Hanamaki Onsen Hotel Hanamaki

We stayed at Hotel Hanamaki while visiting Shohei Ohtani’s alma mater during our trip to visit family graves. We stayed for one night from June 24, and we were very happy with the excellent value for money. For dinner, we enjoyed crab, steak, tempura, and a customizable kama-meshi (I chose one loaded with crab). What impressed me most was breakfast—it was easily the best I’ve had among all the places I’ve stayed. There was delicious rice and a wide selection of both Japanese and Western dishes. Even at 65 years old, I was completely satisfied and even went back for seconds—especially for the freshly made omelet, grated yam (tororo), salted seafood (shiokara), mekabu seaweed, minced tuna (negitoro), pickles, and more. We were also able to explore several different baths, and my wife and I made wonderful memories. Thank you very much.

Following Koyokan, I stayed at the centrally located Hotel Hanamaki this time because I wanted to try all of the baths. Even with children, we could use the facilities without any worries, and the staff were kind, so we were able to truly relax. When checking out, I passed a member of the cleaning staff, who greeted me with a smile and a pleasant voice—it made me feel great. Every staff member’s conduct was wonderful; it was clear they take pride in their work as part of the Hanamaki Onsen Group. I would love to stay again on my next vacation.