HOUSHI ONSEN CHOJUKAN, Minakami

Houshi Onsen Chojukan offers 35 rooms with traditional decor, hardwood floors, tatami mats, and futon bedding. Main building rooms share a communal bathroom, while some rooms have en-suite bathrooms. All rooms include heating, a seating area, free Wi-Fi, free toiletries, an electric kettle, and a flat-screen TV. Adjacent rooms feature wash basins with wooden spigots and wooden shelves. Guests might see some insects in the building. Quadruple and triple rooms feature tatami, a seating area, shared bathroom with slippers, an electric kettle, heating, a flat-screen TV, and futons.

The property has a 140-year old timber-framed indoor hot spring bath house. The hot spring features 100 percent pure hot water naturally springing from gaps between rounded stones at the bottom of the bath. The building, stemming from 100 years ago, has high ceilings with exposed beams, allowing steam to rise from the separate pools set into the wooden floor. A natural outdoor hot springs pool is available.

Houshi Onsen Chojukan serves Japanese cuisine. Half-board includes traditional meals served in-room or in a small communal dining room. The food is served kaiseki-style, with a focus on fresh local produce and seafood.

Chojukan hotel is located in the mountains along the Houshi River in Minakami, Gunma prefecture. It's 7.6 mi from Naeba Ski Resort and 9.9 mi from Mt. You'll be 11 minutes by car from Sarugakyo Onsen and a 20-minute drive from the arts and crafts village Takumi-no-Sato. Landmarks nearby include Mikuniyama Mountain (3 km), Akazawa Ski Resort (2 km), and Minakami Nagai Best Inns & Local Museum (2 km).

Houshi Onsen Chojukan features free WiFi access and free private parking. Guests will find luggage storage space at the property. Expect a three-hour drive to Tokyo, or about two hours and 30 minutes by public transportation via Jomokogen Station. The timber-framed buildings are classically Japanese, with additions from the 1940s and 1980s preserving the aesthetic.