Miyama

♨️Private-source open-air baths, 10 minutes' walk from the Snow Monkey trail

Nagano · Minshuku Miyama

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A traditional Japanese house

• 🏡A family-run minshuku in Yamanouchi, at the foot of Shiga Kogen and home to the Yudanaka-Shibu onsen area.
• 🪵The building has the nostalgic feel of an old-fashioned Japanese home.
• 🍱Bringing your own food and drinks is allowed, and Wi-Fi works throughout the building.

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Wakuwaku-no-Yu open-air baths

• ♨️Free-flowing water from Miyama Onsen, the inn's own spring that rises on the property.
• 🧪A sulfur-containing sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate spring at 91°C, said to help with nerve and muscle pain and fatigue.
• 🚿One open-air bath each for men and women, with no indoor bath. Bathing hours: check-in to 22:00, and 6:00 to check-out.

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Day-trip bathing

• 🎫Wakuwaku-no-Yu is open to non-staying visitors for 500 yen (elementary age and up, rest area included).
• 🕙Day-trip hours are 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30), closed Wednesdays; hours may vary by season.
• 🔒The changing rooms have lockers, vending machines and a water station, plus shampoo, body soap and hair dryers.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Two room types: 8-tatami Japanese rooms (1–2 guests) and 10-tatami Japanese rooms (1–3 guests).
• 🧺Toothbrush sets, towels, yukata, tea set, electric kettle, slippers and down futons are provided.
• 🛗There is no elevator, so be prepared for stairs.

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Home-grown rice and Shinshu ingredients

• 🍚Homemade dishes using the inn's own rice and vegetables plus Shinshu salmon and Shinshu beef.
• 🥩A sample dinner includes Shinshu beef on a ceramic grill or as sukiyaki, tempura, soba and salt-grilled mackerel.
• 🐴The upgrade plan adds Shinshu horse sashimi and Shinshu salmon; standard and budget plans are also offered.

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Dining room and facilities

• 🍽️Meals are served in a calm Japanese-style dining room.
• 🍳A sample breakfast features scrambled eggs, grilled salmon, hijiki, home-grown rice and miso soup.
• 🏍️There is a large parking lot and a covered garage for motorcycles.

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Snow monkeys and ski slopes

• 🐒The trailhead to Jigokudani Monkey Park, famous for its snow monkeys, is a 10-minute walk away.
• 🎿Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort is about 20 minutes by car, Takaifuji and Yomase about 15 minutes, and Ryuoo Ski Park about 30 minutes.
• 🍶A long-standing sweets shop and the Tamamura Honten sake brewery, which also makes craft beer, are about 10 minutes on foot.

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Access

• 🚌About 12 minutes by bus from Yudanaka Station on the Nagano Electric Railway.
• 📍821 Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano.
• ⚠️Guests of this inn cannot use the Shibu Onsen public bath-hopping pass.

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Day-trip bathing

• 🎫Wakuwaku-no-Yu is open to non-staying visitors for 500 yen (elementary age and up, rest area included).
• 🕙Day-trip hours are 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30), closed Wednesdays; hours may vary by season.
• 🔒The changing rooms have lockers, vending machines and a water station, plus shampoo, body soap and hair dryers.

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Tatami rooms

• 🛏️Two room types: 8-tatami Japanese rooms (1–2 guests) and 10-tatami Japanese rooms (1–3 guests).
• 🧺Toothbrush sets, towels, yukata, tea set, electric kettle, slippers and down futons are provided.
• 🛗There is no elevator, so be prepared for stairs.

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An affordable minshuku with free-flowing open-air baths from its own spring and meals built around home-grown rice. Note that there is no indoor bath or elevator, and the Shibu Onsen bath-hopping pass is not available.

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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: 14:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 21:00

* 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 Miyama?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Miyama located?

It is in Shimotakai-gun. Address: 821 Hirao Yamanouchimachi.

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.