Tokushima
Travel
2022.02.05
10 minutes by car from Awaji Island. AoAwo Naruto Resort is an oceanfront hotel located in Setonaikai National Park. From January to March 2022, we will release a day trip plan where you can spend a relaxing time with a seafood lunch “Awa Shunsai Gozen” at a restaurant overlooking the sea and a bath in a natural hot spring.
From February to March, you can experience Naruto Wakame fishing and salt storage, which are rare in Japan, as well as local experiences such as cruising, Naruto sea bream fishing moat, and indigo dyeing.
| Period: | January 5th-March 31st, 2022 * Reservation required up to 3 days in advance |
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| Price: | One person with natural hot spring bathing (tax and service charge included) Awa Shunsai Gozen 3,900 yen (adults), Children’s set 1,950 yen (elementary school students) / 1,170 yen (infants) |
| Lunch: | Awa Shunsai Gozen / Aya or Terrace Cafe Ohge 11:30-14:30 |
| Hot springs: | 1F open-air bath or 8F observation bath 12:00-17:00 (with towels and other items) |
You can enjoy the hot springs with beautiful skin in the open-air bath on the 1st floor where the sea breeze is comfortable, and the observation bath on the 8th floor where seasonal citrus fruits such as sudachi float.
All hot springs are equipped with amenities such as towels.
It is a superb view cafe where you can relax and relax while gazing at the sparkling sea that spreads all over the window. You can enjoy local menus such as Yuyama Box Afternoon Tea, Naruto Kintoki Tart, Naruto Kintoki Parfait, Sudachi Juice, Naruto Tai Katsu Burger, Awa Juicy Hamburger, Awa Mibuta Katsu Sandwich, and Naruto Kintoki Ramen.
10 minutes by car from Awaji Island, in Setonaikai National Park. An oceanfront hotel overlooking the rising sun and moon road from the guest rooms and natural hot springs. There are 16 types of guest rooms that you can choose according to your travel style, such as a Western-style room overlooking the sea from your bed and an Awa Ai room by a master of Tokushima.
Enjoy Awa Sankaiseki at unique restaurants such as the local cuisine buffet Awa Samaya, charcoal grill, Japanese kaiseki, and French kaiseki.
Local programs such as Naruto Strait cruising, Naruto snapper fishing pond, snapper rice class, autumn potato digging, early spring seaweed fishing, Otani ware painting, and indigo dyeing experience are popular. There are many tourist attractions such as the Whirlpool Road, the Otsuka Museum of Art, Ichiban Fudasho, and more.
*There is a free shuttle bus 30 minutes from Tokushima Airport / 15 minutes from JR Naruto Station / 10 minutes from the high-speed Naruto bus stop (reservation required)
*Immediately after turning left at Naruto Kita IC. There is a JR express bus that goes directly to the hotel from Kansai
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