Tourist Minowa

🎣A riverside inn with home-raised trout, a fishing pond and campsite

Nagano · Tourist Minowa

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A Quiet Inn on the Takeshi River

• 🌸A quiet inn set along the Takeshi River, a tributary of the Chikuma River.
• 🌿The roughly 3,000-tsubo grounds include a barbecue area and a fishing pond, so you can enjoy Shinshu's nature and food in one place.
• 💼It welcomes business travelers as well as sightseers, and longer stays can be arranged.

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Men's and Women's Baths

• 🛁There is one large bath each for men and women; it is not a hot spring, but you can stretch out and relax.
• 🕓Bathing hours are 16:00–24:00 (17:30–23:00 on weekdays and in winter).
• 🔑The bath can be reserved for private use for a limited time; please ask in advance.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️The 8-tatami Japanese room renovated in August 2023 is non-smoking, has its own bath and toilet, and sleeps up to 4.
• 🏞️Other options are an 8-tatami Japanese room where you can hear the river (4 guests), large 12.5–16-tatami rooms (4–8 guests) and a Western twin room (2 guests, baby cot available).
• 🧺Rooms provide a toothbrush, towels, yukata and a tea set, plus air conditioning, a TV and an electric kettle.

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Home-Raised River Fish

• 🐟Rainbow trout and carp raised by the inn are served as sashimi and salt-grilled; the trout grow in clear spring water nearby.
• 🍚Rice comes from the inn's own paddies, and from spring to autumn nearly pesticide-free seasonal vegetables are used.
• 🍽️Dinner comes as a Standard, Light or Business course, and a bread-based meal can be prepared on request.

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Dining Room and Services

• 🔥Meals are served in the dining room, which is warmed by a wood stove in winter.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi, a washing machine (bring your own detergent) and an iron are available, along with a bar, vending machines and a shared fridge.
• 🍙Room service offers a late-night snack set (660 yen) and a drinks set (1,300 yen), ordered 18:30–20:00.

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Fishing Pond, Campsite and BBQ

• 🎣The fishing pond opens on weekends and holidays from mid-April to early November, plus Golden Week and Obon, 10:00–16:00; the 600-yen entry includes rod and bait.
• ⛺The adjoining Minowa Riverside Auto Camp is open year-round except December 30 to January 3.
• 🍖Summer BBQ courses (3,900–7,000 yen per person) require a reservation for 2 or more.

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Nearby Sights

• 🏔️The Utsukushigahara plateau is about 30 minutes by car, and Lakes Shirakaba and Megami about 35 minutes.
• 🏯Ueda Castle, Yanagimachi and Unno-juku are about 30 minutes away, and the Bessho area about 25 minutes.
• ♨️For hot springs, Nagato Onsen Yasuragi-no-yu and Takeshi Onsen Utsukushi-no-yu are about 5 minutes by car.

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Access

• 🚃From JR Ueda Station take the Shinano Railway to Oya Station, then about 20 minutes by bus or taxi.
• 🚗About 20 minutes by car from Tobu-Yunomaru IC on the Joshin-etsu Expressway, or about 1 hour from Okaya IC on the Nagano Expressway.
• 🕒Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️The 8-tatami Japanese room renovated in August 2023 is non-smoking, has its own bath and toilet, and sleeps up to 4.
• 🏞️Other options are an 8-tatami Japanese room where you can hear the river (4 guests), large 12.5–16-tatami rooms (4–8 guests) and a Western twin room (2 guests, baby cot available).
• 🧺Rooms provide a toothbrush, towels, yukata and a tea set, plus air conditioning, a TV and an electric kettle.

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Home-Raised River Fish

• 🐟Rainbow trout and carp raised by the inn are served as sashimi and salt-grilled; the trout grow in clear spring water nearby.
• 🍚Rice comes from the inn's own paddies, and from spring to autumn nearly pesticide-free seasonal vegetables are used.
• 🍽️Dinner comes as a Standard, Light or Business course, and a bread-based meal can be prepared on request.

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A nature-filled inn where home-raised trout dinners pair with fishing, camping and barbecues. Note that the baths are not hot springs and only the renovated Japanese room has its own bath and toilet.

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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.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* 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 Tourist Minowa?

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

Where is Tourist Minowa located?

It is in Ueda. Address: 565-2 Takeshioki.

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.