Check-out of the Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East and from Sendai Station board a Hayate or Yamabiko bulet train to Ichinoseki Station. (32 mins)

Your accommodation at the Kura Hotel is a two minute walk from the station.

Commence your sightseeing by boarding an Iwate Kotsu bus from bus stop #9 in front of Ichinoseki Station to Genbikei. (20 mins/JPY490)

Genbikei Gorge’s 2km stretch of dynamin rock formations, emerald-green river and cherry blossoms have been designated as a national site of scenic beauty and national monument. Horse-drawn carriages lead tourists around the area, and the local specialty dango, or sweet rice dumplings, are a popular treat. Of the many dango shops, the most popular is the Kakko-Ya, which is positioned across the gorge and sells its “flying dango” via a rope a pulley system. Place your money in the basket and signal to the shop staff by striking a wooden mallet against a board, and watch as the basket flies across the gorge to collect your dumplings and some hot tea.

*Your stay at the Hotel Kura Ichinoseki includes breakfast daily

Stay: Hotel Kura Ichinoseki - 1/2