Himekayu is
Himekayu is an inn built around a private hot spring at Oshu city in Iwate.
You can enjoy 2 types of natural hot spring bath.
We serve seasonable dishes and local specialities. We have Japanese style rooms in addition to a room with bed.
You will enjoy the natural and history around here.

Onsen (Hot Spring)

Indoor / Outdoor
Located westernmost of Oshu and called "Bijin no yu", which translated as "a hot spring of beauty".You can get springy and smoooth skin after taking. We have "Dai-yoku-jo" and "Hot-kan" of bath tubs. Their sorces of hot spring are different.

Cuisine

Breakfast / Dinner
You can choose a meal from 3 choices. We serve "Wa-shoku-zen" with ingredients locally harvested. We highly recommend Maesawa-gyu which is a branded beef in Japan. Breakfast is buffet.

Guestrooms

Washitsu Roku-jo "a six tatami mat room"
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 3 people. Please stretch your legs and make yourself comfortable.
No. of rooms : 4
Type: smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Washitsu Hachi-jo "a eight tatami mat room"
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 4 people. Please stretch your legs and make yourself comfortable.
No. of rooms : 10
Type: smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Washitsu Ju-jo "a ten tatami mat room"
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 5 people. Please stretch your legs and make yourself comfortable.
No. of rooms : 1
Type: smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Washitsu Ju-ni-jo "a twelve tatami mat room"
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 6 people. Please stretch your legs and make yourself comfortable.
No. of rooms : 2
Type: smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Washitsu with Bed
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 2 people.
No. of rooms : 1
Type: smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Japanese modern "tatami mat with Bed room"
Japanese-style accomodation for up to 2 people.
No. of rooms : 3
Type: Non smoking / Toilet / No private bath
Facilities / Amenities
Total No.
of guestrooms
18
Facilities Facilities :TV (including satellite TV), safety box/ free WI-FI / fridge / toilet / washlet tolet / kettle / Japanese tea set / air conditioner
Amenities bath towel / face towel / toothbrush / Yukata "light cotton kimono / Tabi "thick-soled Japanese uncle socks"

Access

  • 40min from JR Mizusawa-Esashi station or 30min from Mizusawa station by car.
  • Free parking for 200 cars without reservation
  • Pick-up service is avalable at Mizusawa-Esashi or Mizusawa station. (Reservation required. Please contact)
  • Location : 52-7, Amazawa, Wakayanagi, Isawa-ku, Oshu city, Iwate Postal 023-0403

Sightseeing

Hiraizumi - the Unesco World Heritage
Hiraizumi's sights were added to the Unesco World Heritage site list on June 26th (local 25th) in 2011. These are the first world cultural heritage in Tohoku region (40min by car)
http://hiraizumi.or.jp/heritage/
Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park
Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park near Hiraizumi's sites is the theme park where you can experience the historical culture from ancient times to the medieval period of Tohuku region. (40min by car)
https://www.fujiwaranosato.com/
Yakeishidake - Kurikoma semi-national park
1548m above. It is the main peak of the Yakeishi peaks which consist of mountains such as Komagatake and so on. A part of Kurikoma semi-national park. One of 100 famous mountains in Japan (5min by car)
http://www.yakeishi.co
Isawa dam
The rock-fill dam which constructed in 1953 is the highest in multipurpose dams in Tohoku region. The volume is the second largest in Japan and it is a huge dam which is the longest in Japan. (5min by car)
https://ousyuuko-kouryuukan.amebaownd.com/

Sights and Activities

The house of herbs
(Bungalows)
There are 5 bungalows at the back of Himekayu. You can bring in foodstuff for self-catering and take Himekayu Onsen.
Yakeishi-Kan
It is famous as "the hot spring of beauty". 500m west of Himekayu.
Himekayu ski resort
There is a ski resort near our facility.
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