Hoshi Onsen Chojukan
法師温泉 長寿館36°45′ N 138°50′ ERyokan
Hoshi Onsen Chojukan suits onsen purists who want to sleep in a registered cultural property and bathe in water rising straight up under the tub, and its main bath is mixed with no bathing wear.
Guests
2 guests
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- Meals
- Dinner and breakfast of seasonal mountain dishes from local produce, with the menu changing by season.
- Best for
- Onsen purists, architecture lovers
- Onsen
- Shared baths
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Hoshi Onsen Chojukan
Chojukan has four buildings of rooms. The main building and the 1940 annex are registered tangible cultural properties, and every one of the annex's ten identical rooms looks over the Hoshi River through old Taisho-era glass. Kunzanso, built along the river in 1978, has the larger rooms, and Horyuden dates from 1988. Some main-building rooms keep their toilets down the hall.
The baths are the reason to come, and Hoshi Onsen's own page here sets out their mixed and women-only hours. Expect about a metre of snow in winter and fit studless tyres from December to March; otherwise take the town bus, which runs twice each morning and afternoon. From 16 to 17 December 2026 the inn holds a women's day for overnight guests, with every bath open to women at any hour.
Highlights
- Main building, annex and Hoshi-no-yu are registered tangible cultural properties
- Spring water rises through the gravel under the tubs
- Annex rooms all look over the Hoshi River
The essentials
- Kind
- Ryokan
- Prices
- Chojukan sells rooms by plan, and bookings open four months ahead. Guests collecting stamps for the Japan Association of Secluded Hot Spring Inns get the stamp only on phone bookings or bookings through that association's site.
- Meals
- Dinner and breakfast of seasonal mountain dishes from local produce, with the menu changing by season.
- Amenities
- Three bathhouses, Registered cultural property buildings
- Best for
- onsen purists, architecture lovers, couples
- Website
- Official site
- Baths
- Shared baths, fed by a hot spring
- Tattoo rule
- Chojukan publishes no tattoo rule. Ask the inn before you book.
Quick answers about Hoshi Onsen Chojukanよくある質問
When can I book Hoshi Onsen Chojukan?
Bookings open four months before the stay date, for example on 1 October for stays up to 28 February.
Is Hoshi Onsen Chojukan hard to reach in winter?
It gets about a metre of snow, so drivers should fit studless tyres from December to March. The town bus runs twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon.
Are meals included at Hoshi Onsen Chojukan?
Hoshi Onsen Chojukan: Dinner and breakfast of seasonal mountain dishes from local produce, with the menu changing by season.
What does Hoshi Onsen Chojukan have?
Hoshi Onsen Chojukan lists three bathhouses, registered cultural property buildings.
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