Free
Children allowed

Facilities

Offsite parking discounted rates available
Non-smoking rooms
Restaurant
Family rooms
BBQ facilities
Lift / Elevator
Safety deposit box
Fax/photocopying
Table tennis
Ski storage
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Excellent location
Kind staff
Clean facilities
Good breakfast variety
Cons:
Uncomfortable bed
Slow lift
Small room

Categories

Cleanliness
8.48
Rooms and shared toilets were clean and comfortable.
Service
8.45
Front desk staff provided kind and attentive service.
Location
8.99
Excellent location close to the slope and bus stop.
Room Quality
6.94
Large, neat, modern, but the bed was not comfortable.
Amenities
7.47
Onsen was appreciated but lacked amenities.
Value for Money
7.43
Good value considering included breakfast and room quality.
Food and Beverage
7.98
Breakfast variety was good, especially for a Japanese style.
Overall Experience
7.45
Generally positive experience with some areas for improvement.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 05:13

Property Description

Mountain Paradise at Hotel Japan Shiga

Skiing and Trekking Delights: Nestled in Shiga Kogen, Hotel Japan Shiga offers the perfect escape for skiing in winter and trekking in summer at the nearby Ichinose Family Ski Area.

Culinary Adventures: Indulge in Japanese yakiniku at Yakiniku Restaurant Otenma or savor gourmet burgers and Neapolitan pizza at Altopiano, all within the hotel premises.

Relaxation and Convenience: Unwind in the public mineral bath, enjoy free WiFi, and take advantage of discounted ski gear rentals. Book now for a memorable mountain getaway!

Important information:

Guests with a tattoo may not be permitted to enter public bathing areas and other public facilities.

Check-in is strictly until 19:00.

Discounted ski gear rentals are available. Please contact the property in advance to inquire the price and available items.

Please note, for guests with reservations for consecutive nights, the property staff will not enter guest's rooms. Please note that additional fees apply for linen replacements.Guests with tattoos may not be permitted to use the property’s public bathing areas or other facilities where the tattoos might be visible to other guests.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:00 AM

Property Policies

  • Parking

    Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 2 years old stay for ¥1,650 per person per night when using an existing bed.
    You haven't added any cots.
    You haven't added any extra beds.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Location

Guest Reviews

7.9
Based on 89 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.48
Service: 8.45
Location: 8.99
Room Quality: 6.94
Amenities: 7.47
Value for Money: 7.43
Food and Beverage: 7.98
Overall Experience: 7.45
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YU CHE • couple • tw
10
Pros:

住宿地點離雪場很近，飯店內有自己的租雪板店很方便。有個共用冰箱可以存放自己的物品很方便。
每天早餐以及晚餐相當豐富，且飯店的浴池相當舒服，是個讓人很放鬆的地方。
尤其要稱讚服務人員，入住五天她默默記得了我們的習慣，使我們在旅行中時非常的意外且很感受到溫暖貼心。
是個讓人覺得很有溫度的旅店，假如再來滑雪的話會想再來。

2026-03-29 • via Nuitee
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graham • family_with_children • jp
8
2026-03-10 • via Nuitee
D
Dennis • couple • au
7
Staying and eating out in Ichinose
Pros:

Close to the lifts and located in Ichinose where there are a few restaurants to choose from.

Cons:

Needed to book restaurants well in advance some days, although it's hard to predict when they'll be busy or when they might be closed.

2026-03-06 • via Nuitee
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riki • extended_group • au
9
Nice, affordable, close to slopes.
Pros:

Basic room but comfortable, meals were nice, very close to the ski runs basically ski out of the hotel. Reminder no bathroom in room just the onsen downstairs but clean and easy to use.

Cons:

No issues with the accommodation

2026-03-04 • via Nuitee
J
Joel • couple • sg
9
2026-03-03 • via Nuitee
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Ryan • couple • sg
7
2026-03-01 • via Nuitee
J
Joanna • couple • au
8
Pros:

Location is great. Room was really large and had a nice view of the forest and snow. Staff were nice and helpful.

2026-02-28 • via Nuitee
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Andreas • couple • au
7
2026-02-27 • via Nuitee
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Elton • couple • au
8
2026-02-24 • via Nuitee
B
Bruce • couple • us
10
Great Place to Stay in Shiga Kogen
Pros:

Big room, beautiful onsen, ski in ski out, close to multiple food options, great set up for ski gear, both in the room and outside the room. Would definately stay here again.

Cons:

No bidet toilet in the room, but one down the hall. No refrigerator.

2026-02-13 • via Nuitee
高木 • family_with_children • jp
5
高くついた
Cons:

バイキングの料理が途中でなくなってしまい、スムーズに食事ができなかった。

2026-02-12 • via Nuitee
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Grant • extended_group • au
7
Showing its age but in a great location.
Pros:

Great location, walk 100m and put your skis on.

Cons:

We had a basic Japanese room with tatami mats and futons which is fine. But we opted to use the share toilets so as not to offend anyone else in the room. No bathroom so we had to use the Onsen.

2026-02-12 • via Nuitee
Y
YOSHＩYUKＩ • solo_traveller • jp
7
2026-02-11 • via Nuitee
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John • solo_traveller • au
9
Great value, nearly ski in/ski out.
Pros:

Excellent, friendly staff with pretty good English. Nice dry room for equipment, almost ski in ski out. Best choice of restaurants in the area. Loved the main onsen bath.

Cons:

Many meals were served cold. I realize that is a Japanese style, but the western dishes could be much improved by heating.

2026-02-11 • via Nuitee
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Rachel • family_with_children • au
7
Super convenient and friendly hotel
Pros:

The hotel is so conveniently located, less than a minutes walk to the end of the road and you are skiing down to the Ichinose Family / Ichinose Diamond ski areas. The grand bath was a relaxing way to end the day. Staff were so friendly and helpful. Parking was available for our hire car right out front and there was secure ski lockers as well as a super warm drying room for boots. Beautiful view outside the window of the slopes and snow covered forest. Able to watch the groomers working each morning. The hotel provides a buffet which was helpful as the food options in Shiga are very limited at dinner time.

Cons:

The place is pretty dated and not all rooms have showers so you have to use the public bath. Thankfully our room had a toilet. We booked a room with Tatami mats, which meant we had plenty of space in the room but for us westerners they were pretty uncomfortable. The room was also very hot with no way to control temp other than opening a window. Having said that, all these things were acceptable for the reasonable price we paid and forgivable given the proximity to the slopes.

2026-01-31 • via Nuitee
Y
Yutaka • couple • jp
7
普通
Pros:

味噌汁がおいしかった

Cons:

部屋の畳が良くなかった
トイレをウォシュレットに変えて欲しい

2026-01-31 • via Nuitee
J
Joshua • couple • au
9
Fantastic location, good facilities, friendly staff
Pros:

Absolutely awesome location, hard to get better.

Shower was phenomenal with hot water and great pressure

Room big and perfect for two people

Cons:

Wifi was not very good, but perhaps as expected in the mountains.

A bit dated in places and occasionally the odd smell, nothing too bad though.

2026-01-31 • via Nuitee
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Eva • couple • de
10
2026-01-26 • via Nuitee
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Iaroslavna • couple • au
7
Very old, no housekeeping even if you stay for a week
Pros:

The hotel has seen better days, there is old charm and there is neglect. Peeling wallpaper, faded, ripped posters on walls. It needs at least some cosmetic improvements. The place has the feeling of a school camp and lo and behold, a high school did have their ski camp at some stage.
The room doesn’t even have a mini fridge.
The only thing it has going for it is a very convenient ski in/ski out location.
Has several nice eateries on site, a casual Korean, a pizza place and a skiyaki/yakiniku restaurant.

Cons:

Old old old. Limited breakfast choices which hardly changed through the week. Dinner quality at the hotel buffet was very average.
If you treat it as a place to sleep while you ski, sure it will do.

No housekeeping at all!!!! We stayed for seven nights.

2026-01-17 • via Nuitee
M
Martin • family_with_children • au
7
Pros:

Location and proximity to ski fields

Cons:

Only 1x lift to access upper floors, long wait times for the lift, particularly in the morning and afternoon.

WiFi is pretty much useless, extremely slow network speeds and not useable.

Staff English proficiency is very poor, hard to communicate if you don’t know Japanese

2026-01-14 • via Nuitee