Kakeyu Onsen Bozantei Kotobuki

♨️A top-floor open-air bath facing the mountains, and kaiseki from the inn's own farm

Nagano · Kakeyu Onsen Bozantei Kotobuki

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A quiet inn at the far end of the hot spring town

• 🏮The ryokan sits at the innermost end of the Kakeyu Onsen street in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture.
• 🦌Kakeyu means 'the spring a deer showed us' — legend says a wounded deer healed itself here, and the town has long been known as a healing spa.
• 🚭The inn has 15 guest rooms and the entire building is non-smoking.

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Mori-no-Yu panoramic open-air bath

• ⛰️A cypress-scented open-air bath with views of the surrounding mountains by day and a starry sky by night.
• 🕰️Men and women use it in alternating time slots, and from 21:30 to 4:30 it becomes a private bath.
• 🔑No reservation is needed for private use — if it is free, lock the door and bathe for up to 30 minutes.

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Large baths with 100% free-flowing spring water

• 💧Colorless, clear simple hot spring water — a blend of Kakeyu Onsen sources No. 2 to 6 — flows in 100% unaltered, at 41–42°C in the tub.
• 🪨Both the men's and women's baths look onto a small garden, the tubs are lined with Towada stone, and a wooden cup is provided for drinking the spring water.
• 🦵Said to help neuralgia, poor circulation, fatigue, arteriosclerosis and rheumatism; handrails and steps inside the tub make bathing safer for guests with limited mobility.

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Rooms with mountain views

• 🛏️The top-floor special room Setsugekka has two tatami rooms (6 and 8 mats), a living room and a cypress bathtub (not hot spring water); Juraku is a Japanese-Western room with twin beds.
• 🚿The 10-mat room has its own bath, but the other standard rooms (12, 14.5 and 6 mats, etc.) have none, so guests use the open-air or large baths.
• 🐕There are rooms in a separate building where you can stay with your pet.

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Kaiseki from the home farm and the mountains

• 🥒The inn grows its own summer vegetables such as eggplant, cucumber, pumpkin and corn, and all other vegetables are local.
• 🍄The head chef forages bamboo shoots, mushrooms and wild mountain vegetables himself, and serves a soup made with medicinal ginseng grown at the inn.
• 🍜Dinner includes soba the chef makes by hand from stone-ground buckwheat kneaded with spring water, plus Koshihikari rice from Ueda farmers.

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Breakfast and dining rooms

• 🍱Breakfast follows the style of your dinner plan and is served from 8:00 or 8:30.
• 🪑Both dinner (from 18:00 or 18:30) and breakfast are served in the dining area, and table seating is available on request.
• 🎉A large banquet hall is available for group gatherings.

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Kakeyu Onsen on foot

• ♨️About a 5-minute walk away are the public bath Monju-no-Yu, where you can see the original spring source of Kakeyu Onsen, and a free foot bath.
• 🛕Nearby are Monjudo, counted among Japan's three great Monju halls and designated a Nagano Prefectural Treasure in 1988, and Godaibashi Bridge, lovely with wisteria in June and autumn leaves.
• 🏯Ueda Castle ruins are about 37 minutes by car and the Utsukushigahara Highlands about 60 minutes.

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Access

• 🚌About 40 minutes by the Kakeyu Onsen direct bus from Ueda Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
• 🚗About 40 minutes by car from Matsumoto Station, and a direct bus also runs from Matsumoto.
• 🅿️Parking for 30 cars.

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Large baths with 100% free-flowing spring water

• 💧Colorless, clear simple hot spring water — a blend of Kakeyu Onsen sources No. 2 to 6 — flows in 100% unaltered, at 41–42°C in the tub.
• 🪨Both the men's and women's baths look onto a small garden, the tubs are lined with Towada stone, and a wooden cup is provided for drinking the spring water.
• 🦵Said to help neuralgia, poor circulation, fatigue, arteriosclerosis and rheumatism; handrails and steps inside the tub make bathing safer for guests with limited mobility.

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Rooms with mountain views

• 🛏️The top-floor special room Setsugekka has two tatami rooms (6 and 8 mats), a living room and a cypress bathtub (not hot spring water); Juraku is a Japanese-Western room with twin beds.
• 🚿The 10-mat room has its own bath, but the other standard rooms (12, 14.5 and 6 mats, etc.) have none, so guests use the open-air or large baths.
• 🐕There are rooms in a separate building where you can stay with your pet.

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Its strengths are free-flowing healing-spa water and dinners built on home-grown vegetables, foraged mountain greens and handmade soba. Note that most standard rooms have no private bath, and this mountain hot spring town is about 40 minutes by bus from the station.

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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.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Kakeyu Onsen Bozantei Kotobuki?

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

Where is Kakeyu Onsen Bozantei Kotobuki located?

It is in Ueda. Address: Kakeyu 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.