[2025 Minamiuonuma Stay] Travel Guide for Satoyama Jujo the House (Updated Apr)

Hey friends! If you're yearning to escape the urban chaos and immerse yourself in nature's embrace, Rishan Shitie Hotel is absolutely your dream destination. Let me share my immersive experience of living in harmony with nature during my recent stay. 🌳A Hidden Paradise in Nature Nestled among mountains, Rishan Shitie Hotel welcomes you with fresh air filled with the unique fragrance of grass, wood, and soil. Following the winding path, you'll discover Japanese-style wooden houses perfectly integrated with the surrounding forests and streams. In the morning, sunlight filters through the leaves onto the rooftops while birds sing in the branches. At night, stars twinkle above as insects orchestrate nature's symphony. 🛏Japanese Aesthetics with Delightful Details The rooms embrace traditional Japanese style, with comfortable tatami floors. Slide open the paper doors to enjoy seasonal views. The decor is minimalist yet elegant, featuring flower arrangements, ukiyo-e prints, and classic tea sets - every detail reflects the pursuit of living aesthetics. The bathroom features separate wet and dry areas, with natural plant-derived amenities that soothe both body and mind. Worth mentioning is the private viewing terrace with a hot spring pool - soaking in warm spring water while admiring the distant mountains and sea of clouds is pure bliss for the soul. 🍱Nature's Bounty on Your Plate The hotel's cuisine features seasonal local ingredients, as if served straight from nature to your table. Breakfast includes freshly picked vegetables in refreshing salads paired with onsen eggs, offering rich flavors. The kaiseki dinner is exceptional - artistic presentations, melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef, and exquisite sashimi that leaves a lasting impression. While dining, you can watch chefs at work through the windows, appreciating the craftsmanship behind each dish. 🌟Heartwarming Service that Heals The staff's attention to detail is impeccable, from the warm towels and welcome tea at check-in to detailed introductions of nearby attractions. They'll recommend hiking trails and stargazing spots based on your preferences. Here, you'll experience not just excellent service, but genuine care between people. Friends, Rishan Shitie Hotel is more than just accommodation - it's a healing journey where you can dialogue with nature and reconcile with yourself. Promise me you'll come experience it when you have the chance!

❄ Birthday wish, near Tokyo, Echigo Yuzawa, through the long tunnel, dreamy snow country. Satoyama Jujo, a secret place in the mountains, a small hotel, an old wooden house, unique charm. 🏡 Only twelve or thirteen rooms, each with a view, three-dimensional space, private aesthetics, up to twenty guests. Wine bar, souvenirs, library, art life, perfect balance. 🌟 Check-in experience, visit activities, kitchen secrets, cellar pickles, magical passages, shuttle inside and outside. Self-sufficiency, spring ploughing and autumn harvest, winter storage of small dishes, seasonal changes, menu updates. 🍽 Sanae Hibiki dinner, chef's heart, green, organic, healthy, original taste of ingredients, two and a half hours, taste bud feast. Breakfast is primitive and natural. —— Experience Satoyama Jujo, a private art hotel in the snowy country of Niigata, a feast for the senses in all four seasons —— ❄ Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata Snow Country, Satoyama Jujo, a secret place in the mountains, unique charm. 🏡 Small hotel, old wooden house, three-dimensional space, private aesthetics, up to twenty guests, art life. 🌟 Kitchen secrets, cellar pickles, seasonal changes, menu updates, self-sufficiency. 🍽 Sanae Hibiki dinner, chef's heart, green, organic, healthy, original taste of ingredients, two and a half hours, taste bud feast.

❄ Niigata Tokamachi, a three-hour drive away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, Satoyama Jujo the House Sen, a modern interpretation of a century-old private house. 📖 "Snow Country" by Yasunari Kawabata, the fragrance of Koshihikari rice, silver in winter, green in summer, the cycle of four seasons, the intertwining of nature and culture. 🏡 the House Sen, on the hill, next to the rice field, low-key furniture, taste life. Villagers cook at home, the taste of home, authentic experience. 🌿 Summer private enjoyment: mountain top rice fields, green and continuous; mini frogs, jumping at your feet; soaking in the cold wind, as you wish; sauna jungle, fragrant nap. 🔥 Barbecue in the yard, direct supply from the farm stage, cicadas chirping, natural wild fun; jungle adventure, mosquitoes accompanying, return to the truth. ❄ Winter guess: silver-wrapped, different style, protection and continuation, natural details, traces of time. ❄ Three-hour drive, Niigata Tokamachi, Satoyama Jujo the House Sen, the four seasons change in the private house. 📖 "Snow Country" by Yasunari Kawabata, the hometown of Koshihikari rice, the symphony of nature and culture. 🏡 Century-old private house, on the hill, low-key taste, villagers cook at home, authentic experience. 🌿 Summer: mountain top rice fields, frogs jumping, soaking in the sauna, barbecue in the jungle, natural wild fun. ❄ Winter guess: silver-wrapped, different style, protection and continuation, natural details.

🚇Crossing the long tunnel at the county border, you enter the snow country. ——Kawabata Yasunari 'Snow Country' ☃️Niigata and Nagano on the Sea of Japan side are known as 'snow country' due to their heavy snowfall. ♨Nearby Gunma is dotted with hot springs, making it the warmest enjoyment in winter. Follow the words of Kawabata Yasunari and start a feast of heavy snow~🎉 - 【Highlights of the trip】 🚞Snow Moon Flower Train｜A sightseeing train shuttling between the silver-white valley and the vast coast ⛷️Hakuba Ski Resort｜Enjoy the venue of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics ♨Kusatsu Hot Spring｜Walk in the soup field, watch the soup dumplings, and bathe in the soup pool of the first of Japan's three famous soups 🌈Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival｜Connecting people and nature, stimulating rural vitality, and bringing a new artistic life 🔥Winter Festival｜Local people pray to stay away from bad luck and everything is safe - 【Encounter on the way】 ✅Niigata｜Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Snowflake Fire, Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Modern Art Museum, Farm Stage, Beauty Forest, Winter Terrace, Snow Moon Flower Sightseeing Train, Matsunoyama Hot Spring ✅Nagano｜Hakuba Ski Resort, Happo-One Fire Festival, Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park ✅Gunma｜Kusatsu Hot Spring, Shaolin Mountain Daruma Temple, Daruma Painting Experience, Daruma Festival - 【Stay and stay】 🏡Satoyama Jujyo｜The century-old inn is transformed into an ideal appearance of organic life by architects and Michelin-starred chefs🍱 🏡Matsunoyama Hot Spring Chisato's Inn Thousand Years｜The oldest inn in the hot spring street, you can enjoy a round of bright moon while bathing in the medicinal hot spring🌙 🏡Tokyu Hakuba Resort Hotel｜Located at the foot of the Happo-One Ski Resort, it has a mountainous temperament, and the scenery of the four seasons extends into the room🍁 🏡Kusatsu Hot Spring Kei｜Only 7 rooms, it is the highest-grade inn in Japan as soon as it opens🌊 - 【Delicious food】 🍡Roasted Mantou｜Small mantou are skewered and coated with sweet miso sauce and roasted on charcoal, salty and sweet 🍝Soba Noodles｜The best soba noodles in Japan are in Nagano, which can be eaten cold or made into hot soup noodles 🍣Sushi｜Niigata's red salmon is comparable to tuna, and sushi made with Yuko rice is definitely the top food in Niigata - 【Itinerary Overview】 DAY1｜Kiyotsu Gorge 🎆Go to Niigata to pass through Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Art Festival Snowflake Fire DAY2｜Art Niigata 🌲Visit Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Modern Art Museum and Farm Stage, walk in the winter terraces and Beauty Forest, and bathe in Matsunoyama Hot Spring DAY3｜Snow Country Train 🚈Take the Snow Moon Flower Sightseeing Train through the mountains and the sea DAY4｜Alps 🏂Enjoy Hakuba Happo-One Ski Resort, Happo-One Fire Festival DAY5｜World Famous Spring 🐒Watch snow monkeys soak in hot springs in Jigokudani, go to Kusatsu Hot Spring to stroll in the soup field and watch the soup dumplings DAY6｜Lucky Doll 🏮Visit Daruma Temple, paint Daruma dolls, and participate in Daruma Festival DAY7｜Farewell to Japan 👋🏻Return/Continue to travel to other cities in Japan

An inn run by the magazine "Jiyuujin". It's about a 20-minute drive from Echigo Yuzawa Station in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. A spectacular open-air bath that won the Good Design Award for Manufacturing Design. The food is also made using a unique method, and has won the Michelin-starred Cooking Masters Award. It's an experience-based style that's different from traditional hot spring inns, so we recommend staying for a night. It's also been featured on King's Brunch. #Hot spring #Spectacular view #Gourmet food #Niigata