Enjoy the charm of Akita at breakfast! 10 recommended hotels and ryokan

Akita is a spot where you can experience a rich traditional culture in harmony with the beauty of nature. The scenery of the four seasons is beautiful, and the cherry blossoms in spring and the autumn leaves add color. In addition, there are many local dishes such as "Akita Komachi" brand rice and fresh seafood, as well as kiri tanpo, Hinaiji chicken, and Iniwa udon! There are plenty of things to see, such as traditional events such as "Lanterns" in summer, "Namahage" and "Kamakura" in winter, the Oga Peninsula, which is famous for Godzilla Rock, Lake Tazawa, and Kokyoto Kakunodate.

In order to enjoy such a charming Akita, why don't you have a good breakfast at the inn before leaving? In this article, we will introduce you to a hotel that has a full menu that incorporates seasonal ingredients such as fresh seafood, mountain produce, and local vegetables that will whet your appetite from the morning. You can also experience Akita's food culture through morning meal, such as freshly cooked rice from "Akita Komachi", "Iburigakko", "Hinai chicken", "Shotsuru", and "Iniwa udon". Enjoy warm hospitality and a delicious breakfast at a Akita inn where you can feel ♪ happy

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Akita is located about a 3-minute walk from JR Akita Station, making it an easy hotel to use as a base for sightseeing. There is also a fitness gym and club lounge, so you can enjoy a luxurious hotel stay. This is a junior suite room. The chic atmosphere will help you slowly melt away the fatigue of a trip that is often pressed for time.

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There is a sky bar on the 12th floor of the hotel. Why not spend some sophisticated adult time sipping cocktails while gazing at the beautiful night view of Akita city beyond the large windows? The atmosphere is also appealing, as it is casual and easy even for women to use alone. It takes a bit of courage to go out alone, but if you're traveling to an unfamiliar place, that hurdle may be easier.

Breakfast is served at the buffet restaurant on the top floor, the 12th floor. Enjoy local cuisine with a refreshing morning view. The chef will cook your omelet right in front of you. The combination of Akita's pickled vegetable "Iburi-gakko" and the famous "Akita Komachi" rice is a must, but Inaniwa udon is also hard to resist. Enjoy the charms of Akita's culture and seasons and start your day feeling refreshed.

Akita Castle Hotel is a luxury hotel that combines luxury and comfort. Its magnificent castle-like exterior, sophisticated interior and comfortable beds will soothe your tired body and mind after a long day of travel. This is a standard twin room. The calm atmosphere is relaxing. The hotel is located near Senshu Park, a popular tourist spot in Akita City, so we recommend taking a walk there before breakfast. It is about a 7-minute walk from the west exit of JR Akita Station.

The hotel has Japanese, Western and Chinese restaurants, as well as a bar on the top floor. For breakfast, you can enjoy a breakfast buffet at Dining Restaurant The Castle on the first floor. The bread baked fresh every morning in the hotel's bakery is very appealing. The chef will make omelets right in front of you to order. Of course, you can also enjoy Akita specialties such as Inaniwa udon and smoked daikon radish.

Akita Castle Hotel has a souvenir shop with Akita's famous sake, a bakery, and a delicatessen. You can enjoy the takeout menu and authentic sweets served at the hotel's restaurants. The takeout menu is also convenient for meal on the go. The bread and sweets would make a great souvenir.

Seiko Grand Hotel is a resort hotel that offers a wide variety of rooms, from Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, rooms for groups, to luxurious Japanese-modern Western rooms. Furthermore, all rooms have an ocean view, and some rooms overlook the Shirakami-Sanchi, a natural world heritage site. This is a "view bath VIP room" of which there is only one. The view of the Oga ocean from the large windows is truly breathtaking. It's sure to become an unforgettable memory. The nearest station is JR Oga Station, and there is a free shuttle bus (reservation required).

With the Sea of Japan right in front of you, you can't help but enjoy some fresh and delicious seafood. There are many temptations, such as seasonal sashimi and traditional sandfish sushi, but the most exciting is "stone-grilled cuisine." This dynamic dish is very impressive, as a red-hot stone is placed in a tub of water, the broth boils instantly, and the seafood is heated all at once! It's a cooking method that you can't often try, so you might discover a different taste of fish than usual.

Breakfast is served at a buffet with a wide selection of Japanese and Western dishes, mainly using ingredients from Akita. The rice is made from "Akita Komachi" rice from the rice-producing region of Akita, and is thoroughly cooked in a rice cooker, making it plump and shiny. Slowly chewing each grain, the rich sweetness of the rice spreads throughout your mouth. Oga's local B-class gourmet dish, "Shotsuru Yakisoba," is a soy sauce-based yakisoba seasoned with the traditional "Sandfish Shottsuru." You'll likely become addicted to the delicious flavor of the broth.
*Depending on the situation, a set menu may be served.

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"Motoyu Yusankaku" is a comfortable inn with the atmosphere of a traditional Japanese ryokan. It is located on high ground, so the views are outstanding. There are rooms with views of the mountain ranges of Mt. Kanpu and the Shirakami mountain range. You can enjoy a relaxing stay while experiencing the traditional culture of the region, such as Namahage. The nearest stations are JR Oga Station or Hadachi Station, and there is also a free shuttle bus (reservation required) from Oga Station.

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The hot water that gushes out from a dedicated hot spring source is said to be a mysterious water that changes color from brown to green to white depending on the season and temperature. The bath is filled with rich hot spring deposits, and you can enjoy the pleasant feeling of the water clinging to your skin. This is the women's open-air bath. It is a semi-open-air bath with a roof, so it seems like it would be charming in the rain or snow. Another unique feature of the indoor bath is the "Namahage" mask that gushes out hot water.

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The breakfast is a set meal with plenty of local Akita ingredients, including freshly steamed rice made with Akita Komachi rice, miso soup with dried seaweed made with Akita miso, Gibasa (red algae) and simmered sandfish with ginger, which are bounty from the sea of Oga, and Akita specialty Junsai. Being able to enjoy all these Akita specialties in the morning makes you feel like you've gotten a bargain. After the meal, taking a break with freshly ground homemade coffee is also appealing.

"Wagokoro no Yado Hime no Yu" is a tranquil and comfortable inn surrounded by the mountains of Kazuno City, located on the border between Aomori and Iwate prefectures. Relax both body and mind in onsen, which are said to have skin-beautifying effects, while watching the beautiful scenery woven by nature throughout the seasons. The spacious rooms will make you want to turn off your smartphone. Although it is a Japanese-style onsen ryokan, it also has single Western-style rooms, making it a great choice for solo travelers. It is just a 3-minute walk from JR Yuze onsen Station, and there is a free shuttle service available.

The waters of Yuze onsen, known for their skin-beautifying properties, can be enjoyed in the large, pool-like bath and the open-air bath. The highly alkaline onsen, with a pH value of 9.0, are said to have skin-beautifying properties. Enjoy a luxurious moment of relaxation as you slowly soothe your day-to-day fatigue while admiring the seasonal colors of the valley surrounded by the deep forests of the Ou Mountains. Don't you think a trip where you spend your time in luxury, with nothing to do but soak in onsen, is a wonderful plan?

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Breakfast is served in an all-you-can-eat buffet style with over 20 Japanese and Western dishes. Many guests have commented that they couldn't stop eating the food, which uses seasonal ingredients unique to Akita. Particularly popular is the "barayaki," beef and onions grilled in a sweet and spicy sauce. It is a local dish that is said to have originally spread from southern Aomori, but perhaps this lineup is unique to a hotel located on the prefectural border.

Hotel Plaza Annex Yokote is a hotel with easy access, located right in front of JR Yokote Station, about a 2-minute walk away. It offers a full range of facilities, including a bedrock bath, natural onsen, an esthetic salon, and a restaurant. There are only eight rooms available with private open-air baths with natural hot spring water. If the weather is good, you can see the beautiful Mt. Chokai. The open-air bath is made of cypress, so you can relax with the refreshing scent of the wood.

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On the 7th floor of the hotel, there is a bath with a view, a bedrock bath, and a sauna. You can enjoy the 700 liters per minute onsen of water that flows out of the bathtub without adding any water, which is a great benefit to the location of the hotel in front of the train station. In addition, you can experience a bedrock bath using "Beitouishi," a special natural treasure found only in Taiwan and onsen in Tamagawa, Akita in the world (for a fee).

This is a Japanese breakfast that is only available in rooms with private open-air baths. The rice and vegetables used are apparently "carefully selected reduced-pesticide rice and vegetables" grown by the staff. This is a breakfast where you can truly see the faces of the people who made it. The fish grilled right in front of you and the vegetables steamed in a bamboo steamer are sure to wake you up gently. Breakfast for regular guests is served at the Sky Restaurant on the 7th floor, where you can enjoy a buffet while looking out at Mt. Chokai bathed in the morning sun. The "Iburi-gakko Pizza" is a popular menu item. It's the perfect marriage of flavors that will make you think, "This is definitely going to be delicious."

Kyukamura Nyuto onsen is an inn in Nyuto Onsen, a hidden hot onsen deep in the mountains, about a 45-minute bus ride from Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen. Despite its location, it is known nationwide as a famous hot spring. Surrounded by beautiful beech forests, you will surely be impressed by the richness of Japan's forests! There are Western-style and Japanese-style rooms. Open the windows wide and spend a relaxing time feeling the breeze and sounds of nature.

At this inn, you can enjoy natural onsen with two different spring qualities. The beech forest changes like a painting with each season. You can enjoy a blissful time soaking in onsen in a beautiful landscape in any season. Let the beech forest and onsen thoroughly heal the stress that has built up in your mind and body from being chased by inorganic things every day.

A Japanese and Western breakfast buffet using local Akita ingredients. About 20 kinds of side dishes and plump freshly cooked "Akita Komachi". You can enjoy Akita's body-friendly menu, such as pork soup made with Akita seri, "rainbow pork", gibasa (akamoku), which is sticky and addictive, and "Iniwa udon". The ultimate is "egg-covered rice" eaten with raw eggs from Hinai chicken! It's a confirmation of the refill of rice, isn't it?

Kakunodate Sanso Wabizakura is an inn housed in a traditional Japanese house built about 200 years ago, where you will feel as if you have wandered into the world of a Japanese folk tale. There are only 10 guest rooms. All rooms, including Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, and Japanese-Western style rooms with dining rooms, have high ceilings and are spacious. What's more, all rooms are luxuriously equipped with a semi-open-air bath with natural hot spring water. You can spend a relaxing and luxurious time surrounded by nature. It is about a 15-minute drive from Kakunodate Station on the Akita Shinkansen.

This inn is a relocated and restored old thatched house, so you can enjoy the charm of traditional Japanese houses outside of your room. This is the hearth lounge with its Jizai-Kagi. Furthermore, the quiet and stately space, with its high ceilings and the Shinto altar quietly overlooking it, retains the design of the old house, making it a literally "extraordinary space." You'll feel happy just sitting back and relaxing on the sofa.

meal, based on the concept of "food that's good for your body," are colorful and made with nutritious Akita ingredients. For breakfast, a variety of small side dishes are served to go well with the fluffy Akita Komachi rice. The trays are presented in bowls and with plant leaves, allowing you to feel the atmosphere of each season. Refreshing drinks, such as soy milk and juices mixed with fruit vinegar, are also popular.

Forest Resort Yamanote Hotel is a resort hotel nestled in a forest, about a 12-minute drive from Omagari Station on the Akita Shinkansen line. Based on the concept of "heartfelt relaxation," the hotel's 10 rooms are surrounded by deep trees, have terraces, and are designed with privacy in mind. This is the Royal Suite Room. You can enjoy a quiet and relaxing time while feeling like you're in a house in the forest. It would also be fun to chat on the terrace while feeling the forest breeze.

There is also an open-air bath with an atmosphere of onsen has secretly bubbled up in the forest. The scent of the trees carried by the wind seems soothing. I want to take a deep breath and enjoy onsen. Enjoy some time for yourself while looking at the beautiful scenery in spring, summer, fall and winter. The mild alkaline water is said to be effective for chronic gynecological and skin diseases.

For dinner, you can enjoy a full-course Japanese-Western meal made with a generous amount of seasonal ingredients, including rice and vegetables from local farmers and seafood caught off the coast of Akita. For breakfast, a Japanese meal is served with plump Akita Komachi rice cooked in a kettle, grilled fish, and side dishes that go well with the rice. The highlight is the homemade Oboro Tofu, with its natural sweetness of soybeans and rich texture. The gentle warmth will soothe your body as you wake up.

"Yukemuri no Yado Inazumi onsen" is located at the foot of Mount Kurikoma, which is on the border with Miyagi. The guest rooms, designed by master craftsmen, are furnished to give you the full comfort of a Japanese-style ryokan. There are elegant detached guest rooms and stylish Japanese-Western rooms like this one, with a modern Japanese interior. Compact rooms are also available for solo travelers. The nearest station is JR Yokobori Station, which is about a 20-minute drive away, but there is a free shuttle service (please contact us). You can also access the hotel from Miyagi side (Naruko direction).

You can enjoy the luxurious onsen directly from the source in the large public bath, open-air bath, and private bath. What's more, the open-air bath, with a clear stream flowing below, allows you to feel as if you are one with the forest. We also recommend a morning bath, where you can wake up feeling the refreshing breeze. The water quality is different between the large public bath and private bath, and the guest room baths, which are filled with onsen spring water, so you can enjoy two different types of water, which is also an attractive feature.

The breakfast is a visually gorgeous and well-balanced Japanese meal. It is served as an individual "Japanese set meal," which is sure to get you excited. Seasonal vegetables are used lavishly, so vegetable lovers will be delighted with the menu. The large bowls of miso soup and tofu dishes are sure to warm both the body and soul. Akita's famous "magewappa" lunch boxes will also be on offer. You might even want to buy a lunch box for yourself.

Akita is an attractive spot where nature and culture come together. You can soothe your body and mind at beautiful Lake Tazawa and in onsen throughout the prefecture, while also enjoying the spectacular scenery of the four seasons. Breakfast at lodgings that make use of local ingredients will surely enrich your trip around Akita. If you have some time off, why not visit Akita, where warm hospitality and a delicious breakfast await you?