上諏訪温泉　しんゆ（親湯）

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An Onsen Inn on the Water at Suwa

• 🏞️An onsen ryokan on the shore of Lake Suwa in Suwa City, Nagano
• 🎉Fifteen years old and still one of the newer inns on the lake
• 🚶In the heart of historic Suwa, near Suwa Taisha and Takashima Castle

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The Private 'Bisui' Source

• 💎Water from the inn's own source, Bisui, tinted a faint jade
• 🌡️A 60°C spring yielding roughly 50 tons a day
• ✨A silky feel on the skin that smooths as you soak

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In-Room Open-Air Bath 'Miko no Shizuku'

• ♨️Select rooms come with a private open-air bath facing Lake Suwa
• 🏞️A panorama of the lake, taken in from the water
• 🛁An Art Deco main bath and tatami bath, completed in 2022

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Creative Kaiseki 'Mikozen'

• 🍽️The executive chef's creative Japanese kaiseki, served in a private room
• 🥬Ferments, mushrooms, and vegetables — Shinshu's longevity ingredients
• 🐟A second-night dinner of Shinano River salmon and domestic beef

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Private Dining Room 'Miko'

• 🪑A private dining room with both chair seating and tatami seating
• ♿Barrier-free seating available for wheelchair users
• 🥢Breakfast brings a buffet of Shinshu pickles, Otaki turnip among them

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Lounge and Bar 'Gekka no Sakura'

• 🌸The sculpture 'Gekka no Sakura' greets you, shifting through seven colors by moonlight
• ☕Coffee and scented teas, free to help yourself in the lounge
• 🥃By evening it becomes a bar stocked with rare Japanese whiskies

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Rooms Facing Lake Suwa

• 🛏️From seventh-floor suites to sensible value rooms
• 🏔️Above the fifth floor, both the lake and the Alps come into view
• 🎨Interiors where traditional Japanese beauty meets Art Deco

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Location and Access

• 📍〒392-0027 Gokanshi-dori, Suwa City, Nagano
• ♿Universal amenities including a barrier-free private bath with a lift
• 🚌A free shuttle bus circling the Suwa Taisha shrines

The still surface of Lake Suwa and jade-tinted source water in the same private bath — that pairing is this inn's whole argument. Art Deco elegance and Shinshu's longevity cuisine carry the rest of the night.