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Aomoriya “Hana Yori Dango carriage” that grills rice cakes with the scenery of the spring park on the side

2021.01.27

At Hoshino Resort Aomoriya, an inn where you can fully enjoy the culture of Aomori, from April 1st to May 31st, 2021, we will operate a “Hana Yori Dango carriage” that grills rice cakes with the scenery of the spring park sideways.
In front of the scenery of spring such as cherry blossoms and azaleas, you can enjoy the cherry blossoms in the park by offering the local sweet “June Mochi” that has been eaten at festivals for a long time in the carriage. To ensure peace of mind, the capacity is limited to 2 groups each hour, and acrylic panels will be installed between the staff and each group. The best time to see the cherry blossoms is from April 20th to May 9th.

Reproduce the life of Aomori where horses were close

In Aomori Prefecture, which used to be a production center for famous horses, horses are indispensable to people’s lives and are valued as a family-like existence, such as farming, carrying luggage, and carriages that operate as a means of transportation. Aomoriya operates horse-drawn carriages around the park so that you can experience a part of the life that horses were familiar with.

Enjoy "June Mochi"

In the scenery of spring, such as cherry blossoms and azaleas, the horse-drawn carriage offers the local confectionery “June Mochi,” which has been eaten at festivals for a long time. “June” is a perilla that is also used in cooking oil. The fruit is roasted and mixed with miso, and June miso is applied to the skewered rice cake and baked on a net to finish it with the desired aroma and taste. You may be absorbed in the deliciousness of June Mochi and forget about cherry blossom viewing.

Corona measures in this activity

・ Acrylic panels will be installed between the staff and each group in the carriage.
In addition, the windows of the carriage will be opened to create an environment where ventilation can be performed at all times.
・ The accompanying staff will wear a mask. In addition, we will thoroughly manage health and hygiene.
・ We encourage passengers to wear masks.
・ Understand the health condition of customers by measuring the temperature.
If you have a fever, you may be asked to refrain from participating.
・ Use items that have been properly disinfected.
・ Rubbing alcohol for hand disinfection will be installed at the front of the meeting place.

"Hana Yori Dango carriage"

Period: April 1st-May 31st, 2021
Location: In the performance
Time: 8: 30/9: 00/9: 30/10: 00/10: 30/11: 00
Capacity: 2 groups each time (up to 4 people per group)
Time required: Approximately 20 minutes per lap
Price: Adults 1,200 yen / Elementary school students 1,000 yen / Preschoolers 700 yen (excluding tax)

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* It may be canceled depending on the weather and the physical condition of the horse.

Highest level corona countermeasure declaration

[1] Hygiene management
At Hoshino Resorts, as part of our corona measures, we take the following measures in consideration of our customers’ health and public health.
・ Temperature measurement at check-in
・ In addition to normal room cleaning, cleaning and wiping with alkaline electrolyzed water inside the hotel
・ Alcohol for disinfection is installed in all guest rooms in the building.
・ Alcohol disinfection of fingers for all customers when entering the restaurant
・ High-temperature cleaning of tableware (plates, glasses) and cutlery (80 degrees or higher), disinfection cleaning of meal trays
・ Install partitions such as panels and vinyl sheets on the front
・ Wear a mask when serving customers in the hall
・ Thorough management of staff health and hygiene (temperature measurement and record confirmation before going to work)
・ Humidifiers that maintain a humidity of 40% or more are installed in all guest rooms (excluding facilities in Hoshinoya Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture).
・ QR code of menus in restaurants (all facilities of the world brand)

[2] 3 Dense avoidance
We take the following measures to create a stay that avoids the three “denseness” of closed, dense, and close.
・ Visualization of “3 dense” that shows the degree of congestion in the large communal bath on a smartphone and implementation of a congestion prediction service
・ Restrictions on admission and entry in places where congestion is confirmed during your stay
・ Manage restaurant congestion and decentralize entry time
・ At the time of check-out front payment, entry restrictions will be implemented as appropriate.

>[Hoshino Resort] Corona measures summary

Hoshino Resort Aomoriya
A hot spring inn where you can fully enjoy the culture of Aomori festivals and dialects with the concept of “Noreso (* meaning full in Aomori dialect) Aomori-a story of people”. There is also a park dotted with ponds and old folk houses on the site of about 220,000 tsubo, where you can enjoy meals and various activities.
56 Furumagiyama, Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture / 236 guest rooms
>Hoshino Resort Aomoriya

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