Southern Yatsugatake Highlands Area
Kobuchisawa
Express trains stop here and there's an IC, so it's easy to head out to both Hakushu & Mukawa and Kiyosato & Oizumi. Daigahara-juku and Ojiragawa Gorge are also within reach by car.
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Southern Yatsugatake Highlands Area
Kiyosato and Oizumi
Up on the Kiyosato plateau at 1,200–1,400 m, with hotels, small inns known for their food, and pensions.
Clear Streams & Mt. Kaikoma Area
Daigahara-juku
Stay inside the post town and the old highway is a short walk, night or morning. On brewery days, don't drive.
Sun, Mt. Kayagatake & Mt. Mizugaki Area
Sutama and Akeno
Masutomi is the closest base for Mt. Mizugaki. In Akeno there's a private cottage among the fields.
Where the places to stay and sights are
Simplified map (shapes and positions approximate)
Places to stay Sights
Driving times between towns
- Kobuchisawa–Daigahara-jukuabout 14 min
- Kobuchisawa–Kiyosato and Oizumiabout 26 min
- Kiyosato and Oizumi–Daigahara-jukuabout 28 min
Measured from
- Kobuchisawa
- Kobuchisawa Station
- Kiyosato and Oizumi
- Kiyosato Station
- Daigahara-juku
- the old highway in Daigahara-juku
Driving times checked on Google Maps. Last checked: 2026-10-24
Types of stay
place-8018-hero.webpPrivate houses · Hakushu
Kuraya Post-town InnSample
A restored Meiji-era merchant house in the post town, rented whole. One group a day, up to 6.
Tip
Kuraya keeps the bones of the merchant house it once was. Look up at the beams over the earthen-floored entrance and at the lattice of the old counting room. Walk the post-town street once in the evening and once in the morning to see its quieter side.
- Price guide
- From ¥26,000 per person per night with dinner and breakfast (2 guests)
- Check-in
- 15:00–18:00
place-8027-hero.webpHighland resorts · Kobuchisawa
Miharashi Highland ResortSample
A resort hotel with meeting rooms, a work lounge and dog-friendly rooms.
Tip
Miharashi lets you play and work from the same base. Spend the morning at a window desk in the lounge, then take the dog along the forest path in the afternoon. On clear mornings the terrace looks out over both Yatsugatake and the Southern Alps.
- Price guide
- From ¥16,000 per person per night with breakfast (2 per room)
- Check-in
- 15:00
place-8028-hero.webpSmall inns known for their food · Kiyosato
Kurumi Forest AubergeSample
A four-room dining inn. Dinner is a course of Yatsugatake vegetables and venison.
Tip
Kurumi is an inn you stay at for dinner. The menu follows the season in the fields and hills, so mention any foods you avoid when you book. After dinner, take your time by the fire.
- Price guide
- From ¥28,000 per person per night with dinner and breakfast (2 per room)
- Check-in
- 15:00–17:30
place-8026-hero.webpFarm stays · Akeno
Yubae Farm CottageSample
A private cottage with a kitchen among the fields.
Tip
Yubae lets you borrow a slice of farm life. When you arrive, step out onto the veranda and take in the width of the fields and the sky. Order the morning vegetable basket, and cooking your own breakfast becomes part of the trip.
- Price guide
- From ¥32,000 per night for the house (up to 4, room only)
- Check-in
- 15:00–19:00
place-8025-hero.webpHot-spring inns · Oizumi
Hoshimi Highland Onsen HotelSample
An 18-room hotel in the woods with an open-air hot-spring bath.
Tip
Hoshimi is a place for hot springs and night skies. After dinner, give your eyes time to adjust in the darkened courtyard before you look up. From the open-air bath in the morning, the ridge of the Southern Alps shows beyond the trees.
- Price guide
- From ¥22,000 per person per night with dinner and breakfast (2 per room)
- Check-in
- 15:00–19:00
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