Let's eat ramen in the snow dome "Kamakura", a winter Yonezawa of Yonezawa!

• Table of Contents
• 1. Have you heard of the snow dome "Kamakura"?
• 2. You can get ramen delivered! Onogawa Onsen "Kamakura Village"
• 3. Ramen lovers will love the bean sprout ramen
• 4. The charm of Onogawa Onsen that you should experience together
• 5. Access to Kamakura Village
• 6.Message from Onogawa Onsen

1. Have you heard of the snow dome "Kamakura"?

In Japan, "kamakura" refers to a dome made of snow. In areas of heavy snowfall in Japan, they have long been built for traditional winter events and religious ceremonies.

When it snows a lot, people in snowy regions build snow huts to play in and climb inside to enjoy the snowy ceilings and walls. Snow huts have been beloved since ancient times and are one of the seasonal winter features.

2. You can get ramen delivered! Onogawa Onsen "Kamakura Village"

Onogawa Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture, Yonezawa City, is a historic hot spring town that was first discovered about 1,200 years ago. Surrounded by mountains and surrounded by nature, the town is lined with numerous hot spring inns and has a charming streetscape where the faint smell of hot springs wafts through the air.

Onogawa Onsen town is packed with hot spring inns, making it easy to visit

Since Onogawa gets covered in deep snow in winter, the "Kamakura Village" opens during the winter (January to February) to provide hospitality services for tourists.

Kamakura Village is open only during the winter along the main street of Onogawa Onsen town.

There are tables and chairs inside the snow huts, and you can enter and exit freely.

The ramen delivery method is very simple. Look at the menu displayed inside the igloo and place your order by phone. Ramen is the only item on the menu, but you can choose from several flavors, including soy sauce and miso. After a while, your order will be delivered from a nearby restaurant.

">

The staff will bring it to you in a delivery box called "Okamochi"! You can eat piping hot ramen on the spot.

3. Ramen lovers will love the bean sprout ramen

You can eat ramen inside a snow igloo...!

Not only is the experience of "eating ramen inside a snow igloo" special, but the ramen itself is also special. The soy sauce flavored ramen is " Yonezawa Ramen," one of Yamagata 's representative gourmet foods, and the thin, curly, chewy noodles are coated with a rich soy sauce soup that is so delicious you won't be able to stop eating!

Furthermore, the "Bean Sprout Ramen" is a dish that allows you to fully enjoy the local flavors, as it is Yonezawa ramen topped with bean sprouts, a specialty of Onogawa Town, and radium eggs (hot spring eggs).

The crunchy bean sprouts and sweet radium eggs (hot spring eggs) go perfectly with the ramen.

4. The charm of Onogawa Onsen that you should experience together

Onogawa Onsen is a hot spring town that not only has hot springs with excellent spring quality, but also has a variety of other interesting things to do.

"Beauty Bath" with moisturizing spring water

The spring quality of Onogawa Onsen is neutral and non-irritating, and contains a lot of metasilicic acid, which is also used in lotions, so it is said to have a skin effect, as Onsen Musume Ono chan said. Please experience the smooth feeling after bathing. Day trip baths and foot baths are also available.

Onsen Musume "Komachi Onogawa"

Onogawa Onsen is also participating in the " Onsen Musume Project ," in which hot springs all over Japan are personified as cute characters, and is attracting fans as a place where you can meet the Onsen Musume "Komachi Onogawa." She can be seen all over the hot spring town, and there are many goods that can only be purchased here.

There are still plenty of delicious foods and sights to enjoy, so if you're interested, be sure to check out the Onogawa Onsen Tourism Association website.

Official website: Onogawa Onsen Tourism Association website

5. Access to Kamakura Village

To get to Onogawa Onsen Kamakura Village, you can rent a car or simply take a bus from Yonezawa Station.

Take the Yamako Bus "Yonezawa- Onogawa Onsen - Shirabu Onsen" and you will arrive at the site in about 30 minutes. There is one bus every 1-2 hours between 8am and 5pm, so it is easy to plan your trip.

The bus stop is right in front of Kamakura Village.

6.Message from Onogawa Onsen

Yuji Sato, chairman of the Onogawa Onsen Tourism Council, who cooperated with us in the interviews, has provided us with a message for all readers of this article.

"For over 10 years, Onogawa Onsen has been providing a service called 'Dokodemo Demae', delivering ramen to sightseeing spots. Then, we opened Kamakura Village so that people could enjoy it during the snowy season as well."

"I hope everyone will enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience of eating ramen, one of Japan's most famous gourmet foods, inside a snow igloo."

Onogawa Onsen Tourism Council Chairman Yuji Sato

At night, the kamakura are lit up!

Onogawa Onsen is like a jewel box, packed with a variety of fun things to do in a compact townscape. You'll never get bored no matter what time of year you visit, but the unique experience of eating ramen inside a snow igloo can only be had in the snowy winter months of January and February.

The opening and closing dates vary depending on the amount of snowfall each year, so please check the Onogawa Onsen Tourist Association website before visiting.

Official website: Onogawa Onsen Tourism Association website