Ryokan, Asari, Otaru
Kuramure
Kuramure is a small ryokan in the hills of Asari above the port of Otaru, its rooms furnished with antiques and each with an onsen of its own, and its bar open to every guest.
The Summer Tour of Hokkaido and Pure Hokkaido, from The Private Collection, stay here. From $18,500 per person, twin share.
the room
The rooms
The rooms are quiet and dim, in plaster, dark wood and old furniture, with low beds and windows onto the trees, and each has an onsen of its own, its glass open to the garden.
to unwind
The onsen
Every room's onsen is half in the open air, set in stone under a window onto the trees, and the ryokan keeps shared baths besides.
the table
Dining
Dinner is at the ryokan, a kaiseki of the Shakotan coast and the Hokkaido farms; on a night when sushi appeals more, your Tour Director arranges a counter in Otaru instead.
the setting
Otaru
Otaru grew rich on herring in the nineteenth century, and its canal of stone warehouses and its merchant mansions still show it. Kuramure stands apart from the town in the valley of Asari, among trees, a few minutes by car from the harbour.
The ryokan sits in the woods of the valley, with the canal, the glassmakers and the sushi counters of Otaru a short drive below.
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A twin room A room in lamplight
our tours here
The tours that stay at Kuramure
questions
Questions about Kuramure
Where is Kuramure?
In the valley of Asari, in the hills above Otaru, about forty minutes by car from Sapporo.
Which of your tours stay at Kuramure?
The Summer Tour of Hokkaido and Pure Hokkaido, from The Private Collection, stay here.
Do the rooms at Kuramure have their own onsen?
Yes. Each room carries an onsen of its own, half open to the air, and there are shared baths besides.
Can Kuramure be part of a private journey?
Yes. Beyond the tours that stay here, a Custom Tour of Japan can include Kuramure on dates of your own, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
Kuramure, with us.
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