SHOHO

The most spacious 5 star onsen ryokan in Nagano. Enjoy a hot spring bath with an immense sense of freedom and a view of the Northern Alps from every guest room.

The elevation of Matsumoto’s Utsukushigahara Hot Springs is practically the same as the height of Tokyo Skytree. From this location, every room has a view of the Northern Alps and the castle town of Matsumoto. The restaurant has been newly renovated with a brick oven. The hot spring has an ample flow of warm water that will satisfy visitors from around the world.

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Combined Japanese and Western style rooms with outside hot spring bath

Enjoy superb views of Matsumoto while relaxing in the onsen hot springs. To allow our guests to best experience the super location of Shoho, and enjoy time in which to relax and unwind, we have launched our new guest rooms which have a real sense of openness and are each equipped with an outside hot spring bathThese combined Japanese and Western style rooms mean that you can both relax in the comfort of the Japanese-style area, but also enjoy sleeping in a bed. We hope that you will enjoy a stay in our high quality and relaxing rooms.

Combined Japanese and Western style rooms with outside hot spring bath

We serve food freshly cooked made in the open kitchen, and also have private rooms to allow guests to enjoy their time in their own way. Our food makes use of delicious ingredients from the mountains and fields of Nagano Prefecture, which is known as a place where people live healthy and long lives.

Breakfast is made in front of your eyes making liberal use of ingredients from the Nagano area. Our renovated open kitchen is a lively place where you can watch our cooks make fresh omelettes and fried eggs from the eggs of chickens raised in the Nagano area.
Over 40 different types of Japanese and Western foods are available on the buffet, including foods that are typical of the Shinshu area such as oyaki dumplings and nozawana pickles.

Breakfast is served in buffet style with both Japanese and western foods available. Dinner is traditional Japanese multi-course meal called ‘Kaiseki Ryori’. Breakfast and Dinner are included in the charge for the room.

Combined Japanese and Western style rooms with outside hot spring bath

For the sake of our guests arriving by train, we operate a free shuttle bus service between Matsumoto Station and Shoho. We look forward to you using this service.

The service can be used even by guests arriving on their own
There is no need to make a reservation for the free bus service
It is possible to leave your luggage at the Ace Inn Matsumoto next to Matsumoto Station
Buses to use on arrival (Matsumoto Station to Shoho)
16:00 Departure, 17:00 Departure
Buses to use on departure from the hotel (Shoho to Matsumoto Station)
9:00 Departure, 10:00 Departure

Room overview
- Type of room / Number of rooms
- Japanese-style room / 67
- Twin room / 8
- Western-style room with bathroom view / 12
- Japanese & western mixed-style room with open-air bath / 8
Main bathing areas
- Scenic bath “Utsukushi-no-yu”
- “Tsukama-no-yu” w/ indoor baths
- Open-air garden bath & Jacuzzi bath
- “Hana-no-Ashiyu” foot bath
Private baths
- Hisho-no-yu
- Kiho-no-yu
- Goten-no-yu
Banquet halls
- Fuyunoma - 502 m2
- Tatami banquet halls
- Tachibananoma - 272 tatami mats (can be divided into 3)
- Other small and medium sized spaces (18 venues)
Restaurants
- Seasonal Vegetable Dining “Shinshu”
- Traditional Japanese dining “Kihachi”
- Private dining room “Kamikochi”
Hotel facilities

Free Wi-Fi / After party venue “Fuwari” / Karaoke rooms / Lounge “Shakunage” / Shop / Massage room / Relaxation & Aesthetic salon / Garden terrace
Parking area

150 cars (Free of charge)