Sunrise Meijiya

♨️A homey Nozawa Onsen minshuku 4 minutes on foot from Shinden-no-yu

Nagano · Sunrise Meijiya

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A Warm Family Minshuku in Nozawa Onsen

• 🏡A family-run minshuku in the Shinden area of Nozawa Onsen village, aiming to feel like a visit to grandma’s house in the countryside.
• ♨️Nozawa Onsen is an old spa town said to have been discovered by the monk Gyoki in the Nara period, with 13 public bathhouses and the Ogama spring where villagers wash vegetables and boil eggs.
• 👵The okami was born and raised here and is happy to share tips for enjoying Nozawa Onsen.

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In-house Baths

• 🛁There is one bath each for men and women, using heated tap water rather than hot spring water.
• ⏰Bath hours are 17:00–22:00.
• 🚶For hot springs, guests walk to the village’s public bathhouses.

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Public Bathhouse Hopping Nearby

• ♨️Shinden-no-yu is a 4-minute walk, behind Nishinomiya Shrine, where spring water pours from a lion-head spout; the water is a sulfate-gypsum sulfur spring.
• 🚶Juodo-no-yu is 3 minutes away on foot, Yokochi-no-yu 5 minutes and Akiba-no-yu 7 minutes.
• 🪙The public baths are free (a small donation is appreciated) and open 5:00–23:00 (from 6:00 December–March).

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Rooms

• 🛏️All 9 rooms are Japanese-style: futon rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors and tatami rooms with beds on the 3rd floor.
• 📺Every room has heating, TV, Wi-Fi, a hand towel and a toothbrush set; yukata and bath towels are lent on request.
• 🍡Onsen manju buns are provided as a welcome sweet.

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The Okami’s Country Cooking

• 🥩Dinner comes as a standard course with Miyuki pork ceramic-plate steak or an upgrade course with apple-fed Shinshu beef ceramic-plate steak.
• 🥬Local Nozawa dishes such as homemade nozawana pickles, shio-ni-imo and imo-namasu are served with home-grown vegetables and home-grown rice.
• 🍳Breakfast is a Japanese set with grilled fish, onsen egg and miso soup; dinner is from 18:00 and breakfast from 7:30 in the dining room.

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Facilities and House Rules

• 🎌A large hall in the new wing seats up to 40 and a small hall in the main building up to 20, handy for groups.
• 🚭The whole building is non-smoking and there is no elevator.
• 💴Payment at the property is cash only.

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Nearby Sights

• ⛷️Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort spreads down from the 1,650 m summit of Mt. Kenashi, with runs for beginners to experts.
• ⛩️Yuzawa Shrine overlooks the town, with a main hall said to date from 1765 and an annual festival on September 8–9.
• 🔥The Dosojin Fire Festival, held each year around Little New Year, centers on setting fire to a shrine structure over 20 m tall.

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Access and Parking

• 🚄About 2 hours 10 minutes from Tokyo Station by shinkansen, then about 30 minutes by bus from Iiyama Station.
• 🚗About 40 minutes by car from the Toyota-Iiyama IC on the Joshin-etsu Expressway.
• 🅿️Parking is one car per room (let them know when booking); snow tires or chains are required in winter.

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Public Bathhouse Hopping Nearby

• ♨️Shinden-no-yu is a 4-minute walk, behind Nishinomiya Shrine, where spring water pours from a lion-head spout; the water is a sulfate-gypsum sulfur spring.
• 🚶Juodo-no-yu is 3 minutes away on foot, Yokochi-no-yu 5 minutes and Akiba-no-yu 7 minutes.
• 🪙The public baths are free (a small donation is appreciated) and open 5:00–23:00 (from 6:00 December–March).

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Rooms

• 🛏️All 9 rooms are Japanese-style: futon rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors and tatami rooms with beds on the 3rd floor.
• 📺Every room has heating, TV, Wi-Fi, a hand towel and a toothbrush set; yukata and bath towels are lent on request.
• 🍡Onsen manju buns are provided as a welcome sweet.

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A simple minshuku whose strengths are an easy walk to the public baths and the okami’s home-style local cooking. The in-house bath is not hot spring water, toilets and washbasins are shared on each floor, there is no elevator, and on-site payment is cash only.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 24:00

* 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 Sunrise Meijiya?

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

Where is Sunrise Meijiya located?

It is in Shimotakai-gun. Address: 4402 Toyosato Nozawaonsenmura.

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.