Asama Onsen Nishiki no Yu Jimotoya

♨️Asama Onsen's 1,300-year "beauty bath" with Northern Alps views

Nagano · Asama Onsen Nishiki no Yu Jimotoya

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Matsumoto's hideaway, Asama Onsen

• 🏯Flowing for more than 1,300 years, Asama Onsen hosted the Matsumoto lords' bathhouse in the Edo period and became known as Matsumoto's "inner parlor."
• 🖋️Since the Meiji era the town has drawn writers and artists such as Yosano Akiko and Takehisa Yumeji.
• 🥁Asama Onsen's signature "Kaen Daiko" drumming began in 1963, when the inn's previous owner formed it as an offering for the autumn torch festival.

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Hana no Yu, scented with hinoki

• ♨️The inn draws 100% Asama source water and uses it in a circulating system; the clear, gentle water is known as a "beauty bath."
• 🌲"Hana no Yu" pairs an indoor bath fragrant with hinoki cypress and an open-air bath.
• 🕛Bathing is available 24 hours, except for 30 minutes from 23:00 when the men's and women's baths switch.

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Nishiki no Yu, a stone garden bath

• 🪨"Nishiki no Yu" features a stone open-air bath beside a Japanese garden, with spacious indoor and outdoor pools.
• 🧪Source: Asama Onsen mixed spring, 49.7°C at the source, pH 8.9, weakly alkaline simple spring.
• 💆Listed benefits include skin care, neuralgia, joint and muscle pain, poor circulation and fatigue recovery.

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Rooms facing the Northern Alps

• 🛁Every room has a unit bath with hot-spring water, plus Wi-Fi, fridge, safe and hair dryer.
• 🛏️The Japanese-Western special room, a twin bedroom with a small tatami room behind it, sleeps 4 to 6.
• 🏔️A single twin room with an 8-tatami space, wide veranda and Northern Alps view is available, along with 10- and 8-tatami rooms and twin rooms.

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Seasonal Shinshu kaiseki

• 🍱The "Nishiki" kaiseki changes with the seasons: wild-vegetable kamameshi and Shinshu beef on a lava plate in spring, hoba-leaf grilled beef in autumn, yellowtail hot pot in winter.
• 🥢A lighter "Hibiki" course is offered, and horse sashimi, Shinshu beef steak and a kids' menu can be added if ordered by the day before.
• 🍚Breakfast is Japanese-style, with Azumino Koshihikari rice, Marusho Brewery's two-year miso and local vegetables.

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Facilities

• 🎏Windows in the lobby look onto a Japanese garden with koi.
• ☕There is a lounge with a coffee counter and karaoke, plus a shop with Nagano specialties.
• 🛗The four-story building has one elevator, and smoking is limited to a ground-floor smoking area.

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Nearby

• 🏯National Treasure Matsumoto Castle is about 15 minutes by car.
• 🌿Daio Wasabi Farm is about 30 minutes by car, and Sawando Bus Terminal, the gateway to Kamikochi, about 75 minutes.
• 🍵A handmade soba shop, a book café and a Japanese sweets tearoom are within a 3-minute walk.

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Getting there

• 🚃From the Oshiroguchi exit of JR Matsumoto Station, take a bus bound for Asama Onsen from Matsumoto Bus Terminal (about 20 min) to the last stop, then walk 1 minute.
• 🚗About 20 minutes by car from Matsumoto IC on the Nagano Expressway.
• 🅿️Free parking for up to 25 cars.

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Nishiki no Yu, a stone garden bath

• 🪨"Nishiki no Yu" features a stone open-air bath beside a Japanese garden, with spacious indoor and outdoor pools.
• 🧪Source: Asama Onsen mixed spring, 49.7°C at the source, pH 8.9, weakly alkaline simple spring.
• 💆Listed benefits include skin care, neuralgia, joint and muscle pain, poor circulation and fatigue recovery.

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Rooms facing the Northern Alps

• 🛁Every room has a unit bath with hot-spring water, plus Wi-Fi, fridge, safe and hair dryer.
• 🛏️The Japanese-Western special room, a twin bedroom with a small tatami room behind it, sleeps 4 to 6.
• 🏔️A single twin room with an 8-tatami space, wide veranda and Northern Alps view is available, along with 10- and 8-tatami rooms and twin rooms.

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Soak in 100% source water in a garden open-air bath, then enjoy Shinshu kaiseki and rooms looking out on the Northern Alps. The baths are circulating, no private baths are listed, and in-room bathrooms are unit baths.

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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 Asama Onsen Nishiki no Yu Jimotoya?

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

Where is Asama Onsen Nishiki no Yu Jimotoya located?

It is in Matsumoto. Address: 3-14-6 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.