New ryokan at Shibu Onsen hot spring!
At Shibu Onsen spa, which has a 1,300-year history,
the original Koishiya Ryokan was built according to elaborate plans by craftsmen in the early Showa Period (1926–1989).
Regrettably, it eventually closed. However, in August 2015, it was brought back to life to pass on its wonderful legacy to future generations.
Koishiya Ryokan has been reborn with a mixture of the old and new.
The Japanese-style guest rooms retain their original charm, while the ryokan has been revamped to suit today’s travel style.
It is now a pleasant and low-cost inn.
We also have a café and bar for guests and non-guests.
Breakfast is our excellent coffee and sandwiches. For dinner, enjoy wine produced in Nagano, appetizers, meat dishes, pasta, and more.
STAY
The Japanese-style rooms have exquisite wooden transoms and other intricate detail made by highly skilled craftsmen in the early Showa Period.
To make it easy and affordable, we have simplified our services.
After you check in, since our staff will not enter your room, please set your futon by yourself.
There is no TV and no refrigerator in the room.
A yukata robe, bath towels, and face towels, toothbrush, razor, shampoo and bodysoap are provided. No other amenities are provided. (Except in dormitory rooms.)
The restrooms are communal and have been renovated. (Separate for men and women.)
※KOISHIYA RYOKAN is old wooden building. We kindly ask you to stay quiet between 10pm-7am.
※There is NO elevator in our buildhing.
Room Rates
■Japanese-style room: With 2 persons per room, starting from ¥3,500 per adult (excluding tax).
The room size (6 to 10 tatami mats) will differ depending on the number of guests staying in the room.
*Please note that guests cannot request which room to stay in.
■Dormitory: ¥3,000 per adult (excluding tax)
Women’s shared room (8 tatami mats) and men’s shared room (22.5 tatami mats) are available.
CAFÉ & BAR
The first floor of the ryokan is a café and bar.
In the morning, it is a sandwich shop. In the evening, it becomes a café and bar serving wine made in Nagano and meals made with many ingredients from the Shinshu (Nagano) Region.
The standing bar offers drinks for as low as ¥500.
Guests staying at nearby ryokan can also drop by for a drink while touring different hot spring baths.
Hot Spring / SPA
Guests staying at Koishiya Ryokan can enjoy 9 public local baths in Shibu Onsen for free(6am-10pm). All the baths have different sources and effects. Let’s go experience Japanese traditional onsen culture.
Koishiya Ryokan guests can also enjoy a hot spring at Yudanaka Onsen Yoroduya(¥1000) which is a long-established ryokan, and Sansuikaku Private Outside Bath(¥1000) Booking is essencial upon your arrival.
※Koishiya Ryokan does not have a hot spring facility. It has only two private shower stalls.
ACCESS
2277 Hirao Ymanouchi-town Nagano,381-0401 japan