Hanamaki: hotel con bar

I have found my perfect onsen. It might be farther than I used to go for an Onsen , three hours instead of an hour's travel but after being made to wear a skirt to be able to use my old onsen, this place is worth it. Besides, the food is much much better. I might have missed something when I booked on the internet, but I was given a smoking room .I had to leave the window open for a while to clear out the smell. Apart from that, the room was big ,clean , has a bath and a toilet. When I step out to the corridor,  a Japanese lady introduced herself to me, her name is Mami ,saying she will be looking after my room , putting out my bed ( mattress on the floor the Japanese way ) serving me dinner. I stayed two nights, the first dinner was a bit of a struggle for her as she tried her best to explain what I was eating, it was a Kaiseiki dinner of about 10 courses. She explained every one of them, including each ingredient. The second night was a different story. She had every course written out and explained every thing proficiently.   Bless her heart. I am an old man of 75 and this young lady tried so hard to look after me. I am touched by her efforts . I dropped my chopstick once an I can hear quick shuffle of feet, and a new pair of chopsticks was in my hand. Osawa Onsen Sansuikagu was to my mind,extremely good, not ten out of ten, but a nine point eight out of ten. Some food, grilled fish , was a bit cold when it should have been hot. There is only salt , no pepper on the table for breakfast, but then again the cuisine is Japanese, not European, not some dried scrambled eggs. The main outdoor Osawa Onsen was the main feature of the hotel.  There were 4 or five other onsens in the hotel , some more beautiful and exquisite than others but the most famous one, Osawa Onsen,  stood out. It's  a mixed onsen which singles, families, couples , foreigners, young and old can enjoy.. in the nude.  I had a great time..very very impressed . Getting there is super easy ( I think.) I go to JR Ticket Office available at many train stations. I got shinkansen train tickets departing from Ueno Station ( to me Ueno station is not as big and less busy than Tokyo Station.)   Yamabiko 59 train , departing 11.42 am. to arrive at  Shin Hanamaki station at 14.41 pm. Once arrived , go to information office and they will tell you to walk outside to free bus stop number 2 . At 3.10 pm. the free bus will come to pick you up to Osawa Onsen. Ask before you get off the bus. It might stop at other onsens along the way. Get also the return ticket , Yamabiko 60. Free bus leaves Osawa at 10.50 a m. Train leaves Shin Hanamaki at 12.20 and arrive at Ueno at 15.18 pm. Enjoy your trip.

Visitato nel marzo 2023 per un evento familiare, e non mi prenotavo questo hotel da solo non ero certo di aspettare. Ma... wow! Uno dei miei preferiti visita a un ryokan in Giappone. In primo luogo, il personale era tutto gentile e estremamente amichevole. In particolare la signora che ci ha servito il nostro meraviglioso pasto kaki in un'enorme zona di cena privata, e la mattina dopo abbiamo mangiato nella stessa stanza per colazione, che era deliziosa, e ancora una volta il personale era delizioso. Il servizio di caffè è stato divertente, e siamo rimasti in una grande e confortevole stanza di stile giapponese con futoni, la camera da letto è stata molto buona. La maggior parte di me ritiene che la posizione e l'atmosfera di questo hotel lo rendono uno dei miei preferiti. C'è un bel posto in cui il cortile e l'esca sono vicini al lobby con una vista stupenda, e sembrava che ci fossero grandi lampade che probabilmente si accendessero durante l'ora della sera (non ho visto questo da solo). In generale, questo posto fa una grande esperienza in Iwate e il personale e la cibo sono A***.

La settimana d'oro è molto costosa, ma il buffet è ancora buono.I bambini e gli adulti sono molto soddisfatti.La resistenza è molto calda, posso rilassarmi.

We booked online and travelled to Hanamaki by train . We were picked up at the station by the Onsens bus , it is then about a 35 minute ride through the lovely countryside up into the mountains. Greeted warmly by all the staff and booking in went smoothly. Our spacious room was on the 2nd. Floor, it had a lovely view out over the sloping gardens and river, Reception is on the 4th. floor and the hot spring baths are on the ba*****t floor . There is a nice 40 minute walking track around the resort that we did before having a bath, they gave us a walking stick each with little bells on it to keep the bears away, it is a lovely walk through nice garden and forest areas, plenty of good photo opportunities. The hot baths were very good, water temperature was between 40 to 42 degrees, very relaxing , there is everything you need at the baths, like body soap, shampoo, conditioner.hair brush and combs, hairdryer. As per normal they provide the yukata’s to wear to the baths and around the hotel for meals etc . They gave us a sparkling wine welcome drink and there were free icypoles anytime you wanted down in the nice lounge near reception. There is a gift shop there as well . Dinner was partly on the table set out for you then you just partook of a great smorgasboard spread , plenty of variety, scrumptious. Breakfast was a smorgasboard, again very very good The resort bus took us back to Hanamaki station at 9 am. Next morning after five staff members came out and gave us a rousing goodbye, A fabulous stay , we should have been staying longer, Highly recommended.

Dopo aver lentamente finito il caldo, ho passato un po'di tempo rilassato nella sala da pranzo e poi ho mangiato la cena.Il tempo è tardi, ma la reazione è molto comoda.Dopodiché ho ricevuto una risposta calda nella sala da pranzo del caffè, e sono riuscita a sventare spirito. La mattina dopo, la bella montagna mi curava e passava un tempo molto pieno.Mi fermerò di nuovo!

Nell'ambiente naturale circondato da montagne e boschi, il limpido ruscello dietro la locanda scorre gorgogliante, curando il corpo e la mente. È divertente godersi ognuna delle quattro sorgenti termali che sgorgano direttamente dalla sorgente, ma consigliamo in particolare la sorgente termale più profonda del Giappone. Questo è un bagno di roccia naturale semovente ”Shirasaru no Yu”. Questa è una sorgente termale molto rara. A causa della sua profondità, puoi alzarti in piedi per entrare, ma è distribuito uniformemente in tutto il tuo corpo. Si dice che l'applicazione della pressione dell'acqua calda possa promuovere efficacemente la circolazione sanguigna. La sala ha anche un'atmosfera nostalgica, come se si viaggiasse nel passato. Anche l'ospitalità del personale è molto attenta. Se hai l'opportunità di soggiornare ad Hanamaki, è un hotel in cui vale la pena soggiornare.