Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
10 min by car + 30 min on foot · Park
Wild snow monkeys climb down to bathe in the valley's steaming hot spring — the only place in the world you can watch macaques soak, an easy morning from the onsen towns below.
Shoraiso
松籟荘
Rate
¥65,700 – ¥81,491 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast — derived by halving a two-person total rather than quoted directly, so treat it as an indication rather than a price.
Dates and guests
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The 1939 building, Registered Tangible Cultural Property since 2003, burned down on 11 February 2021; what stands now is a 2024 rebuild taking five parties a night.
Against the 161
- Size
- 5 rooms— In the smallest quarter of the 161, which run 1 to 508
- Award
- One MICHELIN Key
- Type
- Ryokan— 59 of 161
- Where
- Nagano
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
One MICHELIN Key — the largest group in the catalogue.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
The stay
- Private bath
- Every room has one
- Water
- Free-flowing from the source
Nearby
Shibu Onsen
5 min by car · Onsen
Shiga Kogen
35 min by car · Highland
Yudanaka Onsen
10 min on foot · Onsen
Zenkō-ji
45 min by car · Temple
Ōnuma Pond
50 min by car · Lake
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About the ratings
1 KEY
One MICHELIN Key
The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.
Good to know
Are meals included in the rate?
The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
Does every room have a private open-air bath?
Yes — every room has its own open-air bath.
Is the hot spring free-flowing (kakenagashi)?
Yes — the baths run on free-flowing hot spring water rather than recirculated.
How many rooms does Shoraiso have?
Shoraiso has 5 rooms.
How do I book Shoraiso?
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