Activities

You’ll make your own original kokedama using moss, ferns, and other plants found along the Oirase Gorge.

Create a gourd lamp with a motif of moss and ferns growing along the Oirase Gorge stream. You’ll be able to take home the finished lamp together with a special base.

A "mountain stream fresh green lunch" will be held where you can enjoy lunch along the mountain stream while looking at the superb view of sparkling fresh green. During the spring season when about 100 kinds of trees sprout all at once, the fresh green shines most beautifully. We will take you to the spot. This is a special program for spring only, where you can taste colorful fresh green sandwiches and sommelier's selection of wine and ciders.

It is a cherry blossom viewing unique to Oirase-keiryu where you can see the moss sporophyte called moss flower. After enjoying the beauty of several kinds of moss sporophyte with a light or magnifying glass, you can enjoy a "moss viewing sweet" using three kinds of apples in the motif of the cuddly looking egg moss.

In the shimmering green that can only be seen in spring, a stretching program is performed to match the stream flow and the splash of the waterfall. While soaking up the fresh sunlight through the trees, you can enjoy the bath as you wish. This is a wellness program that allows you to recover your mental and physical well-being from the private open-air bath.

Moss creates gorgeous scenery in Oirase Gorge. You will take a walk along the stream with a magnifying glass and observe the beautiful moss, glittering with water droplets.

It's a program where you listen to the sound of a mountain stream and stretch while breathing deeply to your heart's content.

A tour of the Tsuta Forest at the foot of Mt. Minamihakkoda surrounded by silence. In this forest, which is famous as one of the best beech forests in Japan, we will visit the beech forest and Tsutanuma Swamp that shines in the morning sun.

A nature guide with great knowledge of the nature around the hotel will accompany you on this classic tour. You will walk around the Oirase mountain stream and enjoy the many beautiful sights. This tour is also recommended for first-time visitors to Oirase Gorge.

A free shuttle bus connects the hotel to the midstream area of the Oirase stream. We recommend taking the bus to the midstream area and then enjoy the walk from there.

This tea set lets you spend a relaxing time in the Oirase mountain stream.

It is a coloring set to enjoy the scenery of Oirase mountain stream in various colors.

It uses beech leaves that represent Oirase, and creates a mobile that expresses the fresh greenery that shakes in the spring breeze.

You can rent an e-bike, a power-assisted electric bike. Have fun riding it along the mountain stream.

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.

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.

It is a tour that goes around Oirase mountain stream in an open-top bus without a roof overflowing with an open feeling. You can fully enjoy the exhilaration of running through the great nature and the superb 360 degree view.

Here is an image video of the tour (transition to YouTube)

In Oirase Stream, a sacred place for moss, students learn about the ecology of moss from the concierge of the stream and write down their findings in the Moss Doctor Report. The program's original scope, which is perfect for observing not only walking eyes but also places you can't get close to, is now available. Learn all about the moss in the Oirase Stream and aim to become Dr. Moss Oirase.

It takes about 2 hours to walk 2.5 km from Tamarine Falls to Choshi Otaki Falls in the upper reaches of Oirase Stream with a mountain stream concierge. You can enjoy the upper watershed, also known as the Waterfall Highway, and the valley forest typical of Oirase Stream.

A five-minute drive from the hotel, you can reserve the Yae-Kuju no Yu, a mixed-use outdoor bath. You can enjoy a moment of soaking in a quality bath while gazing at the scenery that changes every season. The rustic open-air bath with a waterfall close at hand is filled with a simple hot spring that springs from Mt. Hakkoda, and you can hear the sounds of wild birds and waterfalls from all sides, giving you the feeling of enjoying a forest bath. Both men and women can enjoy the bath without hesitation as we prepare bathing suits.

Early summer is the most beautiful time to see the ferns of Oirase. It is a fern observation tour where you can enjoy the cute sprouting of ferns and the magnificent appearance with high design.

It is a tour that takes you to the Oirase mountain stream, which is moist with rain and seasonal winds. You can enjoy the moss and flowers that like the moist forest and environment.

This is a morning walk to enjoy tea time on the cool shores of Lake Towada in the early morning. You can enjoy a luxurious time overlooking the magnificent Lake Towada.

A nature guide will guide you to the "god of the forest," the largest beech tree in Japan. The tree is over 400 years old and has been recognized as the best single tree in Japan, so let's look forward to the ancient memory of the forest.

A nature guide will guide you to the best spot for fall foliage at that time of year. This is a recommended tour in autumn to experience the natural beauty of the season.

The tour includes exquisite viewing platforms and quays where you can enjoy the calm waters of Lake Towada, the source of the Oirase mountain stream, from various angles.

A tour that takes you to famous waterfalls in late autumn. You can see the exposed waterfall in the forest after the fall leaves.

This is an authentic mountain stream fishing experience where you can fish in a mountain stream while wearing waders (boots with torso). A professional guide will accompany you, so even first-timers can enjoy it without worry.

A fly fishing experience private tour limited to one pair per day. Specialist guides will carefully lecture you on your dream of fly fishing, and provide full support for your experience from tying to casting practice to actual fishing.

You can make original wind chimes by processing ferns of plants that CEO Oirase. You can feel the cool of Oirase at home by decorating the finished wind chimes.

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.