Ryugon

Book Ryugon in Muikamachi Echigo Yuzawa Onsen (Niigata)— Hot spring ryokan facilities line the Japanese garden area. Eight baths are available, including the large garden open-air bath. This ryokan consists of an expansive complex of magnificent traditional Japanese estates. The ryokan property is home to a 13,000 square meter Japanese garden

Access: 1h 20 min by JR Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Echigo Yuzawa Station, then 25 min by shuttle bus

Private Onsens  (For couples, families, tattoo wearers)

Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available

Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)

Simple hot spring

Tourist spots nearby

Untoan Temple, Mount Sakado, Ski resorts (Naeba Ski Resort, Kagura Ski Resort, Iwappara Ski Resort and all), Ponshukan Sake Museum (Sake Sampling Service)

Historical values

The building is a regal structure relocating the traditional Japanese architecture of a local influential personage. A tranquil ryokan with only 28 rooms on a 52,000 square meter property.

Appearance in famous works

Filming spot for the NHK historical television drama “Tenchijin” (2009, Japan)

Year of establishment

1974

Number of rooms

28 rooms

*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms