Hotel Mori no Kaze stands on a hill surrounded by lush forest. It may resemble a Western castle, but you can spend a relaxing time Oushuku filled with the warmth of the local area.
Facing the dyed-lacquered building is the 67,000m2 Flower & Garden, which features several gardens, including forested hills and valleys. It is supervised by world-renowned garden designer Kazuyuki Ishihara. The Night Garden & Illumination, which runs from November to early January, is themed on Miyazawa Kenji's "Night on the Galactic Railroad," and features fantastical sparkling light lines reminiscent of railroad tracks and spherical illuminations resembling planets floating in the galaxy.
The stairs of the lobby lounge are decorated with cute dolls based on Kenji's "Kaze no Matasaburo" and "Acorns and Wildcats." The artist is Isao Segawa.

There are two baths, one for men and one for women, one in Western style and one in Japanese style. The dynamic open-air bath is what attracts everyone. From the hot spring, which feels soft on the skin, you can see the Shizukuishi Basin, as well as Mount Iwate and Mount Himekami, which Ishikawa Takuboku wrote about in his poem, "I am grateful for the mountains of my hometown."
Oshuku Onsen, which was discovered about 450 years ago, was once a therapeutic hot spring resort and was known for its abundant hot spring water and skin-beautifying water. In the "Shikisai" guest room, which comes with an open-air bath with 100% natural hot spring water, you can have this famous spring all to yourself.
There are a variety of types of rooms, including Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-style twin rooms with low-rise beds, Western-style twin and triple rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, and barrier-free rooms with electric reclining beds. There are two types of baths in the guest rooms: cypress and ceramic. Guests are provided with high-quality special items such as yukata, drawstring bags, and amenities exclusive to Shikisai.
For meals, you can enjoy the Shikitei special menu, full of seafood and mountain delicacies grown in Iwate, in a private room at the nostalgic Nanbu-style Japanese restaurant "Sansatei." For dinner, a specially selected creative kaiseki meal using carefully selected local ingredients is served, and for breakfast, a "Shikisai Special Japanese Meal" is prepared.

The perfect place for anniversaries or a stay with a special someone is the detached hotel "Kaen," which has a natural hot spring bath and is surrounded by a garden overlooking Mt. Iwate, also known as the Southern Half of Fuji.
The VIP room "Jutaku" and three special rooms "Kosai", "Ataki" and "Kocho". "Jutaku", built in the sukiya style, is a Japanese-style room with 17 tatami mats and 6 tatami mats, while the three special rooms are Japanese-style rooms with 12.5 tatami mats and 6 tatami mats, creating a purely Japanese-style space where you can enjoy the most exquisite time surrounded by tranquility.
The true pleasure of natural hot spring water can be enjoyed in the indoor cypress bath and the open-air bath overlooking the ever-changing garden.
For both dinner and breakfast, you can dine in your room, as is the standard for hot spring inns. For dinner, you can enjoy the chef's special "Kaen Special Kaiseki" meal, served on a raised or set table without worrying about the people around you.

Dinner for the standard room plan is also a delicacy. Depending on the plan, you can enjoy a variety of dishes, such as the "creative kaiseki" or "creative washoku" course, which involves enjoying several different dishes in sequence, the "robata kaiseki" course, which is enjoyed around the Sansatei hearth, or the "washoku zen" course, which includes five different dishes.
The head chef aims to create a variety of dishes that value the season and ingredients, based on the concept of "If we were to create a full-course Western meal in Japanese style...". The "Ikken Kaiseki" course allows you to enjoy each dish with excitement, creating a gourmet experience. This attitude is especially appreciated in an age when buffets are the norm. Breakfast is also full of freshly prepared dishes made with ingredients freshly picked in Shizukuishi.

Starting at 8pm, the sound of the call drums echoes across the second floor. More and more people gather at the "Festival Square" on the second floor.
The event kicks off with a folk song and local entertainment show by some of Iwate's best folk singers. Under the lanterns, a row of nostalgic stalls, including food stalls, shooting galleries, and lotteries, are set up, reminiscent of a festival. The staff are dedicated to providing a fun experience for both adults and children.
Next, the guests took part in the mochi-pounding. Even though they had just finished dinner, the mochi that had been pounded was disappearing one after another. It was a performance full of smiles and full stomachs.
The next morning, be sure to take a stroll through one of the world's largest flower gardens. While surrounded by colorful flowers, you can also get a glimpse of authentic British gardening techniques.
The "Uguisu Forest" that leads to the Flower Garden is a walking path that lets you experience the seasons of Shizukuishi. In summer, you can catch trout in the stream, and in autumn, you can hunt for mushrooms. It makes you feel like you're playing in the fields of your hometown.