[2024 Tokamachi Stay] Travel Guide for Sake Hotel Tamakiya (Updated Sep)

Matsunoyama Onsen Tamakiya Ryokan: A perfect encounter between sake and hot springs.

Staying at Sake Hotel Tamakiya means choosing a travel experience that combines fine wine and hot springs. When we arrived, it was not yet dark, and the tranquility and purity of the town made us feel as if we had stepped into another time and space. Here, there are few foreign tourists, and the hotel seems to be exclusively for us. The hot spring, which is saltier than tears and seawater, is uncomfortable at first, but after getting used to it, it brings a refreshing feeling that seems to instantly open up the Ren and Du meridians. In the lounge, you can enjoy free wine and local sake, health tea and desserts, and the company of massage chairs and magazines, making the time after the bath particularly comfortable. Although the dinner trip to the town was a random choice, we unexpectedly tasted the deliciousness of fresh sashimi. Despite the language barrier, we felt a sense of boundary and warmth in the laughter and eyes of the locals. The public bath in the town provides guests who are not staying in a hot spring hotel with the opportunity to experience the medicinal spring. The daily life and culture of the locals can be seen here. In the bar, the combination of sake and freshly baked pizza, and simple exchanges with locals, make the foreign night no longer lonely. On the way back to the hotel, the scene of a little boy setting off fireworks, and the medicinal spring water vapor in the air, together weave a picture that is both real and dreamy. At this moment, it seems that all time has stopped, leaving only the eternal memory of the beautiful moments of travel in my heart. --- Sake Hotel Tamakiya is not just a hotel, it is a story in the journey, a warmth in the memory. Here, every experience is integrated into the local customs of the town, and every step of exploration is full of surprises and discoveries. Whether it is the baptism of the hot springs, the tasting of fine wines, or the brief exchanges with the locals, they will all become the most precious memories of the journey.