Espoir Ebisu

Espoir Ebisu is a small, 10-room minshuku a short walk from the Nagasaka gondola lift at Nozawa Onsen ski resort. Its own indoor bath, separate for men and women, is heated tap water rather than onsen water, so the inn suggests washing up there first and then walking out to soak in the village's communal bathhouses, known as soto-yu (外湯). It's a simple, practical base for skiers and onsen-hopping rather than a bathing destination on its own.