Michi-no-Eki Shinshu Tsutaki-juku

Michi-no-eki

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Nagano

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Michi-no-eki

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About This Destination

A Route 20 stop just inside Nagano from the Yamanashi border, named after an old Koshu Kaido post town. It has its own hot spring, Tsuta-no-Yu, and a market rebuilt in April 2026 with a tasting machine for sake from nine Suwa breweries.

Tsutaki was a post town on the Koshu Kaido, the Edo-period road from Edo into the Suwa basin. Its namesake station sits on Route 20 in Fujimi, a few kilometers past Kobuchizawa IC on the Chuo Expressway, and makes a good first or last stop in Nagano when driving to or from Yamanashi. The Yatsugatake and Southern Alps foothills rise on both sides of the valley.

The station reopened on 24 April 2026 after an extension. The shop is now brighter and larger, with more vegetables from local farms, Suwa-area souvenirs, a new corner for Yatsugatake and Suwa sweets and a self-service machine for comparing sake from nine Suwa breweries. If you are the driver, buy a bottle instead. The restaurant serves soba, and a soba-making class runs once a month.

Tsuta-no-Yu, the on-site hot spring, has an open-air bath and sauna and is open until 21:00 (last entry 20:30). Everything except the toilets, car park and EV charger closes on Tuesdays (Wednesday when Tuesday is a holiday), which catches out a lot of people.

Location

Prefecture: Nagano

Address: Fujimi, Nagano, Japan

Opening hours: Mon, Wed–Fri 09:00–17:00 / Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00

Closed: Tuesdays, for the whole station. Toilets, payphones, parking and EV chargers can be used at any time.

Hours note: Hot spring 10:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30); restaurant 11:00-20:00 (last order 19:30); shop 9:00-17:00 on weekdays and 9:00-20:00 on weekends and holidays. Closed Tuesdays. Parking access does not mean the shops are open.

Parking and toilets: Free, open 24 hours

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Food Options: The restaurant serves soba; the shop has Yatsugatake and Suwa sweets and a sake tasting machine for nine Suwa breweries (not for drivers).

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