Nagaragawa Seiryu Hotel (長良川清流ホテル) in Gifu has opened reservations for its winter stay plans, available for check-ins from Friday, January 8, 2027. This year's highlight is a special program held at an irori, a traditional Japanese sunken hearth, where guests slowly roast coffee beans. Under the supervision of a barista, guests can roast beans to their own taste and spend an unhurried, relaxing time.
The hotel also offers a wide range of other experiences that suit the season, for a warm stay with someone special.
A Warm Winter Trip to Nourish Body and Mind
The stay begins with a soak in the hotel's own hot springs, which warm the body to the core and ease the fatigue of travel. In the guest room, guests can relax with the aroma of a scent they have blended themselves and try handcrafting a lantern with "Mino washi" (美濃和紙), a traditional craft of Gifu. After a kaiseki meal that makes the most of winter's bounty, a cup of amazake is a recommended way to unwind.
The coffee roasting experience takes place at "囲炉裏と甘味 gururi" on the hotel's 1st floor. Guests can enjoy a deeply relaxing time surrounded by the crackle of burning firewood and the aroma of coffee.
Experiences
Aroma Wood Blending Experience
- Time: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Location: Lobby lounge
Using essential oils made from natural ingredients from Gifu Prefecture, guests infuse an engraved aroma wood with the scent of their choice. Simply placing it in the room spreads the warmth of wood and a gentle fragrance, creating a soothing space. Guests can enjoy their favorite blends, such as "Asunaro wood × lemon" to refresh body and mind, or "hinoki cypress × yuzu," a scent that brightens the mood.
Mino Washi Lantern Making
- Time: During the stay
- Location: Provided in the guest room
A hands-on experience of making a lantern to enjoy the gentle texture of Mino washi (Mino Japanese paper). Because it uses a handmade kit, even children can try it with ease. Guests can freely decorate the lantern with colorful sheets of Mino washi to complete a one-of-a-kind lantern. Spend a calming winter night with the warm light that spreads through the paper.
Amazake Arrangement
- Time: Served with dessert at dinner
- Location: Shofuan (松風庵)
A winter favorite that is popular every year. Amazake, often called a "drinkable IV drip" and expected to improve the gut environment and offer beauty benefits, can be arranged to taste with honey, ginger, or fragrant kinako (roasted soybean flour). Toppings that pair well with it, such as black sesame, yuzu, and matcha powder, are also available. Guests can warm both body and heart with its gentle aroma and flavor.
Winter Kaiseki
- Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Location: Shofuan (松風庵)
A special kaiseki meal featuring seasonal ingredients. The main dish is the satoyama (rural countryside) dish "Wisdom of Shirakawa-go: Hida Pork and Brown Rice Dumpling Suttate Hot Pot, Miso-Based" (白川郷の知恵 飛騨豚と玄米団子すったて鍋 味噌仕立て). The rice is "Mino's Bounty: Yumegokochi" (美濃の恵み「夢ごこち」), served freshly cooked in a hagama (traditional iron rice pot). Guests can also choose "ayu and ginger takikomi rice" (鮎と生姜の炊き込みご飯) as the rice dish, to suit their preference.
Coffee Roasting Experience at the Irori
- Time: 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM / 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM (45 minutes)
- Location: 囲炉裏と甘味 gururi
A roasting experience at the irori that introduces guests to the deep world of coffee. Under the supervision of a barista who belongs to the local roastery "HONEY CALM" and holds a license certified by the Japan Barista Association (日本バリスタ協会), guests roast coffee beans over the charcoal fire of the hotel's irori. With support from the expert, guests can enjoy watching the color and aroma of the beans change.
HONEY CALM: https://www.instagram.com/cafe_honeycalm38/
The hotel will notify guests of their experience time in advance, depending on their preferences and the situation on the day.
Plan Overview
- Period: Check-ins from Friday, January 8, 2027 to Sunday, February 28, 2027
- Check-in / Check-out: 3:00 PM / 10:00 AM
1. Winter Self-Care Plan (冬のご自愛プラン)
- Price: From ¥14,800 per person
- Includes: Aroma wood blending experience, Mino washi lantern making, amazake arrangement, kaiseki meal
2. Plan With Coffee Roasting Experience (コーヒー焙煎体験付きプラン)
- Price: From ¥17,800 per person
- Includes: Coffee roasting experience, kaiseki meal
3. Winter Self-Care and Coffee Roasting Experience Plan (冬のご自愛＆コーヒー焙煎体験付きプラン)
- Price: From ¥20,300 per person
- Includes: Aroma wood blending experience, Mino washi lantern making, amazake arrangement, coffee roasting experience, kaiseki meal
Note: Prices are per person for one night (two days) with two guests sharing a double room, and include tax and service charge. The bathing tax is not included.
Hotel Information
- Name: Nagaragawa Seiryu Hotel (長良川清流ホテル)
- Address: 〒502-0012 537-3 Nagara Shidami Higashiyama, Gifu Prefecture
- Phone: 058-210-1025 (hotel main line)
- Access:
- By train: 45 minutes by taxi from Gifu-Hashima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen
- By train: About 20 minutes by taxi, or about 25 minutes by bus, from JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station
- By car: About 25 minutes from Gifu-Kakamigahara Interchange on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway (via Ichinomiya JCT from the Tomei and Meishin Expressways)
- Parking: Free
Official website: https://nagaragawahotel.com/
