Homestays in Ueda

Host was ready to welcome us when we arrived. He was very nice and recommended us to a great restaurant in the town as well as informed us about onsen opening hours and more. We were also offered tea, some local sweets, and a cup of coffee in the morning. The accommodation was clean and comfy, with kotatsu in the room. You can also enjoy sleeping in futon on traditional tatami floor. Overall great accommodation, highly recommended.

The employees were so welcoming and nice, the place is so beautiful, neat and clean. Everything was ready for our arrival.

I really enjoyed to stay at this place. Nature, guitar, bike, kind owner, close train station to travel around

If you want to stay somewhere that shows you the warmth and kindness of Japanese people this is where you should stay. The owners of Shioriya are the most gracious and welcoming hosts - they go above and beyond to make your stay in Nagano as special as possible. On both mornings at the stay they gave us a very tasty traditional breakfast of soup and fruit, and helped with suggestions of where we should visit in Nagano and where to eat / what to try whilst we were here. The stay is also beautiful with a traditional Japanese feel. You can tell that a lot of care and thought has gone into the design of the home and rooms. There is also a little kitchen area where you are able to make your own food and wash your clothes if needed. It was very clean and we felt really at home here. Google Maps doesn’t show the local buses in Nagano so it looks like the venue is harder to get to than it is - if you are arriving at Nagano Station, take bus number 30 to Oka Iriguchi stop and it’s a 10 minute walk from there. We didn’t realise this when we arrived and tried to take a taxi which was quite expensive (although the taxi driver was also very helpful!).