[Tohoku] Treat yourself: 9 luxurious lodgings for adults only + bonus

Yamado, located in onsen in Iwate, is a relaxing inn nestled in the forest where you can feel the blessings and warmth of nature. Guests aged 14 and over can stay here, and you will be greeted by a high-quality space filled with the scent of wood. There are 12 guest rooms in total, and you can choose from six types of rooms, including twin and maisonette, to suit your needs. Relax in the spacious rooms, stretching out your wings and listening to the sounds of the river and rustling leaves.

All rooms have semi-open-air baths with natural hot spring water, so you can take a bath whenever you like 24 hours a day. Spending time surrounded by the starry sky and the morning sun is special. It is built so that it juts out into the river, so you can even see the yamame trout swimming in the clear water from onsen.

For dinner, you can enjoy creative cuisine using local and seasonal ingredients from all over Tohoku. Choose from standard or full course. For the main dish of the full course, you can choose the most delicious dish at that time of the year from among ``Roasted Shirokane Pork'', ``Branded Jidori Chicken Ginsetsu'', and ``Tankaku Beef Steak''. The menu includes plenty of game dishes, wild vegetables, and river fish, which are unique to an inn located in the mountains. There is a wide variety of local sake that goes well with the food, so be sure to try pairing it with your food.

Iwate Hanamaki onsen Go Yamanokami Onsen Bessho Seiryukan" in Hanamaki City is a quiet onsen inn surrounded by forest. Open to junior high school students and older, the 20 spacious guest rooms are all equipped with a terrace where you can enjoy the view and onsen the hot spring water. The guest rooms, with plenty of wood used to blend in with the nature seen from the windows, are a comfortable space overflowing with warmth. They are perfect for a stay where you want to spend a luxurious time doing nothing. Spending time strolling around the expansive grounds will provide you with a healing time that you cannot experience in the city.

In addition to your guest room, you can bathe in the Yamakami-no-Yu onsen, which are fed directly from the source, at the inn "Yukaen" and the day trip bathing facility "Nagomi-no-Yu" located on the same grounds. The alkaline simple onsen has a melting consistency similar to a beauty serum, and has a faint sulfur scent and is extremely relaxing. Spend your time immersing yourself in the onsen springs while looking at the seasonal scenery and the changing sky over time.

For dinner Iwate you can enjoy multi-course meals full of seasonal flavors purchased from all over the country. About 10 kinds of gorgeous dishes from appetizers to main dishes are carried on the course, and with cooking methods that shine with craftsmanship and gorgeous presentation, it is attractive to enjoy all five senses until the last bite. Since it is a double main course using Iwate Japanese black beef and seasonal fish, you can slowly enjoy the luxurious cuisine unique to this land surrounded by nature.

Yusen Shidate in Hanamaki, Iwate, is a high-quality ryokan located in a natural location overlooking the Toyosawa River and mountains. All 26 rooms are available for guests aged 13 and over, and all rooms are equipped with open-air baths with natural hot spring water, creating a calming Japanese atmosphere perfect for an adult holiday. Enjoying a bath while listening to the manicured gardens, green mountains, and the babbling of the river is a luxury that can only be found at a mountain inn. There are tables and chairs on the balcony, so you can enjoy the view while toasting with local sake.

There is a garden open-air bath facing the Toyosawa River, where you can bathe in the highly effective sodium, sulfate, and chloride onsen springs while being surrounded by nature. In addition to the rustic rock bath, the large public bath also has a stone bath carved out of granite, and an open-air bath made of cypress wood with a pleasant wood scent, all of which are full of elegance. You can relieve the fatigue of your trip in a sense of openness that is a little different from a guest room.

For dinner, creative Kaiseki cuisine with a sense of playfulness within Japanese aesthetics will be served in a private dining room, based on the concept of "Seasonal Enjoyment." The menu features a variety of dishes that use ingredients such as Maezawa beef sirloin steak from Iwate and seasonal ingredients from the mountains and sea, all of which will satisfy your travel mood. We also carry wine from the local winery Edelwein and famous sake from Iwate, so it's a good idea to try a variety of alcoholic beverages to pair with your food.

`` onsen Sanso Daikon no Hana'' in onsen, Miyagi is a quiet inn nestled in a vast natural forest of approximately 30,000 square meters. Guests are welcome to stay from 12 years of age and older, and the 18 separate rooms have an attractive open design with eye-catching Kanayama cedar beams. The open-air bath in the guest room is fed by natural hot spring water, so you can bathe as often as you like 24 hours a day. The amenities are from the skin care brand Hokuroku Sosui, which is inspired by wildflowers and useful plants native to Japan, so you can have a relaxing stay while feeling nature on your skin.

In addition to the large public bath, there are four private open-air baths on the premises, which can be used free of charge and no reservations are required. Each bath has its own unique style and scenery, so we recommend visiting them as if you were just going on a hot spring tour. onsen have both moisturizing and beauty effects, and the great thing about them is that they are colorless, transparent, and hypoallergenic, so they are gentle on your skin no matter how many times you bathe.

Dinner is served monthly with a seasonal menu. The dishes, made with fresh ingredients from their own garden and locally sourced, are full of gentle flavors that will satisfy not only your stomach but also your soul. The main dishes using Sendai beef and real duck from Zao pair perfectly with local sake and wine, so you can thoroughly enjoy the mountain village cuisine unique to this area.

Bettei onsen, located in Togatta Bettei Yamabuki Miyagi, is a onsen inn that stands quietly in the midst of the magnificent nature of Zao. Guests must be 13 years or older to stay. All 13 guest rooms are comfortable spaces with soothing light, and the interior and furniture are carefully selected. The beautiful nature spreads out outside the window, just like a painting, so you can relax and enjoy the scenery while sitting on the terrace or on the sofa by the window.

onsen use 100% free-flowing onsen from their own source, ``Togata Onsen'', and the cloudy, serum-like hot water will leave your skin moist and smooth. The spring quality is rich in efficacy with sodium, calcium, sulfate, and chloride springs. In addition to large public baths and private baths, some rooms also have open-air baths, so we recommend those for those who want to enjoy onsen as many times as they want without hesitation.

This is an inn that prides itself on its cuisine and claims to be a ``2-meal, 1-night inn,'' where you can fully enjoy the bounty of Zao with Kaiseki cuisine. The various dishes are luxurious and healthy, and you can feel the deliciousness of the ingredients in every bite, leaving you feeling extremely satisfied! Take your time and enjoy the marriage with wine, sake, etc. All drinks, from soft drinks to alcoholic beverages, are provided free of charge, so you can enjoy refills without hesitation.

``Toki no Yado Sumire'' in Yamagata is an inn with a calm atmosphere that feels like a villa, located in the refreshing highlands. This is a "two-person inn" that can accommodate junior high school students and above, with a total of 10 guest rooms. You'll be welcomed with personalized hospitality, so it's perfect when you want to feel special. Guest rooms have different styles, from traditional Japanese-style rooms to Asian resort-style rooms, so you can choose one to suit your occasion. All of them are elegantly appointed and there are no TVs, so you can stay away from digital distractions and have a relaxing stay.

The inn has a large public bath and a private open-air bath that can be used free of charge.The hot spring is located halfway up Sekine Kanayama on the mountain behind the inn, so you can enjoy the luxury of fresh hot spring water flowing directly from the source. Yunosawa onsen is so rich in efficacy that it has been used for hot spring healing since ancient times, and is characterized by its high heat retention properties. You can enjoy a spectacular view from any location, so you can relax while feeling the charm of the season.

For dinner, you can enjoy a full course of creative kaiseki cuisine using the highest quality Yonezawa beef. All of the dishes are handmade and beautifully presented, using plenty of fresh, locally grown vegetables. For the main course, you can choose from Yonezawa beef steak, shabu-shabu, or sukiyaki, and you can enjoy the flavor of the smooth fat and soft texture.

onsen in Zao Onsen Yamagata, is a long-established ryokan with a history of over 300 years. Guests are welcome to stay from the age of 13, and the hotel welcomes guests with its traditional Japanese architectural beauty and 19 guest rooms with different tastes. The guest rooms range from designer spaces created by Kiyoyuki Okuyama, known as the designer of Ferrari, to modern guest rooms with pure Japanese style. While enjoying the nostalgic atmosphere, you can relax in a quiet time that feels like time has stopped.

The high-quality onsen from the hotel's private hot spring source, which has been flowing since the hotel's founding, is drawn directly from the source into the large public bath and private open-air baths within the building. The black-painted wooden walls and thick beams give the hotel a sense of its long history, and you can enjoy onsen in a variety of baths, including a stone bath and a tub bath.

Yamagata is full of fresh vegetables and fruits grown with delicious water and rich land. For dinner, you can enjoy the bounty of Yamagata with a Japanese kaiseki meal. The menu of dishes that showcase local cooking techniques changes seasonally to offer the most delicious dishes at that time of year. The famous ``Suki-shabu hot pot'' is beautifully marbled Zao beef with sukiyaki on the inside and shabu-shabu on the outside, so it's nice to be able to enjoy both. Yamagata is home to many long-established sake and wine breweries, so you can find a wide variety of products at your accommodation.

Otogi no Yado Yoneya in Fukushima is an inn located in a quiet location overlooking the countryside and countryside. We have 18 rooms, including rooms with fairy tale motifs and modern rooms with different tastes, and are suitable for elementary school students and older. The guest rooms are equipped with unique chairs designed specifically for the inn, making them perfect for relaxing while admiring the scenery. All guest rooms also have open-air baths, so you can enjoy onsen flowing directly from the source as much as you like.

The open-air bath is designed so that you can enjoy the seasonal scenery while relaxing up to your shoulders. The highly effective onsen are sourced directly from the source, and the water is drawn in to maintain its quality without exposing it to air, so it is extremely fresh. It has a soft and smooth texture that blends into your skin like a serum. There is also a ``source mist sauna'' that can only be experienced at this inn in Japan, as well as onsen that you can drink, so you can spend your stay immersed in onsen.

For dinner, we offer dishes that recreate the world of fairy tales and are a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds. All of our products are healthy and good for your beauty, using locally grown, pesticide-free, organically grown vegetables. We use carefully selected ingredients, such as natural fresh fish and Iwate Tankaku Beef steak, prepared using traditional methods and natural seasonings, so you can fill your stomach with healthy food. Sho.

Fukushima Located in Bandai Atami onsen, Moritaya is a onsen inn on the banks of the Gohyakgawa River. 13 years old and up can stay here, and all 10 guest rooms have open-air baths that draw from onsen the spring water. The comfortable guest rooms, equipped with TVs, Blu-ray/DVD players, and "Airwave" mattress pads, are perfect for a getaway. The rooms are designed to look out over the murmuring river and forest, so you can relax and listen to the sounds of nature.

Bandai Atami onsen has a soft texture that can be used as a beauty serum and contains minerals. In addition to the open-air bath in the guest room, there are three private baths that can be used free of charge, so it's perfect for when you want to spend time soaking in onsen. You can relax and soothe your fatigue while looking out at the seasonal scenery that unfolds in front of you.

For dinner, dishes unique to Fukushima will be served, incorporating plenty of the blessings of the sea and mountains. It's full of local dishes made with carefully selected ingredients, such as Aizu vegetables, Aizu chicken, Kawamata gamecock, Abekuma salmon, and more, so you'll be in the mood for a trip. It's gorgeously presented using Aizu lacquerware, so I can't help but feel excited every time it's served to me.

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It takes about 3 minutes by free shuttle bus from Misawa Station on the Aomori Railway. Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya" is onsen ryokan where you can enjoy Aomori's culture and traditions to the fullest. The hotel offers a full range of services, including Aomori's local cuisine, festivals, onsen with free-flowing spring water, and activities unique to Aomori. Recommended for those who are looking for something out of the ordinary.

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The highlight is, of course, the show held every night! At the show venue, Michinoku Matsuri-ya, you can enjoy Aomori's four major festivals. The silhouettes of the festival procession transform into performers, the images change according to the rhythm of the festival festival, and the unpredictable development of the show is exciting! The venue is filled with excitement and you'll naturally get excited.

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There are two restaurants. ``Nore Sore Shokudo,'' where you can enjoy local cuisine and hot dishes in buffet style, and an old folk house restaurant where you can enjoy ``Nanako Hatchin Kaiseki,'' which incorporates 15 seafood dishes that are popular in Aomori. Nanbu Magiya”. The sight of ``Kaccha'' (mothers) wearing kappo clothes at ``Nore Sore Shokudo'' will surely put your heart at ease. There is also ``Yottemare Sakaba'' where you can drink local sake. Once you've had your fill, let's soothe your fatigue in the open-air bath ``Ukiyu'' located in the midst of beautiful nature.

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The site of the inn is approximately 220,000 tsubo! The park is surrounded by nature, and includes the Yawata Uma Lounge, where you can experience Aomori's traditional craft, Yawata Uma, the Fureai Farm, a footbath, and an old folk restaurant, Nanbu Gaku. There is a ``Nanbu Mariya''. It's nice to calm your mind and take a leisurely stroll through the park.