[2025 Yamanouchi Stay] Travel Guide for Shibuonsen Taiyokan Yamatoya (Updated Apr)

#SummerWeekendTrip Shibu Onsen is said to have a Spirited Away-like inn. Traditional inns line the narrow stone-paved streets. The specialty here is the "Kyuto Meguri" outdoor bath tour, and if you stay at an affiliated inn, you can visit nine small hot springs. It is said that Shingen also stopped by, and there are foot baths in various places. There are now dormitory accommodations, so if you are a hot spring enthusiast, why not give it a try? (Check with your inn whether you can visit the nine baths.)

Nagano Shibu Onsen ♨️ Shunran no Yado Sakaeya ~🍱Dinner🍶~ ⁡ 1st photo → Appetizer The soba tofu was chewy and delicious!!! ⁡ 2nd photo → Assorted sashimi Carp, flounder, soba, amberjack, scallop, salmon, snow crab🦀 The carp didn't smell fishy at all and was delicious👀 ⁡ 3rd photo → Horse sashimi🐴 I ordered more!!! It was 1980 yen for 6 slices, so it might be a little pricey. ⁡ 4th photo → Marble pork in soy milk hotpot🫕 The meat was soft, and the soy milk hotpot soup was really delicious. ⁡ 5th photo → Sautéed Shinano snow trout with herbs Enjoy the texture of the perilla leaves, myoga, mitsuba, and walnuts. Delicious. ⁡ 6th photo → Pheasant and turnip stew It's delicious like regular chicken breast meat, and it's not too strong. It's good when eaten with bean paste and daikon radish. By the way, pheasant is said to be good for the skin 👀 ⁡ 7th photo → Shinshu Kuroge Wagyu beef fillet grilled on lava stone The meat was so tender... 🐮 ⁡ 8th photo → Rice, miso soup, pickles It's really delicious to eat rice with miso. The rice is also shiny and has just the right amount of hardness. If I wasn't so full, I would have wanted a second serving 🥺 ⁡ 9th photo → Dessert The miso pudding is really good. ⁡ 10th photo → Sake I drank with rice 🍶 11th and 12th photos → Decorations in the hallway leading to the room ⛱ ⁡ My basic impression is that it was delicious, I want to do something about it...!!! But anyway, I can say that everything was delicious. #ShibuOnsen #ShunranNoYadoSakaeya ​​#Onsen #OnsenTrip #Nagano #Dinner #FoodAtHome #t2203

Nagano Shibu Onsen♨️ Haruno-no-Yado Sakaeya ~Private Loyly Sauna~ 100 minutes for 1-2 people for 6,600 yen👀 Even if you are not staying overnight, you can use the private loyly sauna🧖‍♀️ ⚫︎Loyly sauna ⚫︎Hot spring water flowing directly from the source♨️ ⚫︎Cold water bath with ice to make it ice cold ⚫︎Open-air bath and indoor bath available ⚫︎Free drinks ⚫︎You can choose the aroma for loyly🍃 ⚫︎You can eat shaved ice🍧 ⚫︎The sauna hat and poncho are cute and comfortable I've been wanting to go ever since I found it on Twitter. I finally got to go🥺 In addition to the 100-minute course, there is also a 45-minute course, but there are some differences, such as the sauna hat and poncho not included! When making a reservation, please check Sakaeya's official website 😇 #ShibuOnsen #ShunranNoYadoSakaeya ​​#HotSpring #HotSpringTrip #Loyly #Sauna #t2203

Nagano Shibu Onsen ♨️ Shunran no Yado Sakaeya ~Modern Japanese room with tatami seating~ ⁡ 🚄Tokyo to Nagano Station by Hokuriku Shinkansen, about 1 hour 30 minutes 🚃Nagano Electric Railway Nagano to Yudanaka Station by limited express, about 45 minutes 🚗5-10 minutes by taxi from Yudanaka Station or 👣About 30 minutes on foot from Yudanaka Station ⁡ First time in 4 years? I went to Shibu Onsen around !!! I hadn't been to Shibu Onsen in a while, and I saw on Twitter that they have a private loyly sauna, so I wanted to go to this inn♨️ ⁡ ✔️Recommended points ⚫︎You can visit the 9 outdoor baths at Shibu Onsen🗝 ※If you stay at Shibu Onsen, you will have a key in your room that will allow you to visit the outdoor baths as many times as you like for free during your stay🥺 ⚫︎It is a blend of two types of hot springs, one with a high iron content and one with a sulfur content♨️ The water is a bit brownish and cloudy!!! ⚫︎There is a deep bathtub that is 90cm deep!!! You can enter like you would enter a sunken kotatsu, and the hot spring water will be up to your neck, so you can stay in it in a comfortable position for as long as you like. ⚫︎The inside and rooms are clean✨ ※Shibu Onsen has many quaint retro inns, but Sakaeya ​​has been renovated and has a new design!!! ⚫︎There are two room keys. ※I've recently realized that this is important...I'll write about it in the future👀 ⚫︎The rice is delicious, and the miso pudding is delicious🍮 ⚫︎There's a private loyly sauna! (additional charge) It was so amazing, I'll put it in another post!!! ⚫︎All-you-can-drink tea and coffee in a little lounge called the conversation room☕️ You can also write picture postcards🎨 ⚫︎To prevent people from putting on the wrong slippers, you can stick stickers with your own markings on them♨️(6th photo) ⁡ ⁡ ✔️Points to note ⚫︎It may be difficult to access? ! ? *Calculated from Tokyo, but if you don't transfer from the nearest station or use the Nagano Electric Railway's limited express, it can take more than 3 hours...!!! I quite like train trips🚃, so this isn't too bad!!! Honestly, there's nothing else👀 It was really fulfilling~ Shibu Onsen is really fun to walk around with your geta clogs clanging, so it's a hot spring that I definitely recommend you go to!!! #ShibuOnsen #ShunranNoYadoSakaeya ​​#Nagano #OutdoorBathTour #HotSpring #HotSpringTrip #Sauna #t2203

Nagano Shibu Onsen area, a quiet little settlement. Daiyokan is located right across the river from the onsen street, and you can enjoy the view of the river and the onsen street from your room. A small hotel, but the meals are not to be underestimated, especially the soy-braised carp, which is very impressive, and the whole stewed apple is also amazing. The beef is also very delicious 😋. A private room is provided for four people, making dining very comfortable, and breakfast is served in the same place. There is one indoor and one outdoor bath in the onsen. If you go a bit later, there won't be many people, making it very comfortable and relaxing. After soaking, there are massage chairs or foot massages available 👍. After soaking in the onsen, go back to your room and enjoy some Shinshu fruits for a good night's sleep. The bed is quite comfortable, and the young hostess is very enthusiastic. When we left the next day, she saw us off at the door until we drove away 👍.