Nakashimakan is a small family inn in the Nakao Kogen area of Shin-Hotaka Onsen, part of Okuhida Onsen in Takayama, Gifu, under the Northern Alps. It describes itself as an inn of free-flowing hot spring water, a rustic open-air bath and home cooking, and since its October 2025 price change it hosts three to four groups a night. Before you book, three things matter: every bath is private and free; dinner starts at 18:00 for everyone; and the rooms have no private toilet or bath.
Nakashimakan at a glance
| Item | Official information |
|---|---|
| Address | 152 Nakao, Okuhida Onsen-gou, Takayama, Gifu |
| Phone | +81-578-89-2703 |
| Rooms | Japanese rooms, 8 mats + 2-mat veranda, 2nd floor, no bath or toilet |
| Check-in / out | From 15:00 / 10:00 |
| Baths | Open-air bath and indoor bath, all private, 60 minutes, free |
| Meals | Dinner 18:00, breakfast 7:30, in the dining hall |
| Prices | From 6,600 yen per person (room only, two guests or more) |
| Parking | 5 cars |
| Smoking | Non-smoking throughout |
From the official site and booking page, read October 13, 2026.
Getting to Nakashimakan in Okuhida
By bus from Takayama Station
From JR Takayama Station, take the Nohi Bus bound for the Shin-Hotaka Ropeway and get off at Nakao Shirayama Jinja. The ride is about 1 hour 30 minutes, and the inn is a 3-minute walk down the slope. The official pages do not mention a pickup service. Our Takayama map shows where Okuhida sits in relation to the town.
By car, and in winter
The inn gives about 50 km (1 hour) from Takayama IC via Hirayu Onsen, about 65 km from Matsumoto IC and about 70 km from Toyama IC. Parking holds 5 cars. From early November to mid-April the roads can be snowy or icy, and the inn asks drivers to use winter tires. There is no convenience store or supermarket nearby, so shop before you arrive.
The baths at Nakashimakan
How do the private baths work?
All baths are private. You reserve a 60-minute slot in check-in order, free of charge, between 15:00 and 23:00 and again from 6:00 to 9:00. The open-air bath sits across the road, behind the parking lot; it was once a mixed bath and is now private only. On clear days it looks out to Mount Yakedake and Mount Shakujo. There is also one private indoor bath, kept a little hot, which you may cool with the tap and then return to how you found it. For how other inns price private baths, see our private bath fees guide.
What should I know about the water?
The spring is a simple hot spring that rises on its own from about 300 m down. It is hot, so water is added, and it flows through without recirculation. The inn notes that the flow from the source has dropped, and rain, snowstorms or the source itself can cool the open-air bath until it is unfit for bathing; it asks guests to check the temperature with the owner first. The wooden tub bath is closed for now. Women can rent a bathing wrap for 300 yen plus tax.
Can I bathe with a tattoo?
The official pages do not mention tattoos. Because every bath is private, ask the inn before you book.
Rooms at Nakashimakan
Rooms are 8-mat Japanese rooms with a 2-mat veranda on the 2nd floor, facing Mount Shakujo or Mount Yakedake. They come with a yukata, bath towel, towel and toothbrush, a TV, a safe and an in-house phone; air conditioning in summer, and a kerosene fan heater and heated carpet in winter. The futon is laid out before you arrive, and staff do not enter until checkout. When you leave the room for dinner or the bath, the inn asks you to turn off the lights so insects stay out. Wi-Fi is offered in a Wi-Fi room with a password.
Meals at Nakashimakan
What are dinner and breakfast like?
Meals are served in the 1st-floor dining hall, with screens between groups. Dinner starts at 18:00 and breakfast at 7:30, and the inn does not change these times so food comes out freshly made. The hoba set dinner centers on A5 Hida beef grilled with miso on a magnolia leaf, with trout, steamed egg custard and a homemade dessert; the rump set swaps in a 100 g A5 Hida beef rump steak. Breakfast is the local hoba miso set, made with the inn’s own roasted perilla seed. Over the May holidays, Obon and New Year, the menu is fixed for the day and cannot be chosen.
Can the inn handle allergies or a special diet?
The official pages do not say. Write to the inn before you book. Room-only guests on weekdays may be able to arrange dinner for an extra charge if they ask ahead.
Prices, children and cancellation at Nakashimakan
| Plan (per person, tax included) | Price |
|---|---|
| Room only | 6,600 yen |
| Room and breakfast | 8,250 yen |
| Hoba set dinner and breakfast | 13,750 yen |
| Rump steak set dinner and breakfast | 15,400 yen |
| Peak dates (May holidays, Obon, New Year), with meals | 15,400 yen |
Official plans page, read October 13, 2026. Each plan is for two guests or more.
What taxes are added?
On top of the plan, the inn collects a bathing tax of 150 yen and an accommodation tax of 100 yen per adult per night, 250 yen together; Takayama City sets its accommodation tax by the room rate. Children in elementary school or younger pay neither, and the inn asks for their dates of birth at check-in. See our onsen bathing tax guide.
What do children cost?
The official plans page lists 10,450 yen for elementary schoolers, 5,500 yen for young children who share a parent’s meal and 3,300 yen for infants with no meal. The booking page asks families with children to phone the inn.
What is the cancellation policy?
The official rule is 50 percent from 4 to 7 days before and 100 percent from 3 days before through the day of the stay; the booking page lists the same. Our hotel cancellation guide explains how these rules work. How to pay is not stated on the official pages.
What foreign guests should know before staying at Nakashimakan
- The site and booking page are in Japanese only. The online booking limits party size and days; if it does not fit, the inn asks you to phone or email, with your name, address and phone number. Anonymous questions are not answered.
- Check-in on meal plans runs 15:00 to 17:30 on the booking page, and to 21:00 on the room-only plan.
- Each online plan is for one night, and online booking closes at 21:00 two days before.
- The inn says booking direct gives the lowest price.
- The vending machine was removed; ask staff for drinks. Homemade sweets can be ordered ahead.
Frequently asked questions
Are the baths at Nakashimakan private?
Do rooms at Nakashimakan have their own toilet and bath?
What time are meals at Nakashimakan?
What is the cancellation policy at Nakashimakan?
Can I bathe at Nakashimakan with a tattoo?
Bottom line (2026): Nakashimakan is a small family inn in Okuhida’s Nakao Kogen with private hot spring baths, Hida beef dinners and shared toilets. Arrive in time for 18:00 dinner, bring winter tires from November, and book on the official Japanese booking page or by email.
Sources
Every fact on this page is from Nakashimakan’s official pages: home (Japanese), baths, rooms, meals, plans, reservations and access, and the official booking page; the accommodation tax is from Takayama City. All were read on October 13, 2026. Prices and rules change; check the official site before you book.
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