Chuokan Shimizuya Ryokan

🏮Meiji still breathing, at Zenkoji's gate

Nagano · Chuokan Shimizuya Ryokan

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Steps from the gates of Zenkoji

• 📍Facing Zenkoji's main approach street, just a 5-minute walk from Zenkoji Temple
• 🚌About 10 minutes by bus from JR Nagano Station
• 🚗About 20 minutes by car from the Nagano interchange

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A house standing since 1876

• 🏛️Founded in Meiji 9 (1876) and turned into a ryokan in 1891
• 🌀Old corridors that wind through the building like a maze
• 🪞Antiques and craftwork from the Meiji era throughout

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Purely Japanese tatami rooms

• 🛏️Rooms of 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 mats, matched to your party
• 🖼️Hanging scrolls in the tokonoma, latticework and frosted glass
• 📶Free Wi-Fi and non-smoking in every room

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Larger rooms and in-room fittings

• 🚿The 12-mat rooms have their own shower booth and toilet
• 👨‍👩‍👧The 15-mat room sleeps up to six
• 🚽Shared toilets are fitted with washlet seats

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Indoor baths (not a hot spring)

• ♨️Separate men's and women's baths, the women's set with a rock cascade
• 🚿A new shower booth has been added to the men's washing area
• 🕔Open 17:00-23:00 and again 6:30-9:30 the next morning

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A plain Japanese breakfast, unchanged

• 🍳Grilled salmon, dashimaki tamago and other neat Japanese staples
• 🌾Served with small dishes of seasonal Shinshu produce and additive-free aged Karuizawa ham
• 🍽️Breakfast only, leaving dinner to the neighbourhood's restaurants

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Charm Preserved Since 1930

• 🪵Wooden washbasins on the 1st and 3rd floors, in use since the 1930 renovation
• ⛩️A guardian shrine sits just beyond the women's bath window
• 💧Free water dispenser; the washing machine is coin-operated

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Zenkoji by night, and the temple town

• 🌙Close enough for the early-morning and evening temple services
• ☕Cafes and old shops along the approach, all within walking distance
• 🏘️A location where the old temple-town mood is still intact

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Purely Japanese tatami rooms

• 🛏️Rooms of 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 mats, matched to your party
• 🖼️Hanging scrolls in the tokonoma, latticework and frosted glass
• 📶Free Wi-Fi and non-smoking in every room

4

Larger rooms and in-room fittings

• 🚿The 12-mat rooms have their own shower booth and toilet
• 👨‍👩‍👧The 15-mat room sleeps up to six
• 🚽Shared toilets are fitted with washlet seats

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There is no hot spring here, only time itself: an inn that has stood at the gates of Zenkoji since 1876. Labyrinthine corridors, Meiji-era joinery and a plain Japanese breakfast quietly fill the night before a pilgrimage.

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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: 21:00

* 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 Chuokan Shimizuya Ryokan?

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

Where is Chuokan Shimizuya Ryokan located?

It is in Nagano Nagano. Address: 49 Daimoncho, Nagano-shi, Nagano.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩173,428 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.