This is a great option for someone looking for a more affordable option in Nozawaonsen. The location is perfect, a 2-minute walk from most of the restaurants, a couple of onsens, and the path to the Hikage ski station. The rooms are spacious and typical of ryokans. We stayed just after a snow, and in the morning our room was 4 degrees (celsius) because we didn't run the kerosene heaters during the night (never advisable). The shared toilets weren't ideal (and smelled a bit, though the toilets themselves were nice), and we weren't comfortable sending our children there knowing that both men and women would be using them simultaneously. The breakfasts were delicious, and the couple who run the ryokan gracious and helpful with our needs as we were able to communicate them.