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Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei

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A hot spring area with stone steps and a wooden fence.
A traditional Japanese onsen with a wooden bench, a large bathtub, and a tiled wall.
A traditional Japanese building with a wooden roof, a tiled floor, and a bench in front.
A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a low table, and wooden chairs.
A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, low tables, and cushions.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $223
$201 nightly
$223 total
Sep 15 - Sep 16

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2219 Ooazahirao, Yamanouchi, Nagano, 381-0401
  • Place, Shibu
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Shibuyu Bridge
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Yudanaka Hot Spring
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, a low table, and sliding doors.

Japanese Style Room

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a low table, and sliding doors.

Japanese Style Room - B

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a low table, and a sliding door.

Japanese Style Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

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About the neighborhood

Yamanouchi

With a stay at Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei in Yamanouchi, you'll be a 1-minute drive from Shibu and 10 minutes from Shiga Kogen Ski Area. .This ryokan is 18.9 mi (30.4 km) from Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort and 15.2 mi (24.4 km) from Madarao Kogen Ski Resort.

What's nearby

  • Shibu - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Shibuyu Bridge - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Sake Storehouse and Museum - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Yudanaka Hot Spring - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Joshin'etsu-kogen National Park - 4 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Yudanaka Station - 8 min drive
  • Shinshu - Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) - 96 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪味処 みかさ - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪羅臼庵 - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪HAKKO BEER STAND - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪福十拉 - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪YUDANAKA BREWERY COMPLEX “U” - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and slippers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature down comforters. This Yamanouchi ryokan provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include toilets with an electronic bidet and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Private bath/onsen services include an indoor private onsen (in communal space). Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. There are hot springs on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have hair dryers and slippers. Conveniences include phones and safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as hot springs or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the ryokan's room service (during limited hours).
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free area shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Valet parking on site (JPY 800 per night)

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Hot springs

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Spa

  • Hot springs
  • Private indoor onsen (mineral springs) in communal space
  • Public indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Public outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Genkan (entryway)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toilet with electronic bidet
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Tatami (woven mat) flooring

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: JPY 150.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: JPY 800 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Guests with tattoos are not able to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Inn Yamanouchi

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Inn

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Yamanouchi

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Ryokan

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Yamanouchi

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Ryokan Yamanouchi

Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 53 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

The location was amazing and the staff was extremely helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

wang firn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

excellent ryotan

futon was v comfortable and service impeccable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Boris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed at Ichinoyu Katei for one night and had an excellent experience. Futons were very comfortable, the breakfast in the morning was in the traditional Japanese style. There are two areas on the upper floor (gender-separated) with two hot baths, one indoors and one outdoors in each area. We were given the key to visit the town's public baths. The staff were very friendly and took care of us. They do speak sufficient English. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

aurora

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What a gem! Shibu Onsen Ichinoyu Katei is an experience in itself. A short ride from Yudanaka train station, this tradițional ryokhan is excellent. As soon as you arrive you will be greated by the hotel manager (okamisan) who is attentive and will answer any questions. Dinner and breakfast were included in the price and the food was amazing. Traditional food was prepared with attention to the details and served by lovely staff. Be punctual. Dinner at 630 and breakfast at 730. There are nine public onsen which can be accessed by a key you will receive at the hotel and the hotel has its own onsen, one inside and one outside with a view of the montainous horizon. Room is trafitional japanese. Confortable sleep. The snowmonkey park is not far and you can get a lift from the hotel and will be dropped off nearby the park. You will the walk about 15 min to the entrance, hiking through the gorgeous forest with extremely tall trees and hot springs. The snowmonkeys are adorable. Amazing memories.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Clarice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

First Trip to Yudanaka Nagano to Snow Money Town

This is our first trip to see the snow monkey park at Yudanaka-Nagano, along the way we decided to include an onsen stay . This hotel at Shibu Onsen Inchinoyu Katei offers free roundabout shuttle from/to Yudanaka station and hotel. However, you will need to make call arrangement with the help from the native jap staff from tourist information counter located at Yudanaka station. Do make use of google translate to help you in the process as the native jap has minimum understanding of english. You can also pay a visit to the snow monkey park using the bus service (for snow monkey 2 days pass) and it is a short bus journey. For convenience of travelling light, it is recommended that you temporarily deposit your bags at station and it is 500 yen for baggage deposit. Note that you will need to walk up the trekking pathway to snow monkey park and it will be 40 mins on foot from where the bus alights you at the bus stop. The overall experience for the hotel onsen is an eye opener as you get to experience local traditional jap food and culture. The food is more to a healthier diet and taste. Service is excellent from a warm welcome by front desk to the servers at their kitchen. They provide extra mile service and care to the customers. Do enquire with them on the do's and don't 's for first timer use of onsen. Do not overly soak yourself in the hot waters as your body might not be able to take it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Synnøve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nydelig hotell med godt vertskap! God mat og flott med tilbud om lokal transport i området rundt (eks til monkey park og togstasjonen). Utrolig fornøyd med mitt opphold her! Anbefales på det sterkeste! Det ligger midt i sentrum av Shibu onsen, perfekt dersom man ønsker å bruke de varme kildene (onsen) i området!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

????

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
後から食事頼まなくて、困りました。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lai Hong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
服務認真，態度親切。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
全体的に清潔感があってよかったです。裸足で廊下の畳の上を歩いていても気持ちよかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

KAZUTAKA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
撮影スポットとして知られる金具屋の隣にあり、サービスも行き届いていて食事もとても美味しく頂きました。また利用したい旅館です。
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mihoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful place

Staff were so nice and kind. The place was great and in the great location. We definitely want to come back and recommend people. The hot tub was too hot.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tsutomu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

9つの温泉巡り

温泉巡りがしやすい立地でした。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

NOZOMU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

雪の中の温泉に行く時

中々良い旅館でした。 しかし外の温泉行く時は下駄はやめた方がいいです。滑りまくって危険でした。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

HIROKI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

千と千尋の神隠し

温泉街雰囲気を楽しめるいぃ宿です。 とても綺麗で女将さんの対応も素晴らしかったです。 露天風呂もあり温泉街を一望できます。 猿も自由に旅館の屋根で遊んだりしていて見ていて楽しかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the staff and room. The showers are with the Onsen so it’s a little strange as a American used to so much privacy but luckily there was only one time there was another women out of the three nights we stayed. Food is all Japan style but amazing. Loved our stay
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved my stay here. The staff were such a delight and the rooms were beautiful. The hotel is located in a beautiful traditional settings and staff were happy to point or take you in the right direction.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing traditional Ryokan!!!

This hotel was AMAZING!!! The whole area was great, we did the whole 9 Onsen thing, had the Kaiseki dinner and breakfast the next morning (there was coffee!!!) and then went to see the snow monkeys (which were probably my favorite part of the entire trip). The staff was absolutely perfect, extremely helpful and did even more than we could ask for. It took a bit of effort to get up here (check out the shibu onsen website for train dets) but was completely worth it. We would definitely stay here again. Also, when you get to the train station in Shibu, go to the information kiosk and tell them you'd like them to call Ichinoyu to come pick you up - apparently this is totally normal. They came about 5 minutes later to drive us to the hotel. And then the next morning they drove us up to the snow monkeys. All free. Absolutely stay here, it will totally make your trip!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything you could possibly want from a traditional Japanese inn. Everything was second to none. A real cultural experience. Can’t really put into words how special this place is
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely family owned ryokan

This was a lovely family owned ryokan that is very convenient & cozy for seeing the snow monkeys and having an onsen experience. The staff bent over backwards to help and spoke a little English. I would recommend getting meals included as the food was very good, had a lot of variety and was high quality keiseki cuisine. The rooms had Japanese kotatsu or heating tables in them and were warm and quiet. There is no shower in them, only toilet and sink. You have to use the public shared female or male bath with onsen in the hotel, or use one of the public onsens on the street. This hotel is very conveniently located on the famous onsen street and you get a master key to experience all the onsens located on this street each purported to have different healing properties. This is a lovely experience not to be missed!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Agnes

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Great ryokan experience for kaiseki cuisine and onsen hoping !
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

yo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
素泊まりでの利用でしたが、フロントの方の対応がとてもよく、周辺のお店の案内や、車の移動などとてもよかったです。温泉も、館内と外湯巡りと出来るので素晴らしい。 次回は食事付きでいきたいです。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service the owners are very helpful and friendly. I would stay here again. The Japanese style room was great and the outdoor bath on the roof was great on a cold snowy night
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

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Best place I've ever stayed - didn't want to leave

My favourite hotel in Japan, with my favourite host and in my favourite location. The ryokan is square in the middle of Shibu Onsen, perfect for visiting the public onsens. And if you feel shy, not only does it have its own hot spring bath, there is even a private one. The rooms are huge, warm and comfortable, with your own dining area views onto the quaint street. The shuttle from Yudanaka stops about 100m from it too, which also takes you up to the amazing monkey park in 20 minutes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Moto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

温泉の真ん中にある快適なホテル。

従業員の対応、女将さんの手際の良さ、廊下、部屋、ロービーすべてに快適なホテルです。温泉の泉質も大湯の前にあるだけに赤茶色の鉄分を多く含んだもののようでした。食事も１品１品が丁寧でよい味でしたが練り物が３品ほどで、鯛とレンコンと最後の芋とひき肉のものは良いのですが、そばの練り物がお肉類だと子供や若い人には良い気がしました。
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lian Hoe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Place for Onsen lovers

Nice kaiseki dinner and breakfast was served. Had free use of small private bath. Great place for onsen lovers as guests have free access to 9 different onsen all over the little village. Village is next to narrow road up to snow monkey park