Welcome to Lamp no Yado Aoni Onsen. Lamp no Yado Aoni Onsen is a traditional Ryokan, there are no cellphone reception and electricity at the property. At night, the property lights up using only lamp lights. Guests can enjoy the mountain and river views from their rooms. It has 32 Japanese-style guest rooms. There are 4 different types of public baths including a open-air bath and a hot springs bath. A free shuttle service is provided by the property upon request. There are indoor and outdoor hot spring baths for both women and men (same gender only). There are also mixed hot spring baths (women and men bathing together). Traditional Japanese-style cuisine is served to the guests at Lamp no Yado Aoni Onsen. Fish grilled with salt and mountain vegetables are served for a healthy dinner, while a Japanese-style set meal is offered for breakfast. Check-in time is after 15:00 and check-out time is before 10:00 am. Parking is available.

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Ryokan Reviews:

• NICE

  Daniel

  Month of Visit: October

  Country Of Reviewer: Hong Kong

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 4

  Staff Rating - 4

  Location Rating - 3

  Room Rating - 3

  Nice place, very remote from the civilization, gorgeous valley, river, onsen and the surrounding nature.

• Wonderful experience

  Gianluca

  Month of Visit: April

  Country Of Reviewer:

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Beautiful place, great food and very nice and friendly staff. We loved our stay here.

• Wonderful onsen

  Gianluca

  Month of Visit: April

  Country Of Reviewer: France

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Beautiful place in the middle of the forest.

• Magnifcient Winter Escape

  Gregory

  Date of Review: February, 2019

  Month of Visit: February

  Country Of Reviewer: New Zealand

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  Wow. What a wonderful snow covered wonderland in the middle of the mountains. Traditional ryokan with 4 hot springs to warm up. It took 3 trains and a bus from Shin Aomori station to get there but was well worth the journey. Totally recommend this onsen. The information from Jillian at japaneseguesthouses.com was totally reliable and accurate. Many thanks to him for the recommendation.

• Unique experience

  Qi yong

  Month of Visit: January

  Country Of Reviewer: Singapore

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 3

  Room Rating - 5

  The journey to Aoni was quite challenging for me since I had a huge luggage but the staff were accommodating and helpful. The onsen itself was great with a decent variety of baths which guests could rotate and try. I was usually able to enjoy the baths alone or with another person at most. The ryokan itself is unique in a way where there are no power sockets, phone signals and lights. Corridors were decorated with lamps which creates a warm atmosphere in the dark environment. Meals were delicious, extremely filling and talking with other travelers in the dim environment was extremely new to me. The darkness helps create a sense of anonymity while the lack of technological distractions helped in communication with other travelers. As I was able to speak Japanese, travelling alone here was not a big issue but the staff here are not able to English which makes it difficult for some travelers to make requests or ask questions. There were adequate instructions in English however, which provides the basic knowledge to enjoy a good night stay. Would definitely recommend coming here at least once.

• Winter Retreat

  Month of Visit: February

  Country Of Reviewer: Australia

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 4

  Staff Rating - 4

  Location Rating - 3

  Room Rating - 4

  I spent a couple nights here in deep Winter surrounded by snow in every direction. Not really knowing what to expect (no cell reception, no WiFi, no power outlets in my room) I was a bit jarred at first - but after an hour or two and the first soak in one of the 4 amazing baths I didn't really care about that stuff anymore. Aoni Onsen is popular with the locals from surrounding areas - I gather it's something of an institution - and so it should be. The kerosene lamps - yeh, they have a smell only kero lamps can have, but that's part of the charm of the place. Not much that you can do in the immediate area in the middle of winter (unless you have a snowmobile!) but it's definitely worth a visit - it's unique!

• Disconnexion & Relaxation

  Month of Visit: April

  Country Of Reviewer: Switzerland

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 5

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  At the beginning of April, but it still remained some snow!! Situated in a hollow in the middle of the mountain this Ryokan is perfect for those who want to rest and to take advantage of pleasure of the baths of hot water!! Indeed there is neither electricity (where from the presence of numerous oil lamps) nor network of telephony (and no WiFi either). It is thus a stay completed to disconnect from the modern world. 3 of 4 ponds are very interesting!! And the cooking Kaiseki is so good!!

• Beautiful Mountain Retreat

  Month of Visit: August

  Country Of Reviewer: USA

  Atmosphere Rating - 5

  Food Rating - 4

  Staff Rating - 5

  Location Rating - 5

  Room Rating - 5

  It is a trek to reach this ryokan but it is worth it. The mountains are gorgeous and Aomori is lovely and cool even in the middle of summer. This ryokan is a bit like a fancy Japanese summer camp. The rooms are simple and rustic and you prepare your own futon and blankets each evening. The kerosene lanterns provides just enough light and adds to the homey country feel. Kerosene lanterns do have a bit of a smell. If you leave the window open, it will hardly be noticeable and the cool night air is wonderful. There are no locks on the doors but there is a small safe in each room. The onsen are very nice and in the summer there are hydrangea bushes covered in giant blue-purple blooms all around the paths and buildings. There is not much to do other than walk the trails and sit in the onsen but that is part of the charm. It is becoming harder and harder to find places where you can totally escaping the encumbrances of modern life and enjoy some quiet time to reflect and just enjoy the moment.