I loved every part of it, especially the breakfast. I’m not a morning person but i drag myself out of bed every morning just for the breakfast. Miso soup should be a staple in everyone’s breakfast.

Stayed in March 2025

Great location and homey.

Stayed in March 2025

Value for money. Good location close to the lifts and an easy walk into town.

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing

Close to the lifts, great breakfast, awesome Onsen

Stayed in February 2025

Great hosts and convenient location

Stayed in February 2025

Wish beds were more comfortable, but we brought camping maps from home that helped! Understand that this is often the way in Japan traditional hotels so it was okay.

Loved the value and the community. Great little onsen in the hotel and a perfect crash pad for our family ski trip.

Stayed in February 2025

Our stay at Uchihan was a highlight of our time in Nozawa Onsen! The friendly staff, delicious breakfasts and hot pot dinner, and unbeatable location near the slopes made it perfect. With ski rentals just across the street and a short walk to the lift, our time there was very convenient. Thank you, Uchihan!

Stayed in February 2025

Everything is good for us.

We go to Nozawa Onsen for ski every Feb since the past 10 years and stay in different hotel each time. In general, Uchihan is a good place to stay. I will list what are good points. 1/ Location A/ very short walking distance to skii lift-the smallest of town. But you can ski from this place to the 2 bigger resort center easily. Rental shop for ski equipment is located just in front of hotel. However, we go for the shop that is close to ski lift and leave equipment there when we finish ski. You should reserve ski pass from hotel in advance. They can sell to you with special price. B/ Bus from Iiyama JR station to Nozawaonsen take 25 minutes. You can stop either at N2 or N1 last stop to village. N2 is closer to hotel. However on the way to go back to Iiyama, you should walk to N1 - main station for bus because almost of the time, the bus is full from that station amd can't take more passenger at N2. 3/ Hotel facility They like kids because i see there is small play area for children. There are 2 onsen/hot bath for guests inside hotel which open from 3pm till 10pm. The biggest public onsen in town is just at the corner of hotel. Take 2 minutes walk. Nice one but crowded. The room is bigger than room at all hotels where i had been. Very clean and warm with heater. They also serve breakfast and dinner of you book in advance. We tried breakfast one time. Not really special. Staffs are kind and helpfull. Wifi work well 3/ Restaurant This is main problem of Nozawa when they host more and more tourist. If you plan to eat dinner before 8pm, you must reserve in advance from 1 to 6 days. After 8pm, some restaurants will accept walk in customers. There are 3 restaurants are close to hotel, 2-5 mn walk. We tried hamburger one, it is good. Others, fully book so we don't know about them. Almost restaurants are located at main street of village. It takes you 10 to 15 minutes to go there.

Stayed in February 2025

Very friendly and helpful staff. Hotpot dinner was amazing!!

Stayed in February 2025

Further away from hikage gondola but close to karasawa chair lift. probably better for people who do not need to attend lessons with the main ski school in the Hikage area)

It has everything required for a comfortable stay - clean, neat rooms, clean shared bathroom with small private onsen (comfortable water temperature), pantry outside (kettle on the second floor, small fridge and microwave on the 3rd, complimentary coffee and tea in the first floor), helpful staff, delicious breakfast. Near a delicious bakehouse and public onsen. Our room could fit up to 4 but might be a squeeze. 3 adults would be just nice.

Stayed in February 2025

Very friendly host, provided us with welcome flowers, origami, and a sweet note for our honeymoon. Room was spacious and warm. Free washing machines and use of the drying room which dried all our snow clothes overnight. Has basic cookware, microwave and common fridge. Clean, homely, and warm! Slightly far from the main ski lift (Nagasaka) but it is only a short distance from the secondary one which can bring if you already have a ticket.

Stayed in January 2025

Futons were like sleeping on concrete for our western bodies unfortunately. Also, didn’t bother me but shower/washing room is communal - so my teenage children won’t use during our 3 night stay (I had warned them) - they had to shower at the Sparena!

Lovely tradition Japanese property, within easy walking distance to middle of the village. Lovely host and enjoyed our Japanese breakfast on one of ours mornings. Loved the little onsen in the bathroom for a soak.

Stayed in January 2025

After 10:30pm the was no possibility to have a shower in the hotel bath area, because we didn’t have a shower in our room.

It was close to onsen, ski and bus station. It had delicious and traditional food

Stayed in January 2025

I loved how close this property was to a ski lift and it was a short walk to the main part of town staff was lovely and the rooms were great

Stayed in January 2025

The nearest toilet was out of order which meant having to go downstairs, but it wasn’t too bad.

It was in such an excellent location- only 4 minutes walk to the nearest chairlift. The room was very spacious and comfortable.

Stayed in January 2025

Shower and Onsen time is only available from 3.30-pm - 10.30pm and I didn’t know that before. It’s okay for the time but I’m a person who always shower in the morning

Staff are nice and dry room for ski stuff

Stayed in December 2024

The option to shower in the morning would be good but not a necessity.

Uchihan is such a lovely ryokan - location was amazing! We were right by a lift so saved us a lot of hassle walking around with all our gear. It's a lovely, family run, traditional hotel which was exactly what I wanted, the breakfast was lovely if you're open to a more japanese influenced brekkie. Facilities were great, toilet was closed on our floor but a couple on the floor below, the mini onsen is open after 3pm and also nice but the public onsen just outside was bigger and hotter. All around lovely and quaint place, would definitely come back.

Stayed in January 2025

Since I'm very used to fluffy pillows, the pillows were a bit on the slim side.

The room was very clean and the staff was very responsive. We got a hotpot for two for dinner and it was delicious and very filling. Very comfortable bedding. Great access to the slope(4 minutes walk away) Lots of food options nearby as well

Stayed in December 2024

Staff was really nice and it was great to have a nice breakfast every morning.

Stayed in December 2024

Not a thing!

Everything!

Stayed in December 2024

10 minutes walk from Chuo Bus Terminal but free shuttle bus stop is just 2 minutes down the road. it's not a new traditional inn but clean and quite.

A eco friendly and nice family run with comfortable rooms, some with en-suite toilet. Great shabu shabu hotpot dinner at reasonable price. It's a few minutes walk to Kasawara Ski lift which will get you to Nagasaka and Hikage Ski areas.

Stayed in February 2024

Getting there with luggage from the Nakao bus stop requires a few deep breaths, as it is 300 metres uphill along a significant road. Hauling luggage up the stairs is a breeze by comparison. It’s a good 10-15 minute walk into the main area of town, but a nice romantic walk along a small road past traditional houses.

Traditional Japanese inn, with more Japanese than overseas guests. Traditional mat room, nice and warm, quite enchanting … although the futons were a bit challenging for my aching body. Having a small en-suite toilet was great, otherwise it would mean a few stairs. The optional breakfast was a nice combination of small Japanese fare, fish, sausages, salad, rice and soup with coffee, juice and toast. Very filling, and good value at 1300 each. The Japanese hosts tried their best with English, much better than my Japanese, but still much was lost in translation … They were very helpful in booking dinner reservations, which are fairly essential. The small Onsen was most welcome, although only really caters for 1 person at a time. There is a free 3-person one around the corner. The inn is located only 3 minutes walk from the Karasawa lift, which is a great starting and finishing point to a ski day (8:30 - 4:30). It has a large drying area downstairs, along with a guest laundry.

Stayed in March 2024

After scratching around for a very last minute stay in Nozawa Onsen, a vacancy at Uchihan popped up. Couldn't have asked for a better place to stay! The owner was extremely friendly, bath houses and restaurants just around the corner and an easy 2 minute walk to the Karasawa lift. A simple, clean, affordable and extremely well situated property to the ski fields and town centre. Will certainly be back!

Stayed in February 2024

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Answer very quickly , can solve all problems !

Stayed in March 2024