Overview

Stay beside the Chikuma River at Riverside Uedakan, one of the largest hot spring hotels in Togura Kamiyamada Onsen. Most rooms face the river, giving you wide views of the water and the mountains on the opposite bank.

Togura Kamiyamada Onsen has long welcomed people returning from pilgrimages to Zenkoji Temple. Its water became known as a place to wash away the strain of the journey and is also valued for its smooth feel on the skin.

You can spend your time bathing on the eighth floor, enjoying Japanese, Western, and Chinese buffet dining, or relaxing with karaoke, table tennis, and other indoor activities. Selected renovated rooms add private open-air or semi-open-air baths, while the top-floor twin rooms let you soak in free-flowing spring water whenever you choose.

Accommodation

You can choose from Japanese rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, Western rooms, two-room Japanese layouts, and renovated rooms with private open-air or semi-open-air baths. All current room categories are non-smoking, and most look towards the Chikuma River.

The Top-Floor Japanese Twin with Open-Air Bath includes two semi-double beds and a private bath supplied with free-flowing natural spring water. From the highest accommodation floor, you can enjoy the river and mountain scenery while bathing in complete privacy.

The Japanese-Western Twin with Semi-Open-Air Bath combines two beds with Japanese floor space. Futons can be prepared when you need additional bedding. The exact layout differs slightly between rooms, but each gives you separate areas for sleeping and relaxing.

The Japanese Modern Twin with Semi-Open-Air Bath includes two semi-double beds and a private bathing area. Its Japanese-inspired design works especially well when you prefer beds but still want the atmosphere of a traditional hot spring stay.

The Japanese Twin with Open-Air Bath is designed around two semi-double beds and a private outdoor bathing space. This room gives you a more personal bathing experience without following the timetable of the shared baths.

The standard ten-tatami Japanese Room includes a wide enclosed veranda facing the Chikuma River. You sleep on futons and can sit beside the window with tea while watching the water and mountains.

The smaller Japanese rooms offer six or eight tatami mats. Six-tatami rooms do not have a private bath and provide a simpler option when you plan to use the shared hot spring facilities. Eight-tatami rooms include a private bath and face the mountain side, where you can see the streets and buildings of the hot spring town.

The Japanese-Western Room includes beds and a spacious 12-tatami Japanese area, giving you enough room to relax together during the day. The Two-Room Japanese category provides two connected tatami rooms and suits a larger family or group. These rooms may face the river or mountains and do not include a private bath.

Western accommodation is available with either twin or single beds. These rooms provide a straightforward option when you prefer a bed and do not need a Japanese sleeping area.

Your room includes bath towels, face towels, yukata, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, a refrigerator, safe, and hair dryer. Toothbrushes, razors, brushes, combs, and shower caps are available from the amenity area near reception. Free Wi-Fi is available in every room.

Dining

Dinner is served as a 90-minute buffet in the large second-floor restaurant. You can choose from around 50 Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, including soba, tempura, fried chicken, curry, sashimi, sushi, salads, fruit, and changing seasonal food.

Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks are included with dinner. You can choose beer, sake, wine, highballs, or non-alcoholic drinks while returning to the buffet for more of your favourite dishes.

Seasonal fairs add limited-time food to the main selection. These menus often feature ingredients associated with Nagano, such as Shinshu beef, Shinshu pork, chicken, mushrooms, and local vegetables.

Additional dinner dishes include soy-simmered splendid alfonsino, Shinshu Tateshina beef steak, A5-grade Shinshu Premium Beef shabu-shabu, Shinshu salmon sashimi, and salt-grilled yellowtail collar. These dishes require a separate advance order.

Breakfast is also served as a buffet in the second-floor restaurant. Around 40 Japanese and Western choices include warm dishes, lighter morning food, and desserts. Both breakfast and dinner use open seating, although selected tables may be reserved for organised groups.

Meal starting times depend on the number of people staying that day and are confirmed during check-in.

Onsen and Wellness

The two eighth-floor bathing areas use natural water from Togura Kamiyamada Onsen. The clear, colourless water is classified as an alkaline simple hot spring and is heated to maintain a comfortable bathing temperature.

This water has long been called a beauty-enhancing spring because of its smooth feel. Its listed bathing qualities include support for fatigue, sensitivity to cold, joint discomfort, stiff shoulders, nerve discomfort, bruises, sprains, and stiffness after physical activity.

Chikuma no Yu is the open-air observation bath. From its elevated position, you can look across the Chikuma River and the mountains while feeling the outdoor air. This bath switches between men and women according to the calendar date.

On even-numbered dates, men can use Chikuma no Yu from 15:00 to midnight, while women can use it from 5:00 to 10:00 the following morning. On odd-numbered dates, women can use it from 15:00 to midnight, while men can use it from 5:00 to 10:00.

Sarashina no Yu is the large indoor bath on the same floor. Its schedule works in reverse, allowing you to use an indoor bath whenever Chikuma no Yu is assigned to the other side.

On even-numbered dates, women can use Sarashina no Yu from 15:00 to midnight, while men can use it from 5:00 to 10:00. On odd-numbered dates, men can use it from 15:00 to midnight, while women can use it from 5:00 to 10:00.

Selected accommodation includes private open-air or semi-open-air bathing. The Top-Floor Japanese Twin with Open-Air Bath uses free-flowing natural spring water, giving you private access to Togura Kamiyamada Onsen throughout your stay.

Guests with Tattoos

You cannot use the shared Chikuma no Yu open-air bath or Sarashina no Yu indoor bath if you have tattoos.

For private bathing, choose a room with its own open-air or semi-open-air bath. The Top-Floor Japanese Twin with Open-Air Bath includes a private free-flowing hot spring bath.

Facilities

The first-floor shop sells Nagano souvenirs, snacks, toys, alcoholic drinks, and food to enjoy in your room. It is open from 7:30 to 19:00.

You can reserve a complimentary 30-minute table-tennis session between 15:00 and 23:00. Private karaoke rooms are available from 15:00 to midnight, with the first 50-minute session included. The first-floor game corner operates from 14:00 to 21:00, although opening times may change.

A fourth-floor room provides spaces for go and shogi between 15:00 and 23:00. You can also walk through the hotel garden, which changes in appearance through the seasons.

A yukata corner beside reception lets you select the correct size, while the nearby amenity bar provides toothbrushes, razors, brushes, and other personal items. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the accommodation rooms.

The building also includes elevators, a large buffet restaurant, lounge areas, vending facilities, and the two eighth-floor hot spring bathing areas.

Activities

Walk through Togura Kamiyamada Onsen and explore its traditional streets, local restaurants, bars, footbaths, and small shops. A stained-glass workshop is around three minutes away on foot, where you can create accessories or decorative items as a reminder of your trip.

Drive around ten minutes to Arato Castle, a reconstructed mountain fortress overlooking the hot spring town, Chikuma River, and distant peaks. Its elevated grounds give you a broad view across the valley.

Obasute Station and the Obasute rice terraces are around 15 minutes away by car. The hillside setting is known for its views over the Zenkoji Plain, while the terraced fields are especially attractive during the growing season.

Anzu no Sato is around 25 minutes away. Depending on the season, you can enjoy apricot blossoms and fruit-picking experiences in the surrounding countryside.

Ueda Castle Ruins Park is around 30 minutes away by car. You can explore a site closely connected with the Sanada clan, with cherry blossoms in spring and colourful leaves in autumn.

Zenkoji Temple is around 50 minutes away by car. After visiting the temple and its historic approach, you can return to Togura Kamiyamada Onsen and soak in the water traditionally associated with the end of a Zenkoji pilgrimage.

Additional Features

Check-in begins at 15:00, and standard check-out is by 11:00. For stays during August 2026, check-out is by 10:00.

Togura Station is around five minutes away by car or approximately 20 minutes on foot. A complimentary shuttle operates with an advance reservation. Afternoon departures from Togura Station are available at 14:15, 15:15, and 16:15, while morning services leave the hotel at 9:00, 10:20, and 11:00.

Complimentary parking is available for 80 vehicles across an underground area and three outdoor parking areas. Covered motorcycle parking is also available.