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♨️1,400 Years of Beauty Water, Shinshu's Oldest Onsen

Nagano, Bessho Onsen · Nakamatsuya Ryokan

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Shinshu's Oldest Onsen — The Beauty Bath

• ♨️Bessho Onsen, with 1,400 years of history, is the oldest hot spring in Shinshu
• 💧A mildly alkaline pH 8–9 "beauty bath" that leaves skin feeling smooth
• 🌿Not a room-tub imitation — this is 100% source water flowing straight through, kakenagashi style

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Sweeping Views From the 7th-Floor Open-Air Bath

• 🏔️Take in Shioda-daira and the surrounding mountains from the top-floor 7th-floor grand bath
• 🌌Mountain peaks by day, night views and starlight by night, all from the open-air bath
• 🛁3 open-air baths for men, 2 for women, swapped once daily

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Luxury in a Room With Its Own Hot Spring

• 🛏️A room added in 2021 with its own view and kakenagashi hot spring (tatami with a bed)
• 🪵A private hot spring soak in an in-room hinoki cypress tub
• 🌄Views of Bessho Onsen's streets and surrounding mountains right outside the window

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Tatami Throughout, Best Enjoyed Barefoot

• 🥿Tatami extends all the way to the elevator — go barefoot, no slippers needed
• 🪟Spacious 10–14-mat tatami rooms, each with a wide veranda
• 🚭All rooms non-smoking, with a bidet toilet and bath in every room

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Yamaboushi-an, the Special Room With Living Meiji-Era Beams

• 🏯"Yamaboushi-an," a special old-farmhouse-style room built from early Meiji-era timber
• 🪵Its beams carry 350 years of history — construction that could never be replicated today
• 🛌A tatami-plus-Western suite, with a Japanese-Western room featuring its own hinoki bath also available

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Locally Sourced, Handmade Kaiseki

• 🍶Founded 300 years ago in the Kyoho era, the standard 10-course kaiseki insists on local ingredients
• 🥩The premium 11-course kaiseki centers on A5 Shinshu black wagyu
• 🍚Low-pesticide Koshihikari rice, sun-dried on hazekake racks, cooked fresh in an iron pot

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Matsutake in Autumn, the Mountain Flavors of Shinshu

• 🍄Grilled matsutake mushroom, prized for its aroma and texture, available mid-September to mid-October only
• 🐟Shinshu specialties available à la carte — horse meat sashimi, salt-grilled iwana char, and carp dishes
• 👶Age-appropriate children's menus and allergy accommodations available

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Beside Kitamuki Kannon, the "Kamakura of Shinshu"

• 🚃About a 7-minute walk from Bessho Onsen Station on the Ueda Dentetsu Bessho Line
• ⛩️A 3–5-minute walk to Kitamuki Kannon, where visitors pray for worldly blessings
• 🅿️Free parking for 30 cars, Wi-Fi throughout, and 23 rooms in this storied ryokan

A 300-year-old ryokan drawing its water straight from the 1,400-year-old "beauty bath" of Bessho Onsen. Tatami floors throughout, sweeping views from the 7th-floor open-air bath, and a locally sourced, home-cooked kaiseki spread make this a trip three generations of family will remember for years.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

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