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Maruka Ryokan

2.5 star property
Travelers can relax in the on-site hot spring or book rejuvenating spa treatments while enjoying peaceful garden surroundings at this tranquil retreat

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A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, a low table, and a cushioned chair. - Maruka Ryokan (Yamanouchi)
A traditional Japanese garden with a koi pond, surrounded by various plants and rocks. - Maruka Ryokan (Yamanouchi)
A traditional Japanese building with a sign reading "MARUKA RYOKAN". - Maruka Ryokan (Yamanouchi)
A traditional Japanese onsen with wooden sliding doors, a stone floor, and a small wooden bench. - Maruka Ryokan (Yamanouchi)
A tatami mat room with a low table, cushions, sliding doors, and a television. - Maruka Ryokan (Yamanouchi)
Maruka Ryokan, near Yudanaka Hot Spring, offers indoor mineral hot springs and garden massages. Enjoy free WiFi, luggage storage, and convenient train station pick-up service.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Room options

View all photos for Traditional Room, Non Smoking (Hanasho-bu)

A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, a low wooden table, and a television.

Traditional Room, Non Smoking (Hanasho-bu)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

View all photos for Traditional Room, Non Smoking (Wakakusa, kasumi)

A tatami mat room with a low table, cushions, sliding doors, and a television.

Traditional Room, Non Smoking (Wakakusa, kasumi)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

About the neighborhood

Located in Yamanouchi, Maruka Ryokan is in the city center. Yudanaka Hot Spring and Shibu are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Jigokudani Monkey Park and Mount Kusatsu-Shirane. Ryuoo Ski Park and Maruike Ski Area are two other places to visit that come recommended. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including skiing. Visit our Yamanouchi travel guide
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3109, Hirao, Yamanouchi, Nagano-ken , 381-0401

What's nearby

  • A snow-covered landscape with a flowing waterfall, a bridge, and traditional buildings.
    Shibu
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • A traditional Japanese building with a red roof and a large statue in the background.
    Heiwakannon
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Yudanaka Hot Spring
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Baio-ji Temple
    2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Shibuyu Bridge
    16 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Yudanaka Station
    9 min walk
  • Kaesa Station
    25 min drive
  • Shinshu - Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)
    95 min drive

Restaurants

  • 味処 みかさ
    7 min walk
  • 道の駅の食堂
    3 min drive
  • 穂垂亭 HOTARU TEI
  • The Farmhouse
  • 福十拉
    7 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free 24-hour train station pick-up and drop-off shuttle
  • Train station shuttle on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Things to do

  • Hot springs
  • Ski passes

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • Hot springs
  • Massage
  • Public indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Genkan (entryway)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Separate sitting area
  • Tatami (woven mat) flooring
  • Tokonoma (alcove)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the train station; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 13 and up; guests must have received complete COVID-19 vaccination at least 30 days prior to check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: JPY 150.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Frequently asked questions

Is Maruka Ryokan pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Maruka Ryokan?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Maruka Ryokan?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is Maruka Ryokan located?

Located in the heart of Yamanouchi, this ryokan is within a 5-minute walk of Yudanaka Hot Spring and Shibu. Ryuoo Ski Park and Maruike Ski Area are also within 9 mi (15 km). Yudanaka Station is 9 minutes by foot.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Maruka Ryokan Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.0

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.4

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 109 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 109 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 109 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 109 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 109 reviews

Reviews

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6/10 Okay

Allison

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely couple running the place, but it was definitely a bit run down and outdated. Great if you are looking to explore the area on a budget! Great hosts. There are no private bathrooms which I think I just missed on the listing, but otherwise the room was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Lucas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful and rustic ryokan run by a lovely older couple and their son. The building and it’s location are incredible, just a short walk from Yudanaka Station and Shibu Onsen.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly owner and unique experience. Definitely recommending
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
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4/10 Poor

Lyman

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Owners are nice people. Seems family-owned, so very traditional and homely. However, facilities are extremely dated, and there were cobwebs everywhere, which made me highly doubt the cleanliness...
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous stay and fantastic hosts.

This is a fantastic stay. The owners are super friendly and helpful. The breakfast was exceptional. The onsen is great. Everyone should try and stay in a ryokan while in Japan. They were very kind in waiting for me to turn up and check in later (10pm). I would recommend 100%.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Arnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Maruka Rtokan

Relaxed, friendly service. A delicious breakfast. A good traditional experience with wonderful foot bath right outside the front door.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
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8/10 Good

CCA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hosts are gracious and kind. We were picked up at the train station and taken to the monkey park right away. Driver met us to return us to the inn and took us to train station the next day. Inn is very old and needs some maintenance but it is clean and historically beautiful. Very reasonably priced and conveniently located for a walk to dinner. We stayed in July and we had A/C in the room but the open air was nice in the morning and evening.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Skylar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I very much enjoyed my stay at this little gem in the beautiful Onsen town of Yudanaka in the mountains. This ryokan is owned by an older Japanese couple. It had a private Onsen on site, so if you are not comfortable with the idea of using a public Onsen, I recommend this ryokan for you. Do keep in mind, this is an old building and is not a flashy or fancy place by any means. My stay here was very comfortable, and it feels very homey and safe here. This place is located very conveniently near the Yudanaka train station (10 min walk) and the Snow Monkey park (10 min bus ride to the top- then a 30 min hike to the park). There are also very many site-seeing spots nearby. Shibu Onsen and the World Peace statue are both musts. If you are considering coming to this cute sleepy unseen town, I recommend staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
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8/10 Good

Serena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Maruka Ryokan is charming and unique place to stay in Yudanaka. Pros: The staff are very extremely kind and helpful, and despite our language barriers, they were able to share essential information. Breakfast is a delight - would highly recommend getting. The common hot bath is wonderful especially since the common areas tend to be quite cold. Our room was very spacious, with a traditional tatami mat area for sleeping and very comfortable blankets, a sitting room with a large window overlooking the garden and nearby temple for morning tea and small snacks that the staff replenish daily, and an attached washroom with sink only. Location is great, only 8-9 minutes of walking distance of the train station and major bus lines. Things to know: Most rooms share communal toilet and shower areas. Common areas are not well insulated from the cold. Rooms warm up quickly with use of electric heaters. This is not a high end onsen hotel; facilities are fairly modest but clean. Bottom line: Would recommend staying here for a unique and homey ryokan experience, if you’re looking for peace and quiet, and if you don’t need a lot of amenities!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Kiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful stay. So authentic, kind and respectful. The loveliest experience - one that we will cherish.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique Japanese experience
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing feel

Super cool older building. They could advertise the public onsen down the road better. Not much english, but its a very very cool place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
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6/10 Okay

Felix

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Is very hard for me bc is a family business. But i rent a private bathroom. Went i arrived was a shared bathroom an a bath and was in really bad conditions. The owner so so nice. But they lied to me
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

mari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
GWの湯田中にリーズナブルな価格で宿泊できました。 ありがとうございました。
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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8/10 Good

Shihoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
ザ・昭和の旅館といった感じで、全体として会談が多い施設。宿の方が駅まで迎えに来てくださり、その後部屋まで荷物を入れてくださいました。宿ではクレジットカードは使えず、入湯税は現金で支払いしました。宿も温泉ではあるものの、私はせっかくなので湯田中の大湯へ。入館には宿からの持参が必要でした。 お部屋自体は広々としており、アメニティはタオル、歯ブラシ。ドライヤーやポット、お茶セット、温泉饅頭、ティッシュ、テレビ、浴衣がありました。 暖房器具はエアコンではなくガスファンヒーター。20：30頃のチェックインだったため、お布団が引いてありました。 テレビもかなり大きなものがありました。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Alan Oswaldo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quisiera recomendarles a todos que se den la oportunidad de hospedarse aquí, el lugar es atendido por dos ancianitos súper amables, aunque el Ryokan se ve que vivió mejores tiempos, se encuentra muy bien cuidado y funcional con aire acondicionado y una vista al jardín desde las habitaciones que hacen la mañana del café o la tarde del té muy placentero. Este lugar es para vivir una experiencia con las comodidades necesarias en el Japón rural, a 10-15min caminando está el otro pueblo cercano así que puedes ahorrar en hospedaje, disfrutas del camino y de paso haces ejercicio.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Kathe

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Denne ryokan er totalt nedslidt, og meget beskidt. Værelset have nedslidte møbler, med spindelvæv alle vegne og sengetøjet virkede ikke rent. Parret der har stedet var rigtig søde, men virker for gamle til at drive stedet. Vi valgte at checke ud igen, da vi ikke havde lyst til at blive boende.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

paola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Come ritornare indietro nel tempo, futon comodissimi camera grande ad accoglierci i simpatici proprietari e in camera l ,acqua era gia pronta per te verde e biscotti ! Una meraviglia dormire al canto dei grilli !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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2/10 Terrible

EMANUELA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Il posto peggiore dove sono stata! La struttura è decadente, sporca. Neppure una stalla e’ in quelle condizioni. Andate altrove ma non li. Vorrei allegarvi le foto! Non ci sono parole per descriverlo, terribile
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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6/10 Okay

ASAFUMI

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
素泊まりで3泊しました。 1泊当り150円の入浴料金が別途支払う必要があります。 田舎のおばあちゃんの家のような感じの旅館で、建物は古く、掃除が追い付いていないのか、網戸がほころんでいたり、クモの巣があったりします。 ただ宿泊料金が安いので、仕方ないかな、と思います。 全体的に昭和を感じさせるレトロな宿で、外国人旅行客には面白い体験になると思いました。 トイレと洗面所は共同です。 お風呂は3人入れるかどうかの広さです。 蛇口と椅子は1つだけですが、風呂桶は5～6個ありました。 お湯はとても熱い温泉です。 なお宿の近くにある温泉の共同浴場にも入れます。 洗濯機も貸してもらえ、助かりました。 宿のおばあちゃんとおじいちゃんは、とても気さくな方でした。 機会があったら、また泊まるかもしれません。
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
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8/10 Good

Sanae

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
設備は古いですが、必要なところは清潔です。お湯も良くてゆっくり滞在できました。スタッフの親切さや心配りの行き届いた朝食は古き良き温泉宿を彷彿させる宿です。駅前にはコンビニもあり不便は感じない。また訪れたい。
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

yuki

Liked: Staff & service
古風ですが、夏の湯田中エリアはとても静かで過ごしやすく快適に過ごせました。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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6/10 Okay

Metin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Der Ryokan hat einen urigen scharm jedoch lassen sich hygienische Bedingungen zu wünschen übrig. Es ist sehr schade, den der Ryokan liegt in einem ruhigen Ort und ist zu Fuß ca 10 min vom Bahnhof Yudanaka entfernt. Die Gastgeber, ein älteres Ehepaar sind sehr nett und lieb und sind steht's bemüht mit ihren Möglichkeiten, den Gästen zu Seite zu stehen. Hier wird kaum Englisch gesprochen. Wenn die Sanitäranlagen und die Räume eine ordentliche Renovierung bekommen würden und die Reinigung insgesamt sich verbessern würde, wäre es ein sehr schöner Ryokan.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
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8/10 Good

Yuki

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
共同浴場を借りられる お湯は熱いが泉質はとても良い
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Retour vers le passé Des propriétaires âgés mais adorable Simple mais tellement touchant Si vous souhaitez une expérience unique et accepter de ne pas être dans le luxe alors cet établissement est parfait
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023