Myojinkan is one of only 11 hotels in Japan that are members of "Relais & Châteaux".
As the only accommodation within the Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen National Park, this inn is committed to using locally sourced ingredients, offering dishes made with organic vegetables grown on its own farm and using organic materials in its facilities. It is also one of only four accommodations in Japan to have obtained the "Green Key" eco-label.
What started as a small, family-run inn offering only mountain produce and farmed goods has evolved into a world-renowned wellness and Japanese resort. Now, 95 years after its founding, the inn has expanded its farms to less fortunate land and cherished every aspect of its life, from food to hot springs.
At Myojinkan, guests can enjoy unique dishes based on the principles of macrobiotics (Shindo Fuji), supervised by Executive Chef Masahiro Tanabe. The staff themselves participate in rice planting and farm work at Tobira Farm, and guests can savor the robust flavor of the vegetables harvested there, as well as the blessings of the season, in dishes that showcase Matsumoto's vibrant food culture and Japanese cuisine, presented with stunning visuals.
The dining spaces "Nature French Sai" and "Shinshu Dining TOBIRA," which blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings of Tobira Onsen, continue to captivate Myojinkan fans as the venues for its presentation.

Nestled amongst towering beech and oak trees, Myojinkan blends seamlessly into the untouched forest where squirrels roam and the headwaters of the Usugawa River, home to char. The 12 types of guest rooms offer a tranquil escape, allowing guests to experience the "hot spring therapy culture" that has been cherished since the inn's founding, all amidst abundant nature.
For example, "Zen SPA Living" is a room designed to evoke the image of the mountain stream that runs alongside Myojinkan, and the mossy stream and natural forest upstream. Hot spring water flows into the bathtub in the center of the living room as if overflowing from the heavens, allowing for a meditative bathing experience.

From the comfortable Sealy bed, you can gaze upon the forest as the seasons change. Lovely wild birds also visit the terrace. There's no television in the room. It's a nature-luxury space where you can connect with your true self in a state of "doing nothing."
Numerous relaxing features amidst the tranquil natural surroundings include the standing bath "Setsugetsuka" where the colors of the valley are reflected on the surface of the water, the large public bath "Hakuryu" with an open-air bath where you can bask in the natural light and breeze, the reclining bath "Kuzan", an open terrace overflowing with negative ions from the headwaters of the Usugawa River, a salon where you can enjoy sweets and fine alcoholic beverages, a lobby where music plays from a vacuum tube amplifier audio system, and walking paths.
If you let go of your true self, nature will return its energy to you. In the tranquil forest, resort amenities essential for modern people shine brightly.