RYOKAN TANIGAWA, Minakami

Ryokan Tanigawa offers Japanese-style rooms with tatami flooring and futon bedding. All rooms include free Wi-Fi, a TV, a fridge, a personal safe, air conditioning, and heating. Some rooms feature a seating area. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Certain rooms have private open-air hot spring baths. The Japanese-style Room with twin beds on a raised platform has a 10-tatami mat room, a broad veranda, and a bathroom. The capacity is 2 people.

Guests with a dinner-inclusive plan must check in by 19:00 to eat dinner at the property. Breakfast and a traditional Kaiseki dinner can be enjoyed at the hotel's dining room. A buffet of about 12 chef-chosen side dishes and drinks is available. Locally grown and freshly cooked Koshihikari rice, grilled fish, and handmade tofu are served. Guests can satisfy their appetite with Japanese cuisine at Genji Chaya, one of the ryokan's 4 restaurants.

Guests can enjoy a relaxing bath at the indoor or the outdoor baths. The onsen water has been generously flowing since the Edo period and has more than 20 health benefits. There are two outdoor baths and two indoor baths, with designation switching at 7:00 PM. Bath amenities include a hair dryer, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. There is a foot bath like a creek in the garden, where guests can walk and stimulate reflex points. An outdoor private bath is available for 2,500 yen for 40 minutes; reservations are required at check-in.

Ryokan Tanigawa is in a peaceful onsen town at the south-side foot of Mt. Tanigawa. Some of the area's activities can be experienced at Yu Therme Tanigawa and White Valley Ski Resort. Landmarks nearby include Minakami Museum of History and Folklore (2 km), Yubara Onsen Park (3 km), and Tenichi Art Museum (0.5 km).

Ryokan Tanigawa offers free shuttle service, room service, and a gift shop. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. The ryokan offers free full breakfast and has an indoor mineral hot spring and 4 restaurants. Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the ryokan's full-service spa, and can entertain the hotel's recreational facilities, including a hot spring bath, massage, garden, and games room. The property has free parking for 50 cars. Access from Tokyo station is approximately 110 minutes via the Joetsu Shinkansen to Jomokogen station, then a local bus and the ryokan's car.