Top 10 Kikunoya Hotels

I love delicious food and hot springs. There aren't many inns that are very satisfying in both, but there was! Niigata Prefecture is at Matsunoyama Onsen. From Tokyo to Kanetsu Expressway, you can easily go to Yuzawa, but from there, you can go to the mountain road １ time. It wasn't snowing yet when we went, but just a week later it snowed heavily and it became news, but the Kanetsu Expressway was stuck. It was good to be able to go at the right time. Check in in the lobby after arriving safely. At this time, we will consult for a drink at dinner. Yes, as the name of the inn is also mentioned here, the sake inn 🍶 The husband has the qualification of a sake maker and can pair rare French and sake. But I would like to have wine, but I like alcohol but I'm very weak, so even if I can't drink so much, there is a pairing where you can get sake and wine a little bit. You can bring your husband's choice of sake and wine to match the dishes. I'm not very familiar with sake, but there are many rare things and above all, it's delicious! It was a really happy dinner time. Another main, hot spring, is also of the best quality, and I entered the open-air bath and large communal bath in the room many times. Breakfast is Japanese food with a gentle local taste and plenty of vegetables instead of night. At night, you can have Michelin chef's French, but in the morning, the local mother's breakfast is delicious twice a night! I was able to stay at a very good price even at the time of goto, and my friends who went with me were very satisfied. Ah, when I was looking at the homepage when I would go next time, it seems that it is under renovation, and it seems that the number of rooms will be reduced and it will evolve into a luxury inn. It seems that the price will rise and it will not be easy to go, but it will definitely be again! I want to ask. There are many delicious restaurants in Tokyo, but at the same price, you can drive to Matsunoyama Onsen where you can enjoy the best hot springs at the same time lol

It was used during the 2022 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. The main building, where the lobby is located, is an old private house built in the Meiji period and has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property. This modern Japanese-style hotel has been recognized as a three-star hotel in the Michelin Guide Niigata 2020. The calculated space design has a sense of overkill, but it is calming. I stayed in Classic C-type Room 305 (Komatsu), a twin bed placed on a 10 tatami mat, a space next to 4.5 tatami mats and 3 tatami mats, and a reading space facing the front. It was a bit too large for a couple, but the 3 tatami mats were occupied by chairs and were a little inconvenient. Dinner is a full-course meal called ”Snow Country Gastronomy” based on ingredients and traditional dishes that have been eaten in the snow country for generations. Although the taste was above the level, there was no dish that left an impression with the orthodox menu structure. Although it is a different world once you pass through the gate, it is close to the city area and is along National Route 291, which runs parallel to the Uonuma River, so the location is not very environmentally friendly. It's not bad if you decide to stay home.

The breakfast is very rich, I save lunch after eating, and the dinner is also very rich, comfortable to live, very close to the ski resort, a good experience

If you are an enthusiast of snowboarding or skiing and are seeking direct access to the cable car leading up to the mountain, then this is the ideal hostel for you. Located at the base of a ski slope, you have the convenience of waking up, gearing up, and hitting the mountain right away. However, if you are like me and prefer driving your own car to the mountain and then picking up snowboarding, you may want to consider a different location that is more beginner-friendly. Additionally, it is important to note that the reception staff does not speak English. To ensure a smooth check-in process and obtain information about the facilities, I recommend having a translation app at hand.

1. The buffet restaurant was well equipped with corona measures, and I was able to enjoy a delicious meal while looking at Hakkaisan with peace of mind. Crab, many kinds of sashimi on a boat (maybe because the sea bream sashimi was delicious because it's close to the Sea of ​​Japan), sushi, tempura, roast beef, beef stew, and more, all of which were delicious! According to the menu, we first tasted draft beer, then local sake Hakkaisan and Kakurei chilled, but the sake was served in a nice glass decanter (?) Breakfast was quite good for this price, and the Uonuma Koshihikori rice was delicious. 3. The hot spring was a clear and refreshing bath, but there was a shallow water about 3m x 4m in front of the bathtub, which was good for small children.Elephant watering cans and baby chairs were also prepared. 3. The next day, my family was chapo chapo in the pool, but it's wonderful that you can enjoy the pool, hot springs, and two delicious meals at this price. 4. However, the only negative point was that the air conditioner was in the back of the Japanese-Western style room, so the cold air did not reach the entire room (because it was quite large), and it was hot even at the strongest. 5. By car, it's a convenient location, just 4 or 5 minutes from the Muikamachi Interchange... However, apart from skiing, Muikamachi doesn't feel like a tourist spot at all, but you can enjoy the hotel itself slowly and leisurely, so this is it. It was a wonderful summer night.

Xinyi is the kingdom of rice, specialty super delicious white rice. And stone pellets are the premier white rice in Japan. Very recommended for one berth and two food plans, I have 3 bowls of white rice or more! ! ! ! ski center meals are provided with home-grown very high-quality white rice, crystal clear, grains are full! ! ! Breakfast can have irregular yam mud with raw eggs, soy sauce, rice heart will not absorb too much eggs and sauce, just the right elasticity and Q bullet, the appearance with yam smooth tenderness, soy sauce glycol, fresh eggs aftertaste endless, so that every grain of rice can fully show its own flavor, Serve with local Japanese home-cooked pickles, let the taste buds wake up, bowl after bowl. In the evening, there will be sea and land double fights, the main dishes are made very carefully, usually a pig chicken cattle with fish. There will also be a Japanese and Western exchange. On the same day, we enjoyed a row of dishes and grilled fish, a row of pork chops, the salty, fatty fat of pigs with a perfect white rice with a light rice flavor, which became the perfect golden combination. The grilled fish is very tasty, the soy sauce is salty in the sweetness of the sweetness of the rice with the white rice, and the aroma of the rice makes the fish feel softer and more flavorful! In the perfect replacement of meat, fish, rice three ingredients, multiple tastes, wonderful taste, very delicious, after the end of the skiing day with this meal draw the best end, as if today's soreness and hard work can be released, regain the new tomorrow's battle. In the meal and after the meal can choose the new flavor beer, Japanese wine, whiskey, dessert after the meal. This is the best meal I have ever had in the snow field, and I have never forgotten it! The ski center is genuine and affordable. All aspects of the accommodation are very Japanese and warm, and the boss family is very nice and very enthusiastic. Downstairs can adjust equipment, laundry, singing, bathing, and facilities are abundant. Because on the mountain, in the morning you can be the first to use the just-pressed snow trail, carving practice is super stress free, can be used up alone. At night, you can use up the entire snow trail when the last group of night skiing. The location is just right next to the green line, and novices need not have pressure. The only fly in the ointment is that you need to take sunrise express up, then take the chairlift down, and then there will be a snowmobile pick-up (winter), but you need to drag your luggage around the snowy hillside in the middle. Next time I will prepare all the equipment with my back! ! ! !

A hotel with everything

I was recommended at Uonuma no Sato at Hakkaiyama Brewery and went to a day trip hot spring. The reception of the day trip hot spring was put in by 15:00. It was a good time, so I went to the mixed bathing open-air bath. The dressing room and washing place are separate 々 mixed baths, and the rock baths of the indoor baths that flow directly from the source are small 々 hot and comfortable hot water, and about 80% are partitioned by bamboo walls. The large open-air bath that can be taken out of the mixed bath is very large and there is no roof, and it felt a little lukewarm if it was not near the hot water mouth, probably because of the folding snow. The small open-air bath, which was separated from the large open-air bath, was just the right temperature of the hot springs, making use of the hot springs. I was satisfied with the atmosphere of a hot spring inn in the lobby.