Name: Yorozuya
Address: 3137 Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Yamanouchi, Yamanouchi, Yamanouchi, 381-0401, Japan
Rating: 8

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Wow, what an amazing ryokan experience.  If you've never stayed in a traditional ryokan, it is very special.  This traditional Japanese hotel has 2 hot springs on site, and a first class traditional dining experience.  Breakfast and lunch were incredible, traditional, multiple course meals.  If you are staying near the Shiga Kogen ski area, this is the place to stay.  Very relaxing place.  Be sure to try both hot spings on site, as both are unique and have their own special features.  Nothing like a Japanese onsen and sake after a full day of skiing.  We had a car, but it is easy to access the hotel by train.  From Nagano station, take the Nagano line to Shinshu Nakano, then to Yudanaka station.  Total about 1 hour and 10 min from Nagano station by train, then, a 5 minute walk from Yudanaka station to Yoroduya Shoraiso hotel.  The price is worth it!  Must try!

Such a great experience, very unique and first class

We stayed in this ryokan as part of our honeymoon. I am relieved we went to Kyoto first as it could have been quite a culture shock as it was a very Japanese experience. We wore the traditional dressing gowns during our stay and ate a variety of never ending courses at breakfast and dinner, including raw horse! We stayed in an extremely spacious western/Japanese room with a private onsen. I would recommend this for any foreigners who are looking for a bit of quiet time on their trip. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We were both surprised and relieved that they were waiting for us at the train station when we arrived in the dark. We still have no idea how they guessed our train. We were a bit worried they had been waiting their for hours! While in this beautiful area we visited the snow monkey park, which was a unique experience in itself. I would highly recommend this ryokan to anyone who wants to experience what I would imagine is the equivalent of a spa retreat in Japan. It was an unforgettable experience.

A truly luxurious and distinctively Japanese experience.

This hotel is very proximity to the Onsen Street and very Good in the town, clean and big room, very good service (staff can speak english). And they serve a very high quality of dinner. The hotel is located near the yudanaka train station, so dont miss it. Its really good for the Ski trip and Onsen trip!

Premier Class

We stayed here 2 nights to see the snow monkeys and visit Obuse. It was our first Japanese Ryokan so it was quite an experience. After struggling up from the station through the snow with our luggage we were told that we were too early to check in, so had to leave our bags and wander off for some lunch. When we returned we were greeted with green tea and then taken up to our room. There was a step inside the room where you need to take your shoes off, but unfortunately my friend didn't see this, tripped over it and fell headlong. The little lady showing us in seemed more concerned about the need to take shoes off than checking that my friend was actually OK. Inside it was a classic Japanese room with tatami mats, a low table with chairs without legs, a little balcony type area with chairs with legs and a bathroom where the toilet and bath/shower were separated off with their own doors. While we were at dinner the table and chairs were moved aside for futons to be set up on the floor. The ladies on reception were very helpful. They provided us with a map of the hotel showing the location of the restaurant and the baths and they booked us a taxi for the morning so that we could make an early start for the monkey park. When we arrived at the restaurant for dinner we were shown to our own little room with a table and chairs (with legs) with sliding doors where the staff would arrive with all the different courses for dinner. The were aware that I didn't eat meat, so tailored food arrived for me. They really made an effort to explain the courses to us and in some cases to explain how long we needed to leave things on a burner. It was all quite an experience and breakfast was similar, which we hadn't really been prepared for and meant we headed off to find some English tea and coffee afterwards. However, we felt it was a worthwhile experience.

2 night stay

We’d booked to stay here for the one night as part of our visit to see the snow monkeys, as we thought this would be different ... and we certainly weren’t disappointed in this respect.

The Ryokan actually only opened its doors at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, but we weren’t told that, and having arrived by train from Tokyo just after 12 noon, we were trying to gain access at half twelve, only to be turned away.  However, we were allowed to leave our hand luggage with reception (our main cases had been forwarded to an onward hotel), and this gave us the perfect opportunity to visit the snow monkeys.

We returned significantly after three o’clock to be warmly greeted at reception.  Meals were included, so we had to choose between first or second sitting for both the evening dinner and the morning breakfast, before being escorted to our room.  This is where the fun started !

The room itself is the epitome of minimalism.  Stark and simplistic would be a good description, with Japanese mats covering the floor, and furnished with two large square ‘coffee tables’ in the centre, and four legless chairs.  AND NO BED(s) !!!  Shoes were required to be removed prior to accessing the living quarters, and we had to change into yukatas, a light cotton kimono.

We had the option during our stay of using the thermal pools, of which there were two.  One half of the day had men assigned to one pool, and women to the other, and then the other half day the pools were ‘reversed’ so that, after one stay, everyone had the opportunity of using both pools.  However, use of the pools could only be undertaken naked, so we ruled out that option ! 

The evening meal itself was typically Japanese, but I have to say delicious: not too much sushi or wasabi, but a delicate mix of flavours that I appreciated more than the restaurant we’d eaten at in Tokyo a couple of days earlier.  Fortunately, we were ensconced in a little cubicle for two during the meal, and so conversation with other guests, all Japanese, wasn’t an issue !

By the time we made it back to the room that evening, the tables and chairs had been pushed to the side, and futons laid out in the middle, with a duvet arrangement on top.  I expected to struggle sleeping on the floor, but actually had a half reasonable night.  Our one and only gripe with the room was the en-suite: it was small, the hand held shower had barely sufficient pressure to wash the soap away, and stepping in / out of the bath to take the shower needed a distinct level of athleticism !

Breakfast was again very different to anything I’d ever experienced before, and to some degree replicated the dinner we’d had the night before, but not as ornate.  It was pleasing enough, and I ate most things, but if you’re expecting anything resembling a western breakfast, forget it !

Incidentally, we were the only non-Japanese staying at this Ryokan at the time of our visit, and this seems to be supported by TripAdvisor, where there have only been 6 English submissions in the last 10 years. 

Overall, a very novel and different experience, and well worth trying at least once in a lifetime.

An exceptionally different experience !

I think we fell victim to some confusion mentioned in other reviews. Let me try and clarify after visiting:
- There's two hotels. This one (the more expensive one) and the Yoroduya Annex (cheaper one?). They have shared access to bathing facilities. I suspect also dining facilities. They are connected by underground walkway.
- The food was very good. We did the breakfast-only booking so did not try dinner but I was impressed with the quality and range of options, even over multiple days.
- Other reviews mentioned easy english language support. I would say it is manageable but not great. As long as you have no special requests, you'll be fine.
- Other reviews mentioned a shuttle service. We were not offered one to/from the train station or to/from the Snow Monkey Park. It appears that service is operated by the other hotel. 

As far as I can tell, the better option would have been the cheaper Annex hotel, because it maintains access to the same baths, and may have the shuttle as well. I'm really not quite sure why this one is more expensive and I frankly regret paying the higher nightly fee for what I thought was going to be a really premium experience.

Also, after exploring both Yudanaka Onsen (resort area that includes this hotel) as well as Shibu Onsen, Shibu is a much prettier area to walk around, and closer to the Snow Monkey Park. If I went back to the area, I would find a hotel in that resort area instead.

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