# Ryugon

Minami Uonuma, Japan · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/jp/minami-uonuma/wellness-retreat/ryugon
- Book direct: https://www.ryugon.co.jp/en/
- Find it in Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ryugon%2C%20Sakado%201-6%2C%20Minami%20Uonuma%2C%20Niigata%20949-6611%2C%20Minami%20Uonuma%2C%20Japan

## Our read

What stood out was the pond at dusk, the rice straw under the eaves, and a cook and a guest at the same table. The wings are the architecture. The snow country is why the house is here.

## Come here for

- Snow country and Uonuma rice, for a manor whose rooms came from old houses
- A pond, a kitchen, and a shuttle from Echigo-Yuzawa

## Skip it if

- You want a city ryokan in Kyoto
- You want a large onsen town

## The place

Ryugon is at Sakado 1-6, Minami Uonuma, Niigata. The Japanese page prints the postal code 949-6611. The telephone is +81 (0)25-772-3470. The desk is info@ryugon.co.jp. Book on ryugon.co.jp. They call it a manor house hotel for Snow Country, set in one of the snowiest parts of Japan, in the mountains of Minami Uonuma, a district they name for Uonuma Koshihikari rice. They say many of the guest rooms were salvaged from old buildings across Niigata, and that the house was much loved by literary figures. At dusk the wings sit on a pond, a long veranda of lamps, forest in the mist behind. A tatami room opens onto that garden and the same water. In a kitchen, a cook and a guest work over a table of vegetables. Nine small bowls sit on a black tray. Under the eaves, rice straw hangs in a thick curtain. A sitting room looks back across the pond to a stone lantern. The villa suite, in their wording, is a renovated Snow Country mansion. They also keep three private villas, traditional houses for exclusive rental, on the theme of traveling as if living. From Tokyo they say it is an hour and thirty minutes by bullet train to Echigo-Yuzawa, then their shuttle.

## What it is like

- Minami Uonuma: Sakado 1-6, in the rice country of Niigata, which they describe as one of the snowiest parts of Japan.
- Rooms from old houses: They say many guest rooms were salvaged from old buildings across Niigata.
- The pond: Wings on the water at dusk, and a tatami room that opens onto the garden.
- The kitchen: A cook and a guest at the table, and nine small bowls on a black tray.
- The train: An hour and thirty minutes from Tokyo to Echigo-Yuzawa, in their wording, then the shuttle. +81 (0)25-772-3470.

## Ways to stay

- A room in the manor · Ask on their site · https://www.ryugon.co.jp/en/

## Questions

**Where is Ryugon?**
Sakado 1-6, Minami Uonuma, Niigata 949-6611, Japan.

**What kind of house is it?**
They call it a manor house hotel for Snow Country. Many rooms, they say, were salvaged from old buildings across Niigata.

**What are the villas?**
Three private villas, traditional houses for exclusive rental, and a villa suite they describe as a renovated Snow Country mansion.

**How do I get there?**
Bullet train to Echigo-Yuzawa, about an hour and thirty minutes from Tokyo, then their shuttle. Reservations for the shuttle are required.

**How do I book?**
On ryugon.co.jp or info@ryugon.co.jp. Telephone +81 (0)25-772-3470.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
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