We chose room 407 because of the Movie"You are the one "was shooting in this room. We also stayed in Room 601 which has better view. It has Open Hot spring Spa in each room. The food there is perfect, we had extra beef for free. lucky! Thoughtful service. a nice experience. But Akan is a very small place, you... More

I and my wife stay in this hotel for 2 nights on 27 & 28 Dec. The pros and cons of this hotel are as follow: Pros: 1) excellent services, especially the reception and restaurant staff 2) the room is spacious with it's own private onsen and balcony. However, the private onsen is quite small for 2 persons 3) great... More

I stayed in room 407, 601 and 401. Room is very good. Food is good but not the top. Amanoza room is larger than Uminoza room but I think the layout and space of Uminoza room is better than Amanoza room. The view from Uminoza room is better than Amanoza room becuase there is a building near Amanoza room which... More

Made famous by a Chinese film featuring Ge You and Shu Qi. This is a real gem, Ryokan at its best. It is located in a remote area in Hokkaido, which is a hassle unless you are driving or coming from Kushiro airport. Train travel would be time consuming, since it is around 1 hour by car from train station.... More

This hotel is the Hina-no-za and is part of a group of hotels owned by the Tsuruga Group. Tsuruga owns another hotel in Akan-ko called the Yuku-no-sato. We were accidentally driven to this hotel from the bus station (they call the hotel to come and pick you up as there are no taxis in this very tiny town). This was... More