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Enjoy the "Tanada Nabe" of "Hina no Yado Chitose" at one of Japan's three major medicinal hot spring inns
"Tanada Nabe" depicts the climate of Matsunoyama through ingredients
Hinano-yado Chitose in Matsunoyama Onsen, Niigata Prefecture, is surrounded by beautiful terraced rice fields and beech forests, a pristine Japanese landscape, and is located in a snowy area where snow can exceed 4 meters in winter. Guests can enjoy the hot spring water, said to be one of Japan's three great medicinal hot springs, straight from the source, and also enjoy the local climate itself, including delicious rice and wild vegetables grown in the melting snow.
The Matsunoyama area's specialty, "Tanadanabe," is a fluffy soup that brings out the sweetness of rice grown in terraced fields, topped with grated daikon radish that resembles snow, creating a masterpiece that expresses the seasonal rice terraces in a hot pot. It will warm your body and soul.
Delicious "Touji Pork" cooked with hot spring heat
Chitose's specialty is "Toujibuta", which is made from Uonuma's brand pork "Tsumari Pork" seasoned and cooked at low temperature for three hours in 68 degree hot spring heat, and is served freshly cut right in front of you. Its melt-in-your-mouth tenderness is worth a meal!
The charm of Chitose is its eco-friendly flavors, which are made possible by the Satoyama environment and the indigenous food that makes effective use of the energy of the land, and which also contributes to environmental conservation. As the birthplace of the "Breakfast Project" promoted throughout the prefecture, the breakfast at the inn is just as satisfying as the dinner.
Chitose Hinanoyado
[Facility information]
Address: 49-1 Matsunoyama Yumoto, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, 942-1432
Parking: 25 passenger cars and 2 large cars (EV car chargers available, 4 units)
・Pick-up service: Advance reservation by phone (required)
・TEL 025-596-2525
・FAX 025-596-2117
[Detailed information]
・Building: Reinforced concrete Main building: 5 floors, Annex: 1 building ・Guest rooms: 25 rooms in total (Japanese-style rooms: 16 rooms, Japanese-Western style rooms: 4 rooms, rooms with open-air baths: 5 rooms)
・Meals Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine, Breakfast: Japanese cuisine ・Facilities Baths: Large public bath, open-air bath, private bath, foot bath, library "Chitose Bunko", after-bath rest area "Jonnobi", "Hot spring table tennis", "Touji Bar"
・Price: 22,000 yen to 136,400 yen (tax included, bathing tax not included)
・Check-in/Check-out Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00
・Wi-Fi available throughout the building ・Smoking and non-smoking available throughout the building ・Designated smoking areas available ・Hot spring quality: Sodium and calcium chloride spring, pH 7.2
[Access]
・By train: Take the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line to Matsudai Station, then take a 15-minute taxi ride. ・By bus: Take the bus from Matsudai Station to Matsunoyama Onsen, then walk for 3 minutes. ・By car: Take the Kan-etsu Expressway, take the Shiozawa-Ishiuchi IC, then take National Route 353 for 50 minutes.