江戸時代に入り、中山道が大改修されました。そして参勤交代が行われ、急速に栄えていきました。中山道と北国街道との分岐に位置したこともあり、人の往来は激しく、旅籠屋、商店、その他を含めて大きな宿場に成長。
そんな追分宿に明治の初めに小さな宿としてスタートいたしました。
In the Edo period (1603-1867), the Nakasendo Road was extensively repaired. The area rapidly prospered with the shift of daimyo's entourages to the area. Because of its location at the junction of the Nakasendo and the Kitakuni Kaido, people came and went, and the inn grew into a large inn with innkeepers, stores, and other facilities.
We started as a small inn in Oiwake-juku at the beginning of the Meiji era.

明治に入り参勤交代も無くなり、新しい道や鉄道が出来、人が少なくなりました。
そんな中、軽井沢は今迄荒れ地で人が住める状況ではなかったのですが
道や鉄道の普及により整備が進み人が来るようになりました。
その頃の軽井沢は鉄道の職員の町という感じだったそうです。
新しく整備、開拓したので新道と呼ばれ、今でもそう呼ばれています。
当旅館は交通の便に寄り添う旅館なので明治26年現在の場所に移転致しました。
With the start of the Meiji era (1868-1912), the "Kan-koshoku" (the Japanese government's official attendance service) ceased, new roads and railroads were built, and fewer people came to live in the area.
Karuizawa used to be a wasteland that was uninhabitable, but with the spread of roads and railways However, with the spread of roads and railroads, Karuizawa became more developed and people began to come to the area.
Karuizawa at that time was a town for railroad employees.
Since it was newly developed and pioneered, it was called "Shindo" (new road), and it is still called so today.Our ryokan moved to the present location in 1893 to be closer to the traffic.

交通の便に寄り添う旅館、そして歴史を大事にする旅館です。
軽井沢駅の周は現在はとても素敵で便利な場所です。そんな中、歴史を繋ぐ当旅館で少し昔を感じて頂けたら嬉しいです。
This ryokan is a ryokan that is nestled in the traffic and values its history.
The area around Karuizawa Station is now very nice and convenient. In such a situation, we would be happy if you could feel a little bit of the past at our ryokan that connects history.