Stargazing Night Tour at Jodogahama Included in Winter Stay Plan at KYUKAMURA RIKUCHU-MIYAKO in Iwate

KYUKAMURA RIKUCHU-MIYAKO, a resort hotel located in Sanriku Fukko National Park in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, is offering an accommodation plan that includes a night tour of Jodogahama. With a local nature guide, guests stroll along Jodogahama at night and look up at the starry sky, in a season when the air is clear and the stars are easy to see. The plan is on sale for a limited time from Tuesday, December 1, 2026 to Wednesday, March 31, 2027.

Jodogahama, a Nationally Designated Place of Scenic Beauty

Jodogahama is a scenic spot that represents Miyako City. Located at the center of Sanriku Fukko National Park and the Sanriku Geopark, the coast is known for its towering white rhyolite rocks and the calm blue sea that spreads out beside them. The name is said to come from the priest Reikyo of Miyako, who during the Tenna era marveled that the view was "just like the Pure Land paradise."

In the daytime, visitors can enjoy the contrast between the blue sea and the white rock surfaces. At night, a quiet, dreamlike scene unfolds. In winter in particular, there are many days when the air is clear, and on a fine night the sky is full of stars, showing a different side of Jodogahama from the one seen during the day.

Jodogahama, which is also part of the Michinoku Coastal Trail route

Winter Jodogahama Night Tour Accommodation Plan

The plan, named 満点の星にときめく★冬の浄土ヶ浜ナイトツアー付き宿泊プラン in Japanese, is available in winter only and includes the "Winter Jodogahama Night Tour," in which guests look at the stars at Jodogahama at night. A local nature guide leads the way around Jodogahama, a leading scenic spot on the Sanriku Coast. The white rock surfaces of Jodogahama rising out of the dark night are very atmospheric. Hot juice is also served, a welcome treat on a tour under the cold winter sky. It is a chance to enjoy a view that can only be seen in winter.

Jodogahama Night Tour

A sky full of stars over Jodogahama at night

Period: December 1, 2026 (Tuesday) to March 31, 2027 (Wednesday)

Price: From ¥15,100 (tax included) per person for 1 night with 2 meals
*Price per person when two guests share one Japanese-style room on a weekday

Tour schedule:

7:30 PM: Leave KYUKAMURA and travel to Jodogahama by shuttle bus
7:45 PM: A local nature guide leads a tour of the stars and Jodogahama at Oku-Jodogahama
8:15 PM: Tour ends; return to KYUKAMURA by shuttle bus
8:30 PM: Arrive at KYUKAMURA

Notes:

Please wear clothing that is easy to walk in.
It gets very cold, so please dress warmly.
Please apply for two or more people.
Some dates are excluded. Please contact the hotel for details.
The tour is cancelled in bad weather.

About KYUKAMURA RIKUCHU-MIYAKO

Located in the central part of the Rikuchu Coast, KYUKAMURA RIKUCHU-MIYAKO has scenic spots along the coastline overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean, and it is a convenient base for sightseeing to Tono, Hiraizumi, and Hachinohe. From the observation deck on the walking trail within the grounds, guests can see the sunrise at Miyako City, the easternmost point of Honshu.

Dinner and breakfast are served buffet-style, with Sanriku's seafood and mountain delicacies available to enjoy as much as guests like. At breakfast, the hotel serves the popular new local dish "Bin-don," in which seafood packed into a half-sized milk bottle is generously poured over rice.

Miyako specialty "Bin-don" is served at breakfast