別所温泉　斎藤旅館

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Shinshu's Oldest Sulfur Spring

• ♨️A simple sulfur spring, source-fed and continuously flowing, at around 42°C and pH 8.8
• 🌿Said to help with a wide range of conditions — neuralgia, muscle pain, frozen shoulder, poor circulation
• 🏔️At an elevation of about 570m, Bessho Onsen has long been known as 'Nanakuri no Yu,' and is Shinshu's oldest hot spring town

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Indoor and Open-Air Baths for Men and Women

• 🛁Both the men's and women's baths include an indoor tub and an open-air bath
• 💧Take your time in water that flows continuously straight from the source
• 🌌Warm up in the bath, then unwind in your tatami room

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Japanese-Style Rooms Throughout, Just Nine in All

• 🛏️A compact inn of nine rooms, all done in tatami Japanese style
• 👪Two room types — one for families of three or more, one for one or two guests
• 📺Basics include yukata, towels, TV, fridge, and heating/cooling

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Hand-Cut Shinshu Soba by the Owner

• 🍜The signature dish is Shinshu soba, hand-kneaded and hand-cut by the owner himself
• 🥢Home-style local dishes carried on since the inn opened, paired with fine local sake
• 🍶Dinner is homemade local cuisine, available as a set course or à la carte

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Home-Grown Vegetables and a Breakfast Made with Care

• 🥬Meals rely as much as possible on local and home-grown ingredients
• 🍳Breakfast is a hearty Japanese spread of yudofu, salmon, kinpira, and rolled omelet
• 🍚The menu shifts with the season and day of the week, so no two mornings are quite alike

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Autumn Only: Matsutake Mushroom Dishes

• 🍄From mid-September to early November, savor dishes made with matsutake mushrooms
• 🍁A seasonal delicacy you can only taste here, and only then
• 🌰A taste of local cuisine that captures Shinshu's autumn in full

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Strolling Bessho Onsen, the 'Kamakura of Shinshu'

• ⛩️Known as the 'Kamakura of Shinshu' for its cluster of temples, including Anraku-ji with its national-treasure octagonal three-story pagoda, and Kitamuki Kannon
• ♨️Visit all three public bathhouses — Ishiyu, Daishiyu, and Oyu
• 🌾A hot spring town set against the pastoral countryside of the Shioda Plain

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Just Half a Day from Tokyo

• 🚄About 1 hour 15 minutes from Tokyo to Ueda by Shinkansen
• 🚃About 25 minutes from Ueda Station to Bessho-Onsen Station on the Ueda Dentetsu Line
• 🚶Within walking distance of Bessho-Onsen Station, with free Wi-Fi, a banquet hall, and mahjong table rental

At Bessho Onsen, Shinshu's oldest hot spring town, sink into a source-fed sulfur bath and open-air tub, then enjoy hand-cut soba made by the owner himself and local dishes built from home-grown vegetables. With just nine Japanese-style rooms, Saito Ryokan welcomes you to a quiet night with the same homely warmth it's carried since it opened.