Akita Prefecture Ski Resorts

This was a first time I’ve ever stayed at hotel with such amazing customer service, hospitality cleanliness, a free half- portion of ramen at the evening snack, a variety of breakfast options, and complimentary ice cream after bathing. I highly recommend it to everyone.I’ll definitely come back to stay again.

Staff were polite and very helpful. Room was clean and well kept. Front desk went out of the way to help me. Executive lounge was nice. Breakfast buffet had a lot of variety and the taste was good.

Excellent location, helpful staff, great views from our 10th floor room and a very good price when booked 1 month ahead..

Kashintei Shirahama is definitely one of the best Japanese ryokans we have visited. Location wise it's perfectly located right by Lake Tazawa, 30 minutes from Kakunodate, ski resort, Dakigaeri Valley, Tatsuko statue. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, especially Nori-san and Minori. Whenever we hit a snag with our communications, Google Translate would hop in. The first floor is where the private onsen and public onsen are located. The rooms are on 3rd,4th and 5th, with 5 units on each floor. We got the room with 2 double beds. We ordered the half board option so we have Japanese breakfast and kaiseki dinner for 2 days. There's no duplicate dish, and we got to enjoy many Akita specialty such as Kiritanpo, Hinai chicken, Inaniwa udon. Every single dish is exquisite in taste and is a piece of art. The meals are served at a private dining room. You can also use the private onsen free off charge, it's first come first serve for 40 minutes max. There's a free parking lot across there street and elevator, so it's not of a concern with moving the luggage to the room. The bed is very comfortable, we slept like a baby. It's very relaxing vibe.

The food was very delicious and the staff were very supportive.

Comfortable bed, spacious bathroom in Japanese standards, quiet, served its purpose. It’s about 27 minutes walk from the train station but easy with local bus. Close to the Akita museum.