Hokuryuko Hotel

♨️Lakeside hotel by heart-shaped Lake Hokuryu with top-floor open-air baths

Nagano · Hokuryuko Hotel North Nagano

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A quiet lakeside hotel

• 🌲Set on the shore of Lake Hokuryu, known for its heart shape, amid the Kosuge forest in Iiyama, northern Nagano.
• 🍃Built around the idea of stillness, with seasonal nature views from the guest rooms.
• 🛏️Every room has Italian bedding and upscale amenities.

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Top-floor view baths

• ♨️Mildly alkaline simple hot spring water, gentle on the skin and suitable for all ages.
• 🏞️Two baths, the Lake Hokuryu View Bath and the Hokushin Five Peaks View Bath facing the Sekida Mountains, each with an open-air tub; men and women alternate.
• 🕓Bathing hours for guests are 16:00–23:00 and 6:00–9:00.

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Rooms

• 🛋️Deluxe rooms have a bathtub and are 'ReFa rooms' with ReFa shower heads, dryers and hair irons (A: 1 room, up to 2; B: 2 rooms, up to 4).
• 🛏️Western twins have two semi-double beds; type A has a bath, B a shower only, and C a toilet but no bath.
• 🏯Japanese-modern twins (up to 3) and the Japanese-modern triple (1 room, up to 5) with a lake-view sofa have carpeted floors and a shower only.

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Local Nagano cuisine

• 🍽️Restaurant Maple on the 1st floor serves a Japanese-based dinner course rooted in tradition.
• 🐟Seasonal Kitashinshu produce such as char, Shinshu salmon, vegetables, sake and miso, with care for food allergies.
• ⏰Dinner 18:00–21:00 (last order 20:30), breakfast 7:30–9:00; breakfast-included and room-only plans are offered.

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Facilities

• 🏔️The lobby looks out over the Five Peaks of Hokushin.
• 🧘A lounge at the bath entrance has large windows facing the mountains, with a sea of clouds on some autumn and winter mornings.
• 🎿Ski and snowboard storage on the 1st floor, a shop with local specialties and sake, and a private dining room for 4–8 guests by reservation.

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Things to do nearby

• ⛩️Walk from the hotel to the approach of Kosuge Shrine, one of northern Shinano's three great ascetic training sites, lined with cedars said to be about 300 years old.
• 🛶Boating, canoeing, SUP, trekking and cycling in the green season, and snowshoeing in winter.
• 🐒Jigokudani Monkey Park is about 1 hour by car.

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Access & shuttle

• 🚄About 2.5 hours from Tokyo; 20 minutes by car from Iiyama Shinkansen Station.
• 🚌A free shuttle bus runs between Iiyama Station and the hotel; reservations required (ask the hotel for times and pickup point).
• ⛷️Nozawa Onsen is 12 minutes by car, with a free shuttle to Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort and the hot spring town.

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Rooms

• 🛋️Deluxe rooms have a bathtub and are 'ReFa rooms' with ReFa shower heads, dryers and hair irons (A: 1 room, up to 2; B: 2 rooms, up to 4).
• 🛏️Western twins have two semi-double beds; type A has a bath, B a shower only, and C a toilet but no bath.
• 🏯Japanese-modern twins (up to 3) and the Japanese-modern triple (1 room, up to 5) with a lake-view sofa have carpeted floors and a shower only.

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Local Nagano cuisine

• 🍽️Restaurant Maple on the 1st floor serves a Japanese-based dinner course rooted in tradition.
• 🐟Seasonal Kitashinshu produce such as char, Shinshu salmon, vegetables, sake and miso, with care for food allergies.
• ⏰Dinner 18:00–21:00 (last order 20:30), breakfast 7:30–9:00; breakfast-included and room-only plans are offered.

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A lakeside hotel with open-air baths overlooking the lake and mountains, local cuisine and a free shuttle to Nozawa Onsen. Rooms are hotel-style with carpet or Western layouts rather than tatami, and Japanese-modern rooms have showers only while Western twin C has no bath, so check 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.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Hokuryuko Hotel?

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

Where is Hokuryuko Hotel located?

It is in Iiyama. Address: 7332-2 Mizuho.

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.