Uguisu no Hatsune

♨️Red, unaltered hot spring water and just three rooms with semi-open-air baths

Niigata · Uguisu no Hatsune

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A 130-year-old inn, renamed

• 🏯Founded in 1886 at Seki Onsen as Hatsuneya Ryokan, the inn reopened as Uguisu no Hatsune in April 2007.
• ⛰️It sits at about 1,000 m in Myoko Kogen, with a latticed entrance, earthen-floored foyer and snow-viewing shoji screens.
• 🏅It has received a special jury award from the Nihon no Koyado selection and a Niigata Gastronomy Award in the hotel and ryokan category.

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100% source hot spring, red and cloudy

• ♨️The water is free-flowing from the source with no added water, heating or chlorine, and its iron content turns it reddish and cloudy.
• 🧪A sodium chloride–bicarbonate spring (48.6°C at the source), said to help chronic gynecological ailments, burns, cuts and chronic skin conditions.
• 🔑Two private baths, the lukewarm Shinsen-no-yu and the hotter Myojin-no-yu, are open 15:00–8:50 with no reservation needed.

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Three rooms with semi-open-air baths

• 🛁There are only three rooms—Sakura, Ume and Hatsune—each with a semi-open-air bath using hot spring water (water added, heated and filtered).
• 🌸Sakura, the 2nd-floor special room, has a 12-mat Japanese room, a 4-mat Western room and a 10-mat terrace, refurbished in May 2024.
• 🛏️Ume (1F) and Hatsune (2F) each have 12 tatami mats and two single beds; all rooms are non-smoking for up to two guests.

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Seasonal creative kaiseki

• 🍱Dinner is a roughly 90-minute Japanese kaiseki course of seasonal mountain produce and Sea of Japan seafood.
• 🍚Breakfast is a Niigata-style meal with Myoko Koshihikari rice from contract farmers and Echigo koji miso soup.
• 🦀Niigata wagyu plans are offered, with snow crab plans from December to mid-March; river fish is not served.

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Private dining rooms and amenities

• 🚪Meals are served in fully enclosed private dining rooms on the 1st floor; in-room dining is not offered.
• ☕Coffee and tea are free in the lounge, along with area maps and guidebooks.
• 🎿A ski drying room is available from mid-December to March, and Wi-Fi covers the rooms and lobby.

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Nature around Myoko Kogen

• 💧Naena Falls is about 30 minutes by car, followed by a 15-minute walk on a mountain path.
• 🌿In spring, skunk cabbage blooms at Imori Pond at the foot of Mt. Myoko.
• ❄️The Myoko area gets heavy snow from mid-December through February.

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Access and parking

• 🚃From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen and local railways to Sekiyama Station, about 2 hours 40 minutes.
• 🚌From Sekiyama Station, the city bus bound for Tsubame Onsen takes about 28 minutes (440 yen); the inn is right by the Seki Onsen stop.
• 🚗About 20 minutes from Myoko-Kogen IC. Free on-site parking for 10 cars May–November, public parking in winter; winter tires are required.

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Three rooms with semi-open-air baths

• 🛁There are only three rooms—Sakura, Ume and Hatsune—each with a semi-open-air bath using hot spring water (water added, heated and filtered).
• 🌸Sakura, the 2nd-floor special room, has a 12-mat Japanese room, a 4-mat Western room and a 10-mat terrace, refurbished in May 2024.
• 🛏️Ume (1F) and Hatsune (2F) each have 12 tatami mats and two single beds; all rooms are non-smoking for up to two guests.

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Seasonal creative kaiseki

• 🍱Dinner is a roughly 90-minute Japanese kaiseki course of seasonal mountain produce and Sea of Japan seafood.
• 🍚Breakfast is a Niigata-style meal with Myoko Koshihikari rice from contract farmers and Echigo koji miso soup.
• 🦀Niigata wagyu plans are offered, with snow crab plans from December to mid-March; river fish is not served.

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With 100% source private baths, semi-open-air baths in every room and private dining rooms, it suits a quiet onsen getaway for two. Note that there are only three rooms, it closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, children aged 12 and under cannot stay, and there is no elevator.

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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: 17:00

* 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 Uguisu no Hatsune?

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

Where is Uguisu no Hatsune located?

It is in Myoko. Address: 6087-12 Sekiyama.

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.