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Tsumago / O-tsumago
Kakizore (Gorge)
Araragi / Hirose
Tadachi
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Tsumago / O-tsumago

 

Fujioto

Category:Ryokan
Comment:A quiet and charming inn surrounded by a large Japanese-style garden. Enjoy our hoba miso steak (we are a certified retailer of Shinshu beef) and premium horse meat sashimi.

 

Matsushiroya

Category:Ryokan
Comment:Our inn is situated by the old Tsumago road, offering a relaxing stay for our guests since the Edo Period, 200 years ago.

 

Daikichi

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:Enjoy our hearty meals, packed with wonderful seasonal flavors. We serve Kiso wine as an aperitif. Fully air-conditioned rooms. Complimentary yukata, towel, and toothbrush included. Six parking spaces for cars.

 

Sakamotoya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:Enjoy the Edo-Period traveler experience. Located in the center of Tsumago Post Town, it is only one minute from the tourist information center. Look for the navy-colored noren (a store-front cloth sign). The old-fashioned interior structure will make you feel like you are traveling in times gone by. This two-story wooden house has 5 rooms for up to 16 guests. One night with 2 meals: ¥7,500

 

Shimosagaya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:A small inn located in the middle of an old post town, surrounded by mountains and rivers with beautiful seasonal views. Enjoy countryside cooking with edible wild plants and freshwater fish. You will feel warmth, nostalgia, and homage to past travelers throughout this inn. It is like your “home away from home”. Prices start at ¥7,500 (1 night, 2 meals, tax excluded, service fees included)

 

Hanaya

Category:Ryokan
Comment:Established 300 years ago, Hanaya has been welcoming customers with the same quality of heartfelt hospitality since the Edo Period. Guests can enjoy homemade meals with seasonal flavors while listening to the master’s authentic Kiso-bushi songs. We are very popular among guests from overseas.

 

Kameyama

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:Located in O-tsumago, about 15 minutes from Tsumago Post Town, this is a great place for a getaway surrounded by nature. Guests can enjoy the beauty of each season - bright greens and butterflies in spring, deep greens and cicada song in summer, fall foliage and dragonflies in autumn, or sipping sake looking over the snow-covered landscape in winter. All come with gohei-mochi grilled in our irori (a rational Japanese sunken hearth) and meals made from homegrown vegetables and edible wild plants in a homelike atmosphere. We are proud of our frequent repeat customers. A pick-up service is also available.

 

Shimomura

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:A quiet traditional inn of all private-rooms constructed from Japanese cypress and surrounded by nature. Wake up listening to beautiful birdsong in the morning. Enjoy looking at skies filled with shining stars, and watching fireflies dance in the dusk during summer. Attractions include the Fujiwaras’ Residence, a mid-Edo Period family house, currently designated as a regional cultural property by Nagano Prefecture.

 

Tsutamuraya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:This is a family-run lodge was once visited by Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko with their college classmates when they were both still single. We serve homegrown vegetables, edible wild plants, carp from our pond, trout, iwana, char, amago trout, sashimi, stewed carp, carp miso soup and other dishes. Nearby attractions include Prefectural Treasure, the Fujiwaras’ Residence. Take a stroll and enjoy the beautiful countryside scenery, a perfect way to relax, refresh, and recharge.

 

Maruya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:This is a traditional lodging located along the Nakasendo Road, and has been serving as a home for travelers since its foundation in 1789. Come and sit by the irori (traditional Japanese sunken hearth), and take a trip back in time to the good old days.

 

Omiya (temporary closed)

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:temporary closed

 

Koshinzuka

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:An ichirizuka is a distance marker serving as a milestone, built every 4 km along the Nakasendo Road. The Koshinzuka is one of them. Listen to the river running, and discover history while walking on the stone paved roads or riding in an old-style palanquin. Sit by the irori and enjoy our delicious gohei-mochi, freshwater fish, pickles, and local sake while engaging in inspiring conversation on life. You will have a marvelous evening feeling as if time has stopped.

 

Kakizore (Gorge)

 

Hoteiya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:This lodge with an irori (Japanese sunken hearth) is nestled at the entrance of the unexplored Kakizore Gorge. 15 minutes from Tsumago Post Town. Our homemade meals with edible wild plants and homegrown vegetables are local favorites. We are proud to have so many guests who keep coming back. You can enjoy a variety of activities in the Kakizore Gorge, including recreation by the river and hiking while enjoying spring greens or fall leaves. We would like to serve you as your “hometown”, and look forward to your visit.

 

Ichikawa

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:This lodge with an irori (Japanese sunken hearth) is nestled at the entrance of the unexplored Kakizore Gorge. 15 minutes from Tsumago Post Town. Our homemade meals with edible wild plants and homegrown vegetables are local favorites. We are proud to have so many guests who keep coming back. You can enjoy a variety of activities in the Kakizore Gorge, including recreation by the river and hiking while enjoying spring greens or fall leaves. We would like to serve you as your “hometown”, and look forward to your visit.

Furusato (temporary closed)

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:A quiet family-run lodge surrounded by the mountains in Kakizore Gorge.

Suzume

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:We offer fun river activities during summer. Have a fun-filled day in this hidden village full of nature.

Kikori no Ie (Woodcutter’s House)

Category:Lodge
Comment:This lodge uses a demolished and restored house built in the Edo period (1864). The self-cooking style at this lodge will offer you an old-time life experience.

 

Araragi / Hirose

Araragi on-yado
Hashimotoya

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:This lodge uses a demolished and restored house built in the Edo period (1864). The self-cooking style at this lodge will offer you an old-time life experience.

Nakadan no Ie

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:We offer hearty meals, including the popular Gohei-mochi. You can enjoy a beautiful view from our lodge, which changes from season to season. Please come visit us. We are looking forward to seeing you. (Reservations required)

Fukinomori Hot Springs

Category:Hotel Fukinomori
Comment:We offer a large indoor hot spring bath with panoramic views and an open-air bathing area. Relax and enjoy the changing shade of the mountains from season to season. Have a supremely luxurious time soaking in the warm hot springs, in a bathtub crafted from aromatic Japanese cypress.

Fukinomori Hot Springs

Category:Tokonamiso (one night with no meals)
Comment:Come breathe the fresh air, surrounded by the natural aroma of trees.

Nagiso Hot Springs

Category:Hotel Kisoji
Comment:We offer an aromatic Kiso cypress bath experience and the world’s biggest stone bath. A big-scale open-air bathing area. Our creative cuisine offers pleasure both to your appetite and your eyes. Take a journey to a different world.

Takimi Hot Springs

Category:Takimi no Ie
Comment:Takimi no Ie is a modern Japanese lodge situated in the middle of Kiso cypress forest. We only offer one-pair-per-day accommodation. The all-cypress open-air natural hot spring bath and the room with a traditional irori (Japanese sunken hearth) are exclusively yours.

 

Tadachi

Omae (temporary closed)

Category:Family-run lodge
Comment:Situated in a mountain village full of nature near the Tadachi Falls. We are looking forward to serving you our home-cooked dishes, prepared using homegrown vegetables and freshwater fish.

 

Bus and Taxi

Nagiso Sightseeing Taxi

Category:Taxi
Comment:Our experienced drivers would love to serve as your guides to the Kisoji section of the Nakasendo Road and help you enjoy a memorable trip. Small, medium & jumbo size taxis, and mini-busses are all available.

Ontake Transportation

Category:
Comment:Private minibus service available.