The concept of universal design is applied in our facility to provide safety environment for elderly people. We have many different types of baths in the large public bath each of them are considered health benefits. Enjoy the combination of therapeutic bathing depends on your health condition.

You can see the view of Lake Tazawa from season to season. You can also enjoy the hot spring which enables you to view Lake Tazawa from all-cypress open-air bath. The hot spring heals wounds, burns, chronic skin diseases and chronic female disorders. Our dishes using local products are getting positive reviews and many customers come here again as repeaters.

There is a room of Matagi leader handed down as the tradition of Akita Matagi(hunter). Enjoy having traditional dishes and seeing valuable art treasures same time.

It is 30-seconds walk from JR Kakunodate Station to our hotel. We will keep your baggage before check-in if you need. Please drop in when you go out immediately.

There are only 10 rooms in 138,843 square-meter site. Our hotel is located at distance from center area of Kakunodate. Each room features its own private bath tubs that water is flowing directly from the hot spring without circulation. Our dishes are supervised by Chef Hiromitsu Nozaki from well-known restaurant “Waketokuyama” in Minai-Azabu, which was given two stars from Michelin. This is an elegant and old Japanese-style hotel imitating a house in Kakunodate

After you get relaxed in the hot spring while enjoying a view of the garden with elegant appearance of four seasons In Art Village, drink draft beer from the first brewery in Akita Prefecture, see the original musical of Warabi-za, you can have a lot of fun here! We have some set plans, please use it.

Enjoy watching a play, taking hot springs, drinking craft beer, and staying at the hotel in Akita Art Village. Those are excellent healing experience that can enjoy with the five senses. “Warabi-za” is a musical theater which is drawing attention from around the world. We look forward to welcoming you.

Omagari Empire Hotel opened in 1985 near JR Omagari Station, Daisen-city, Akita-prefecture. Many residents utilize this hotel for wedding and party. And also many people use our hotel as a base facility for business and sight seeing. Our motto is "Give first priority to customers and offer the best hospitality".

Lake Tazawa is known as the deepest lake in Japan, Persian blue surface, and folk story of the beautiful woman “Tatsuko”. Tazawako Rest House is located at the lakeside. You can enjoy the view of the lake while having meal in the restaurant and shopping of local specialty. In addition, courtyard has great view spot of Lake Tazawa. Specious beautiful lawn is good for relaxing.

We sell honey not only domestic products but also ones from all over the world. In the same location, there are sweet shop using honey for products and pizzeria. You can enjoy Neapolitan Pizza baked in stone oven using wood.

Ando family has lived in Kakunodate as a landowner since Kyoho era. We began to produce Miso (soybean paste) and Shoyu (soy sauce) using rice which was paid as a rent by tenant farmer. The wooden signboard “Hitachiden Kishoyu” hung out storefront still retains vestige from those days. In present, we devote ourselves to produce Miso, Soy sauce, and pickles. We have continued to protect our traditional taste handed down from generation to generation. In addition, brickwork warehouse used for guest room built during middle of the Meiji era is open to the public for free. Please come and visit us.