Asama Spa Kiku no Yu

♨️An 1891 honmune-style wooden inn with a marble chrysanthemum hot spring bath

Nagano · Asama Onsen Kikunoyu

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A wooden inn founded in 1891

• 🏯Kikunoyu preserves honmune-zukuri, the traditional farmhouse style of the Matsumoto basin, and was founded in 1891 (Meiji 24).
• 🪵A gently sloping gable roof and thick criss-crossing beams give the building its distinctive Shinshu warmth.
• 🖼️Antique furniture and art and craft pieces collected over generations are displayed throughout.

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Asama Onsen in two alternating baths

• ♨️The water is a gentle, colorless alkaline simple spring (49.7°C at the source), mild enough for children and older guests.
• 🌼The baths alternate between 'Kiku-buro', with a chrysanthemum of Italian marble floating in it, and 'Beni-buro', with indoor and open-air baths of Izu stone.
• 💆Listed benefits include relief of neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, poor circulation and fatigue.

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Tatami rooms with private baths and courtyards

• 🛁On the 1st floor, the special room and the 10- and 8-mat rooms have hinoki cypress hot spring baths and their own courtyard garden.
• 🛏️The 2nd floor has a Japanese-Western room with twin beds on 10 tatami mats and 10-mat rooms with an adjoining room, all with an in-room hot spring bath.
• 👘Rooms provide yukata, tabi socks, a safe, coffee and tea sets and bidet toilets; rooms are non-smoking (smoking in the lobby).

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Seasonal, vegetable-focused kaiseki

• 🍱Kaiseki dinners center on fresh vegetables, using seasonal ingredients from Shinshu and across Japan.
• 🐴Local specialties such as horse-meat sashimi appear alongside sea and river fish.
• 🍚Breakfast features freshly cooked Nagano rice, red miso soup and house-made tofu; meals are generally served in the dining area.

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Lounge, art and gift shop

• ☕The lounge, with its polished zelkova pillar and crossing beams, serves freshly brewed coffee in the morning.
• 🐱On display are a cat painting by Kumagai Morikazu, a cat tapestry dyed by Yunoki Samiro and a German antique music box.
• 🎁A gift corner sells Shinshu specialties such as nozawana pickles and soba cookies, and there are 40- and 32-mat banquet rooms.

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Exploring castle-town Matsumoto

• 🏯Matsumoto Castle, ringed by a deep moat, has a five-tier, six-floor keep you can climb to the top by steep stairs.
• 🏫The inn also recommends the former Kaichi School, used from 1876, and Nakamachi Street with its earthen-walled storehouses.
• ⛰️The observatory at Alps Park offers a panoramic view of the Northern Alps.

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Access

• 🚌From JR Matsumoto Station (Oshiro exit), take the Asama Onsen bus from stop 23 to Shimo-Asama, then walk 1 minute.
• 🚗By car, the inn is about 7 km from Matsumoto IC on the Nagano Expressway.
• ✈️From Matsumoto Airport it is about 30 minutes by taxi; check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00.

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Tatami rooms with private baths and courtyards

• 🛁On the 1st floor, the special room and the 10- and 8-mat rooms have hinoki cypress hot spring baths and their own courtyard garden.
• 🛏️The 2nd floor has a Japanese-Western room with twin beds on 10 tatami mats and 10-mat rooms with an adjoining room, all with an in-room hot spring bath.
• 👘Rooms provide yukata, tabi socks, a safe, coffee and tea sets and bidet toilets; rooms are non-smoking (smoking in the lobby).

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Seasonal, vegetable-focused kaiseki

• 🍱Kaiseki dinners center on fresh vegetables, using seasonal ingredients from Shinshu and across Japan.
• 🐴Local specialties such as horse-meat sashimi appear alongside sea and river fish.
• 🍚Breakfast features freshly cooked Nagano rice, red miso soup and house-made tofu; meals are generally served in the dining area.

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A Meiji-era honmune building, the chrysanthemum bath and in-room hot spring baths make this an atmospheric onsen stay close to central Matsumoto. The traditional structure has no elevator, so guests who prefer to avoid stairs should choose a 1st-floor room.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* 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 Asama Spa Kiku no Yu?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Asama Spa Kiku no Yu located?

It is in Matsumoto. Address: 1-29-7 Asamaonsen.

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.