1409 Hirao, Yamanouchi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano, Japan
📞 0269-33-3151
Jinpyokaku Honten, a cozy and hospitable inn beloved by many Japanese literary figures and politicians throughout its history, offers an authentic ryokan experience in the quiet, high-class inn district of Kanbayashi Onsen. The ryokan's unique mixed open-air bath (with bathing clothes available for women) features 100% pure hot spring water flowing directly from the source, providing a therapeutic experience that has attracted discerning guests for generations. Traditional Japanese-style rooms and exquisite multi-course meals featuring local ingredients like trout and apples complete this cultural immersion, creating memories of genuine Japanese hospitality in this historic hot spring destination.
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One hour 30 minute by JR Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Nagano Station, then 45 minute by Nagano Electric Railway to Yudanaka Station and 10-min shuttle bus ride from there (Advance booking required)
Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Snow Monkeys Park), Shiga Kogen (Shiga Highlands), Shiga Kusatsu Kogen Route (Route 292, Area closed for winter)