Yudanaka Onsen Yudanaka Yumoto

🏮350 years old, and the inn the poet Issa loved

Nagano · Yudanaka Yumoto

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Three and a half centuries of history

• 🏮Founded around 1673, a 14th-generation inn that led the way at Yudanaka Onsen
• 🖋️The haiku poet Kobayashi Issa stayed here, and his calligraphy survives to this day
• 🎋Works by Issa and Ogiwara Seisensui hang throughout, giving the place a scholarly air

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'Yu', the Kakenagashi garden bath

• ♨️'Yu', a stone open-air bath facing this hot spring town's only red pine garden
• 🍃Natural Kakenagashi water in which the seasons pass and the clock stops
• 🌙The men's and women's baths swap over between 9pm and 8am

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Natural indoor baths

• 🛁Two indoor baths, 'Shigure-no-Yu' and 'Nyoi-no-Yu', for a long unhurried soak
• 🧂A mild saline water traditionally sought for neuralgia and poor circulation
• 🪟Soak while the garden's green shows through the window

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Purely Japanese garden rooms

• 🏯All five rooms are spacious, purely Japanese timber rooms
• 🌿Every room faces the still garden, in a quiet you would not expect in an onsen town
• 🚻All have washlet toilets; three Japanese rooms and two Japanese-Western rooms

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Country cooking, made by hand

• 🍲Seasonal ingredients brought in each morning and cooked by the family themselves
• 🍶A calm sukiya-style dining room looking out over the natural garden
• 🎨Private chair seating hung with calligraphy by Nakamura Fusetsu

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The red pine garden

• 🌲A broad, unmanicured garden lined with ten great red pines
• ✨Fireflies in late June, warblers in spring, maples in autumn - the year turns
• 🐒Jigokudani Monkey Park is about 15 minutes away by car

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Access

• 🚗About 2 minutes by car from Yudanaka Station, or a 10-minute walk
• 🅿️Parking for 10 cars, with garage space for motorcycles
• 🏔️Shiga Kogen is about 30 minutes by car and Sora Terrace about 20 - a good touring base

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Natural indoor baths

• 🛁Two indoor baths, 'Shigure-no-Yu' and 'Nyoi-no-Yu', for a long unhurried soak
• 🧂A mild saline water traditionally sought for neuralgia and poor circulation
• 🪟Soak while the garden's green shows through the window

4

Purely Japanese garden rooms

• 🏯All five rooms are spacious, purely Japanese timber rooms
• 🌿Every room faces the still garden, in a quiet you would not expect in an onsen town
• 🚻All have washlet toilets; three Japanese rooms and two Japanese-Western rooms

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At the 350-year-old inn Kobayashi Issa loved in Yudanaka Onsen, an open-air bath faces a garden of red pines and the cooking is honest country fare. Five rooms only, and the quiet that comes with them.

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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.

체크인·체크아웃 · 체크인: 15:00 · 체크아웃: 10:00 · 최종 체크인: 22:00

* Translated from information supplied by the property; 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 Yudanaka Onsen Yudanaka Yumoto?

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

Where is Yudanaka Onsen Yudanaka Yumoto located?

It is in Nagano Shimotakai-gun. Address: 3080 Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩235,574 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

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.