[Nagano] Girls' trip x Healing of Lake Suwa. 6 hot onsen ryokan where you can relax

To relieve your daily fatigue and stress, a girls' trip with close friends is the best medicine. What's more, if there is a hot onsen ryokan with beautiful scenery and full of hospitality, the relaxing effect will be even greater. Enjoy a girls' trip where you can relax in a calm ryokan and recharge your happiness.

Lake Suwa is located in Okaya City in central Nagano. It is known for its beautiful scenery and is easily accessible from Tokyo. It takes about two and a half hours from Shinjuku Station to the nearest Kami-Suwa Station on the Azusa Express. It's the perfect place for a short, relaxing trip away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Relax with friends at a onsen inn near Lake Suwa and refresh yourself by sampling delicious food.

Nunohan is located in a great location overlooking Lake Suwa. It is a long-established onsen ryokan with a history of over 160 years. It is about an 8-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station. Backed by traditions dating back to the Edo period, the hospitality and atmosphere are sure to give you a taste of good old Japan, creating a relaxing time.

There are guest rooms facing the city and Lake Suwa. All of the rooms facing Lake Suwa are designed to allow you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Suwa from the comfort of your room. This Japanese-style room is 10 tatami mats in size and offers Lake Suwa right in front of you. Enjoy a relaxing time with friends while gazing at Lake Suwa in a relaxing Japanese space.

The hotel boasts an abundant supply of natural onsen. There are two baths, "Tai no Yu" (Sea Bream Bath) and "Hirame no Yu" (Flounder Bath), each with an indoor bath and an open-air bath. This is the indoor bath in "Tai no Yu", which is made entirely of cypress, from the walls to the ceiling. The softly lit lights are also a nice touch. There are also four other baths to enjoy, each with its own unique design, including the open-air bath in "Hirame no Yu", where you can enjoy onsen spring while looking out at a beautiful onsen.

The evening banquet will be lit up with kaiseki cuisine prepared by a talented chef who has won numerous awards for 10 consecutive years. Kaiseki cuisine focuses on seasonal and local ingredients. You can enjoy the luxury of casual conversation while eating delicious meal with friends. Choose your favorite kaiseki course and satisfy both your stomach and your heart.

With only eight guest rooms, the onsen ryokan "Kuratagino Suwa no Yuyado Sui - Lake Suwa" offers the ultimate in luxury and an extraordinary experience. It is located about a 15-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station, and if you inform us of your arrival time in advance, you can use the free shuttle service. The Japanese modern luxury design is especially recommended for trend-loving women.

All guest rooms have an open-air bath with a view of Lake Suwa. The lake is famous for its beautiful sunsets, so you can enjoy the view all by yourself while soaking in onsen without having to worry about anyone else.

Even the standard guest rooms are 45 square meters in size and are fully equipped to ensure a comfortable stay, including a TV, DVD, Bluetooth speaker, tea utensils, coffee/tea sets, and carefully selected, high-quality amenities.

meal is proud of its "Shinshu Suwa-style cooking methods," using local Suwa sake, miso, and soy sauce as seasonings. The many visually stunning dishes, made using seasonal ingredients, will gently nourish your stomach and soul. You can spend a luxurious time savoring delicious food while relaxing with friends.

The open-air baths in the guest rooms are nice, but this large open-air bath with a view is also wonderfully impressive. Located on the top floor, it has an infinity structure that allows you to feel one with Lake Suwa. Enjoy a new style of onsen that incorporates the taste of overseas resort hotels.

Lake Suwa is known as a mystical lake and is one of Japan's leading power spots. Kami-Suwa onsen Shinyu beautifully expresses that mystical world. It is a female-friendly onsen spring ryokan filled with the owner's desire to "create a hotel that brings the ultimate beauty and healing to women." It is about a 10-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station, or about 5 minutes if you use the free shuttle.

There are various types of rooms, from luxurious suites with open-air baths to standard rooms with a purely Japanese, calming feel. You can choose according to your budget and travel style. This is the semi-suite "Biko no Shizuku." Why not stretch a little more than your usual girls' trip and enjoy a little luxury?

The hotel boasts onsen called "Bisui Gensen" which has rejuvenating effects. In addition to this rare tatami bath, there are other soothing onsen facilities such as a semi-open-air bath and sauna. The women's bath is also decorated with healing art painted by up-and-coming artists, so you can relax and enjoy healing from the core of your mind and body.

For dinner, enjoy the "Mikozen" meal, which allows you to enjoy the bounty of Lake Suwa and Shinshu. It is a creative Japanese banquet that focuses on locally produced ingredients. The delicacy that comes with the course, named "Mikosaichin," inspired by Lake Suwa, is an exquisite delicacy that can only be tasted here.

Hotel Saginoyu is located in front of Lake Suwa, about a 5-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station. Its attractive location overlooks Hatsushima, a mysterious small island floating in Lake Suwa. It is a large, traditional onsen ryokan with over 100 years of history, dating back to the early Meiji period. In the summer of 2021, the hotel will reopen with a modern Japanese-style room, incorporating a new style that combines Japanese and Western styles while preserving tradition, evolving to provide a more comfortable stay.

There is a wide variety of rooms available, from Modern Japan Next's luxurious rooms with new open-air baths, to Japanese-Western rooms and pure Japanese-style rooms. There are also many spacious rooms, making it perfect for group trips with girls.

The 100% natural onsen onsen flows freely from here, and is a pale amber color due to the sulfur content of the spring. It is said that a white heron once came down here to soothe its fatigue, hence the name "Saginoyu". The bath's effectiveness is well-known, and it is said to be particularly effective for neuralgia, rheumatism, and liver disease. This is the "Reisen Saginoyu Large Open-Air Bath". In addition, you can enjoy this famous spring in a variety of ways, including the large open-air indoor bath, the barrel bath, and the foot bath.

The dinner is full of local specialties, such as Shinshu beef, which is raised on matsutake mushrooms and apples. You can enjoy the seasonal produce of Shinshu to the fullest. You can enjoy a lot of delicious food with friends and feel happy.

Located about a 5-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station, Kami-onsen Onsen Hamanoyu is a 12-story modern sukiya-style building that stands out. The hotel has a nostalgic Showa-era romantic atmosphere. In the glamorous lobby lounge "Kocho", you will be greeted by a cascading waterfall and gorgeous Nishikigoi carp.

There are 59 Japanese-style rooms and 26 Western-style rooms. We recommend the "Modern Japanese Twin" on the 10th floor. You can sit by the window with friends and spend an elegant time chatting while looking out at Lake Suwa.

The hotel boasts a rich variety of hot onsen, including a stone bath, a cypress bath (bubble bath), an open-air rock bath, and a herbal bath. You can enjoy the famous onsen of Kami-Suwa Onsen at your leisure to your heart's content. As a post-bath service, you will be provided with "Karin water," a local specialty of the Suwa region, which will leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated after your bath.

The head chef, who was born and raised in Kyoto and trained at a long-established restaurant in the Kansai region, will create authentic banquet cuisine to add a touch of glamour to your Lake Suwa girls' trip. The dishes, which use carefully selected ingredients not only from Shinshu but also from all over the country, are sure to bring a smile to your face. They are particular about the tableware, which is visually beautiful and sure to tickle the hearts of women.

Kami-Suwa onsen Sosen no Yado Suhaku is the only inn in Kami-Suwa onsen that has two hot springs. The brown hot spring "Shu no Izumi" and the clear hot spring "Shiro no Izumi" attract many people. It is located about a 7-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station, and Lake Suwa is right in front of the inn.

The hotel offers a lineup of rooms that can be adapted to various travel situations, including Japanese-style rooms with a view of Lake Suwa and standard Japanese-style rooms. Particularly recommended are the rooms with terraces overlooking Lake Suwa. While sitting on the benches on the terrace, you can feel the pleasant breeze and enjoy the ever-changing spectacular view of Lake Suwa with your friends.

There are two hot springs, "Shu no Yu" and "Shiro no Yu," where you can enjoy the hot springs. "Shu no Yu" has the effect of warming the body, while "Shiro no Yu" is said to be effective for beautiful skin and neuralgia, and both will thoroughly soothe your daily fatigue. This is "Kocho no Yu," an open-air bath with a spectacular view on the top floor. There are also other baths, such as the private bath "Honoka," where you can soak to your heart's content with friends in a wide variety of onsen.

What did you think of the onsen ryokan around Lake Suwa? Why not relax and unwind with friends at a onsen ryokan you can enjoy a leisurely trip? The spectacular views of Lake Suwa, the heartfelt hospitality, and the delicious cuisine of Shinshu are sure to give you energy.