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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
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 2 rooms
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 1 bath
Sulfur spring
Obasute Rice Terraces (Zenkoji-daira), Utsukushigahara Highlands, Lake Shirakaba
16 rooms
*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
23,100 - 63,700 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
1621 Bessho Onsen, Ueda-shi, Nagano, Japan Show map
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
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.