Let Nature and Onsen Rejuvenate You at these 9 Kamikochi Hotels & Ryokan

Nagano Kamikochi is a mountain scenic area located in Matsumoto City at an altitude of about 1,500 meters above sea level. It is also called "the land where the gods descend" because of its beauty. Although 1.5 million people visit the area every year, it is a treasure house of nature where the beautiful nature is well preserved thanks to restrictions on private cars and the daily efforts of the local residents.

It is also popular as a summer resort, and many people visit to be healed by the refreshing air and nature. The famous wooden suspension bridge "Kappa Bridge", which Ryunosuke Akutagawa was the subject of "Kappa", and the beautiful "Taisho Pond" are also must-see spots. No matter where you look, you can see the beautiful scenery of nature. Whether you are traveling alone, enjoying camping or hiking as a couple, a family, or a girls' trip, you can enjoy a trip that will free your mind to nature.

In Kamikochi, where there are many hotels and lodges where you can feel the nature, there is a luxurious inn where you can enjoy onsen. This time, we will introduce you to luxurious hotels and ryokan where you can enjoy the elegant atmosphere of a mountain resort together with onsen that will soothe your tired mind and body.

Take a bus bound for Kamikochi from Shinshimashima Station for about an hour, get off in front of the Imperial Hotel, and walk for about 10 minutes. You will arrive at Kamikochi Lemeiesta Hotel, surrounded by lush nature. This is a luxurious hot spring hotel, where all baths are 100% natural onsen water. Surrounded by rivers and mountains, you can fully immerse yourself in the healing power of nature while listening to the chirps of birds and the murmuring of clear streams.

The hotel offers a variety of special rooms, including twin rooms with view baths and theater rooms. From the large windows, you can see the magnificent nature and the sparkling starry sky. Sitting on the sofa and gazing at the view, you will lose track of time. The massage chair while watching the beautiful scenery doubles the relaxing effect...♡ All rooms face south, so you can enjoy not only the refreshing sunlight, but also the sparkling Azusa River, the majestic Mt. Rokuhyaku, and Mt. Kasumizawa.

A spacious public bath with a large window that gives a sense of openness. The soft, clear hot water that wells up from about 150 meters below ground will relax your stiff mind and body. If you look carefully at the open-air bath in the back where the breeze is pleasant, you will find a statue of a Kappa! While enjoying the rare experience of mixed bathing with Kappa, let's enjoy the hot water flowing directly from the source. There are also two private baths made of Japanese cypress.

Another attraction of the hotel is its "authentic Kamikochi French cuisine." Guests can enjoy carefully prepared French cuisine unique to Kamikochi, created by an experienced chef using an abundance of locally sourced seasonal ingredients. The time spent savoring freshly prepared dishes in the open kitchen, where you can enjoy a lively atmosphere, is truly blissful. Guests can also enjoy the pairing of wines carefully selected by sommeliers from Shinshu, wines from around the world, and a wide variety of local Shinshu sake.

At night, at Kamikochi Lemeiesta Hotel, you can see the starry sky so bright you can almost reach out and touch it, surrounded by unobstructed nature. Beautiful nature, luxurious natural onsen, and blissful French cuisine... This hotel is packed with the charms of Kamikochi, and will purify your soul.

Sawando onsen Hotel is located about 45 minutes by car from Matsumoto Interchange. This hotel is popular for its smooth onsen that flow directly from the source. When you enter the hotel, you will be greeted by a warm and elegant lobby that exudes the atmosphere of a mountain resort.

At the time of check-in, you can have apple juice from Hada Matsumoto as a welcome drink. The taste of apples is very strong and surprisingly delicious. I'm happy to have a service where you can enjoy the unique taste of the land.

There are three types of guest rooms: Western-style rooms, Japanese-style rooms, and Japanese-Western style rooms that were renovated and reopened in 2023. The Japanese-style rooms, with their Ryukyu tatami mats, have a warm and relaxing atmosphere. The delicate and soft tatami mats will relax your mind and body. Enjoy the happiness of relaxing and relaxing while relaxing ♡

The onsen flowing directly from the source is smooth and transparent, and is said to make your skin smooth. From the open windows, you can see the nature of Kamikochi, and you can also feel healing visually. There is also an open-air bath in the back, so enjoy a relaxing onsen time while gazing at the refreshing nature during the day and the beautiful starry sky at night.

meal are kaiseki cuisine made with local ingredients. There is also a premium course where you can enjoy Shinshu beef. Shinshu beef is so tender it melts in your mouth. Each and every dish is carefully prepared to satisfy both your heart and stomach with its deliciousness and volume. This hotel will make you feel happy and relaxed with its onsen that you will want to stay in forever and its delicious food.

About 40 minutes by bus bound for Kamikochi from Shin-Shimashima Station, get off at "Sawatari" bus terminal and walk about 5 minutes to "Keiryuso Shiorie". The corridors in the hotel are covered with tatami mats, so you will be healed by the soft comfort of walking. This inn offers a wide range of plans for anniversaries, maternity, families and solo trips. Whether you want to take a special trip with your loved ones, enjoy nature with your family, or just be alone and be surrounded by nature, it will add color to your trip.

There are 8 Japanese-style rooms in total. You can see the Azusa River from the windows of the 4 rooms on the 2nd floor, and you will be healed by the refreshing murmuring of the river. Guest rooms are equipped with massage chairs and coffee makers. There is also a Blu-ray player, so it would be nice to bring your favorite disc and enjoy it. You can relax to your heart's content in your favorite outfit, such as a work clothes that is easy to move around in, or a yukata with a choice of colors.

The 4 rooms on the 1st floor have nice open-air baths. The free-flowing onsen will heal your mind and body from the core. One of the pleasures is to enjoy onsen while watching the vivid autumn leaves in autumn and the snowy landscape in winter. You can't use soap in the open-air bath in your room, so it's best to enjoy it when you want to warm yourself up, such as when you arrive or just wake up in the morning.

This is the large public bath, the "Cave Open-Air Bath." The spacious open-air bath is equipped with a reclining bath, a space for half-body bathing, and a small bath that is safe for children. The large public bath can be reserved for private use from 11pm until 5am the following morning. There is also a private indoor bath that can be reserved at check-in, so you can enjoy the hot onsen to your heart's content. The water is a free-flowing water from "Sawando onsen." It is smooth and gentle on the skin, and is said to have skin-beautifying effects and a strong thermal bathing effect.

For dinner, you can enjoy a leisurely kaiseki meal made with plenty of Shinshu ingredients in a private room. You can choose from four main dishes: seared Shinshu beef, Azumi pork, or Hida beef, or grilled shrimp and scallops. If you don't specify, the seared Shinshu beef will be served, but it cannot be changed on the day, so if you have a preference, don't forget to specify in advance. For breakfast, there is a delicious Japanese breakfast with rice from Matsumotodaira cooked in a clay pot. For guests staying multiple nights, the menu changes, and it's nice to see that they also offer trout chazuke.

"Nakanoyu onsen ryokan" is a mountain inn where the majestic Japanese Alps spread out in front of you. About 60 minutes by bus from Shin-Shimashima Station, get off at "Nakanoyu", and take the hotel's courtesy car that you have requested in advance. The appeal of this inn is that you can immerse yourself in the feeling of merging with nature. You will be healed by the beautiful mountains that you can see from the window of the lobby. Telescopes are installed in the lobby, so you can enjoy observing wild birds and flowers.

The guest room is a Japanese-style room where you can relax. If you lie down on the tatami mats, your body and mind will be soothed. The size ranges from 6 tatami mats to 12 tatami mats, so you can choose according to the number of people and your preferences. Depending on the room, you can see the beautiful "Hotaka mountain range" from the window. If you want to fully enjoy nature from your room, please choose a room with a good view.

At the inn's large public bath, you can enjoy an indoor bath with a view of Mt. Kasumi and an open-air bath surrounded by a virgin beech forest. When it rains or snows, you can soak in the onsen while wearing the umbrella provided in the open-air bath. There is also a private bath that does not require a reservation, and you can use it freely if it is vacant. onsen, both the large public baths and the private baths, all flow directly from the source. Enjoy the soft spring quality of onsen to your heart's content.

All meal are carefully handmade by the chef. There are tempura made with seasonal edible wild plants and rockfish arranged in various ways. The inn's specialty, "Duck Nabe", which has no odor and is full of umami, and the special order dish, "Hoba Steak", are also excellent. The rich taste will permeate your tired body from hiking and walking. You can also taste and compare local sake, so if you like alcohol, apply early at the front desk ♪

`` Kamikochi Onsen Hotel'' is a historic hotel founded in 1987. Just like the previous Kamikochi Lumiesta Hotel, take the bus to Imperial Hotel and walk for about 7 minutes. This hotel, which is also known as the place where Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who visited Kamikochi many times, stayed, is a hotel located right in the middle of nature, with views of Mt. Kasumizawa, Mt. Rokuhyaku, and Azusa River in the front, and Mt. Yakedake in the back.

You can choose between a Japanese-style room on the river side, a Japanese-style room on the mountain side, or a Western-style room. From the window, you can enjoy the scenery of the mountains in each season, and spend a relaxing time. The Japanese-style room on the river side has a balcony, so you can feel the nature right next to you and feel even more refreshed. If you have a room with a bath, you can of course enjoy the natural onsen there as well.

The hotel boasts onsen that has continued to fascinate many people since it was discovered in the 1830s. Yake-no-Yu on the Yake-dake side has a sense of openness, and Azusa-no-Yu on the side of the Azusa River surrounded by fresh greenery. Masu. The quality of the water in both indoor and outdoor baths is different, so it's fun to compare the difference in texture.

An open-air bath surrounded by nature. The wind swaying the trees feels very comfortable on your body warmed to the core. Among the open-air baths, the barrel bath on the left has a different spring quality. It is a luxurious experience that you can enjoy 3 types of hot springs, 2 indoor baths and 2 open-air baths. Why don't you complete all the baths and enjoy the hot onsen?

There is also a free footbath space in front of the hotel. The natural onsen footbath, which is like an oasis and gently soothes the fatigue of walking, can be used not only by guests staying at the hotel, but also by those who are nearby and want to experience onsen feeling. Kamikochi Onsen Hotel is a place where you can enjoy a variety of hot springs. Anyway, I want to fully enjoy onsen! It is perfect for those who.

Sawando Onsen Hotel Somanoya is about 30 minutes by bus bound for Kamikochi from Shinshimashima Station, and about 3 minutes on foot from Sawatari bus stop. This hotel will soothe your soul with its onsen fed directly from the source and its warm hospitality. Located at the main entrance to Kamikochi, it's also a perfect location for you to return home quickly after enjoying leisure activities such as mountain climbing, trekking, and mountain stream fishing.

The guest rooms are mainly Japanese-style, with one Western-style room and one Japanese-Western style room. A kotatsu is provided during the winter season, so you can stay warm and comfortable♪All rooms are spacious and comfortable, so families and large groups can stay without stress.

There are two types of baths, an indoor bath and an open-air bath. A free-flowing natural onsen spring that warms your body to the core. From the open-air bath, you can see the nature of Kamikochi that changes with each season, so you'll want to visit again when the seasons change. In addition, the private bath "Hidden Hot Spring" is a rock bath that the owner himself created. It seems that the owner also painted the mural of onsen

The dishes are local dishes such as Shinshu's specialty horse sashimi, Shinshu beef, and char caught in the Azusa River. The edible wild plants are so fresh that the owner himself goes to the mountains to pick them. At this hotel, you can feel the warmth onsen, cuisine, and hospitality. It will warm your heart.

There are many other onsen areas around Kamikochi. If you change your mood and move around the area, you may be able to feel the different charms of your ryokan to Kamikochi.

Matsumoto City is about an hour's drive from Kamikochi and is known for its historical sites such as Matsumoto Castle and the abundant nature of the Utsukushigahara Plateau. Tobira onsen Myojinkan, which can be reached in about 40 minutes by free shuttle bus from Matsumoto Station, is a single inn surrounded by greenery in the Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park. When you enter the classical lobby, beautiful nature spreads out before your eyes. This inn is also a member of the Relais & Chateaux association, which symbolizes the highest level of hospitality. Enjoy a blissful moment at this high-quality inn recognized worldwide.

You can choose from pure Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, open-air baths, and rooms with jacuzzis. Each room is named after a flower or bird, so you can enjoy a different atmosphere. The area is very spacious from 56㎡ to 107㎡. The walls are made of diatomaceous earth to purify the air, the flooring is made of solid wood, and the charcoal is laid under the floor. Stretch out your tired body and relax while being healed by the nature that you can see from the window.

One of the charms of this inn is that you can enjoy a tour of the hot springs. The standing bath “Setsugekka” where you can be healed by the nature of the four seasons, the large public bath “Hakuryu” with a spacious open-air bath, and the reclining bath “Sorayama” where you can see the sky and mountains as the name suggests. Space spreads out. If you immerse yourself in Tobira Onsen, which has a long history and is said to have been visited by the gods as a hot onsen, your fatigue and stress will melt away. The bath in the guest room is also onsen, so you can fully enjoy the famous hot spring.

For dinner, you can choose from "Nature French Sai" or "Shinshu Dining TOBIRA" which serves kaiseki cuisine. Both restaurants are committed to local production and consumption, and offer a variety of healthy and delicious dishes made with plenty of vegetables from their own farm and Nagano. Breakfast is also divided into Western and Japanese breakfasts depending on the venue, with eggs Benedict being popular for the Western food and a wide variety of small dishes for the Japanese food. Enjoy plenty of local ingredients and recharge your energy.

From Shirahone onsen, which is located next to the Kamikochi area, take a 55-minute bus ride from Shinshimashima Station to the Kamikochi area, and about an 8-minute walk from the bus stop "Shirahone onsen", we will introduce the Shirafune Grand Hotel. Shirahone onsen is characterized by its milky white onsen. You can spend a comfortable time in the hot water that feels like silk, melting your mind and body.

Guests can choose between Japanese-style and Western-style rooms. Beautiful nature can be seen from every room, letting you forget your fatigue and stress. The corner Japanese-style room has a luxurious specification with a private sauna. Up to 10 people can stay here, so it's recommended for family anniversaries, etc.

Not only onsen, but also cloudy hot water unique to Shirahone onsen. It is said to be particularly effective against gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, and it is said that if you enter for three days, you will not catch a cold for three years. If you drink onsen at a drinking hot spring place, you may feel the effect from the inside of your body. Surrounded by deep nature, the milky-white onsen that you can enjoy in the elegant open-air baths are truly paradise... ♡ There are also private baths that are complete with indoor and outdoor baths, so please enjoy them with your couple or family.

meal include a variety of Japanese dishes that allow you to enjoy local ingredients such as Shinshu beef, Shinshu salmon, and hydroponic vegetables from Azumino. The hotel's specialty, the soy milk-based "Shirofune Nabe" is also delicious! You won't be able to stop eating the colorful meal ♪ With the heavenly onsen and delicious food, you can enjoy a happy mountain resort stay.

Kakurean Hidaji is an inn for adults that does not allow children under elementary school age to stay. All guest rooms have open-air baths, making this inn perfect for those who want to enjoy high-quality onsen in private. It is located in Okuhida onsen in Gifu, so it crosses the prefecture, but it is easily accessible from Kamikochi in about 45 minutes by bus. If you get off at the bus stop "Fukuchi onsen", you will arrive in about 1 minute on foot. It's nice to be able to enjoy sightseeing Gifu as well.

There are only 12 luxurious guest rooms on the spacious grounds. Time passes quietly and relaxingly. Choose from a variety of rooms to suit your taste, including rooms with attractive large windows, old-style Japanese-style rooms with open ceiling spaces and beams, and rooms with soft, gentle lighting and the comfort of tatami mats. Every room will naturally relax your body and mind.

The open-air bath in the guest room is an open-air rock bath. There is also an indoor bath made entirely of Japanese cypress. onsen "Fukuchi onsen" of this inn is colorless and transparent, and onsen ingredients are rich, and it is said to warm you from the core of your body. There is a legend that the hot spring was opened by Emperor Murakami during the Heian period, and it is also called "Emperor Spring". In addition to the guest rooms, there are two open-air baths along the river, which can be reserved for private use from 21:30 to 10:00 the next day. Relax to your heart's content in a historic onsen.

Dinner in a completely private room is Hida's rural cuisine, which uses plenty of local ingredients. You will be surrounded by an atmospheric hearth. Gohei-mochi, grilled rock fish skewers, stone-grilled Hida beef, and the famous “grandmother's special sweet potato” are all items that will fill your heart and stomach. Slowly enjoy the taste of the mountains with carefully selected tableware by the hermit.

Kamikochi is a treasure trove of nature. Resort-style hotels and lodges are of course wonderful, but we also recommend luxurious hotels and ryokan where you can enjoy onsen as well. There are many attractive facilities in the surrounding area, so choosing a place to stay should be one of the pleasures. The time to enjoy onsen surrounded by nature is an indescribable paradise...♡ Please refresh your body and mind with the beautiful nature and healing of onsen ♪