Hotel Japan Shiga

Right by the slopes of Ichinose Family ski area and close to the bus stop. Helpful staff and good quality ski rental shop. The rooms were great for our family of four and we loved the grand bath. We paid extra to have the shower/bath in our room unlocked, but only used it once because we used the public bath almost every night. We liked the Korean food options at the main restaurant and small restaurant in the basement.

The hotel is showing its age. Many facilities, amenities, and decorations are outdated. All of that gives Hotel Japan Shiga it's unique charm, but did not meet our expectations for a modern hotel.

The room was spacious. The staff were warm and friendly and helpful!

The room was dated and barren.

The location of the lodge by the ski slope is very beautiful and convenient.

The hotel did not maintain accessibility to the lodge. This made it diffcult to get to the lodge and back, especially when the snow is thick, or when moving luggage. There was a pathway that they cleared that enabled access to the 2nd floor of the hotel and the lodge. But it was on the day i checked out.

Really close to slopes. Very convenient to food trucks and lovely restaurants downstairs. Rooms were nice, clean and comfortable

Would have been nice to have shower facilities available (as an alternative to the shared onsen) but otherwise great value stay

I really enjoyed my stay. The heater was really good, cheap self service laundry for light packers like myself and nice sitting areas for groups of friends to catch up. The only minor complain is the repetitive breakfast menu. Other than that, everything is pretty great. It is near the bus stops, and also very near the snow slopes (for 23, 24, 25). Highly recommend for you just need the basics :)

Good location, close to Gondola and slopes. Helpful staff. Lobby area is a nice place to sit around and sometimes they play jazz music on the stereo. Also a ping pong table for use.Very nice Yakiniku (grilled waygu) restaurant downstairs.

Rooms are quite hot at night.Breakfast is geared towards Japanese tastes.Hire of ski gear is conveniently available from hotel, but slightly worn out eg snowboarding boots.

great location, near the slopes and the bus stopsdinner at the restaurant within the hotel is reasonably priced and good quality

difficult to communicate with the staff, non-english speaking hotel is old

It’s location & friendly, helpful staff . Large storage for ski equipment .

Room is too warm & same food after 3 days .

Room size, view and amenities. Hotel was clean, though the interior is a little aged. Very close access to the Ichininose Ski Lifts.Hotel has its own hire shop, with good quality gear at reasonable prices. Very friendly staff, happy to assist with anything, although be prepared to use Google translate or similar

No trolleys for luggage or assistance getting luggage to bus stopNo fan in room, very thick doona with no sheets made it difficult to get a comfortable sleep (bed itself was very comfy) due to feeling to hot

Location is great, ski room is very good. Convenient restaurants in the bottom level.

I've stayed here before and it's in a great location. Two-walk in restaurants on the 1st floor makes things very easy.(but best to book) The ski room is very good and spacious.

We stayed in the caravan, which was a trailer home on the slope. We could almost ski directly from it. The place was well set up for people who want to make their own food, of which we brought a lot. It had a big refrigerator, microwave and electric kettle. We ate on the floor from the coffee table, but there was a sofa that you could also eat on. The trailer had its own internet router which worked very well for streaming Netflix; something not typical for Japanese ski resorts. The hot water heater worked very well as well, meaning nice hot showers. The room had a small bath but there was a small but clean indoor hot tub at the hotel that is free to use. The place is very close to the Ichinose bus stop. You can take the bus for free to any Shiga Kogen area slope. But frankly it was not necessary as we were already right on the slope.

It was hard to walk to the main hotel from the caravan. You had to walk down the slope to the hotel which could be very slippery. However the hotel staff was happy carry our luggage up and down. There weren't many open restaurants in the Ichinose area. So best bring your own food. Inside the hotel, there were two restaurants, one wasn't too pricey but very good. The Daruma restaurant was the best; it had great Japanese dinner sets and very good burgers (but not so good tortilla chips with it). The hotel buffet at breakfast and dinner weren't too good so I'd consider skipping those.

The location is perfect for skiing: the slopes (including rental office) is a less than 2 minute walk down the road. There is a rental shop in the building, but it only has beginner gear: advanced gear can be found an 8-minute walk down the road. The bus stop is also close by, both for the local bus and the bus to Nagano.

Other than the hotel's buffet and one restaurant in the basement, there aren't many restaurant or nightlife options nearby. The decor is dated and kitschy, although in a somewhat endearing way.

Close to restaurant's, excellent access to ichinose skifields, food was great. Good value for money, staff very friendly

Would be better with more storage was available in western rooms

Close to the slopes. Comfy pillows. Good ofuro. Nice staff. Lots of fruit for breakfast. Ski rental shop in the building, and cheap rental. Ski rental options very limited. Rooms big.

Breakfast was limited. Not much food options besides the restaurants in the building. Room toilet really small (tiny!)

Hotel Japan Shiga was in a great location for skiing in/out, staff were very helpful and facilities good.

It didn't have a fireplace or nice area to sit as a group. The area there was very dated.

Breakfast and buffet dinner are both great and good options. We like the yakiniku restaurant in the hotel too, very good but the service is quite slow. Hotel is very well located with walking distance to the slopes, the ski rental shop is in the hotel and with locker room, very convenient. We have all we need for the ski holiday.

Rooms were spacious and great for ski in and out.

Facilities were slightly old and have seen better days.

If you are on the fence about this hotel, just book it! This hotel is located in the heart of Ichinose, and coincidentally has almost all of the restaurants in Ichinose on site. The hotel is a relic from the 1998 Nagano Olympics. While some of the decor may be considered dated, it really ads to the overall vibe of the hotel. It is right next to the main ski slope of Ichinose. The rooms are very spacious and clean. The staff were friendly. The yakiniku restaurant on the first floor is great, but I was partial to the shokudo next door. There is also a daily Yamazaki in the hotel next door. I was very confused about the layout of Shiga Kogen or if this would be a good location, but you have access to the entire central mountain area from Ichinose. My favorite part is that this might be the last hold out ski resort that isn’t overrun by foreigners. Most of the staff are Japanese, and many of the hotel guests are as well. Don’t miss out on the Japanese style breakfast!

If you have tattoos, you must use the public bath either early in the morning or late at night (before 6AM, after 10PM).

The fact that there are few restaurants nearby you can choose from and more importantly, the ski ticket office and ski is just 100m (more or less) away. I basically skied to it. Ski rental can be made at the hotel building itself (third party rental)

Perhaps the toilet.. No bidet