Hotels near Gijukukoko-Mae Station, Hirosaki

It was a trip to Tohoku, but I wanted to only sightseeing in ryuhizaki and Hirosaki City, so after visiting ryuhizaki, I looked for accommodation in Hirosaki city while taking lunch. I found this place close to downtown at an affordable price, so I made a reservation without confirming the word of mouth. The building and facilities are not new, but there is a feeling of cleanliness, the staff at the front desk was polite, and the free breakfast was delicious. The viewpoints of Hirosaki City are compact and the city has a satisfactory sightseeing using the rental cycle operated by the city.

It's a simple accommodation, so it's troublesome to write your name and address on the ledger every day even for consecutive nights. It was OK at all at a capsule hotel where you can stay cheaply if you travel alone. There was a space to sleep separately up and down, and I thought it was more noisy with the voice of the next person, but I didn't care so much. It was a private room for the time being. It's small. But the upper bed is not suitable for the elderly. It's hard to climb and I think it's dangerous to get off. No matter how many hours the parking lot was stopped, it was １ 100 yen a day. The sauna was also comfortable and it was a hot spring. I went for a drink at night, but there were many drinkers. There was a highball all-you-can-drink shop just behind the hotel, and I could drink a lot cheaply. The tonpei yaki at this store was excellent. It was the most delicious I've ever eaten. I was able to go from here to the Shirakami Mountains I was looking for in about 30 minutes, but the period I went was regulated and I couldn't go to the mother tree. It was to the visitor center in the foreground. You can go to the mother tree from the mountain trail, but it is difficult and not suitable for families with children. It is also close to the Iwakiyama trailhead. The royal road is to climb from Iwakiyama Shrine, but it is impossible for amateurs. It was a difficult steep slope because it was called Shugendo. You can drive to the 8th station, so it's better to go from there. The Shirakami Mountains were a World Heritage Site in the virgin beech forest, but visually it was not much different from ordinary mountains.

Go through the cold passage to the front desk and the souvenir shop to the dinner room. Aomori winery hotel also exhibited Takeda. I can't drink my wife, so I will have red and white wine of the service. Today, I don't need local sake. Viking. Scallops and steaks are baked. My wife is a seafood bowl. From 7:10, the performance of Tsugaru shamisen. Mr. Tsugaru shamisen. The world's second-largest master of Tsugaru shamisen. The pipeline was also a good live performance. It was 2-30 minutes but I enjoyed it until the end. It was good to have a bed in a large room. The bathroom, toilet and bath were the same room. The snow from last night is not stopped and is loaded on the car. It was porridge yesterday, so it is rice today. Big pumpkin. Corn soup was delicious. It's 10 o'clock, so I'll go back to my room and take a slow time. It seems to be cold outside.

The hotel is some distance away from Hirosaki Station. The taxi to Hirosaki Station is about 3000 yen. The hotel has a shuttle bus to Hirosaki Station at a fixed time. The hotel is Japanese style, but it feels that the heating is not enough. Features, there is an apple tree outside the hotel, and two apples will be served in the refrigerator in the room. The taste is good, sweet and free of scum. There are not many varieties of breakfast but the taste is OK. The waiters are very enthusiastic!

It is recommended. Good value for money whether traveling alone, with family or with friends. It's a casual ryokan, but the staff are very friendly and the hospitality makes you feel at home. I couldn't eat all the cooked rice for dinner, and I couldn't drink the local sake, so when I tried to take it home, they prepared rice balls for rice and a small tray for sake. After making the bed, there were small flowers in the room. Most of the dishes are prepared on a tray, but the large amount will fill you up. Next time I would like to go to Hirosaki when the cherry blossom festival is held.

Very unique secluded oil lantern lit ryokan in the mountains of Aomori Prefecture. My second visit there - I absolutely loved the experience last year and decided to return. Unfortunately, half of the baths were closed due to flooding that destroyed the inn's suspension bridge across the Aoni River. Worse, they closed one of the remaining baths for cleaning prior to checkout time - without any advanced notification of the bath's closure. Disappointing - they should have considered leaving the remaining two baths open until checkout time - or at least advised at check-in time when the baths would be closed. Also, it would have been beneficial to reach out to guests ahead of time regarding the closure of the other two baths due to damage. Their website mentioned it in Japanese, but when I called I was told all the baths would be available for my early-September stay. Again, very disappointing considering the primary appeal Excellent rustic Japanese meals - both dinner and breakfast are included. Staff was friendly and accommodating besides the abovementioned issues. Sadly, unsure if I will return again.