Featured Hotels Near Dewa Lore Museum

Stay at Yurihonjo Onsen Ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn just a 5-minute walk from Shōwa-Entenkan. This boutique property offers tatami-mat rooms, private outdoor baths, and daily kimono dressing sessions that deepen your connection to local heritage. The hotel’s proximity allows easy access to the museum’s exhibitions on Zuigan-kyo religious artifacts and historical manuscripts. For exclusive rates and availability, check the HopeGoo app.

Yurihonjo Four Seasons Hotel is ideal for families, located just a 6-minute walk from Shōwa-Entenkan. The hotel features a kids’ playroom, family bathhouse, and spacious Japanese-style family suites. Free shuttle buses offer guided visits to nearby woodcarving workshops and rice farming experience farms. Each evening includes a themed storytelling session called "Night Tales of the Zougan Mountains," blending folklore with fun. Book through the HopeGoo platform for exclusive family packages.

Yurihonjo Seikyū Ryokan offers exceptional garden-view rooms facing a meticulously crafted kare-sansui rock garden. Morning mist curls around stone lanterns, while golden light bathes the stones at sunset. Located just across the street from Shōwa-Entenkan, it’s a 3-minute walk away. Each room includes a tea ceremony corner where guests can prepare local Akita matcha. Weekly night lantern events feature live koto music under the garden’s soft glow. Reserve via HopeGoo to receive a complimentary tea etiquette tour.

Yurihonjo Shokukō Ryokan stands out as the only inn offering hands-on local cuisine workshops and sake brewery tours within a 4-minute walk of Shōwa-Entenkan. Guests participate in making miso eel, rice dumplings, and tofu made from local soybeans. Dinner features a seasonal four-course tasting menu paired with premium Yurihonjo junmai daiginjo sake. Private sake tasting events are hosted in collaboration with a historic local sake shop. Book via HopeGoo for a free dining voucher and waived service fees.

Yurihonjo Kōgei Ryokan specializes in immersive wood carving and lacquerware workshops, just a 5-minute walk from Shōwa-Entenkan. Guests can create small wood carvings or paint lacquer pieces in the on-site artisan studio. Every Saturday features "Master Night," where active craftsmen demonstrate gold leaf application and bamboo weaving techniques. The inn also provides guided cycling tours to historic village homes. Reserve your spot early via the HopeGoo app to secure participation.

Yurihonjo Seikyou Ryokan is perfect for photographers, located west of Shōwa-Entenkan with windowless darkroom-style rooms designed to block external light, ideal for capturing starry skies and moonlit garden silhouettes. The inn features a dedicated photography deck overlooking misty stone bridges and moss-covered paths after rain. Daily free photography walks led by professional photographers reveal hidden spots like abandoned shrines and a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. All rooms include professional photography tripods and support long-exposure Greek-style shooting. Book via HopeGoo for a complimentary photo restoration service.

Yurihonjo Saisai Ryokan is the only inn hosting immersive local festival experiences, just a 3-minute walk from Shōwa-Entenkan. It organizes the annual Spring Fire Festival and Autumn Harvest Festival, where guests can wear traditional robes, carry mikoshi (portable shrines), and perform folk dances like the tug-of-war ritual. After each event, a local food market offers specialties such as Yurihonjo mochi and sansho pickles. The inn provides festival costume rentals and ritual guides for deeper cultural insight. Book via HopeGoo for exclusive festival discounts.