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Shinshu Shimosuwa Onsen Gingetsu
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Things to do

Welcome! To another house! The Gingetsu will help you to make your stay a memorable one

Recommended way to spend

Here's how to fully enjoy Gingetsu, Shimosuwa Onsen, Shinshu as the "Village of the Gods."

  • Enjoy walking around Suwa Taisha, visiting the old post town, and exploring the hot springs.

    Enjoy a leisurely stroll around Gingetsu area.It's a 3-minute walk to Suwa Taisha Shrine's Shimosha Akimiya, and 15 minutes to Harumiya and Manji no Sekibutsu (stone buddha of Manji).When you come, please enjoy paying your respects and greeting the gods.
    This area retains the charm of Monzenmachi for Suwa and the only hot spring inn Nakasendo.Numerous Honjin and hot spring bathhouses still retain the strong atmosphere of a post town.If you get tired from walking around town, you can soak your feet in a footbath or a hot spring bath to wash away the sweat.
    In the surrounding area, you can experience the origins of Shimosuwa's craftsmanship Shimosuwa like Shimosuwa Konjakukan Oideya), the Hoshigato Museum Yanoneya, the Nidec Sankyo Corp. music box Memorial suwanone, and Ombashirakan Yoisa
    If your stomach is empty, go for a luncheon specialty of Shinshu such as soba and eel.Taking a break at a cafe sounds nice too.

    • Suwa Suwa Taisha Suwa Shrine throughout Japan.Forging a connection with Suwa -sama

      Early Morning Worship Service ~Information about Asamikesai ~

      We will guide you to the "Asamikesai at Suwa Taisha Akimiya, where offerings are presented to the gods.
      Let us forge a deep connection with Suwa sama through the solemn Shinto rituals held early in the morning.
      Along with the Shinto rituals, we will also guide you through the history and culture of Suwa juku, the only post town among the 69 post towns along Nakasendo that boasted a hot spring.
      Please gather in the lobby at 5:45.The tour will take approximately one hour.
      【One person:1500 yen. A commemorative gift will be given only to participants.】

    • Visiting public bathhouses with natural hot springs is fun.

      You can go to a hot spring at 5:30 in the morning!?
      There are several public bathhouses in this area that use natural hot spring water flowing directly from the source, and even the showers use hot spring water.
      During Edo Period period, Best Three Famous Onsen of Suwa were "Wata-no-yu," which gushed forth in the post town's wholesale district; "Koyu said to have been used by ascetic monks during the Kamakura period. 『Tanga-no-yu]Other notable hot springs include Shin-yu, where a new hot spring source was discovered in the early Showa Period period; Sugano Onsen, with its retro-style reception area that looks like something out of a movie; and Yagi Onsen, which is unexpectedly located in a residential area.
      It's also fun to experience the hot spring bathing culture, which is deeply integrated into the lives of the townspeople, as if you were a local.

  • A cycling tour of Shimosuwa and the surrounding area.

    It is convenient if you use bicycle to highlight such as Lake Suwa Geyser Center Suwa Lake a little distance to walk, footbath around Kami-Suwa Station, Lake Suwa Geyser Center.
    The area around Suwa Lake is divided into separate paths for bicycles, walking and jogging, and roads for cars.
    The lakeside boasts numerous art museums and galleries, including Kitazawa Museum of Art of Art, which houses French Art Nouveau glass art, as well as Harmo Museum and TAIZI HARADA ART MUSEUM.Suwa, in particular, has numerous art museums and museums around the lake, making it a relaxing way to spend a holiday to enjoy art while feeling the breeze from the lakeside.

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      There are also plenty of rental bicycles available.

      Registration is available at JR Shimo-Suwa Station, Tomonomachi Parking Lot, and Shimosuwa Konjakukan Oideya.
      The closest museum to ours is Shimosuwa Konjakukan Oideya, which is a 2-minute walk away.

  • Enjoy the beautiful scenery and nature.

    From being touched in nature, such as the specified Yashimagahara Marsh go about 45 minutes by car to Kirigamine Plateau and national natural monument is also a feature of Shimosuwa
    Mt Yatsugatake is a high-altitude Yajima Marsh located at an elevation of approximately 1632m in the northwestern part of Kirigamine in the central part of the Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen National Park.The wetlands are home to many valuable plants and animals, and the Schlegel's tree frog that inhabits them has been selected as one of the "100 Sounds of Nature" by the Ministry of the Environment.
    Furthermore, because there are few artificial objects or buildings in the surrounding area that provide light, you can enjoy a sky full of stars that seem to rain down on you.
    • Early summer marsh, rare shoelg eogael's singing voice to the ear

      Kirigamine Plateau tourist information

      Kirigamine Plateau seasonal alpine plants meet at the Kirigamine Plateau. You can also view Mt Fuji, the Alps, and Mt Yatsugatake.
      Lake Shirakaba is also recommended to use the Venus Line, which offers easy access to Lake Shirakaba, Kurumayama Plateau, and Utsukushigahara. Please enjoy various plants and flowers every season.

  • Shimosuwa to Okaya - Kamisuwa, Chino, visiting sake breweries

    There are a number of brewing in the Suwa Region, Okaya and Kamisuwa, Koten you wait your feet up Chino, Miwatari, Reijin, Honkin, Yokobue, Masumi, Maihime, there is a wine cellar, such as Daiya Kiku

    • All the warehouses of 9 stores of sake barrels and Suwa dedicated to the precincts are preserved

      Suwa no Kuramoto

      Try drinking around each sake brewery and try finding your favorite stocks.

  • Visit history related land

    Many of the remains and historical spot until the old leading to the Jomon Era Edo, including the Suwa Taisha in Suwa is.
    Also meet you in the Kamen no Megami (masked goddess) and clay figures of national treasure Jomon Venus at the nearby Aotsuka Tomb Yamada Chino Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology you wait your feet up.
    • Onbashira Festival, length 17 m, diameter 1 m or more, a big tree of fir is descending at a Kiotoshi-zaka Slope at once

      Onbashira Festival

      Japanese Best Three Famous Eccentric Festivals is known as one tree drop of the hill and Suwa Taisha anecdotes of faith Shingen Takeda was thicker to the Suwa Taisha of Onbashira Festival remains Shochi River, Takashima Castle which was called the Floating Castle in Suwa Edo period of active in the tumultuous period was Sekihotai (red vanguard) the led was Sozo Sagara demise land of Sakigakezuka (grave) Sagarazuka (grave), etc., etc.···
      There is not much more to it.


      ◆◆◆Well, the young service manager of the hotel loves history.Please do not hesitate to contact us about the recommended history course.◆◆◆