Located about two and a half hours from Tokyo, the Hoshino Resort Kai Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture is a ryokan located in Asama Hot Springs. The historic hot spring can be enjoyed in thirteen different ways of eight different types, which has long been a favorite of many people. Moreover, it presents a program that is unique to Matsumoto, the city of music, and every night different concerts are held in the lobby. Let's enjoy some jazz and classical music while taking a vacation in Matsumoto.
Four types of rooms are available, and traditional crafts such as Jangji paintings dyed with Edo Suminagashi and Munsal Jangji are displayed throughout. On a spacious tatami, you can relax comfortably with your arms and legs stretched out. Specifically, the bed features a mattress developed by Hoshino Resort itself, which provides a sense of floating on clouds. Furthermore, there are rooms from which you can view the magnificent Northern Alps.
Matsumoto has a long history as a city of music —even today, it hosts a summer festival organized by renowned maestro 'Seiji Ozawa'. Jazz and classical music concerts are held in the KAI Matsumoto lobby every night.
Asama Hot Spring produces waters that are gentle on the skin. At KAI Matsumoto, these waters feed into eight types of bath, including outdoor and indoor baths, baths designed to allow bathers to comfortably lie back, and cypress-scented steam baths.
KAI Matsumoto is located in Shinshu, a mountainous region known for its rich soil and water. High-quality ingredients produced in this ideal environment are prepared into aesthetically pleasing dishes that pair well with wines produced throughout the region.
The address of Hoshino Resorts KAI Matsumoto is [ 1-31-1 Asama Onsen, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan ].
It takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes by car from Haneda Airport, and about 40 minutes by taxi from Matsumoto Airport.