Staying in Japan’s $369 Luxurious Hotel like Spirited Away | Kanaguya

Today, we are visiting Shibu Onsen and stay at a 250 year old traditional Ryokan hotel, Kanaguya, in Nagano, Japan. Just relax and enjoy the video!

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Now loading the video…. January 29th, 2024 Hello again from Tokyo Station, Japan Today, we are visiting a hot spring resort in Nagano, Shibu Onsen, and stay at a Ryokan(Japanese traditional hotel) there We firstly move on Shinkansen(high-speed rail) from Tokyo to Nagano I used Gran Class, which is first class of Shinkansen

The Shinkansen fare in Gran Class was 106USD from Tokyo to Nagano Enjoy quality ride for 1 hour and 30 mins to Nagano Nagano is filled with mountains and scenic landscapes I especially love traveling in Nagano After arriving at Nagano, I transfered for a local line, Nagaden, and took an express train called Yukemuri

The train is filled with tourists and most of them are not speaking Japanese We travel more 50 mins from Nagano to Yudanaka terminal in Yamanouchi Town The train has an observatory which is unique and interesting Arrived at Yudanaka Station (3:14PM) There are multiple hot spring resorts around Yudanaka Station

To Shibu Onsen, we take a local bus It takes only about 10 mins Seems hot spring resorts are located in a beautiful area We are arrived! Welcome to Shibu Onsen resort, with a history as long as 1,300 years The area has a good old atmosphere

Shibu Onsen has 9 free public baths in the town and the habit of visiting the baths is called “Kyuto Meguri” On the way to the hotel, I found one of them But seems the door is locked Looks like we need to find a key somewhere Anyway, here is today’s Ryokan hotel “Kanaguya”

It is said that the Guibli film, Spirited Away got an inspiration from this hotel The hotel was established in 1758 It has a history over 250 years For this stay, I chose a “Traditional Room” and paid “52,800JPY/369.6USD” After checking in, a Ryokan lady guides you to your room

You are first served a welcome tea and snack My first impression to this room is “It looks like a Japanese house” It has a large entrance before the main room It consists of 3 individual rooms, 1 bathroom and indoor terrace It’s a traditonal Japanese suite room!

The interior design has almost remained unchanged from the time, as it says “traditional” The phone looks so old and expensive To me, it feels like visiting a grandparent house This is a dressing table It’s like the one in a house Closet Restroom It feels old but clean and it’s Washlet(bidet toilet) Fridge Heater

TV Checking the window views The hotel is surrounded by buildings but there is a good vibe Green tea Onsen Manju A steamed bun with red bean paste inside I change into a Ryokan robe Cool They give us a heat pack(as it’s cold outside)

And a compact pouch with a face towel and toothbrush in it There is room service available A key of the outside public baths was on the table I’ll walk the town and try some of them later But first thing first, let me try a bath in the hotel

The hotel even has 8 baths and some of them are private Oh, there are elavators Walking the hotel is like time traveling to the old time Here is “Rock Bath” which is one of the private baths It’s like a bath in a cave

The hot spring of Shibu Onsen is known as being “hot” It’s recharging my body It’s no problem to take this bath in winter but…. I will be scared of seeing warms in summer… What surprised me the most is that the shower uses hot spring water

For shower, I need clean water in my onion I joined a free guided hotel tour You walk the hotel for around 40 mins You need a map when walking the hotel as it’s complicated like a maze From the tour, I got to know that the rooms are designed like actual Japanese houses

You notice rooms have covered entrances This creates a vibe where you feel like walking in a Japanese traditional neighborhood though we are in a hotel Moreover, you can see Mt. Fuji from the hallway! This gives a vibe we walk on a street with a moon above the Mt. Fuji

For this hallway, you are made feel like you walk in a night market Space enjoyments here and there The tour made me notice I was wearing the robe the wrong way Time for dinner! What a feast I love black beer The menu The dinner covers so many kinds of local cuisines

You will never get bored in this dinner But the portion feels too much for one person My stomach will die haha They even added a Soba noodles Rice Miso soup Dessert and tea Oops, I can’t eat anymore That was a very very satisfying dinner Let’s go outside and walk

You can freely rent sandals The town makes us feel like we are in a Ghibli film Many walk and go take a bath outside the hotel a bath outside the hotel I gave up after visiting 3 public baths out of 9 Hey mom, I’m back home~ A futon was made during dinner

You sleep on the floor (Ryokan style) I noticed that the water of the sink is also from hot spring! I actually want clean water though WiFi was weak through the stay 11:30PM, time to sleep It’s a little spooky to sleep in this room alone See you tomorrow 5:45AM I took a morning bath

This private bath makes you feel like you are rowing a canoe toward Mt. Fuji Another space enjoyment of the hotel The breakfast was also a lot Nice hotel Most Japanese people love rice with a raw egg on It’s called “Tamagokake Gohan” I did enjoy many different local cuisines

The meals were all delicious during this stay Mt. Fuji in daylight It’s around time to check out It was an awesome stay It felt like a time travel to the time Thank you Kanaguya for wonderful times The town is in an awesome atmosphere and I like it so much

From now, I’ll take a bus and go to a monkey paradise where wild monkeys bathe in a hot spring The bus carries many skiers and snowboarders as there are some ski resorts around In about 15 mins, we arrive at Snow Monkey Park bus stop

We walk more 15 mins to the entrance of the park Usually, the area gets much snow in this season but this year has less You are advised to wear snow boots in heavy snow but we may not need them today as there are not many snow oops Let’s not be that confident

Walkers have learned to walk on the edge of the path We walk more 20 mins to the place where monkeys bathe We are getting closer to the monkey hot spring Here we are in Jigokudani valley

The valley has been widely loved by people all over the world as a place where you can observe the interesting ecology of Japanese macaques up close here here A lot of people gather around one place! I finally reached the hot spring But seems no monkey bathe in the hot spring

As the weather is hotter than usual, monkeys are hesitant to take a bath what a cute little baby monkey The baby looks timid Oh, one monkey took a step forward! SPLENDID Another monkey joins him This Snow Monkey Park is the world’s only place where wild monkeys bathe in a hot spring

They bathe like we humans do I also want to join them haha On the way back, I took the very front seat of the Yukemuri train How scenic this train and the views are Nagano is a wonderful prefecture to explore so you should come visit here Thank you for watching the video today

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