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Best Hotels Near Shinonoi Station | The Junction by the Battlefield
The junction where Nagano's lines converge — beside the plain where Shingen and Kenshin fought five legendary battles.
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Best Hotels Near Matsumoto Station | The Black Castle & the Alps Gateway
The crow-black national-treasure castle, Kusama's dots, storehouse streets — and every bus to Kamikochi leaves from here.
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Best Hotels Near Nirasaki Station | Gateway to Mizugaki & the Southern Alps
The basin's northwestern gate — granite spires of Mizugaki, a famous lone cherry tree, and the Southern Alps…
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Best Hotels Near Uenohara Station | Yamanashi’s Tokyo-Side Trailhead
The first mountain station out of Tokyo — ridge trails, a river gorge, and honest advice on its…
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Best Hotels Near Otsuki Station | The Fuji Junction & the Monkey Bridge
The junction where every Fuji-bound traveler changes trains — and where one of Japan's three strangest bridges hides…
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Best Hotels Near Isawa-Onsen Station | Yamanashi’s Great Hot-Spring Town
A big-hearted onsen town in the fruit basin — grand baths, footbaths at the station, and wine country…
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Best Hotels Near Kofu Station | Shingen’s Capital, Wine & Crystal Gorges
Takeda Shingen's basin capital — hoto noodles, a hilltop castle, Japan's prettiest gorge and wine country on the…
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Best Hotels Near Totsuka Station | The Tokaido’s Quiet Achiever
The old post town where every rapid now stops — ten minutes from Yokohama, fifteen from Kamakura, and…
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Best Hotels Near Fujisawa Station | The Front Door to Enoshima & the Shonan Coast
Where the Enoden tram starts and the Shonan coast begins — Enoshima sunsets, beach culture and Kamakura down…
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