Activities
Frozen Waterfall Night Tour
- Availability:
- Dec 20, 2024 – Mar 2, 2025
It is a bus tour that goes to Oirase Keiryu at night to see illuminated icefalls and ice pillars. The bus stops at two places of interest in Oirase Keiryu, where you can see the sculptural beauty of ice and snow that is lit up fantastically.
Icefall Christmas
- Availability:
- Dec 9, 2024 – Dec 25
We will hold an event where you can thoroughly enjoy "icefall," a winter feature of Oirase Stream. Around the 3m high icefall Christmas installed in the small path of the stream on the hotel premises, there will be an icefall Christmas Marche! There are many icefall items in collaboration with traditional crafts and companies that represent Aomori. This event is full of contents to enjoy icefall.
Ice Fall Hot Springs
- Availability:
- Dec 9, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025
The frozen waterfall found in Oirase Gorge is reproduced on the walls of this hot spring. Take a soothing bath in the water coming directly from the Hakkoda Mountains, while enjoying a spectacle of glittering icicles.
Mountain Stream Discovery
- Availability:
- All year
Lectures are held every night to convey the appeal of the Oirase Stream under the concept of "deep discovery". The nature guide of the hotel serves as the instructor, and he or she will convey the recommended walking style, seasonal enjoyment and other content that will make the next day's walk enjoyable.
Moss Ball Making Workshop
- Availability:
- All year
You’ll make your own original kokedama using moss, ferns, and other plants found along the Oirase Gorge.
Oirase Lamp Making Workshop
- Availability:
- All year
You can make gourd lamps designed from moss that lives in the Oirase Stream. The finished lamps can be taken home with a special pedestal.
Keiryu Coloring Book Set
- Availability:
- Apr 12, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025*Please return 11/27 by 12:00PM.
It is a coloring set to enjoy the scenery of Oirase mountain stream in various colors.
Memorable Instant Camera Set
- Availability:
- Application period: 9:00~18:00*Please return 11/27 by 12:00PM.
This is a set of instant cameras that can capture beautiful views of the Oirase mountain stream and memories of strolling and leave them in an album.
Moss art watching
- Availability:
- Apr 12, 2024 – Mar 23, 2025
It is a lecture program on how to enjoy moss representing Oirase Stream at the moss art wall in the hotel. You can easily learn how to observe and take photos using a magnifying glass.
Fallen Leaves Accessory Making Workshop
- Availability:
- ①2024/9/1~11/27 ②2025/1/1~1/15*The last day is until the 11:00 experience.
The natural forest of Oirase Gorge is home to more than 100 varieties of diverse trees. Accessorize with leaves in many unique shapes to bring back memories of Oirase Gorge.
Towadako Hatsumode Shuttle Bus
- Availability:
- Jan 1, 2025 – Jan 3
We will take you to the historic Towada Shrine on the banks of Lake Towada. Please pray for a happy year after a special New Year at your destination.
[Year-end limited workshop] Moss ball New Year decoration making experience
- Availability:
- Dec 9, 2024 – Dec 31
Anyone can easily make shimekazari made with original arrangement.
Winter Spectacular Snow Viewing Open-Air
- Availability:
- Wed, Jan 1, 2025 〜 Wed, Feb 26, 2025 Tuesday and Wednesday only
It is a private service of Yae-Kokonoe no Yu, a hot spring with a superb view of pure white snow. In the silence of the deep snow, you can listen to the echoing sound of the waterfall and the voices of wild birds, watch the fantastic snowscape, relieve your tiredness in the hot spring, and warm up your body and soul with a drink such as hot spice tea after bathing.
Oirase Mountain Stream Bus Tour
- Availability:
- Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025
It is a guided bus tour to enjoy the winter scenery of Oirase mountain stream casually. You can enjoy the snowy landscape of the mountain stream and the powerful icicles.
Cotliard Style Jappa-jiru
- Availability:
- Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025
A new breakfast dish, “Cotliard style jappajiru, ” is now available. Cotliard is a local dish traditionally eaten in the Brittany region of France. We wanted people to enjoy every bit of winter seafood, so we combined “jappajiru ” and“ cotliard, ” a local dish from Aomori Prefecture that uses every bit of fish skin, bones and innards. While gazing at the fantastic snowscape, you can spend a luxurious time warming your body and soul.
Winter Boot Rental Service
- Availability:
- Dec 9, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025
You can rent warm and waterproof winter boots that you can enjoy safely in winter snow.
Winter Moss Tour
- Availability:
- Dec 9, 2024 – Mar 16, 2025*January 1 to February 29 are excluded days.
In early winter and early spring, we stroll along the Oirase Stream, observing moss emerging from the snow. Using a magnifying glass or smartphone lens, we enjoy a small world of moss within about 1 km of the middle river.
Mountain Stream Snowshoe Walk
- Availability:
- Jan 6, 2025 – Feb 28
It is a program to walk on snow using snowshoes. I will mainly show you the beautiful area of Oirase mountain stream. For a distance of about 1 km, you can enjoy beautiful views that are inaccessible only by snowshoeing.
Icefall Snowshoe Walk
- Availability:
- Jan 6, 2025 – Feb 28
It is a program to walk on snow using snowshoes. The "Icefall Snowshoe Walk" takes you to an area of the Oirase River where you can see continuous waterfalls. You can stroll about 1 km and enjoy the frozen waterfall up close, which is typical of winter.
Tsutanuma Snowshoe Walk
- Availability:
- Dec 25, 2024 – Mar 9, 2025
We will guide you through the snowy beech forest at the foot of Hakkoda Mountain with snowshoes. You can stroll about 1.5 km and enjoy the tranquil rice fields of winter and the endless expanse of snow forest. This is the hardest snowshoe walk tour.
Hakkoda Mountain Tree Ice Snowshoe Tour < Snowshoe Hiking Course >
- Availability:
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024 to Tuesday, December 24, Saturday, March 1, 2025 to Sunday, March 23*Open only on Saturdays and Sundays in March
A snowshoe tour where you can actively enjoy the snowy forest of Mt. Hakkoda. From the ropeway top station to the base station, you can go down about 3.5 km and enjoy the snowy mountains.
Hakkoda Mountain Tree Ice Snowshoe Tour < Snowshoe Hiking Course >
- Availability:
- Dec 25, 2024 – Feb 28, 2025
A snowshoe tour to enjoy the tree ice of Hakkoda Mountain. It is a walking course of about 3.5 km from the ropeway summit station to the foot of the mountain. Enjoy a variety of snowshoe hikes from tree ice to vast beech forests.
Hakkoda Mountain Private Snowshoe Tour
- Availability:
- Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 23, 2025*Open only on Saturdays and Sundays in March
It is a private tour limited to one group per day. We can set the course according to your request.
Hakkoda Mountain Ski Shuttle Bus
- Availability:
- Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 23, 2025※Open only on Saturdays and Sundays in March
Shuttle bus between Hakkodasan Ropeway and Oirase Keiryu Hotel. You can also enjoy powder snow at Hakkoda International Ski Resort.
Hakkodayama Snowshoe Tour < Appreciation Course >
- Availability:
- December 10, 2024 - December 24, March 1, 2025 - March 23 * Excluding the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays * Open only on Saturdays and Sundays in March
This is a snowshoe tour where you can easily enjoy the beautiful snowscape of Mt. Hakkoda. This is a beginner friendly tour where you walk about 1.5 km around the Ropeway Sancho Station.
Hakkoda Mountain Tree Ice Snowshoe Tour < Tree Ice Viewing Course >
- Availability:
- Dec 25, 2024 – Feb 28, 2025*Except 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
A snowshoe tour to enjoy the ice of Hakkoda Mountain. From the top of the ropeway, you can tour the ice pack around Mt. Tamoyachidake, where you can easily appreciate the power of the ice.
Oirase Keiryu Onsen Ski Area Shuttle
- Availability:
- Dec 26, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025*May change depending on when the ski resort is open.
This shuttle connects the hotel and Oirase Keiryu Onsen Ski Resort. There is a snow park halfway up where you can enjoy playing with snow such as sledding and snow tubing.
Oirase famous waterfall bus tour
- Availability:
- Dec 20, 2024 – Mar 23, 2025*After January, the service will be suspended on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and on 1/2, 1/3, and 1/9.
This is a guided bus tour where you can see the entire Oirase mountain stream and Lake Towada. At two drop-off points, you can enjoy the winter scenery while experiencing the cold.
Towadako Kaiun Nature Walk
- Availability:
- Dec 16, 2024 – Mar 24, 2025*Except Wednesdays and Thursdays, only in the mornings in February *Excluding January 1 to 5
There is a beautiful world surrounded by tranquility on the shores of Towada Lake in winter. An expert guide who is well versed in history will guide you around the area around Towada Shrine where you will find good fortune.
Oirase Brewery Restaurant (Roadside Station Oirase) Shuttle
- Availability:
- Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 9*We are closed every Wednesday except 1/1.
Shuttle service to Oirase Brewery Restaurant, where you can enjoy popular craft beer and freshly baked stone oven pizza. "Oh, apple," a specialty store of Aomori apple sweets, is also nearby.
Spring Moss Viewing
- Availability:
- Mar 17, 2025 – May 31
During the spring season when many sporophytes called moss flowers can be seen, there are two programs where you can enjoy the moss cherry blossom viewing "Okimi" that is unique to Oirase mountain stream.
Oirase New Green Afternoon Tea
- Availability:
- Apr 15, 2025 – May 31
This is an afternoon tea program limited to spring, where you can enjoy a hearty moment with special sweets and hot tea that express the change of spring in a special seat with shimmering fresh green.
Oirase Shinryu Power Charge Trip
- Availability:
- Apr 24, 2025 – May 30Thursday and Friday check-in days only
You can enjoy power charge meditation to release your mind and body at the phantom waterfall "Soryu no Taki," forest bathing under the giant tree "Mori no Kami," and luxurious bathing in the private open-air bath "Yae Kuae no Yu."