しらびそ高原天の川

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A Sanctuary Where Stars Fall

• 🌌Meet the Milky Way beneath a night sky recognized worldwide as a South Alps UNESCO Eco Park
• ✨High altitude and clear air make this a stargazing sanctuary where the Milky Way blankets the sky in every season
• 🔭Guided stargazing sessions run on select dates from April to November, with special stay plans timed to meteor showers

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A 360-Degree Alpine Panorama

• 🏔️A sweeping 360-degree panorama of the South, Central, and North Alps surrounds the lodge
• ☁️On the right morning, a sea of clouds unfurls below, painting the mountaintop dawn
• 🌄Ringed by mountains on every side, this highland retreat offers a stillness completely cut off from the city

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Comfortable Rooms atop the Mountain

• 🛏️Five room types to match any party, from top-floor Western twins to 8-, 10-, and 12-mat tatami rooms
• 🪟Bright rooms with large windows framing views of the Central and South Alps
• 📶Wi-Fi in every room, plus basic amenities like yukata and a tea set

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Local Cuisine from Mountain and River

• 🍶A handmade kaiseki dinner of about 13 courses using local ingredients like Shinshu salmon and Toyama konjac
• 🐴Mountain delicacies such as basashi (horse sashimi) and freshwater fish, a food culture rooted in this region for generations
• 🍚A refreshing highland morning brings a refined Japanese breakfast with dried Toyama amago trout

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Communal Bath and Gift Shop

• ♨️A communal bath heated from Mt. Odaka spring water — not a hot spring, but a spacious tub and washing area to soak away fatigue
• 🛁Open 15:00–22:00 and 5:00–8:00 the next morning, with day-use bathing also available (700 yen for adults)
• 🛍️An in-house shop stocks Shinshu specialties like Shimoguri potato senbei and boiled dried persimmons

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Trekking and Stargazing

• 🥾Nearby trekking routes include the rare meteorite crater of Mt. Miike and the 2,212-meter Mt. Odaka
• 🌠Observation schedules are timed to seasonal meteor showers like the Perseids and Orionids
• 🌲Enjoy daytime hiking and nighttime star hunting together in the clear mountaintop air

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A Lodge at 1,833 Meters

• 🚗About 1 hour 15 minutes by car from Iida IC on the Chuo Expressway, up a mountain road to this remote highland lodge
• 🏕️A nearby campground lets you extend the outdoor experience under the stars
• ❄️A seasonal highland resort that closes for winter from December to March and reopens in spring

There's no hot spring here, but there's something no hot spring could replace. At 1,833 meters on Shirabiso Kogen, a panorama of the South, Central, and North Alps and a Milky Way close enough to touch wash away the day's fatigue. We recommend a night at this sanctuary where the stars fall.