Shiroumaso

Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps


This lovely little ryokan in Happō has smart, though compact, traditionally styled rooms with lots of hinoki (cypress) detailing and lovely views. Only a couple of minutes' walk from the bus terminal and close to Happō-One's Adam gondola.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps attractions

1. Togakushi-Okusha

12.9 MILES

From Okusha bus stop it's 2km (40 minutes' walk) to Okusha (meaning 'Upper Shrine') – the innermost of the three sub-shrines making up Togakushi-jinja –…

2. Togakushi-Hōkōsha

13.07 MILES

Although it's nestled among cedars apparently close to the village, Hōkōsha, the pretty lower sub-shrine of Togakushi-jinja, is reached via 274 ancient,…

3. Togakushi-jinja

13.69 MILES

Comprising three sub-shrines, Togakushi-Hōkōsha, Togakushi-Chūsha and Togakushi-Okusha, each a few kilometres apart, Togakushi-jinja honours the 1911m…

4. Togakushi Folk Museum & Ninja House

13.69 MILES

Above the Okusha bus stop you'll find this museum housing artefacts from a time when local yamabushi (mountain monks) practised what became known as ninpo…

5. Togakushi-Chūsha

13.7 MILES

One of the three sub-shrines of Togakushi-jinja, intimate Chūsha, meaning 'middle shrine', is the most accessible, located prominently in the centre of…

6. Kurobe Dam

13.81 MILES

This massive dam, completed in 1963, is central to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route.

7. Zenkō-ji

19.31 MILES

Founded in the 7th century, National Treasure Zenkō-ji is home to the revered statue Ikkō-Sanzon, said to be the first Buddhist image to arrive in Japan …

8. Chihiro Art Museum Azumino

19.79 MILES

This popular art museum showcases the work of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918–74), who became world-renowned while specialising in children's-book illustrations…