Question 1

How do I get there by train and bus?

Accepted Answer

From Seibu-Chichibu Station, take the Ogano Town Bus for about 50 minutes and get off at Yakushidou bus stop, then walk about 5 minutes. From Chichibu Railway Minekawauchi Station, take the Ogano Town Bus for about 20 minutes. From Ikebukuro Station, the Seibu Railway Express Limited takes about 85 minutes to Seibu-Chichibu Station.

Question 2

How do I get there by car?

Accepted Answer

From Hanazono IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway, it takes about 1 hour via the Minano-Yorii Bypass to Ryoshin-sou. From the Kofu direction via Route 140, it takes about 1 hour 50 minutes. Parking is free.

Question 3

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Accepted Answer

Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out is at 10:00.

Question 4

Can I use this as a base for climbing Mount Ryoshin?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is ideal as a base for climbing Mount Ryoshin. The area also has many seasonal attractions including the Nagatorogawa River descent, Mitsumine Shrine, Chichibu Shibazakura (moss phlox), weeping cherry blossoms, a dahlia garden, and strawberry picking.

Question 5

What types of guest rooms are available?

Accepted Answer

All 40 rooms are either Japanese-style or Western-style. The inn is used by a wide range of guests including tourists, pilgrimage visitors, climbers, and business travelers.

Question 6

Is this a national inn, so are the rates reasonable?

Accepted Answer

We have plans starting from around ¥20,900 (including tax) per night for 2 guests. As Saitama's only national inn, we are popular for offering good value with natural hot spring bathing and local cuisine.

Question 7

What facilities and activities are available?

Accepted Answer

The inn has a restaurant, banquet hall, meeting rooms, large public bath, outdoor bath, shop, vending machines, coin laundry, table tennis, bicycle rental, and bouldering. In summer, we also offer day trips to nearby Komori River for swimming and firefly viewing, as well as shuttle service to the Dahlia Garden.

Question 8

Can I use the hot spring for the day?

Accepted Answer

Day bathing is available. The facility across the way, the roadside station, also has a day-bathing facility called Yakushi-no-Yu. For details about day-use at Ryoshinso, please contact the inn at 0494-79-1221.

Question 9

What types of open-air baths are available?

Accepted Answer

There are 2 types of open-air baths: a rock bath and a stone bath, which alternate daily (gender swap at 5:00 AM). You can enjoy views of the Komori River from these spacious open-air baths, and guests particularly appreciate the seasonal beauty of the gorge with fresh greenery and autumn foliage.

Question 10

What is the spring quality and therapeutic effect of the hot spring?

Accepted Answer

The natural hot spring is "Ryoshin Onsen Susuki-no-yu" with a pH of 9.1, strongly alkaline. The mineral composition includes 1,027 mg/kg evaporation residue, fluoride ions and metaboric acid. It is famous as a "beauty bath" for its smooth, silky feel. It has many repeat visitors and is a popular spring.

Question 11

What kind of food is served?

Accepted Answer

We specialize in homestyle local cuisine featuring local ingredients. Dishes include Bushu wagyu sukiyaki, local vegetable bagna cauda, and clay-pot-cooked Chichibu rice—all homemade meals featuring abundant local bounty.

Question 12

Is Wi-Fi available?

Accepted Answer

No, Wi-Fi is not provided.

Question 13

What time is check-out?

Accepted Answer

10:00.

Question 14

What time is check-in?

Accepted Answer

15:00.

Question 15

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

From Seibu-Chichibu Station, take the Ogano Town Bus for about 50 minutes and get off at Yakushidou bus stop, then walk about 5 minutes. From Chichibu Railway Minekawauchi Station, take the Ogano Town Bus for about 20 minutes. From Hanazono IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway, it's about 1 hour by car.

Question 16

What is the address?

Accepted Answer

707 Ryoshin Komori, Ogano Town, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture

Question 17

Is there parking available?

Accepted Answer

Yes, parking is available. For details, please contact the facility.

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