3075, Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi
DIRECTIONS
We are only 8 minutes
walk from Yudanaka
Station, Nagano Dentetsu
Line.
## Nagano Station to
Yudanaka Station ##
We are about 38 minute
train ride on the Nagano
Dentetsu line. Take the
Yudanaka train station to
our place.
## From Yudanaka Station
to Our Ryokan ##
When you get to Yudanaka
Station on the Nagano
Dentetsu line. turn left
out of station You will
see a Lawson convenience
store in front. You need
to turn left and then
turn right up the hill,
keep the Lawson store on
your right side. After
300m you will see a Spar
store. The Shimaya Hotel
is on the left side next
to the Haiku museum,20m
after the Spar store. If
you arrive too late
please kindly let us
know. We will wait you
until check in time.
There are several
restaurants less than 100
meters away from our
hotel. You can have a
light dinner for 500 to
2000yen there. There is a
cinvenience store(Lawson)
near Yudanaka Station.It
is open around theedat
clock.
+++Loctated
Near++++++++
＊＊Open-air
bath＊＊
If you wish to experience
an open-air
bath(Roten-buro)with a
spectacular view of the
sunset. “Tomi-no-yu”
located five minutes away
from our hotel,
with only 2,500 you can
enjoy the excellent view
of Yudanaka countryside
with private bath for 50
minutes .it is highly
recommended and
worthwhile to pay a
visit.
The private bath has an
amazing and gorgeous
view. If you can spare
the cost, it is most
definitely worth it.
Definitely a memorable,
unforgettable
experience.
++Located Near++
#Obuse attraction#
＊Ganshouin
Temple＊
Ganshoin Temple houses a
painting of the Ho’o
(Phenix)by the famous
painter Hokusi
which was painted near
the end of his life.The
painting is located on
the celing of the temple
and is quite beautiful.
Admission to the temple
is 300 Yen for 1
person.there is there is
also a beautiful pond and
garden which is home to a
variety of Frogs/toads
for which the temple
seems to pay homage
to.
Ganshoin is a little far
from the station.If you
are walking it is not
that difficult to get to,
just follow the signs on
the roads(there are many
to help you set thete)
the kanji for the temple
is GANSHOUIN so keep a
Kanji for there character
in case you
get lost!
There is also asouvenior
shop that sells many nice
Obuse products in front
of the temple.Also,if you
find yourself liking
Hokusai’s phoenix
painting you can buy a
poster of it from the
gift shop in the temple
itself. ＊Hokusai
is famous for painting
the picture of the waves
crashing in the Japanese
sea. If you wan to see
more of his painting
there is a Museum in
Obuse called the “Hokusai
Museum”which is located
bout 10
minutes(walking)from the
station. ＊Ask the
Front desk(owner)of the
Ryokan for an English Map
of Obuse,it is very
detailed and will get you
were need to go!
#Senseki-tei# (Che
stnuts.Soba)
Senseki-tei is a
restaurant that
specialize in chestnut
rice and Zaru soba
and is quiet delicious.
The staff were very
Friendly and helpful
should you have any
question about the
surrounding shop/area. If
you are a light eater (or
don’t want to be stuffed)
I recommend you get the
kuriwappa set (1,207 Yen)
which consists of
chestnut rice,miso soup
salad pickled vegetables,
a pot of tea and
egg-pudding like dish
(sorry, no soba
included). There are also
much larger sets that
include soba,tempur,and
the above mentioned
dishes but cost little
more. There is a display
in front of the
restaurant of all the
dishes they serve and
price.
Beside the restaurant is
a Gift shop that sell
many sweets made from
chest nuts,
as well as some chestnut
rice to take back
home,
＃Kurinoki Terasu
(sweet Shop)
Around the corner from
Senseki-tei is
Kirinoki-terasu which is
a café/sweets shop. It’s
Mont Blanc pastries and
the many varieties of
teas it serves.The café
is very spa
and clean and the
atmosphere is very nice.
Get the Mon Blanc ,it’s
really yummy!
+++Located Near+++++
###SHIGA KOGEN
SKI AREA ###
One of our many reason to
travel to YUDANAKA
SHIMAYA was to ski SHIGA
KOUGEN And it turned out
to be well worth it!
SHIGA KOGEN is easily
accessible from SHIMAYA
RYOKAN by catching a
Shuttle Bus(690 each way)
from YUDANAKA Station you
can also purchase your
UPT ticket at the bus
ticket window(5,800 for
all 21 ski fields-this
increase a 1,000 deposit
for the returnable
Electronic Lift Ticket
which can be returned to
the bus ticket window to
get your deposit back)
It takes approximately
30 minutes to reach the
first ski field(sun
valley)and a further 30
minutes to reach
YKEBITAIYAMA ski field.
The bus stops at each ski
field in between and
during the day you can
ride the shuttle between
the ticket scanned by the
driver when you get
off.
we skied YAKEBITAIYAMA
ski field as we could not
drag ourselves away from
the extensive terrain and
long, wide runs. we found
that the amount of people
skiing early morning and
late afternoon to be
minimal-best to get the
early bus to make the
most of it(lift run from
8am to 4pm-a couple run
to 4:30pm) the runs were
well groomed and lift
lines were almost non
existent(due to the great
electronic lift ticket
system, the lack of skier
and fantastic gondola’s
and lifts)
At the end of awesome
days skiing we returned
to YUDANAKA by shuttle
bus we had to catch the
mountain shuttle to the
terminal at sun valley
where we purchased our
bus ticket home & swapped
buses to the YUDANAKA
shuttle.
We loves YAKEBITAIYAMA
and want to come bck to
experience the other 20
ski fields!
Thanks to Mr Yumoto foe
all his
help&recommendation!
we went to Yomase Ski
field tonight we were the
only guest at the ryokan
so Mr Yumoto
was kind enough to drive
us up there. Its only a
10minute car ride through
the scenic apple
orchirds. there is an
outdoor onsen about 50
meters short of the ski
field that can be reached
on foot bout a day on the
slopes.
The ski hire is in the
large building on the
left as you look at the
slopes. A snow board and
boots was 3,500yen A tip
it you need gloves don’t
hire them, it’s cheaper
to buy at the convenience
store 990 opposite. My
girl friend wasn’t skiing
but was able to purchase
a one way ticket up the
first chair lift to the
café on the slopes for
300yen.There is a road
you can walk up through
the café on the slope s
far 300yen. there is a
road you can walk up
though we were
discouraged. you one went
to walk buck down, but as
it was snowing heavily I
managed to borrow a
toboggan from the ski
hire so ski could ride
down.. The
cafe is quiet spacious
and perfect for any non
skiers in your group.
Theses plenty of food and
drink and the people
watching is great. The
day was fantastic with
beautiful sunshine in the
morning then the clouds
rolled in and the snow
belted down in the after
noon. Take you scenic
photo’s when you can as
we missed out due to
clouds. The chair lift
had goes to the top shuts
at 4:30. while the rest
stay open to 5:00pm we
called Mr Yumoto who
kindly picked us up,.
back to the Ryokan for a
nice hot bath. A tip, if
you find the wafer to
hoot as we did, use the
cold tap for a while ,it
makes a huge difference
you’ll love YOMASA! we
were the on a Monday and
there were probably only
200hudred other people on
the mountain 3/32008
+++Located Near+++++
###Local beer ###
I recomend the local
beel to anyone who wants
a change from the mass
produced lagers. The IPA
and Pale Ales have a
delicious hoppy and are
better that a lot of
beers in the UK.
Apparently you can also
visit the Tamamura-Honten
brewery down the road.
Richard west (British)
+++Located Ner+++
#Shiga Kogen Ikemegyri
Nature Trail#
Our stay at Shimaya was
fantastic! mr Yumoto is
excellent host! He was
very helpful with our
questions and requests.
We wanted to go hiking
and mr Yumoto recommended
the Ikemeguri Nature
trail. it had beautiful
views of Lake Onumaike.
before our trek ,we
visited the “Jigokudan
wild Monkey Park” we
spent 2.5 hours at the
park and trekked out to
the main road and boarded
the bus at Kanbayashi
onsen guchi bus stop.
after a 0,5 hour bus
ride, we alighted at
Szurikawa bus stop where
we then took a lift up to
Shibuike Pond. After the
7km point,the trail split
into 2 directions and we
took the trail in the
direction of Hachiyama.
After 45minut, we arrive
at the Shijyuhachiike
marshland. From there it
was it was another 5km up
and down the ridge to
Lake Onumaike. There
after, it took us
45minuts to reach
Onumakie iriguchi. Along
the way, there were many
opportunities to take
photos of the Lake and
autumn foliage. make sure
you reach the end point,
Onumaike iriguchi before
4:30pm!
otherwise, it is a 2 hour
wait in the dark and cold
before the next bus
arrives.
The walk takes rounding
4hours to complete,
slightly more if you want
to stop along the way for
photo taking. (shannon
Corinne )17October
2006