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Hatoguruma Kawabata

はとぐるま　かわばた

Nozawa Onsen's only vegetarian inn, light on body and mind

★ 3.0TrustYou 94/100 · 143 reviews|Shimotakai-gun
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🥗Nozawa Onsen's only vegetarian inn, light on body and mind

Nagano · Hatoguruma Kawabata

A minshuku themed on health and beauty
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A minshuku themed on health and beauty

  • 🌿Built around the theme of health and beauty, this is the only inn in Nozawa Onsen serving vegetarian cuisine with no meat or fish at all.
  • 🏡It sits on a slightly elevated lane in the hot spring town, where you can relax with views of the village and the sound of a flowing stream.
  • 👩‍🍳A family-run minshuku where the landlady, a certified vegetable coordinator, cooks the meals herself.
Soy-based vegetarian dinners
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Soy-based vegetarian dinners

  • 🫘Soybeans stand in for meat and fish, shaped and textured so well that guests often can't tell they are soy.
  • 🍽️Menus are planned from a medicinal-cuisine advisor's perspective, with dishes such as vegetarian cutlets, a soy soboro rice bowl and fried soy 'karaage'.
  • 🥚Soy, eggs and cheese are used, so ask in advance about dietary requests. Dishes change with the season and weather.
Ingredients from their own fields
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Ingredients from their own fields

  • 🥬Meals are handmade mainly with produce from the inn's own vegetable fields and rice paddies.
  • 🍚Rice is home-grown Koshihikari, and the Nozawana pickles are made in-house too.
  • ☀️Breakfast is also vegetarian, using seasonal Shinshu vegetables.
Rooms
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Rooms

  • 🛏️There are three 8-tatami Japanese rooms with bath and toilet, and two 8-tatami rooms without.
  • 🛋️There is also one Japanese-Western room with beds, bath and toilet.
  • 📺All rooms have heating, air conditioning and a TV.
In-house baths
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In-house baths

  • 🛁The inn has one men's bath and one women's bath.
  • 🕒Bathing hours are 24 hours in summer and 15:00–21:00 in winter.
  • ℹ️The in-house baths are not hot spring water; for onsen, use the village's public baths.
Nearby public baths: Kumanote-arai-yu and Shinyu
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Nearby public baths: Kumanote-arai-yu and Shinyu

  • ♨️Kumanote-arai-yu and Shinyu, both close to the inn, are among Nozawa Onsen's popular public baths, each with a different source and different benefits.
  • 💧Kumanote-arai-yu is a gypsum-salt sulfur spring said to help burns and cuts, with smooth, not-too-hot water.
  • 🔥Shinyu is a simple sulfur spring known for warming the body to the core, and is a 2-minute walk from the inn.
Facilities and services
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Facilities and services

  • 📶Wi-Fi is available only at the front desk and lobby.
  • 🎿There is a drying room and an ice machine, and ski or snowboard rentals can be arranged on request.
  • 🧘A lying-zazen (abdominal breathing) session with the landlady is available if you ask in advance.
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Access

  • 🚄From Tokyo Station, take the shinkansen to Iiyama Station (about 2 hours), then a local bus for about 25 minutes.
  • 🚗By car, about 30 minutes via Route 117 from Toyota-Iiyama IC on the Joshin-etsu Expressway; free parking for up to 10 cars.
  • ⛷️The slopes of Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort are within a 5-minute walk.
Ingredients from their own fields
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Ingredients from their own fields

  • 🥬Meals are handmade mainly with produce from the inn's own vegetable fields and rice paddies.
  • 🍚Rice is home-grown Koshihikari, and the Nozawana pickles are made in-house too.
  • ☀️Breakfast is also vegetarian, using seasonal Shinshu vegetables.
Rooms
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Rooms

  • 🛏️There are three 8-tatami Japanese rooms with bath and toilet, and two 8-tatami rooms without.
  • 🛋️There is also one Japanese-Western room with beds, bath and toilet.
  • 📺All rooms have heating, air conditioning and a TV.

Hearty vegetarian cooking without meat or fish and popular public baths close by are the draws here. Note that the in-house baths are not onsen, some rooms lack a private bath and toilet, and credit cards are not accepted on site.

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Located in the Nozawa hot-spring district, Hatoguruma Kawabata features Japanese-style accommodations. Guests can enjoy vegetarian dishes at the property or go bathe in the various hot-spring baths in the district. Togari Nozawa Onsen Train Station is a 20-minute drive away on the free shuttle. The air-conditioned rooms feature tatami (woven-straw) floors and Japanese futon bedding. Each comes wi…Read more ↓

Located in the Nozawa hot-spring district, Hatoguruma Kawabata features Japanese-style accommodations. Guests can enjoy vegetarian dishes at the property or go bathe in the various hot-spring baths in the district. Togari Nozawa Onsen Train Station is a 20-minute drive away on the free shuttle. The air-conditioned rooms feature tatami (woven-straw) floors and Japanese futon bedding. Each comes with a TV, and a seating area with a low table and seating cushions. An electric kettle with green tea bags are also provided. Luggage storage and newspaper services are available at the front desk. An internet cable is provided in the lobby for guests to connect their own computers. Drink vending machines are on-site as well. Traditional vegetarian dishes are served at the dining room. Kawabata Hatoguruma is a 10-minute walk from Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort and a 15-minute drive from Lake Hokuryu.

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Facilities & Services

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  • Internet access

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FAQ

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What are the check-in and check-out times at Hatoguruma Kawabata?
Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 10:00.
Where is Hatoguruma Kawabata located?
It is in Shimotakai-gun. Address: 8922 Toyosato, Nozawa onsen-mura.
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.

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94/100

143 reviews

Check-in / Check-out

Check-in

14:00

From 14:00

Check-out

10:00

Until 10:00

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