Echigoyuzawa Onsen Yukiguni no Yado Takahan

❄️The room where Snow Country began

Niigata · Yukiguni no Yado Takahan

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Yasunari Kawabata and Snow Country

• 📖Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata wrote Snow Country here between 1934 and 1937
• 🚋"The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country" and this inn is that setting
• 🏛️A literary archive room displays related material, and there is a theater for film screenings

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Kasumi no Ma, preserved as it was

• 🕯️The room where Kawabata actually wrote survives exactly as it was then
• 🔑A specially opened space that only overnight guests may view
• 🖼️Nearly a century of literary air still hanging in the stillness

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Tamago no Yu, a spring 900 years old

• ♨️Discovered some 900 years ago, the inn's own alkaline simple sulfur spring at pH 9.6
• 💧The indoor baths take the spring straight from the source with no water added or temperature adjusted, refreshing fully in about three hours
• 🌡️The source runs about 43.5C, a living spring whose temperature shifts with the season

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Open-air baths and bathing facilities

• 🏔️An indoor source-fed main bath along with an open-air bath
• 🧖A sauna, plus a mountain spring-water cold plunge on the men's side
• 👶The women's bath has a powder room and a baby tub

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The flavors of Uonuma

• 🍚Special-A grade Minami-Uonuma Koshihikari from Kawanaga Farm, cooked in an iron kama pot
• 🐟Uonuma river fish raised in Mt. Hakkai's underground spring water, alongside seasonal Sea of Japan seafood
• 🍶Shindofuji, the idea that body and land are one: a kaiseki spread built entirely from this place

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Rooms and views

• 🌌The fourth-floor south wing special room is the largest at about 80 sqm, with the Tanigawa peaks and a full sky of stars
• 🛁Set apart from the other rooms, the Ginrei rooms come with an open-air bath and the finest view in Yuzawa Onsen
• 🔥The lower floors of the east wing still keep a Showa-era floor of kotatsu rooms

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Ways to spend your stay

• 📚A library lounge with a long desk to settle down and read at
• 🏓A table-tennis corner to enjoy in your yukata, a post-bath lounge and a shop
• 🚲Free shuttle to Echigo-Yuzawa Station and e-bike rental (excluding December through March)

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Location and access

• 📍Yuzawa Town, Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata, about a 5-minute walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station
• 🚗Roughly 6 minutes by car from Yuzawa IC
• 🚉Free station pickup and drop-off for guests

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Tamago no Yu, a spring 900 years old

• ♨️Discovered some 900 years ago, the inn's own alkaline simple sulfur spring at pH 9.6
• 💧The indoor baths take the spring straight from the source with no water added or temperature adjusted, refreshing fully in about three hours
• 🌡️The source runs about 43.5C, a living spring whose temperature shifts with the season

4

Open-air baths and bathing facilities

• 🏔️An indoor source-fed main bath along with an open-air bath
• 🧖A sauna, plus a mountain spring-water cold plunge on the men's side
• 👶The women's bath has a powder room and a baby tub

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Come out of the long tunnel and the snow country really is there. Soak in the 900-year-old Tamago no Yu, then stand before the stillness of Kasumi no Ma, where Kawabata wrote Snow Country, and the place becomes literature itself. Snow, hot spring water and a novel, all under one roof.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Echigoyuzawa Onsen Yukiguni no Yado Takahan?

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

Where is Echigoyuzawa Onsen Yukiguni no Yado Takahan located?

It is in Niigata Minamiuonuma-gun. Address: Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩265,526 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

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.