YAMADA ONSEN · NAGANO
YAMADA ONSEN · NAGANO
Day-use Onsen & Lunch — Nagano
Order lunch and the day-use onsen is free.
From 11:00 to 16:00 the semi-private spaces and the rest room are yours at no extra charge. Enjoy a day trip with a touch of luxury, with family or with friends.
Onsen Lunch Plan
After the onsen has settled you, lunch is waiting — made with plenty of ingredients from Takayama Village itself. The most popular of all is our standard: the Shinshu Takayama Bowl and mushroom hotpot set.
The Shinshu Takayama Bowl comes piled generously with steak. The hotpot we are known for holds more than ten kinds of mushroom picked in the mountains here, in a fermented sauce we make ourselves. Food that sits gently with a body fresh from the bath.
Menu & Price
| Lunch hours | 11:00–14:30 (last order 14:00) |
|---|---|
| Shinshu Takayama Bowl set | ¥2,680 (tax included) |
| Shinshu unagi (eel) set | ¥3,680 (tax included) |
| Fiery fried rice by Patch, our aufguss master | ¥1,680 (tax included) |
| And more | Soba noodles and other dishes are on the menu too. |
| All-you-can-drink soft drinks | ¥780 |
| All-you-can-drink alcohol | ¥1,680 (for guests ordering a meal) |
After totonoi, taste the toji lunch at MATSUKAWAKAN — the kind that fills body and mind at once. Prices are subject to change; please confirm on the booking site.
Onsen & Sauna
The inner bath at MATSUKAWAKAN is open to day visitors as well. The soft water of the Yamada Onsen source warms you slowly, right through to the core. Natural light falls into the bathroom, and a quiet spreads that makes everyday life easy to forget.
This is not a large bathing complex with every facility. What it has is the real quiet, and the ease of toji (therapeutic hot-spring bathing), that only a ryokan can give you. Leave the noise of the city behind and give yourself to the plain scent of wood and the warmth of the water.
Guide
| Hours | 11:00–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Semi-private rest room | 11:00–16:00 |
| Rest room | 11:00–16:00 |
| Bathing | Free when you reserve lunch |
| Reservation | Not required — simply come as you are |
Private Open-air Bath
| Hours | 11:30–15:00 |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Can be booked on arrival. Slots are few, so we recommend booking in advance. |
| Price | * Charged separately as an option: ¥1,000 / 45 min |
Sotoyu — Public Baths
There are two public bathhouses (sotoyu) within walking distance of MATSUKAWAKAN. Both are old communal bathhouses drawing on the Yamada Onsen source.
A special communal bathhouse long used by the people who live here. It is not built for tourists, and the plain, unaffected feel of it is exactly the appeal. Drop in, sink into the water — time that sits somewhere between everyday life and a journey. Day-use guests are welcome here as well, though it may occasionally be closed for cleaning. Overnight guests can always bathe there.
The central bath of Yamada Onsen, in use since the Edo period. A bathhouse with real history, loved by people here for generations. The building is simple, but the softness and the warmth of the source come through.
* Charged separately as an option: ¥300
Forest & Tenku Sauna
This is nothing like a city sauna surrounded by man-made things. Birdsong, the sound of trees moving in the wind, light coming through the leaves. Soft earth and moss underfoot, and the deep green of the forest in front of you.
Step into the sauna room, pour a slow löyly, and the heat works gently into the core of you while the scent of wood and the pulse of the place seem to travel through your whole body. When you come out, there is a natural cold-water bath fed by the water of Takayama Village. Even the cold striking your skin feels good. Take a deep breath and your five senses open of their own accord.
| Hours | 11:00–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Price | ¥1,700 with lunch |
| Reservation | Please choose your preferred time when you book |
Sauna room: a room rich with the scent of wood, built with hinoki cypress throughout. A HARVIA tower stove and radiant heat from stone warm you properly from the core. Through the small window, a fine view of the mountain ridgelines and the sky.
Cold-water bath: filled with the water of Takayama Village. Guests say it is soft and gentle on the skin. Properly cold, and ideal for reaching totonoi.
Cooling off in the open air: from a private cooling space, Matsukawa Gorge and the sky are yours alone. The night sky here has been ranked third in the world. In autumn, the view is one of Japan’s 100 best autumn-leaf spots.
| Hours | 11:00–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Price | ¥3,000 per person with lunch |
| Reservation | Slots are few, so we recommend booking in advance |
Private Rest
Day visitors to the baths may also rest in the semi-private space or the rest room between 11:00 and 16:00. After the onsen or the sauna, take your time in a quiet room.
Rental & Option
Forgot something? You can rent it. So that you can arrive empty-handed and still enjoy the day-use onsen and sauna, MATSUKAWAKAN keeps a range of items for hire.
| Face towel | ¥150 (free for overnight guests) |
|---|---|
| Bath towel | ¥200 |
| Sauna poncho | ¥680 |
| Swimsuit for the sauna | ¥500 |
| All-you-can-drink soft drinks | ¥780 |
|---|---|
| All-you-can-drink alcohol | ¥1,500 |
| Oyu | ¥300 |
| Private open-air bath | ¥1,000 / 45 min |
| Karaoke | ¥1,000 per person / 1 hour |
| Private Tenku Sauna | ¥3,000 per person / 2 hours |
Guests using the sauna are asked to wear a swimsuit and a sauna poncho. Anything you need can be rented on the day, so please just ask. Prices are subject to change; please confirm on the booking site.
Day use of the baths alone is ¥650, with no reservation needed. There is also a day-use sauna plan that puts the Forest Sauna together with the onsen.
Stay the night and the Forest Sauna is free and the inner bath is open until 24:00. From 20:00 to 23:00 the sauna is reserved for overnight guests. You can compare the difference with day use in figures.
Reservation
Settle, be healed, be filled. A day at the MATSUKAWAKAN baths does not stop at “just a hot spring”.
One piece of luxury for one day of your life. This is an experience you will find nowhere else.