Kosenso

♨️A lakeside ryokan with free-flowing hot springs overlooking Lake Suwa

Nagano · Shinshu Kamisuwa Onsen Kosenso

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A Six-Story Inn on Lake Suwa

• 🏨A roomy six-story building with just 17 rooms, renewed in 2012.
• 🤝The staff follow a motto of being 'never too close, never too far' — hospitality that respects your own pace.
• 🚭The entire building is non-smoking, with designated smoking areas on floors 2 to 5.

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6th-Floor Panorama Bath

• ♨️A rare free-flowing (kakenagashi) spring for the Kamisuwa area: simple sulfur water, weakly alkaline, 63.0°C at the source.
• 🌅From the 6th-floor bath you can watch Lake Suwa through the seasons and see the lake glow red at sunset.
• 🕐Open 15:00–4:00 and 5:00–9:00; traditionally said to ease neuralgia, muscle pain and fatigue.

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Private Semi-Open-Air Bath

• 🛁A private semi-open-air bath on the 1st floor, filled with free-flowing natural hot spring water.
• 👨‍👩‍👧Large enough for about four people — ideal for families and couples.
• 💴Book at the front desk: 2,200 yen per 45-minute slot, available 15:00–23:00.

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Six Room Types, Lake or Mountain Side

• 🛏️The lakeside Japanese-modern rooms (55㎡, 2–8 guests) are the inn's signature Lake View Suites.
• 🌊Also on the lake side: a Family Twin with its own bath (42㎡) and a Twin (27㎡).
• 🚃Mountain-side tatami rooms (10, 8 and 6 mats) have their own toilet; the 10-mat room looks out on trains of the JR Chuo Line.

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Creative Kaiseki with Shinshu Produce

• 🍣Dinner is a Japanese creative kaiseki built on seasonal ingredients from Shinshu and Suwa.
• 🐟Highlights include fine-textured Shinshu salmon and highland vegetables.
• 🍶The 3rd-floor dining room overlooks Lake Suwa and stocks local sake and wine; breakfast is a balanced Japanese set meal.

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Facilities

• 🪵A wooden deck on the top (6th) floor with benches and sweeping views of Lake Suwa.
• 🧸The 2nd-floor lobby has a café corner, a kids' space with a wooden train set and Sylvanian Families, and a souvenir shop.
• 💆There is also an esthetic salon, plus meeting and banquet rooms for up to 100 people.

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Nearby Sights

• 🌊Lake Suwa is a 2-minute walk and the Kitazawa Museum of Art a 1-minute walk away.
• ⛩️Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya and Takashima Castle are each 7–8 minutes by car.
• 🏞️Tateishi Park is 15 minutes and the Kirigamine Highlands on the Venus Line 40 minutes by car.

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Access & Shuttle

• 🚃About 15 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi from JR Kami-Suwa Station; around 2 hr 10 min from Shinjuku by Chuo Line limited express.
• 🚐Free shuttle from Kami-Suwa Station (pick-up 15:30 / 16:15, drop-off 10:00); reserve by phone by the day before.
• 🚗About 15 minutes from Suwa IC on the Chuo Expressway via Route 20; free parking for 25 cars, no reservation needed.

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Private Semi-Open-Air Bath

• 🛁A private semi-open-air bath on the 1st floor, filled with free-flowing natural hot spring water.
• 👨‍👩‍👧Large enough for about four people — ideal for families and couples.
• 💴Book at the front desk: 2,200 yen per 45-minute slot, available 15:00–23:00.

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Six Room Types, Lake or Mountain Side

• 🛏️The lakeside Japanese-modern rooms (55㎡, 2–8 guests) are the inn's signature Lake View Suites.
• 🌊Also on the lake side: a Family Twin with its own bath (42㎡) and a Twin (27㎡).
• 🚃Mountain-side tatami rooms (10, 8 and 6 mats) have their own toilet; the 10-mat room looks out on trains of the JR Chuo Line.

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Kosenso combines Lake Suwa views, free-flowing hot spring water and Shinshu cuisine in one lakeside stay. Note that some rooms have no bathtub, and the building is not barrier-free, so getting around in a wheelchair is difficult.

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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.

♨ Kami-Suwa Onsen · 12 ryokan in this onsen town

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150.0 From Kami-Suwa Station (JR Chuo Main Line): about 15 min on foot or 5 min by taxi. By car: Exit the Chuo Expressway at Suwa IC and continue along Route 20. Landmark: near Suwa Police Station.

* 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 Kosenso?

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

Where is Kosenso located?

It is in Suwa. Address: 1-13-8, Kogandori.

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.