[Tohoku] A perfect retreat! 9 onsen ryokan with rooms with open-air baths and in-room dining

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There are onsen places all over Tohoku, from the famous onsen places that everyone knows, such as Akiu onsen in Miyagi to Ginzan onsen in Yamagata, which is gaining popularity for its retro townscape, and Mt. onsen in Fukushima, which can be enjoyed along with trekking and mountain climbing. Another feature of the Tohoku region onsen is that a hot-spring cure* culture has taken root in each region. For this reason, there are few onsen places that have been developed into large scale resorts, and there are many hidden hot springs and single-house inns scattered throughout the region.

*Touji...To stay at onsen an inn for a long period of time and enter onsen for the purpose of recovering from illness or healing.

The reason why there is such a wide variety of onsen is because of the rich nature. Surrounded by greenery, soaking quietly in onsen in a deep mountain valley will mysteriously calm your mind. In this article, we will introduce accommodations where you can enjoy a room with an open-air bath and in-room dining. You can spend the ultimate time soaking in the famous hot springs for as long as you like and enjoy meal in your room without being disturbed. Please release your daily fatigue and heal your mind and body.

Ryokusuitei is a hotel with a vast garden where you can feel the seasons. You can enjoy seasonal flowers and trees such as around 300 cherry trees in spring, greenery in summer, red leaves in autumn, and snow covered in winter. In addition, the president and young proprietress are graduates of Musashino Music University, and a lobby concert is held once a month in which the president plays the trumpet and the young proprietress plays the piano. Why not enjoy some music after your meal? (Event information is posted on the young proprietress's blog or the inn's official Facebook page)

There are various rooms available, but we recommend the ``Hoshi Monogatari'' room with an open-air bath. There are 3 types of rooms to choose from, each with their own individuality, such as natural modern, Asian taste, and the scent of southern France. Relax in the natural modern ``Manten no Yume'' while looking out at the forest in an open space.

There is a private open-air bath on the balcony. Taking a bath while feeling the nature is open and relaxing. The private open-air bath in your room allows you to enjoy your private space without worrying about your surroundings. Enjoy your special moments.

Plan on having dinner in-room dining. If you're looking for a special dish featuring ``Sendai beef steak'' or ``live abalone steamed with sake,'' you can enjoy A5 rank Sendai beef and live abalone steamed with sake, as the main appetizer, or seasonal sashimi. It's nice to be able to enjoy delicious local food in the comfort of your own room.

Miyakowasure is located about 30 minutes by car from Kakunodate Station on the Akita Shinkansen. This inn is located in Natsuse Onsen, a secret onsen that has been popular as a medicinal hot spring since the Edo period. All 10 rooms have open-air baths with natural hot spring water. This is a hot spring inn where you can enjoy the luxury of soaking in medicinal hot springs to your heart's content, in the tranquility of listening to the flow of the valley, the breathing of the forest, and the chirping of birds.

The hot water at Natsuse onsen is said to be effective even for chubby people. We often hear that hot springs are good for beautiful skin, but there aren't many hot springs that can help you lose weight. It's like a dream to be able to lose weight just by soaking in the 100% natural hot spring bath exclusive to your guest room while admiring the nature of the Satoyama area during the day and the starry sky at night.

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meal are basically served on-site, but if you reserve a Japanese-style room, you can change to in-room dining for a fee. You can enjoy plenty of Akita's local cuisine and dishes made with Tohoku ingredients, such as ``Kiritanpo'', which comes to mind as a rice-producing Akita specialty, and ``Inaniwa udon'', which has a smooth texture. How about enjoying a leisurely meal in your room while admiring the scenery of Tohoku?

``Uguisado'' is located in a place overlooking Mt. Iwate, which is called ``Southern Katafuji.'' What's appealing about this hotel is that it offers a variety of room types to suit your travel style and purpose. If you want to enjoy a trip with a “room with an open-air bath” and “in-room dining”, try the VIP room “Jutsuru” or
We recommend the special rooms ``Kosai,'' ``Aitaki,'' and ``Kochō,'' or the guest room ``Shikisai,'' which comes with an open-air bath. The baths are made of cypress, pottery, and pot, and each room has a different atmosphere. Take your time and enjoy the magnificent scenery.

A guest room with an open-air bath where you can bathe while being surrounded by the nature of the famous mountain Iwate. Soaking in the hot water in a tranquil space will help you relax both your body and mind and have a wonderful time. Enjoy Uguisudaya's hot springs to your heart's content.

For meals, if you stay in the guest room "Juzuru" and the special rooms "Kosai", "Aitaki" and "Butterfly", you can eat in your in-room dining both morning and evening. "Four Seasons" has a plan to have a Japanese set meal in a private dining for both evening and breakfast. Let's take your time with creative kaiseki, creative Japanese food, and robata yaki courses, such as abalone and domestic beef steak.

Flower & Garden Mori no Kaze, which is adjacent to the inn, is one of the largest full-scale gardening parks in Japan, divided into areas such as the Main Garden, Entrance Garden, and Chelsea Garden. Why not take a walk while admiring the beautiful flowers and trees of each season? At night, it is illuminated with 330,000 lights, creating a magical atmosphere.

This "Inn with a Spectacular View" is popular for its particularly spectacular views of Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Scenic Views. It is a luxurious inn where you can see Matsushima Bay, Fukuura Island, and Fukuura Bridge from every room. There are also rooms with open-air baths where you can enjoy the spectacular view of Matsushima while soaking in them. It is truly worthy of being called "Inn with a Spectacular View"! Even Matsuo Basho would be amazed. For up to four people, in-room dining is available (in-room dining for up to two people are available for breakfast), so you can enjoy your bath and meal while taking your time with the spectacular view of Matsushima. Please note that the inn is closed on certain months, so please check when making a reservation.

The rooms with open-air baths are Japanese-Western style ``special rooms'' and ``Japanese-style rooms.'' You can see Fukuura Bridge and Fukuura Island from your room. There are two special rooms, a 10 tatami Japanese-style room and a 10 tatami Western-style room, so you can spend a relaxing time. If you like taking pictures of spectacular views, this inn is highly recommended.

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If you stay in a room with an open-air bath, in-room dining. For dinner, you can enjoy local delicacies such as freshly caught seafood and Sendai's specialty, grilled beef tongue. You can enjoy Miyagi cuisine while enjoying the magnificent view that Matsuo Basho wrote about, "Matsushima is the best wind in Fuso." It's the ultimate luxury.

Eirakukan is conveniently located about a three-minute walk from JR Bandai Atami Station. Once you step into the inn's entrance, you'll feel as if you've come to the countryside. The inn's theme is "easy to get to, friendly, and fun," so you can spend your time here without getting tired. The guest rooms are Japanese-style rooms with a calming atmosphere that will make you feel nostalgic. The Japanese-style rooms have tatami flooring and a wide veranda, making them perfect for relaxing. Many of the rooms come with an open-air bath with natural hot spring water, so you can enjoy onsen at your leisure.

The rooms with private open-air baths are the "Rooms with Garden Open-Air Baths", "Rooms with Panoramic Open-Air Baths", and the "Toyotomi Luxe" type rooms that will be available in July 2024. Relax in the warm lighting of the room, and outside the room gaze up at the night sky while soaking in the "beauty baths" that are gentle on the skin. Why not release yourself from the stress of everyday life and enjoy an elegant stay?

If you stay at "Toyotomi LUXE" with an open-air bath, you can choose a plan where you can have both dinner and breakfast in your in-room dining. Dinner is a creative kaiseki meal that changes monthly and focuses on the rich ingredients of Fukushima. You can take your time savoring local ingredients such as Fukushima beef and the prefecture's brand rice "Asaka Mai". Breakfast is a Japanese meal. in-room dining plan is recommended for couples. You can take your time enjoying the food together. Enjoy a stay-at-home stay without being disturbed by anyone.

Matsushimakaku, located in Aizu Higashiyama onsen, is an inn with a total of 10 suite rooms with open-air baths. This is an inn that you would want to use for a special occasion trip or a luxury trip for a celebrity. Would you like to spend more luxurious time than usual? It is about 15 minutes by taxi from JR Aizuwakamatsu Station, so it is also recommended as a base for sightseeing in Aizu.

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Higashiyama onsen is said to have been discovered by Gyoki Shonin*. Its birthplace is said to be "Taki no Yu". Since ancient times, it has been popular for its healing properties for the mind and body. Being able to enjoy such hot water in the open-air bath of your suite is a luxury! There's no way you won't be healed both physically and mentally.

*Gyoki Shonin…A monk from the Nara period. Person in charge of actually creating the Great Buddha in Nara

meal can be in-room dining for both dinner and breakfast, depending on your accommodation plan. Or breakfast can be changed to a dining room, so you can choose it when you want to change your mood ◎ At the "Aizu local kaiseki cuisine" for dinner, you can enjoy traditional dishes of Aizu ingredients such as Aizu beef and local chicken. Breakfast is a well-balanced Japanese set.

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``Kakunodate Sansou Wabizakura'' is a natural onsen inn located in the back room of Kakunodate, Little Kyoto. This inn is an old thatched house that was built about 200 years ago, relocated and renovated, where you can spend a relaxing time surrounded by nature. There are 10 guest rooms in total, all with semi-open-air baths on open terraces. At night, you can see a starry sky.

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Take a deep soak in the fresh hot water gushing out on the grounds of the inn. The spring quality is a simple alkaline spring that can be expected to have beautifying effects on the skin. Relax your body and mind in the soft, fine-grained water. After taking a bath, enjoy a relaxing time wrapped in a bathrobe and a towel created in collaboration with luxury towel manufacturer Hotman.

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If you are staying in an Akeizan or Naotake Japanese/Western room with dining room, you can in-room dining in the room dining room. Seasonal menus are combined from a repertoire of about 700 dishes. It is only at "Wabizakura" that you can enjoy a luxurious stay in a cozy room. Taste Akita's ingredients with local sake and champagne. I would like to take the time to enjoy the delicious meal and onsen with my loved ones.

Sakurayu Sanshuyu is a onsen inn located in Akayu onsen in Yamagata which is famous for its cherry blossoms and winery tours. All 7 guest rooms have open-air baths. The spacious floor plan with a main room, bedroom, and living room will make you feel like you're traveling in style. The furniture in the living room is an original piece made exclusively for the inn by a furniture artist from Yamagata. You can feel the luxury down to the smallest details and relax.

The open-air baths in the guest rooms have different shapes, such as round and square. Enjoy the hot spring water flowing directly from the source while looking out at the private garden. Akayu onsen has long been famous as a hot spring for healing. It is said that the hot water is hard to get wet and warms up well, so why not soak in it as many times as you like during your stay? You will be able to relax your mind and body.

meal is in-room dining for both dinner and breakfast. At dinner, you can enjoy fresh delicacies from Yamagata such as wild vegetables, mushrooms, and river fish in a kaiseki course that changes monthly. Depending on the plan, you can also enjoy wine, a specialty of Akayu, and local sake from Yamagata together with the course, so take your time and relax. For breakfast, you can choose from Japanese or Western set menus.

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Shikikan Saito is approximately 3 minutes by free shuttle bus from JR Akasakata Station (reservation required). A onsen ryokan where you can fully enjoy the magnificent nature of Iwate. Out of a total of 19 rooms, 4 have open-air baths, including the special room ``Mori no Bettei Katakuri''. You'll enjoy a relaxing trip, with rooms offering a close-up view of the plateau and rooms where you can relax on the terrace facing a private garden.

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The open-air baths in the guest rooms are made of ceramic and are quite spacious. Take your time in the bath while admiring the scenery. Kumazasa and Wataboushi have outdoor terraces, so why not relax after bathing and look at the sky? If you want to relax in an indoor bath, try Akebi, the only one of the four rooms with a private indoor bath.

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There is a plan where dinner is in-room dining and breakfast is served at the venue. For dinner, you can choose from a main dish such as branded Maesawa beef sirloin steak, shabu-shabu, or Hachimantai salmon teppanyaki. Why not enjoy the highest grade A5 rank "marbled Maesawa beef". For breakfast, you can enjoy a nostalgic "country breakfast buffet". Enjoy local flavors such as the inn's specialty mushroom hotpot and kiritanpo cooked over charcoal, porridge made with rice from Iwate, and oboro tofu from a local tofu shop.

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Traditional hot spring treatments are difficult because they require a long stay, but recently, mini hot spring treatments that last about 2 to 3 days have been attracting attention. In addition, Tohoku is rich in nature and has a beautiful change of seasons. You can enjoy spectacular views no matter what season you visit. Some of the lodgings we introduced this time allow you to stay for multiple nights, so why not spend a weekend or the like staying here to relieve stress and recover from fatigue?