Hakuba
Yamanosato Hotel Hakuba Hifumi
Room with private open air bath
The hot spring in this Japanese style Onsen Ryokan has a alkaline pH value of 11.2. It helps to make your skins smoother. There are some footbaths around this inn. Hakuba is the popular ski resort in Japan. You can enjoy trekking, paragliding in summer season.
Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium ( The Nagano Winter Olympic in 1998 ) is 5min. drive, Tsugaike Kogen ski resort is 20min. drive, Azumino is 1hr 30min. drive, Zenkoji shrine is 1hr 30min drive by car.
5 minutes from Hakuba station by taxi.
Kamikochi / Shirahone Onsen
Yumoto-Saito Ryokan
Room with private open air bath
36 minutes by direct bus ( Not often ) from Shirahone Onsen Bus Stop to Kamikochi Bus Terminal ( Alpico Kotsu / Matsumoto Dentetsu ), or 30 minutes drive from the ryokan to Sawando Bus Stop, then 20 minutes drive by bus or taxi to Kamikochi. 20 minutes drive from the ryokan to Norikura Kogen Highland.
Ryokan is 10 minutes on foot from Shirahone Onsen Bus Stop.
Yudanaka Shibu / Shiga Kogen
Yorozuya Shoraiso
Hot springs with Japanese Garden
There are private-use onsen and guest rooms with private onsen (open-air).
15 minutes on foot to Shibu Onsen. 5 minutes drive to the parking lot for Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park (Snow Monkey) / Jigokudani Yaen Koen. 20 minutes drive to Shiga Kogen.
Shinshu Takayama Yamada Onsen
Fukeikan
Private-use Onsen
Karuizawa
Hotel Cypress Karuizawa
Room with private open air bath
Radium hot springs, jacuzzies, saunas are available. There are also public open air baths ( high concentration carbonated spring ).
25 minutes on foot to Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza Street / Karuizawa-machi. 15 minutes on foot to Karuizawa Pince Shopping Plaza ( Outlet Mall ). 5 minutes drive to Karuizawa Prince Hotel Snow Resorts.
15 minutes on foot from JR Nagano Shinkansen Karuizawa Station. Approx. 15 minutes drive ( 10km ) from Joshin-Etsu Expressway Usui-Karuizawa IC.
The first rule of onsen hot springs etiquette is that swimsuits are not allowed. If the thought of being naked worries you, or for those guests who feel reluctant to bathe in the presence of others, we recommend choosing accommodations with private onsen such as chartered family outdoor baths (reservations required) or guest rooms with open-air baths.