Location: Iwate Prefecture
Top Things to do in Iwate Prefecture
Top Hotels in Iwate Prefecture
- 1. Daiwa Roynet Hotel Morioka
- 2. Hotel Metropolitan Morioka New Wing
- 3. Chisun Inn Iwate Ichinoseki Inter
- 4. Hotel Folkloro Sanrikukamaishi
- 5. Toyoko Inn Kitakami Station Shinkansen Entrance
- 6. HOTEL ROUTE-INN OFUNATO
- 7. Hotel Folkloro Hanamaki Towa
- 8. Dormy Inn Morioka
- 9. ANA Crowne Plaza Resort Appi Kogen
- 10. ART HOTEL Morioka
Top 10 Onsen Resorts in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku
Iwate Prefecture (岩手県, Iwate-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Located on the main island of Honshu, it contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido. Famous attractions include the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi, including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji with their treasures, Fujiwara no Sato, a movie lot and theme park in Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Tenshochi, a park in Kitakami City known for its big, old cherry trees and Morioka Castle in Morioka City.
Restaurants in Iwate Prefecture
1. Kunimi Onsen
2. Toshichi Onsen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By quindra - Morioka, Japan
Day bath hot springs review (not overnight)- If you only have time for one hot springs bath in Iwate, this should be around the top of your list! There is an indoor bath both in the men’s and women’s area that is rustic and beautiful, but fairly standard. What really makes this place unique is the outdoor baths. There are 6 baths outside in an open area, of which 5 are available to both men and women. The baths are thick, cloudy mud baths, fed naturally from below. Walking to them from the building may take some courage if you’re not used to public nudity (you can wrap yourself in a towel), but once you get in, your submerged parts are completely invisible. These outdoor baths vary in temperature, so one’s bound to be just right. Women can purchase a sort of towel-poncho to cover themselves in this mixed bathing area. If you’re there on one of the numerous days when the entire area is shrouded in mists it really feels like you’ve entered another world! This is a really traditional place, so there’s no soap or shampoo available here. Bring that yourself. Also don’t forget to try one of the onsen eggs. It’s sort of a hard-boiled in the hot springs egg that is seasoned to perfection. Just 80 yen each!
3. Matsukawa Onsen
4. Osawa Onsen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By JohnD209 - Leavenworth, United States
I have been to over 300 hot springs throughout Japan and this is the best hot spring inn I have found because of the atmosphere, the people, the management, and the old buildings. Its mixed bathing riverside bath is famous among hot spring aficionados. I first stayed here in 1989 and most recently in 2018. The Osawa Onsen Inn consists of three inns, the Sansuikan (currently closed because the bridge providing access to it is in disrepair, the jisui (cook for yourself) old wooden building where the riverside bath is located, and two newer modern buildings that are for standard guests (higher priced and meals are included). I have stayed in the standard guest rooms and the jisui area. I like the jisui area best. It is a Taisho era building (built prior to 1925) and the restrooms are down the hall from the sleeping rooms, as is a common cooking area/kitchen for guests. I like it because you get to know fellow guests as you meet them in the halls, in the kitchen where all are cooking together or separate small gas stoves, and in the baths. Many people stay in the jisui area for several days. It is about the same price as hostels in larger cities. Sleeping is on futons on tatami floors. I will return. Access via bus from Hanamaki Station bus stop #3. Last visited 27-29 November 2018.
5. Minami Amihari Arine Onsen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
6. Dai Onsen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
In the DaiOnsen information center, we will inform you of the hotel that suits you from one person to a few people. Why do not you take a walk in the inn with a retro atmosphere wearing a yukata? You relax in the quietness of the mountain, your mind and body will be calm. Innovative ideas may come to mind. Please come to DaiOnsen.
