Hotels near Togakushi Shrine, Nagano

What an experience! Immediately upon arrival we were greeted by the most lovely hosts and lead to our comfortable traditional room with a view to the garden and mountains around. The hosts, Mr Hidenori and his wife were exceptionally warm, friendly and welcoming, and their dinner and breakfast were absolutely delicious with a variety of beautifully presented local traditional cousine, leaving our bellies full and hearts warmed up from their hospitality. Mr Hidenori then drove us to the northernmost shrine of the five shrines where we enjoyed a day of making our way down the track, checking out the ninja museum and the various shrines along the way ending with a delicious meal of soba noodles as he recommended to us. Undoubtedly the highlight of our trip so far, and we will most certainly come back in the near future.

Everything during our stay was incredibly special. From Maki-san’s and her mum’s hospitality to the food and the building itself. Maki was extremely accommodating and kind giving us recommendations for hikes and even bringing us close to the starting point of the main togakushi shrines hike. Her English is great and communication was also easy. Her mum is the best chef ever, the food which is included in the price is out of this world. I felt like the whole experience was like taking part in a banquet with different courses and drinks every few minutes. This is both for dinner and breakfast. Additionally they have an Onsen in the property which is perfect after a day of hiking. The rooms are so gorgeous, lots of attention to detail everywhere. Loved sleeping on the futon on tatami. The kotatsu is also very comfortable and I guess during winter is a must. Maki took a lot of time explaining to us things about Japanese culture and traditions, it was very enriching. As with other reviews, staying here was the highlight of our 20 days in Japan. I hope we can come back one day.

Everything is perfect ! The best accommodation we had throughout our trip to Japan .

The peace of the surroundings, the beauty of the house itself and the great crockery and cooking utensils in the kitchen.

Breakfast was good, owners were kind and accommodating and even let us know about an extra coupon we could use as in-prefecture residents! Offered us a corkscrew and wine glasses when we said we'd forgotten ours.

Excellent service, good communication, wonderful and relaxing environment