Echigoyuzawa Onsen Hirokawa Hotel

♨️A 90-year-old onsen inn five minutes' walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station

Niigata · Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen Hirokawa Hotel

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Founded in 1932, rooted in skiing

• 🏔️Founded in 1932, the inn marked its 90th anniversary in 2022.
• ⛷️Founder Rikizo Tamura discovered the hot spring himself and also helped develop the Johira ski area.
• 🎿He was the seventh person in Japan to qualify as a ski instructor, in the sport brought to Japan by Major Lerch.

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100% free-flowing spring water

• ♨️The water is 100% free-flowing from the source, with no added water, reheating or recirculation.
• 🌡️The spring emerges at 57°C up the mountain and is cooled to about 41°C simply by adjusting the flow.
• 🧪A gentle simple spring (hypotonic, mildly alkaline, high temperature) said to ease neuralgia, muscle pain and fatigue.
• 🕐One indoor bath each for men (a Showa-era bath) and women (newly renovated), open 24 hours.

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Ten rooms renovated in 2022

• 🛏️Rooms were renovated in April 2022; there are 10 in total, 4 Western-style and 6 Japanese-style.
• 🎎Choose an 8-tatami Japanese room, a Japanese family room with a small window nook (2-4 guests), or compact Western singles and twins.
• 🚽Every room has a washlet toilet, heating and air conditioning, a TV, an empty fridge and free Wi-Fi; no room has its own bath.

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A Japanese breakfast of mountain vegetables

• 🍚Breakfast is served at 7:30 in the lobby lounge and is Japanese-style.
• 🌿Expect wild mountain vegetables gathered by local foragers, miso soup with hime-take bamboo shoots, and bracken.
• 🌶️Kagura nanban chili miso is served on the side.

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Showa records and a shared lounge

• 📀A paulownia chest is packed with Showa-era records you can play on the record player until 21:00.
• 🎵There is a jukebox made by Tsugami Seisakusho and a corner of popular manga.
• ☕Tea and coffee are available any time in the first-floor lounge, and the table tennis table is free.
• 🧺A laundry room for long-stay guests costs 300 yen per load with detergent, until 22:00.

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Access and parking

• 🚄Five minutes' walk from the west exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, about 70 minutes from Tokyo.
• 🚗Five minutes from Yuzawa IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway; free parking for 15 cars in spring to autumn and up to 9 in winter.
• 🎿The ski shuttle bus stops right in front: 5 minutes to GALA Yuzawa and 2 minutes to NASPA Ski Garden.

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Things to do nearby

• ⛰️The trailhead for the Hyakuban Kannon on Mt. Akiba is a one-minute walk away.
• 🚡Ride the 5,481 m Dragondola (about 25 minutes one way) or the 166-passenger Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway.
• 🍶Ponshukan in the station lets you sample more than 100 kinds of sake.

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Ten rooms renovated in 2022

• 🛏️Rooms were renovated in April 2022; there are 10 in total, 4 Western-style and 6 Japanese-style.
• 🎎Choose an 8-tatami Japanese room, a Japanese family room with a small window nook (2-4 guests), or compact Western singles and twins.
• 🚽Every room has a washlet toilet, heating and air conditioning, a TV, an empty fridge and free Wi-Fi; no room has its own bath.

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A Japanese breakfast of mountain vegetables

• 🍚Breakfast is served at 7:30 in the lobby lounge and is Japanese-style.
• 🌿Expect wild mountain vegetables gathered by local foragers, miso soup with hime-take bamboo shoots, and bracken.
• 🌶️Kagura nanban chili miso is served on the side.

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A small, nostalgic inn close to the station, with pure free-flowing spring water. Only breakfast is offered, rooms have no private bath, check-in is strictly 15:00-20:00, and children are not accepted.

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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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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 20:00

* 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 Echigoyuzawa Onsen Hirokawa Hotel?

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

Where is Echigoyuzawa Onsen Hirokawa Hotel located?

It is in Minamiuonuma-gun. Address: 3203-2 Yuzawa Yuzawamachi.

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.