Itoen Hotel Shiobara

♨️Riverside Shiobara onsen hotel with buffet dinners and free-flow drinks

Tochigi · Itoen Hotel Shiobara

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Four seasons on the Hoki River

• 🏞️An onsen hotel set on the banks of the Hoki River in the Nasu-Shiobara hot spring area.
• 🍁Spring blossoms, cool summers, autumn foliage and snowy winters bring a different view every season.
• 📜Shiobara Onsen has a history of more than 1,200 years since its springs were first opened.

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Silky waters and an open-air bath

• 💧Sodium-chloride and bicarbonate springs at pH 8.0, known for leaving skin smooth like a toner.
• ♨️The 2nd-floor baths include a jacuzzi, a lie-down bath, a cold plunge and a sauna, and the open-air bath looks out on the Shiobara mountains and the Hoki River.
• 🕒Open 15:00–24:00 and 5:00–10:00; guests with tattoos cannot use the baths.

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Upgraded Japanese rooms with a sunroom

• 🛏️The Main Building's Japanese rooms with an engawa sunroom come in 12 and 18 tatami sizes and are the hotel's signature upgraded rooms.
• 🪟Chairs and a table by the window let you relax with the outside view.
• 🔢There are only 4 rooms of this type.

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73 Japanese, Western and combo rooms

• 🏯39 Japanese-style rooms range from compact 6 and 7.5 tatami up to 18 tatami.
• 🛌25 Western rooms come as twins or triples, and 5 Japanese-Western rooms pair twin beds with an 8 or 10 tatami area.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi in every room; yukata, toothbrushes and shampoo are provided, and hair dryers are lent at the front desk.

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Buffet dinner with free-flow drinks

• 🍣Dinner is a 90-minute Japanese, Western and Chinese buffet with sashimi, sushi, tempura, karaage and mapo tofu.
• 🍺Free-flow alcohol including draft beer, sours and Tochigi local sake is included with dinner.
• 🥩Extra dishes such as Tochigi wagyu steak (2,860 yen incl. tax) can be ordered, and breakfast is also a buffet in the same restaurant.

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Free in-house entertainment

• 🎤Private karaoke rooms for about 4 people and table tennis are free (book at the front desk from 15:00 on the day).
• 🕹️A game corner is on the 2nd floor.
• 🛍️The 1st-floor shop (8:00–19:30) sells Shiobara specialties, Nasu Highlands sweets and local sake.

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Nearby sights on foot and by car

• 🪨Genzankutsu Cave is about 5 minutes on foot and the Konoha Fossil Museum about 10 minutes.
• 🌉The Momijidani Suspension Bridge over Shiobara Dam is about 20 minutes by car.
• ⛷️Hunter Mountain Shiobara, a ski area in winter and lily park in summer, is also about 20 minutes by car.

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Access, shuttle and parking

• 🚄From Tokyo Station take the Tohoku Shinkansen to Nasushiobara (about 1 hr 10 min), a bus (about 50 min) to Shiobara Onsen Bus Terminal, then walk about 10 minutes.
• 🚌One shuttle bus a day runs from Nasushiobara Station (13:30) and Nishi-Nasuno Station (13:50); reserve by phone at least 2 days before your stay.
• 🚗About 20 minutes from Nishinasuno-Shiobara IC via Route 400, with free parking for about 70 cars.

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Upgraded Japanese rooms with a sunroom

• 🛏️The Main Building's Japanese rooms with an engawa sunroom come in 12 and 18 tatami sizes and are the hotel's signature upgraded rooms.
• 🪟Chairs and a table by the window let you relax with the outside view.
• 🔢There are only 4 rooms of this type.

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73 Japanese, Western and combo rooms

• 🏯39 Japanese-style rooms range from compact 6 and 7.5 tatami up to 18 tatami.
• 🛌25 Western rooms come as twins or triples, and 5 Japanese-Western rooms pair twin beds with an 8 or 10 tatami area.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi in every room; yukata, toothbrushes and shampoo are provided, and hair dryers are lent at the front desk.

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With free-flow drinks at the buffet, an open-air bath, karaoke and table tennis, this is an easy onsen hotel for families and groups. Note that meals are buffet-style rather than in-room kaiseki, and some room types have no private bath, so check room details when booking.

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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 Itoen Hotel Shiobara?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Itoen Hotel Shiobara located?

It is in Nasushiobara. Address: 2196-4 Shiobara.

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.