Just an hour and a half's drive from Sendai! A recommended inn for skiing and hot spring touring: Hotel Mare Onikobe

• Table of Contents
• Hotel WAMARE Onikobe: A space where you can feel close to Japanese culture
• Introduction to the facilities of "Hotel WAMARE Onikobe"
• Access to Naruko Onsenkyo and Onikobe Onsen areas
• Things to enjoy in the Naruko Onsenkyo and Onikobe Onsen areas
• Recommended spots around the hotel

Hotel WAMARE Onikobe: A space where you can feel close to Japanese culture

Hotel WAMARE Onikobe incorporates Japanese elements into the interior and exterior design, allowing guests to experience a variety of Japanese culture and history. Guests can also experience the traditional crafts of the region, creating a space where they can feel the beauty of Japanese culture up close. We also recommend this hotel as a base for visiting hot springs and skiing in the Naruko Onsenkyo and Onikobe Onsen areas.

Introduction to the facilities at "Hotel WAMARE Onikobe"

A living space that can be enjoyed by large groups

There are living spaces on both the first and second floors where you can relax and enjoy your time however you like, whether that be chatting or having a meal.

Japanese-style rooms with different styles

There are a total of five guest rooms, each with different wallpaper and sliding doors, allowing you to enjoy a varied Japanese style.

Facility

Although our inn requires that you prepare your own meals, we have equipped the kitchen space with a large refrigerator and a system kitchen with a dishwasher so that you can cook freely even during long stays.We also provide a microwave, electric kettle, and various tableware.

There are two baths. One is a unit bath for ease of use, and the other is a cypress bath where you can relax and enjoy the scent of cypress.

From the balcony on the second floor, you can enjoy a panoramic view of Onikobe, located in the nature-rich Kurikoma Quasi-National Park. It is spacious and you can enjoy a barbecue here.

Access to Naruko Onsenkyo and Onikobe Onsen areas

The Naruko Onsenkyo/Onikobe Onsen area is located in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

It takes just 1.5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Sendai Station, and about 1.5 hours by car from Sendai Station.

If you take the Shinkansen from Sendai Station to Furukawa Station, which is one stop away, it is about an hour's drive from Furukawa Station.

Access to Hotel WAMARE Onikobe (by car)

At the Furukawa toll gate on the Tohoku Expressway, continue straight on National Route 47 towards Naruko Onsen.

Pass the Shin-yashiki intersection in the Naruko Onsen area, and turn right at the T-junction just before the Iwashita Kokeshi Museum onto National Route 108.

After passing Arao Lakeside Park, continue straight on Prefectural Route 63 for about 2.5 km.

Turn left at the first intersection with a traffic light and head towards "Onikobe Ski Resort Mogami."

After going about 2km, you will come to a T-junction with a sign for "Resort Park Onikobe" where you need to turn left.

After walking about 1.3 km, you will come to a road that leads up to Pension Street in the Onikobe area, where you should turn right.

If you follow the road uphill, you will arrive at Hotel WAMARE Onikobe.

Things to enjoy in the Naruko Onsenkyo and Onikobe Onsen areas

1. Abundant hot springs

The appeal of Naruko Onsenkyo is its abundance of hot springs, with nearly 400 hot spring sources. Naruko Onsenkyo itself has five hot spring areas: Naruko Onsen, Higashi Naruko Onsen, Kawado Onsen, Nakayamadaira Onsen, and Onikobe Onsen, each with its own unique spring quality and townscape.

2. You can also enjoy winter sports and skiing

In the Onikobe area, there is a ski resort called Onikobe Ski Resort. It has an attractive lineup of courses that can be enjoyed by everyone from beginners to advanced skiers.

It takes some effort to get there, but the reward is a great deal of nature. Hotel WAMARE Onikobe has all the facilities you need to enjoy the Naruko Onsen area and Onikobe Onsen area.

Recommended spots around the hotel

1. Okusa Shoten, a direct sales store for mountain produce

You can purchase souvenirs made with wild vegetables and local ingredients that the owner has collected while hiking in the mountains.

Another appealing feature is that the lineup changes with the seasons. There is also a cafe space where you can enjoy a meal.

It is about a 10-minute drive from the inn.

2. Lagoon

The water quality of the lagoon is quite strong acidic even by global standards. Depending on the weather, the color of the lake surface can change to blue, sky blue, emerald, and more.

3. Naruko Gorge / Kaiko Bridge

A 100m-wide canyon stretching across the Otani River, it shows different faces in every season.

4. Former Yubikan

The former Yubikan was originally a local school (a place of learning) established by the Iwadeyama Date clan. The main building is said to have been built around 1677.

5. Nakabachi Museum of Art

We have an exhibition of Japanese swords. There are about 50 to 70 swords on display at any one time.