Little Japan Echigo

🎿A cozy ryokan-and-café just a 7-minute walk from Kagura ski area

Niigata · Little Japan Echigo

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A Ryokan & Café at the Foot of the Slopes

• 🏔️A ryokan with an attached café in Mikuni, Yuzawa Town, Niigata, set at the foot of the ski area.
• 🚄The gateway is Echigo-Yuzawa, 70–80 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen.
• 👨‍👩‍👧Designed for couples, families, groups and long stays, with private rooms and a dormitory.

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Rooms

• 🛏️Double Rooms are Japanese-modern Western-style rooms with a queen bed, 10–12㎡, for 1–2 guests.
• 🎎Family Rooms are tatami rooms with thick futons, 12–20㎡, for 1–5 guests.
• 🪵The 20㎡ dormitory features wood-toned walls and beds; showers, washbasins and toilets are all shared (women-only facilities available).

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Hot Spring: Shukuba-no-Yu, 3 Minutes on Foot

• ♨️There is no onsen on site, but every guest who wants one gets a free ticket to Shukuba-no-Yu, a hot-spring facility a 3-minute walk away.
• 💧Its simple sulfur spring (hypotonic, alkaline, high-temperature) is said to help neuralgia, muscle pain, frozen shoulder and joint pain.
• 🧖It has a sauna, cold plunge and a large rest area; open 10:00–21:00, closed Thursdays.

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Breakfast & Dinner at the Café

• 🍛Dinner (18:00–20:00) is a daily-changing menu, such as chicken stewed in tomato, served with Uonuma Koshihikari rice.
• 🍞Breakfast (7:00–9:00) brings pizza toast on house-made bread, scrambled eggs, and coffee or tea.
• 🚗There are no restaurants nearby, so the dinner-and-breakfast plan is recommended if you don't have a car.

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Lounge & Shared Kitchen

• 🔥Relax by the wood stove in the timber-toned lounge, or work with Wi-Fi and power outlets.
• ☕Coffee, tea and green tea are free, and Niigata-ingredient snacks and craft beer are also available.
• 🍳The shared kitchenette has a single IH burner, fridge, microwave, rice cooker and kettle — handy for long stays.

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Amenities & House Info

• 🎿A drying room for skis and snowboards plus washers and dryers are free to use.
• 🧴Towels, toothbrushes, earplugs, shampoo, conditioner, body wash and hair dryers are provided; sleepwear is not.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00–19:00, check-out 10:00; late check-out until noon costs ¥1,000 per person.

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Activities Year-Round

• ⛷️The nearest lift is Kagura's Tashiro Ropeway, a 7-minute walk; rentals and lift tickets are available at the ski area.
• 🌲Snowshoe tours run in the nearby satoyama foothills, and Naeba Ski Resort is 15 minutes by car.
• 🥾In the green season, hike Mt. Tairappyo or Mt. Naeba, and try the lodge's BBQ plan featuring Echigo Mochi Pork.

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Getting There

• 🚌From Echigo-Yuzawa Station, take a 30-minute bus to the Futai Tashiro Ski Area stop, then walk 5 minutes.
• 🚏Express buses stop at Tashiro Ski Area, a 7-minute walk away; buses are timed to meet Shinkansen arrivals.
• 🅿️20 minutes by car from Yuzawa IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway; free parking for up to 8 cars must be requested when booking.

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Hot Spring: Shukuba-no-Yu, 3 Minutes on Foot

• ♨️There is no onsen on site, but every guest who wants one gets a free ticket to Shukuba-no-Yu, a hot-spring facility a 3-minute walk away.
• 💧Its simple sulfur spring (hypotonic, alkaline, high-temperature) is said to help neuralgia, muscle pain, frozen shoulder and joint pain.
• 🧖It has a sauna, cold plunge and a large rest area; open 10:00–21:00, closed Thursdays.

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Breakfast & Dinner at the Café

• 🍛Dinner (18:00–20:00) is a daily-changing menu, such as chicken stewed in tomato, served with Uonuma Koshihikari rice.
• 🍞Breakfast (7:00–9:00) brings pizza toast on house-made bread, scrambled eggs, and coffee or tea.
• 🚗There are no restaurants nearby, so the dinner-and-breakfast plan is recommended if you don't have a car.

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A great-value base with ski-in walking access, café meals and free hot-spring tickets. Note that there is no onsen on site, all showers and toilets are shared, and there are no restaurants nearby.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Little Japan Echigo?

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

Where is Little Japan Echigo located?

It is in Minamiuonuma-gun. Address: 660 Mikuni, 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.