Irori no Yado Shimabata

🔥Gather round the irori for wild-game cuisine in Toyamago, a remote valley in southern Shinshu

Nagano · Irori no Yado Shimabata

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A riverside inn in remote Toyamago

• 🏞️Set in Toyamago, a deep valley in the Minami-Shinano Kamimura area at the southernmost tip of Nagano Prefecture.
• 🌊The inn stands right on the bank of the Kajiya River, surrounded by mountain-village scenery that changes with each season.
• ✨Toyamago is known for its clear night skies, making it a fine place to gaze at the stars of southern Shinshu.

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Irori dining room

• 🔥Both dinner and breakfast are served in a dining room fitted with irori sunken hearths.
• 🍲Simmering hot pots around the hearth, mountain-village style, is the signature experience here.
• 🪑Irori seats are limited, so you may share a hearth with other guests.

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Mountain and river cuisine

• 🐗Dinner features botan-nabe wild boar hot pot made with homemade miso, salt-grilled amago trout and venison croquettes.
• 🥢The proprietress handmakes sesame tofu every morning, and local ingredients such as Shinshu salmon carpaccio are used generously.
• 🥩The upgraded plan adds venison steak and horse sashimi; breakfast is the proprietress's own Japanese set.

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Large bath

• 🛁The spacious large bath is open from 16:00 to 22:00.
• 🌿A rest area lets you relax after bathing.
• ♨️For hot springs, Kagura-no-yu at Roadside Station Toyamago is about 10 minutes away by car.

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Rooms

• 🛏️There are 14 rooms: 6–8 tatami Japanese-style rooms (up to 3 guests) and twin rooms with beds (up to 2 guests).
• 🚿No room has a private bath or toilet; shared facilities are used.
• 📺Rooms have a TV, kettle, tea set, individual air conditioning and yukata; hair dryers and irons can be borrowed, and Wi-Fi is free.

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Facilities

• 🍖There is a barbecue garden, a banquet hall, a shop and a tennis court.
• 📦Courier shipping service is available.
• 🕚The doors close at 23:00, and from November to March a heating fee of 500 yen per adult is charged separately.

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Nearby sights

• ⛰️Shimoguri no Sato, a village of houses clinging to a steep slope, is called the 'Tyrol of Japan'.
• 🎭The Toyama Shimotsuki Festival, a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, is held every December.
• 🏯Toyama Kyodokan on the Wada Castle site displays some 200 replica festival masks, and fishing, hiking and mountain climbing are popular nearby.

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Access

• 🚌About 30 minutes by bus from Hiraoka Station on the JR Iida Line.
• 🚗Free parking for 30 cars; no reservation needed.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00–18:00, check-out 9:30; contact the inn in advance if arriving after 18:00.

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Mountain and river cuisine

• 🐗Dinner features botan-nabe wild boar hot pot made with homemade miso, salt-grilled amago trout and venison croquettes.
• 🥢The proprietress handmakes sesame tofu every morning, and local ingredients such as Shinshu salmon carpaccio are used generously.
• 🥩The upgraded plan adds venison steak and horse sashimi; breakfast is the proprietress's own Japanese set.

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Large bath

• 🛁The spacious large bath is open from 16:00 to 22:00.
• 🌿A rest area lets you relax after bathing.
• ♨️For hot springs, Kagura-no-yu at Roadside Station Toyamago is about 10 minutes away by car.

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A simple mountain-village inn where you can enjoy irori-side meals and boar and venison dishes deep in a remote valley. Note that the large bath is not a hot spring, rooms have no private bath or toilet, and credit cards are not accepted on site.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 09:30 · Last Check In: 18:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Irori no Yado Shimabata?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 09:30.

Where is Irori no Yado Shimabata located?

It is in Iida. Address: 580 Minamishinanoyaegochi.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.