiasts and the scenic mountains of Shinshu. Guests staying with us can enjoy free access to three public baths in Yudanaka Onsen nearby. Additionally, our rooftop offers a private open-air bath surrounded by mountains, available for 40 minutes at 2,000 yen. A short drive will take you to Shibu Onsen or Shiga Kogen, and during summer months, Kusatsu Onsen is about an 80-minute drive away—making this area perfect for onsen lovers. We look forward to welcoming you for your ultimate hot spring getaway!

The entire lobby floor was fully renovated on August 1, 2018!Aburaya Tosen is a hot spring inn where you can soothe your body in the warmth of the baths, enjoy heartfelt hospitality, and relax through the many seasons reflected in flowing water that mirrors the mountains of Shinshu—lighting a gentle flame in your heart and warming all five senses. Long ago, rapeseed was pressed here for oil, which was then carried to town; people gathered around the glow of lanterns in shared moments of togetherness. With time, a bathhouse was built, warming days spent on therapeutic stays—and today this hot spring inn has greatly expanded the pleasures of touring hot springs on your journey. Aburaya Tosen is a place to slow down and stay awhile at ease.

A 400-year-old Property located in the center of the Shibu Onsen town. Enjoy a tour of six types of hot springs and 14 baths, all of which are completely private within the Property. Relax your mind and body with 100% natural Onsen water. <The nostalgic town of Shibu Onsen, filled with steam> It is said that Shibu Onsen was discovered by the Buddhist monk Gyoki during the Nara period. Later, the Onsen-ji Temple was established through the contributions of the Sengoku warlord Takeda Shingen. During the battles of Kawanakajima, Shibu Onsen served as a healing place for wounded soldiers. The first proprietor of Kokuya, Ichizaemon, originally ran a rice merchant business called Kokuya but later opened an inn for travelers. Since then, the Property has been cherished by guests, and the current proprietor is the 16th generation.

The Japanese garden with only 6 properties offers a relaxing space illuminated by over 100 soft lamps. All guests are gifted 30 minutes of free private bath use, ensuring a private stay. Enjoy the Yudanaka Onsen, which opened approximately 1350 years ago. Meals feature colorful kaiseki cuisine centered on seasonal ingredients from Shinshu, with Shinshu brand beef raised on apples as the main dish.

Shibu Onsen is a charming hot-spring town known for its atmospheric streets and nine public bathhouses to visit.At “Sakaeya,” you can enjoy gentle, free-flowing Onsen water blended from two different hot springs.Another highlight is the creative Japanese kaiseki cuisine that goes beyond the ordinary.

A new encounter, a single story. Kanbayashi Hotel Senjukaku. The story began with an encounter. It was in 1929 (Showa 4) when the first president of Nagano Electric Railway, Tohei Kozu, met Lieutenant Helseth from Norway. This meeting in Kanbayashi brought together European and Japanese cultures, creating an entirely new culture or space. It was a groundbreaking event where the culture of a Western-style Hotel was incorporated into a traditional Japanese-style Ryokan for the first time. Furthermore, this encounter became the prologue to the development of Kanbayashi Onsen and Shiga Kogen, now renowned as one of Japan's leading international resorts.

For 200 years since its founding, Yorozuya has been cherished by generations of guests.With an Onsen flow rate of 253 liters per minute—the largest in Yudanaka Onsen—and three private hot spring sources, it offers an exceptional bathing experience. Among them, the grand bathhouse “Momoyama Bath” is a registered Tangible Cultural Property, featuring a magnificent all-wood temple-style structure. Enjoy the liberating feeling of this vast space that feels like stepping back in time.For dinner, we offer kaiseki cuisine showcasing seasonal delicacies from Northern Shinshu in three different course grades. Savor local specialties such as Shinshu beef raised on apples, river fish, and handmade soba noodles. Why not create unforgettable memories at Yorozuya, where you can truly feel the warmth of traditional hospitality shaped by centuries of history?