2025 Owani Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

1. Can anyone tell me if this hot spring hotel really exists? Hot spring bathing is a worthwhile experience during your trip to Japan. If you have already bathed in Japanese hot springs in Hakone, Atami, and Hokkaido, and want to experience something different, this is a good choice. 2.【Hot Spring Village】🍁 The concept is to combine hot springs with local culture, so the location will be in a village with hot spring characteristics. The predecessor of 💠 Kyoto Tsugaru is the restaurant inn "Minami Tsugaru Kinsui". Aomori's famous apples are floating on the old wood's large bath, and the air is filled with the fragrance of apples. You can overlook the changing seasons of the garden through the large glass curtain wall. A night's stay, two meals, no need to go out, quiet, secluded, very suitable for an office worker like me who needs a "short escape" to work. 3. [Snow House] ❄️ As a southerner, I am excited when it snows. I am very happy when there is a little snow outside the window, or when I wake up in the morning and see the heavy snow falling, or when I see the food steaming in the house. I can also soak in hot springs and watch the snow, which I can't refuse. 【4. Apple Hot Spring】🍎 It is worth mentioning the "Apple Hot Spring" here. The bathing pool built by Aomori cypress is filled with hot spring water and Aomori apples are floating in the water. Fresh apples are added to the soup, and with the diffused hot spring steam, a light fruity fragrance lingers around the body. While looking at the lantern pond and stream covered with falling snow and soaking in the apple hot spring, I can still feel the applause in my heart. 5.🍱Japanese-style dining🍣Kaiseki cuisine featuring Oma tuna, known as the black diamond, and kaiseki cuisine with Aomori flavor using local ingredients, as well as 🍙Japanese breakfast meals such as "miso-grilled scallops". 6.🍎Three meals a day related to apples, apple tempura ~ apple soup ~ apple tea, etc., are delicious, there is really no reason to miss it!

For those who have soaked in Japanese hot springs in Hakone, Atami, Hokkaido, etc., and want to try something new and special, then KAI Tsugaru 🏨 is a choice not to be missed! The hotel is located halfway up the mountain⛰️, cleverly combining local traditional handicraft elements, such as small towel embroidery and Japanese-style wooden decorations. The room design features a full-length floor-to-ceiling glass. Through the window, you can see the quiet wooden corridor in the courtyard, which is peaceful and beautiful. Every winter and spring, a large number of green apples 🍎, a specialty of Aomori, float in the hot spring pool, with a light fruity fragrance. When bathing in the hot spring, you will be surrounded by the aroma of fruits, making you feel as if you are in an orchard of harvest. In winter, you can enjoy the apple hot springs while admiring the snow scenery, which is a double relaxation both visually and olfactory. Aomori is not only a hot spring resort♨️, but also a paradise for seafood lovers. For dinner, KAI Tsugaru prepared kaiseki cuisine for the guests with seasonal ingredients, mainly Oma tuna, which is tender and memorable. Moreover, the hotel adjusts the menu for each meal according to the seasons, so there is a different and fresh experience every day, and you will not feel bored even if you stay for several nights in a row. ✨Special experience: Tsugaru Shamisen performance At 9pm, there will be a live performance of Tsugaru Shamisen in the lobby. 📍Performance location: in front of the lobby mural 🧙Performer: Resident Artist Mr. Yukihira Shibuya 🚌Transportation Guide: Take the JR Shinkansen to Shin-Aomori Station From JR Owani Onsen Station, you can take the hotel's 🆓 shuttle bus, which is very convenient!

Hoshino Kai Tsugaru is located in the Oma Onsen area of ​​Aomori Prefecture. The apple hot spring has been cultivated for a long time. Today, I finally took a dip. During winter and spring, the hotel offers a unique apple hot spring♨️. The aroma of green apples, a specialty of Aomori, floats in the hot spring pool, making you feel happy. The outdoor open-air bath can directly enjoy the snow scenery❄️, bringing extraordinary sensory enjoyment. The hotel's meals are mainly based on local Aomori ingredients. The highlight of the banquet dishes is the Oma tuna, which is known as the "black diamond" tuna. The Japanese breakfast includes traditional delicacies such as miso-yaki scallops. The seats in the restaurant are all arranged by the window. Dining with the snowy scenery is particularly romantic in winter🌹. Even if you stay for two nights, the dishes will not be repeated, keeping it fresh. The hotel rooms combine the characteristics of the Tsugaru area and are decorated with Tsugaru towel embroidery patterns, showing a unique modern Japanese style design, full of Japanese style. There is live Tsugaru shamisen performance every night, performed by the national champion Mr. Shibuya Yukihei and his teaching staff. The hotel also provides Tsugaru towel embroidery experience. Guests can make paper "embroidery bookmarks" and feel the charm of traditional crafts. There are vast apple farms and parks in the surrounding area, suitable for leisurely walks. In addition, there is a shop selling local Aomori pastries and folk crafts in the hotel, making it easy to buy souvenirs🛒. Take JR from Shin-Aomori Station to Oma Onsen Station, which takes about 50 minutes. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus, which requires reservation in advance. 🚗 Surrounding attractions: ▪️Oirase Stream: About 1 hour and 45 minutes drive from the hotel, a secret forest, suitable for nature lovers. ▪️Lake Towada: About an hour's drive from the hotel, this double volcanic lake formed by volcanic eruptions has magnificent scenery. ▪️Hirosaki Castle: 32 minutes’ drive, one of the most beautiful ancient cities in Japan and a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring. ▪️Shirakami Mountain Range: 42 minutes’ drive from the hotel, pristine beech forest and rare flora and fauna!

Hoshino Resorts KAI Tsugaru Located in Aomori Prefecture About a 40-minute drive from Aomori City You can also take a train to JR Ōwani Station and then take the hotel shuttle bus This time, I stayed during the off-peak season in late March on a weekday The price is not expensive Including dinner and breakfast, one night costs over 40,000 yen The cost performance is quite high The room feels a bit old It still uses traditional keys to open and close the door The balcony offers a lake view The Japanese cuisine is very delicious The dishes are very rich The staff are also very friendly The public hot spring has both indoor and outdoor baths The indoor pool has apples (a specialty of Aomori) After soaking, you can drink apple water Overall, the experience was pretty good Many services like shuttle and SPA need to be booked in advance online It is recommended to book five days before your stay

The hotel environment is relatively simple, and the corridors and some public areas even have a bit of an old feel! The dining environment is by the window, and it is really beautiful when it is snowing heavily, but the general seats are not reserved, first come first served! Both dinner and breakfast are set meals, so you can't expect to be full, but the rice is enough, but the ingredients are exquisite, and the taste varies from person to person~ There are only two pools for bathing, one outdoor and one indoor, and the place is not big! There is a shamisen performance in the evening, which is very Japanese, and the teachers can teach you to play it by hand, which is a great experience 👍 Small tips: After booking a room, if you need a shuttle bus, don't forget to contact the hotel to inform the specific pick-up time (don't look at the fixed timetable), otherwise you will wait at "Oni Onsen Station" until the end of time and no one will come to pick you up, you will freeze to death, a bloody lesson! Remember, remember!!!

· Hoshino Resorts has three hotels in Aomori: Oirase Keiryu Hotel, Aomoriya, and KAI Tsugaru. · KAI Tsugaru has only 40 rooms, which is much smaller than other onsen hotels with hundreds of rooms. Guests are offered Aomori apple juice at check-in. · The most special feature is the apple onsen, where fresh Aomori apples are added to the bath. The onsen bath is made of cypress wood over 2,000 years old, and you can smell the soft woody scent and faint apple fragrance when you enter the bath. After the onsen, you can enjoy a cup of warm apple juice. · The hotel also has a special "Nebuta Path," inspired by the Nebuta Festival held in Aomori every summer. You can also try embroidery for free and make a souvenir by hand. · We recommend the "one-night, two-meal" package, which includes meals made with fresh local ingredients. The restaurant also offers stunning views of the four seasons.

I went to Kai Tsugaru 🍎 There was a little snow on the ground, so I was able to see a fantastic view At Kai Tsugaru, you can experience Aomori's traditional craft, Kogin embroidery, eat a banquet featuring Oma tuna, and enjoy an apple bath with apples in the hot spring...🍎✨In addition, the open-air hot spring is shaped like a snow igloo bath, and it is recommended that you take a bath while watching the fantastic view of floating lanterns outside. Before you know it, you will be taking a long bath... Why not warm up in the cold winter at a wonderful inn that will satisfy both your mind and body? #besttrip2023

In the cool virgin forest, a few glimpses of the candlelight, a secluded light, quietly admire the handsome bartender magically transformed into a high-profile Aomori cocktail. Such a scene, it is really not drunk, everyone is drunk. Hotel Name]: Hoshino Group / Tsugaru [Hotel Address]: Japan's Aomori Prefecture, Nanjin-gun, Ogami-machi, the crocodile word on the peony forest 36-1 [Address]: 36 -1 Aza-Kamibotanmori

The most memorable meal at the Jiejin Hotel is the Kaiseki cuisine. Kaiseki cuisine focuses on the freshness of the ingredients, which are usually made after ordering. Raw beef and fillets are well spent on the parts and freshness of the ingredients. The tenderness of the beef is particularly delicious in the winter warm pot. Eating kaiseki cuisine is a very ceremonial thing, and it takes a long time to use it, but this process has brought the Japanese food craftsmanship to the fullest.

The predator hot spring is considered to be the best hot spring in Aomori Prefecture. The Emperor of the Edo period came to the spa to cure the eye disease, and then became famous. It has been 800 years old. The most popular hot spring hotel in the hot spring town of Dazu is the XingyejieTianjin. Exquisite Japanese courtyard, surrounded by trees, intimate and quiet, blending in between the mountains. The single-family home is super comfortable, looking out from the window during the day, green. The courtyard outside is very refreshing. Hoshino-ku, Tsugaru's hot spring water is a sulphate hot spring, and the water quality is excellent. Tangchi is made of cypress wood that is more than two thousand years old. They even put the most proud apples in the soup pond, the fresh apple soup, and the steam from the hot springs. The whole bath is filled with a touch of fragrance.