RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Tsuta Onsen Ryokan in Oirase & Hakkoda Onsen (Aomori)―― Close to the beautiful Lake Towada, this is a traditional wooden hot spring ryokan set amidst the trees. A hot spring source exists below the bath, and the hot spring bath is filled with spring water bubbling up naturally.
Access: Three hours 10 minutes by JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shichinohe-Towada Station, then one hour by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
Private Onsens (For couples, families, tattoo wearers)
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 3 rooms
(2) Rooms with hot-water open-air spa available: 1 room
(3) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 1 bath
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Sulfate spring, Hydrogen carbonate spring, Chloride spring
Historical values
Ryokan with a 100 year history. Buildings constructed with traditional Japanese architecture are surrounded by a World Heritage class buna (Japanese beech) forest and Shirakami-Sanchi. This hot spring has a long history, with records of bathing therapy facilities already existing in AD 1147.
Tourist spots nearby
Tsuta Seven Lakes, Hakkoda Mountains, Oirase Gorge, Lake Towada
Year of establishment
1897
Number of rooms
34 rooms
*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms