Just a 10-minute drive from Tohoku’s little Kyoto and famous samurai village, you can enjoy both a luxurious get away and a traditional Japanese experience.
Features
We welcome you to our 200 years old traditional thatched roof lobby house.
Each guest suite has been decorated with regional Art and has a private semi open-air hot spring bath.
Wabizakura
means modest cherry blossom, a symbol of strength and kindness. The inn was named for the love of nature and its peaceful surroundings. Perfect for star-gazing, our area, Kadoya, is known for its clear skies, virgin landscape, and nostalgic history.
*Massage and Oil treatment requires reservation .
Train
3hours and 10min from JR Tokyo Station to JR Kakunodate Station by Komachi Akita Shinkansen.
a free limousine service (15min ride) from JR Kakunodate Station (reservation required) is temporary suspended. Please take taxi.
*Easy access from Narita international airport
〇Narita -(JR Narita express 60min)-
〇JR Tokyo station -(Shinkansen Komachi:3hours)-
〇JR Kakunodate -(taxi :15min)-
〇Wabizakura
Air
An hour flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Akita Airport. Approx. 50mins by Taxi from Akita Airport to Wabizakura.
Akita Airport Liner shuttle service available (reservation required, approx.2,600yen per person), approx.60 minutes. Disembark at Kakunodate and take taxi to Wabizakura(15min)
Partnership Locations
Aoyagi Samurai Manor Museum
Experience the unique cultural heritage of Japan in this stately samurai residence. Hotel guests enjoy complimentary entrance. *Please ask the museum entrance staff ,your name is to be on the museum guest list of the day.(Both check in and out day)
www.samuraiworld.com (9:00～17:00（winter ～16:00）
Satoku Garden
Located at the center of the Samurai Street, it is one of the highest quality souvenir shops in Kakunodate; selling traditional cherry tree bark woodwork and local art.
www.satoku-garden.com
*Remote concierge and baggage room is available at the Satoku Garden Shop.
=Aoyagike Optional Tour=
Executive Historic Tour of the Aoyagi Samurai Manor Museum , featuring chauffeured transportation in a Porsche, Mercedes, or Lexus.
English-speaking volunteer drivers are available on select days, subject to availability.
AOYAGIKE MAIN HOUSE
Explore a prefectural historic site with a staff and English virtual video .(20mins)
Price : 12.000yen per person
Participants: 2 people or 1 for 24,000yen
Duration : 1 to 2 hours
Includes :welcome gift at Satoku garden/ The main house tour /Aoyagi Samurai museum exploring/ Macha green tea with Wagashi.
Tour Highlights:
http://www.samuraiworld.com/news-detail.php?id=80※Valid as a one-way transfer to or from JR Kakunodate Station at the time of check-in or check-out.
Reservation required : Please indicate your reservation inquiry in the remarks section or via email@ Wabizakura if interested.
①Date ②Pick up time and point ③Numer of participants
Please note that tours might be unavailable during peak seasons.
※General Sightseeing
Bukeyashiki Samurai Street (10 min by car)
Tazawako Lake (20 min by car)
Dakigaeri Ravine (20 min by car)
