Activities
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.
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
Create your own moss ball inspired by the moss-covered rocks throughout Oirase Gorge. It's a way to bring a piece of Oirase into your home.
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
Set of an instant camera including a camera and an album that lets you capture the beautiful scenery of Oirase Gorge.
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.
Spring Moss Viewing
- Availability:
- Mar 17, 2025 – May 31
Encounter the charming mosses along Oirase Gorge. Look into the microscopic world with a magnified glass, and disvover the unique lifestyle of them.
Private Mountain Stream Fishing Tour
- Availability:
- Apr 21, 2025 – Sep 30
A private guided fishing tour for beginners. With a professional guide, you can enjoy an authentic mountain stream fishing experience.
Oirase Guided Walk in Upstream Area
- Availability:
- May 1, 2025 – Sep 30
With a mountain stream concierge, you can enjoy the various waterfalls and walk the 2.5 km distance from Tamarezunotaki to Choshi Otaki in about 2 hours.
Lake Towada good fortune walking tour
- Availability:
- Apr 27, 2025 – Nov 16Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
This is a tour exploring fortune-bringing spots centered on Towada Shrine with a guide who knows everything about the history of Lake Towada.
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."
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.
Moss Flower Discovery
- Availability:
- Mar 17, 2025 – May 31
A nature guide talks about the secrets of design and the interesting aspects of ecology, while using a moss flower object.
Tsutanuma Walk in Early Morning
- Availability:
- Apr 26, 2025 – Jun 30
A guided morning tour of Tsuta Forest, nestled in the foothills of the southern Hakkoda Mountains, offers a memorable experience.
Oirase Gorge Guided Walk
- Availability:
- Apr 16, 2025 – Nov 26
You walk about 2.8 km from Ishigedo to Kumoinotaki falls, called "Golden Course" of Oirase Gorge with nature guide for 2 hours.
Oirase Shuttle Bus
- Availability:
- Apr 15, 2025 – Nov 26
A convenient shuttle bus linking the hotel and midstream Oirase Gorge, exclusively for guests, running every hour.
Fly Fishing Tour for Beginner
- Availability:
- Apr 20, 2025 – Sep 30
A private fly fishing tour with a professional guide. The guide will provide personalized instruction and full support throughout the experience.
E-bike Rental Service
- Availability:
- Apr 15, 2025 – Nov 26
E-bike rental service with electric-assist bicycle. You can ride along the Oirase Gorge and feel the breeze and the gentle sounds of the stream.
Keiryu Breath
- Availability:
- Apr 16, 2025 – Nov 26
Take a deep breath and stretch in the clear early morning air with the sounds of stream.
Keiryu Open Air Bath
- Availability:
- Apr 15, 2025 – Nov 26
An open-air bath with breathtaking stream views, offering soothing waters from Mt. Hakkoda and the beauty of Oirase's nature.
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.
Mountain stream going tea set
- Availability:
- Apr 15, 2025 – Nov 26
A tea set designed for a relaxing moment in Oirase Gorge. Enjoying tea in the forest can be a special experience.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Art Street
- Availability:
- Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 24
The Ice Waterfall Art Street was established in January 2025. It is an event where visitors can enjoy beautiful ice waterfalls that differ day and night. Visitors can admire the frozen waterfalls along a mountain stream dotted with 14 waterfalls.
Oirase Moss Parfait
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
We offer the Oirase Moss Parfait, an expression of moss wrapped in a cool summer mist. You can enjoy the charm of summer moss to the fullest by enjoying the parfait, an expression of moss shining brightly in summer, and a cool original drink.