RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Nanakusa no Yu in Bessho Onsen (Nagano)—— Reopened in 2016 after full-fledged renovation, this ryokan has 16 guest rooms, each offering a different atmosphere while mixing traditional Japanese and modern western elements together. Some rooms have private open-air baths. The floor of the whole building is tatami-covered. The large public scenic view bath on the building’s top floor commands an extensive prospect of Mount Asama and the Ueda City.
Access: One hour 15 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ueda Station, then 30 minutes by Ueda Electric Railway to Bessho-Onsen Station and 2-min shuttle bus ride (or 7-min walk) from there
Private Onsens (For couple, family, tatoo)
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 2 rooms
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 1 bath
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Sulfur spring
Tourist spots nearby
Obasute Rice Terraces (Zenkoji-daira), Utsukushigahara Highlands, Lake Shirakaba
Number of rooms
16 rooms
*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms