Onsen Kung Fu #002 Tsukino Shizuka (Matsumoto, Nagano)

• Rating —— ★★★ (3/5)
• Fee —— ? (included in Shinshu Monomiyusan Tegata)
• Open —— 10:30AM - 8:00PM Every day (for Higaeri Onsen)
• Map and Official Web Page (in Japanese)
• Drinkable —— no
• Color —— transparent
• Smell —— none

It is a tranditionary Ryokan (Japanese-style Hotel). Clean and tidy, and you can enjoy Japanese atmosphere.

I felt nothing special for the water or the Onsen rooms. It is not bad at all, though I found cobweb in the Roten Buro (external bath).

Shinshu Monomiyusan Tegata

I visited this hotel because it is listed in Shinshu Monomiyusan Tegata, which costs only 1300 Yen, and you can experience 12 Onsen places in Shinshu (Nagano Prefecture).

Usually, it costs 500 Yen or so to get into one Higaeri Onsen (no bed, just bathing Onsen place), so if you visit three or four, it pays off. If you visit Shinshu and would like to visit as many Higaeri Onsens as possible, it is a must-buy.