Riverside Uedakan

♨️One of Togura-Kamiyamada Onsen's largest hotels, right on the Chikuma River

Nagano · Riverside Uedakan

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A Large Onsen Hotel on the Chikuma River

• 🏨One of the largest hotels in Togura-Kamiyamada Onsen, run by the Itoen Hotels group.
• 🌊Most rooms face the Chikuma River, with views of the water and the mountains opposite.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00. Pets are not allowed.

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Nearby Sights

• 🌾Obasute Station and the Obasute rice terraces, a national Place of Scenic Beauty, are about 15 minutes by car.
• 🏯Shiroyama Historic Park with its reconstructed Arato Castle is about 10 minutes by car; Ueda Castle Park about 30 minutes.
• ⛩️Zenko-ji is about 50 minutes and Togakushi Shrine about 1 hour by car; a stained-glass workshop in the onsen town is a 3-minute walk.

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Access and Parking

• 🚃20 minutes on foot from Togura Station on the Shinano Railway. From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Ueda (about 1 hr 20 min), then about 20 minutes on.
• 🚌A shuttle bus runs to and from Togura Station; request it when booking (station departures 14:15, 15:15, 16:15).
• 🚗About 15 minutes from Sakaki IC via Route 18; free parking for 80 cars plus covered motorcycle parking.

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The Bath Where Zenko-ji Pilgrims Unwound

• ♨️Long loved as the spa where pilgrims relaxed after visiting Zenko-ji, it is also called the 'beauty bath'.
• 🌿On the 8th floor are the Chikuma-no-yu open-air bath overlooking the river and the Sarashina-no-yu main bath; men's and women's sides swap daily.
• 💧Clear alkaline simple spring water, heated to keep a comfortable temperature. Guests with tattoos may be refused entry.

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River-View Tatami Rooms and Rooms with Open-Air Baths

• 🛏️The standard room is a 10-tatami room with a sitting area by the window, the Chikuma River flowing right outside.
• 🛁Upper floors have rooms with free-flowing hot spring open-air baths, plus Japanese-Western rooms and Japanese modern twins with semi-open-air baths.
• 💡Budget 6-tatami rooms and two-room tatami suites have no private bath, so guests use the main baths. Free Wi-Fi in all rooms.

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Buffet with Free-Flow Drinks

• 🍽️Dinner is a 90-minute buffet of about 50 Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes in a 250-seat restaurant on the 2nd floor.
• 🍺Soft drinks and alcohol are unlimited at dinner at no extra charge.
• 🥗Breakfast is a buffet of about 40 Japanese, Western and dessert items; extra dishes such as Shinshu Tateshina beef steak can be ordered.

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Facilities to Fill the Day

• 🛍️The 1st-floor lobby shop (7:30-19:00) sells souvenirs, snacks and alcohol.
• 🏓Table tennis is free (30 minutes, sign up at the front desk on the day), and there is a game corner.
• 🎤Private karaoke rooms are free for the first 50 minutes, then charged.

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Access and Parking

• 🚃20 minutes on foot from Togura Station on the Shinano Railway. From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Ueda (about 1 hr 20 min), then about 20 minutes on.
• 🚌A shuttle bus runs to and from Togura Station; request it when booking (station departures 14:15, 15:15, 16:15).
• 🚗About 15 minutes from Sakaki IC via Route 18; free parking for 80 cars plus covered motorcycle parking.

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The Bath Where Zenko-ji Pilgrims Unwound

• ♨️Long loved as the spa where pilgrims relaxed after visiting Zenko-ji, it is also called the 'beauty bath'.
• 🌿On the 8th floor are the Chikuma-no-yu open-air bath overlooking the river and the Sarashina-no-yu main bath; men's and women's sides swap daily.
• 💧Clear alkaline simple spring water, heated to keep a comfortable temperature. Guests with tattoos may be refused entry.

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A large onsen hotel offering river-view open-air baths and an all-you-can-drink buffet at a reasonable price. Meals are buffet rather than kaiseki, and some budget rooms have no private bath.

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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.

♨ Togura-Kamiyamada Onsen · 22 ryokan in this onsen town

• Parking lot
• Smoking is strictly prohibited in all public and private places
• Banquet hall
• Internet access

WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge. Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed). Children are not allowed. No cribs are available. No extra beds are available.

* 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 Riverside Uedakan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Riverside Uedakan located?

It is in Chikuma. Address: 3055 Togura onsen.

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.