The 9 Best Hotels & Ryokan in Ibaraki Perfect for Families - Enjoy Oarai’s Oceanic Beauty

If you're tired of the nearby park, go for a change of scenery. Oarai in Ibaraki is a seaside town that is easily accessible from Ueno, Tokyo in about an hour and a half by train. It has a wide view of the sea and is lined with delicious seafood restaurants. It is also a popular spot for swimming in the summer. There are sightseeing spots that families can enjoy, such as the spectacular Aqua World Ibaraki Oarai Aquarium and Hitachi Seaside Park, which is home to spectacular flower fields of nemophila and kochia, making it a recommended destination for families.

I want to go on a trip, but I'm a little worried about traveling with children, such as what to eat and what to bring with me. For such families, stay at an inn with family-friendly services and facilities. If you can rent yukata and baby goods for children, you can reduce your luggage, and if you prepare meal for children and have in-room dining, the whole family can relax and enjoy meal time. This time, we will introduce hotels and ryokan that have child-friendly services and facilities♪

Approximately 10 minutes by reservation-based shuttle bus from Kashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Station. The rooms at this inn located on the seaside are mainly Japanese-style rooms, but there are also rooms with semi-open-air baths that overlook the sea. If you have a bath in your room, you can take your time in the bath, even if you have small children. Bed-in-beds, baby baths, and baby bottle sterilizers are available for rent, and children's yukatas are available in three sizes, so you can pack even more compactly. It's a baby-friendly inn that's also fun for moms.

The popularity of the inn is the luxurious buffet with plenty of seafood and mountain delicacies. In addition to popular dishes such as snow crab and steak, you can also enjoy original seafood rice bowls made with your favorite ingredients and Ibaraki cuisine. Children will be delighted with the live kitchen where freshly prepared food is served! In winter, enjoy the Oarai specialty, the anglerfish hanging-cutting show. It's impressive.

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The beach is right in front of the hotel. It's convenient to be able to go to the beach right away, but if you have small children, you might be a little nervous about the sea. This hotel also has a summer pool. There is also a gourd-shaped pool for small children, so they can play safely. Even if the weather is bad, Aqua World Ibaraki Oarai Aquarium can be reached in just 5 minutes by car, so you won't get bored.

"Hotel Oarai Mairinkan", located about 1 minute by car from "Oarai Station" on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, is an inn that is friendly to mothers and children. The large communal bath (Feng Shui bath) and rooms are designed with individuality in mind, incorporating Feng Shui to increase your luck. For women, there is a service where you can choose a yukata, shampoo, and conditioner, so moms will be happy. How about taking a commemorative photo with your family in front of the three lucky cranes at the entrance?

The meal is a completely private room for both breakfast and dinner. It is a Japanese-style tatami room, so it's okay if children are rumbling. I don't mind the cheering voice. Children can prepare a children's menu, so let's enjoy the Japanese kaiseki set with a focus on seafood at your leisure. The whole family can enjoy meal.

There is a candy corner inside the building. Both adults and children can have fun choosing sweets. "Oarai Sun Beach" is about a 7-minute walk from the inn, "Aqua World Ibaraki Oarai Aquarium" is about a 5-minute drive, and "Hitachi Seaside Park" is about a 10-minute drive. You can plan a trip that your kids will love.

Oarai Park Hotel is located about a 10-minute drive from Oarai Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, and just a 3-minute walk from Aqua World Ibaraki Aquarium. This resort hotel is surrounded by pine forests and has the sea right in front of it. The Comfort Room here consists of two adjacent rooms, and the tatami space is perfect for babies to roll around and crawl in! We also recommend the king-size bed room with a jacuzzi overlooking the sea, where the whole family can relax in a bath. It's also great that children 2 and under can sleep in the same bed for free♪

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meal is a multi-course meal that uses local ingredients and mixes Japanese and Western flavors. For children, you can prepare Japanese and Western children's dishes with children's lunch plates for preschoolers and sashimi for elementary school students. Children will be delighted with the meal like adults! It also helps that you can ask your baby to warm up the baby food.

Another appeal of this inn is that you can enjoy onsen, which is rare in Oarai. There are no age restrictions, so even babies can bathe with their families. The slightly greenish nigori hot water is a chloride spring that has a high heat-retaining effect and is said to keep your skin moisturized, so it is also called the ``beauty-finishing hot spring.'' It's great for babies and mothers with delicate skin.

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About 3 minutes by car from Oarai Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, this quiet inn surrounded by pine forests is right in front of the beach. During the season when you can enjoy swimming in the sea, there is a convenient shower room in the garden. The room is a Japanese-style room with a calm atmosphere. At night, lay out the futons and sleep in the shape of a river with the whole family. You can sleep soundly with the sound of the waves crashing.

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meal are served in the dining area. In addition to fresh seafood, you can also enjoy Hitachi Beef, a type of Japanese black beef from Ibaraki. Please enjoy the finely textured, soft meat and rich flavor! For children, a children's dinner set with sashimi and other dishes is available, and for infants, a children's plate is also available. During meal, you can borrow a baby seat for babies, so mothers can eat without having to hold their babies.

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The natural hot onsen bath is a sodium chloride spring. After bathing, the body is covered with salt, which prevents heat dissipation and sweat from evaporating. It will keep you warm even after taking a bath, so you can warm up your cold body after playing to your heart's content at the beach in front of you.

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Oarai Oarai Seaside Hotel a long-established ryokan located about 7 minutes by car from Oarai Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, offers many warm services. We can pick you up and drop you off for free from Oarai Station or within Oarai Town, which is great for families who use the train.It's close to the sea, so all rooms have ocean views. Children will love just going outside and walking along the beach as a family.

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Dinner in-room dining, which is rare in hotels. You can enjoy family conversations and meal slowly. In winter, you can enjoy a variety of gorgeous dishes using local ingredients such as monkfish hot pot. Children will also be delighted, as menus tailored to their ages are prepared, such as children's lunches! For breakfast, enjoy dishes made with plenty of local ingredients in the large banquet hall overlooking the ocean. Strollers can enter the breakfast venue, so you can put your baby to sleep.

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As for the beach, you can have plenty of fun at Heitarohama Beach, which is about a 5-minute walk from the hotel. The inn also has an outdoor pool that is open only during the summer. Children can play to their heart's content in the pool, while adults can listen to the sound of the waves while looking out at the sea. The large public bath uses 100% spring water from Oarai Isosaki Shrine, and has a miraculous view. The sea, which changes its appearance depending on the time of day, is a sight to behold.

It's about a 15-minute drive from Oarai Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, and there's a free shuttle bus, which is great for families with children who have a lot of luggage. Located on a hill overlooking the Naka River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese-style rooms offer views of the red Kaimon Bridge and the ocean. We also have rental items for children, so please check with your inn.

meal at the restaurant while gazing at the Naka River. For dinner, there is a specially ordered kaiseki dinner that includes carefully selected high-quality ingredients such as "Ise lobster sashimi" and "Hitachi beef steak." For children's meal, if you ask, they will prepare meal similar to those for adults for elementary school children, and "Warabe gozen" meals for toddlers. Children will surely exclaim "Wow!" at the meal that is prepared for them.

The large public bath overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Naka River offers a spectacular view. Sodium and chloride cold mineral springs can be expected to be effective in improving your health, so relax and heal your daily fatigue. In addition to the large public bath and open-air bath, there is also a family bath (for a fee). It can be reserved for private use, so you can take a relaxing bath with your family.

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Located approximately 10 minutes by car from Oarai Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway, this small inn with only 6 rooms is a quiet pure Japanese-style ryokan surrounded by pine forests that takes pride in its cuisine. From the window of the Japanese-style room, you can see the ocean through the pine forest and enjoy the gentle scent of the sea breeze. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to Oarai Isosaki Shrine, which is also a famous place. It is also recommended that you and your family take a walk through the pine forest while visiting the shrine in the morning when there are no people around.

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The recommended meal is the famous "Ushioyaki" where you can grill seafood from the nearby sea and Hitachi beef on the iron plate in front of you. And 〆's "garlic fried rice". Children can prepare their favorite foods such as children's lunch with Hitachi beef hamburger steak and steak rice. Winter is all about anko! You can enjoy a refreshing yet rich soy sauce anko hot pot that makes the most of the ingredients. Depending on the time of year, you can meal teppanyaki in the courtyard in the pine forest. Enjoy ♪ the finest meal

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There is a bath in each room, but there is also a bath with a sauna on the top floor. Enjoy a relaxing and relaxing time with the whole family while looking at the pine forest swaying in the sea breeze. In spring, you can see the wild cherry blossoms beautifully from the large windows of the public bath.

This hotel is about a 10-minute walk from Isozaki Station on the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Line, and about an 18-minute drive from Aqua World Ibaraki Aquarium. It was named after the Mesozoic Cretaceous layer, which is about a 5-minute drive away. There is a wide variety of rooms available, including a Japanese-style room on the third floor facing the sea with a beautiful view of the ocean, a two-room Japanese-style room recommended for a three-generation family trip, and a guest room with an open-air bath with a spectacular view of the ocean. You can choose according to your family's style.

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Children's services are also fulfilling. In addition to lending baby goods such as auxiliary toilet seats and step stools, you can also bring baby food into the restaurant and have it warmed up for you. All rooms are equipped with air purifiers, which is reassuring. There are women-only colored yukatas, so even moms can make a cute transformation♡

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meal at the restaurant are Japanese-style course meals that use seasonal ingredients, mainly fresh seafood, and are made with locally produced ingredients. For children, meal are provided according to their age, such as children's bento boxes for infants and elementary school students. Breakfast is served buffet style, and you can enjoy local dishes such as the hotel's specialty "Healthy Sticky Rice Bowl" and "Yamato Shijimi Shijimi".

The open-air onsen spring bath overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and if you wake up early, you can see the beautiful sunrise. You can enjoy the outside scenery from the indoor bath through the large windows. Forget about the fatigue of your busy days and relax your mind and body. In the bath, there is a shampoo buffet and a women-only amenity buffet, so moms will be happy too.

*The open-air bath in the large public bath is currently unavailable due to a breakdown. Please check the hotel's official website for reopening dates (as of September 2023)

This hotel is located about 7 minutes by car from Katsuta Station on the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Line and about 15 minutes by car from Ajigaura Beach. Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its seasonal flowers, can be reached in about 10 minutes by car. There is also a large parking lot, so it is recommended for those who prefer to drive their own cars. Most of the rooms are Western-style rooms, but if you are bringing children, choose one of our spacious Japanese-style rooms. A Japanese-style room is safe for babies who are just starting to crawl and walk.

Dinner is a gourmet dinner featuring seasonal ingredients from Ibaraki. ``Restaurant Sala'' is casual, but it has a calm atmosphere where you can enjoy your meal while listening to music. Elementary school students will receive a one-plate meal, and infants will receive a children's lunch. Breakfast at the same restaurant is a healthy breakfast made with local ingredients. It opens from 6:30, so even early risers won't have to wait.

The large public bath is an artificial onsen with added calcium carbonate. The spring quality, which is rich in carbon dioxide and potassium sulfate, will warm you from the core of your body. It is also known as a "beautiful skin bath," which is great for women, so you'll want to soak up to your shoulders. The large public bath is open until midnight, so you can enjoy a onsen. Why not enjoy a relaxing onsen with your children and relieve the fatigue of the day?

How about a special feature on hotels and ryokan in Oarai, which is easily accessible from Tokyo and recommended for families with children? After enjoying sightseeing spots that the whole family can enjoy, you can relax in a Japanese-style room while gazing at the beautiful sea, take a relaxing bath in the large public bath, and feel refreshed after eating delicious food! An inn that offers free rental of baby goods and meals for children can reduce the amount of luggage and bring smiles to the faces of the whole family. Consider Oarai as your next travel destination♪