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Teuchisoba Aruppusu

Founded in 1894, "Teuchisoba Arupusu" offers artisanal soba noodles made by the fourth-generation owner. A popular menu item is the "Yamabiko Set," which allows you to compare three types of soba: juwari soba, nihachi soba, and mizu soba. The mizu-soba is made from the finest brown buckwheat (the raw berries as harvested), which is coarsely ground on a stone mortar to give it a refined flavor.

There are three ways to eat it. Soak the soba in a little bit of water to enjoy its throat and aroma, eat the soba with salt on chopsticks, and savor the sweet taste. Soba-tsuyu is a spicy sauce that enhances the sweetness of the soba. You can enjoy soba the way you like it.

The interior of the store has a Japanese serenity.

The restaurant has both tatami room and table seating with a view of the well-kept Japanese garden at the back of the restaurant.
Since foreign tourists also visit the restaurant, the menu is written in English and includes information such as "Why drink Sobayu" and "Origin of Nihachi Soba".

Teuchisoba Aruppusu

• 3-1-13 Asama hot spring, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture MAP
• From Matsumoto Station, take the Matsumoto Dentetsu bus bound for "Sengen Onsen via Shinshu University" (approx. 20 min.), get off at "Hot Plaza Sengen-mae" and walk 1 minute.
• 11:30-14:30(L.O.), 17:30-20:30(L.O.)
• Wednesday
• 0263-46-1471
• Free of charge

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Asama Onsen Gotenyama Lookout

From the observatory (850 meters above sea level), which is about a 40-minute trek from the center of Asama hot spring, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the mountains of the Northern Alps and Matsumoto Plain.
There are three main routes to the observatory: from the Gotenyama trailhead, which has a relatively gentle path (30 minutes); from the side path of the Gojiki Shrine (45 minutes); and from the Yakushido area (40 minutes). The Ogasawara family mausoleum, which is related to the lord of Matsumoto Castle, Yakushido Shrine, Gotenyama Tenmangu Shrine, and other historical sites, as well as places famous for their autumn foliage, make this an enjoyable spot.

A walking course that takes you to historical sites

The course, which begins near Yakushido Hall, leads visitors through a red torii gate next to Yakushido Hall and up a steep flight of stone steps to Gotenyama Tenmangu Shrine in a forest of pine trees. In 1659, in the early Edo period (1603-1868), Mizuno Tadatada, then lord of Matsumoto Castle, renovated the Asama Goten (a bathhouse for the lord of Matsumoto Castle) and invited Sugawara no Michizane as a guardian deity, preserving the architectural style of the shrine buildings of the early Edo period. This route allows visitors to experience Matsumoto's history and nature.

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Hot Plaza Asama

Located in the center of the Asama hot spring resort area, this is one of the four Daytrip Destinations in Asama Onsen. It has seven different types of bathtubs, including a Public hot spring, Outdoor hot spring, sauna, and bubble bath, as well as a relaxation room and a 70-mat Public hot spring hall. A free footbath at the entrance is available for casual use.
The hot spring, with a daily supply of 26 tons of spring water, is a clear, colorless, slightly alkaline simple spring that is well known for warming the body to the core.

Public hot spring and Outdoor hot spring seen in the back

The hot spring on the first floor has a Public hot spring and Outdoor hot spring, as well as a sauna and a water bath. Enjoy the hot spring while trying out the various tubs, and after bathing, relax in the large hall on the second floor. You can bring in food and other items to relax in this space.

At dusk, the folk art-style building with its tiled roof and white walls is lit by lanterns at the eaves, creating a tasteful atmosphere. Open until midnight, it is recommended for late arrivals and for those who want to relieve travel fatigue at the end of the day.

Hot Plaza Asama

• 3-16-3 Asamaonsen, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture MAP
• From Matsumoto Station, take the Matsumoto Dentetsu bus bound for "Sengen Onsen via Shinshu University" (approx. 20 min.), get off at "Hot Plaza Sengen-mae" and walk 1 minute.
• 10:00 - 24:00 (last admission at 23:00)
• Tuesdays (or the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday)
• Admission: Adults 650 yen, children (elementary and junior high school) 350 yen, children under elementary school age free
  Fee: rental towels 210 yen, bath towels sold 210 yen
• 0263-46-6278
• Free of charge

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Miyajima Shoten

Miyajima Shoten is the only shop that sells "oshinko mochi," a typical local confectionery of Asama hot spring that has been handed down since the Meiji era. The production of oshinko mochi ceased during the war and disappeared, but Miyajima Shoten's predecessor revived it, and it has been sold to this day.

The mochi are made with rice flour (joshinko) ground from white rice, and the crane motif is a good omen. Other hot spring buns and souvenirs are also available.

Miyajima Shoten

• 1-31-20 Asama Onsen, Matsumoto City, Nagano MAP
• From Matsumoto Station, take the Matsumoto Dentetsu bus bound for "Asama Onsen via Shinshu University" (27 minutes), get off at "Yusaka" and walk for 1 minute.
• 8:30-19:30
• Year-end and New Year's holidays
• 0263-46-1658
• None

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Gosagidokoro Mizukido Miyata Meihinten

Asama Onsen Manju, a specialty of Asama Hot Spring, is well known for its packaging designed with text and illustrations by Rokusuke Ei, a long-time Asama Onsen resident.
There are two types of dough, one with brown sugar and the other with buckwheat flour, and koshi-an and tsubu-an are always available. The types of red bean paste are added according to the season: cherry and Japanese nightshade red bean paste in spring, and miso red bean paste made with miso from Shinshu in summer. In the fall and winter, you can enjoy chestnut an (Bali) an (bean paste).
If you order by 9 p.m. the night before, they will be freshly prepared the next morning.

Miyata Souvenir Shop

• 3-2-1 Sengen Onsen, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture MAP
• From Matsumoto Station, take the Matsumoto Dentetsu bus bound for "Asama Onsen via Shinshu University" (27 minutes), get off at "Yusaka" and walk for 1 minute.
• 8:00-20:00
• Wednesday
• 0263-46-2528
• None

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Tsukemono cafe

In Shinshu, the culture of enjoying tsukemono as a snack is deeply rooted. Tsukemono Cafe offers handmade pickles and Japanese sweets in the hope of passing on this culture to tourists.
Ten kinds of pickles are always available, and the "pickled plum, takuan, and nozawana" that received the most votes in the "Nozawana Pickling Master Contest," a local seasonal event, are also available at the store. Other menu items include handmade soba noodles made with Azumino spring water, Asama hot spring's famous sweets such as oshinko mochi (rice cakes) and oyaki, and the unusual coconut zenzai (sweet red bean soup made with coconut).
Ujitawara tea imported from Kyoto is used. The tea is a richly flavored sencha green tea.

The restaurant's signature taste can be enjoyed with a special set menu

The "Soba Cutlet Set" is a set of zaru soba, grilled rice balls, three kinds of pickles, mini-size coconut zenzai, Uji tea, and the restaurant's signature taste. The "handmade soba" menu, which is made daily by the owner, comes with pickles and Uji tea. There are also inventive dishes such as Spanish-style soba noodles combined with prosciutto ham and olive oil. The restaurant is not only a casual coffee shop, but also a Dining Area.

Tsukemono Cafe

• 2-4-19 Asama Onsen, Matsumoto City, Nagano MAP
• From Matsumoto Station, take the "Shindai-Yokota Circulation Line" or "Yokota-Shindai Circulation Line" (approx. 20 minutes), get off at Asama Onsen Iriguchi Bus Stop, approx. 4 minutes walk.
• 11:00-18:00 (L.O. 17:30)
• Tuesdays
• 0263-46-7550
• Free of charge