Semi Onsen Ryokan - Geto Kogen

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Semi Onsen Ryokan is a traditional Japanese ryokan located about 10 minutes drive from Geto Kogen. There are three types of Onsen called "Bijin no yu (beaty's Onsen)", "Yume no yu (dream Onsen)", "Choju no yu (long life Onsen)". Each Onsen has different effects. Enjoy all these hot spring after your fun powder day at Geto!


All the food served at Semi Onsen are localy produced. Both breakfast & dinner are authentic Japanese style set menus.


Free scheduled pick up & drop off at Kitakami station, free scheduled shuttles to & from Geto Kogen so that you can catch the first chairlift and gondola.


Communal bathroom
Train station shuttle bus
Free shuttle bus to/from lifts
Restaurant onsite
Japanese style rooms
Onsen entry
Private basin & toilet
Ryokan
TV in room
Table & chairs in room
Western style rooms
Wifi available

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

Semi Onsen Ryokan - Iwate, Japan

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GETO KOGEN
Iwate


The Mountain
Geto is located in Iwate prefecture. It receives a huge amount of snow falls. The tree run ares are so much fun for powder skiing & snowboarding after massive snow storms. Probably not suited to families but perfect for those who are looking for new and less crowded new powder mountains.

Where to stay
Accommodation options include Geto Camp 88 & Premium Stay Gou, which are both ski in and out. Geto Camp 88 is a very unique budget style & Semi Onsen has private rooms with ensuites. Only 10 minutes drive from the slopes Semi Onsen Ryokan is a more traditional and upmarket style.

The location
It takes just over three hours from Tokyo via shinkansen and taxi and we can help arrange all transfers.

 

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Mid feb 2024

We had a wonderful trip to Japan and everything went very smoothly..thank you.
Semi Onsen at Geto was beautiful and the food superb.
Regards Chris and Lucy.
 

 

 

 

 

Mid Feb 2020

We really enjoyed our stay at Semi Onsen! It may not be the most fancy or modern hotel we stayed at during our trip to Japan, but we really felt well taken care of by the very friendly staff (although very few spoke english). The food was fantastic and a very good introduction to real Japanese food since this was our first stay on our trip. For my part i really didn’t get as good food anywhere else on our trip -although the food in general was very good. We also think Geto Kogen was great as it was possible to find fresh lines all through the day. 

Best regards 

Lennart

 

 

Early Feb 2024

We had a great time at the accommodation we booked through you.  The best was Geto, with their fantastic japanese meals.  Their staff was also very approachable and friendly.  Shizukuishi was nice being on the snow, but typical of the large Prince establishments with large self serve eateries and snow just outside the door.  Very functional but very impersonal.  Our accommodation at  Hakuba was also very good, staff were very accommodating and friendly and everything ran well except the snow. It wasnt really a good year for snow, but that was nearly everywhere not just japan.  In the 13 years we have skied in Japan this was the lowest snow - climate change is catching up.  Still good fun.  We skipped 2 days skiing due to rain, out of a total of 17 days planned skiing.  At least we had the option of skipping. Thank you for what you arranged for this trip. Despite the snow we still enjoyed ourselves in comfortable surroundings.

John Floyd

 

 

Late Jan 2024

Just a big thank you for reorganising our hotel transfer from airport to Shinkansen train station after all flights cancelled due to weather. 
Your response to our email from the Shinkansen once we were on it was really quick and very much appreciated. 
Cheers and thanks 
Vic

 

 

 

Early Jan 2024

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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Semi Onsen. The staff were very helpful and lovely to talk to. The resort is very clean and well maintained. The food at the restaurant was fantastic and the meals were very tasty. Transport to and from the ski fields was always on time and very good. We had same good transport from the train station to and from the resort. 

There are some pictures of the resort. We have many more photos. 
Thanks for your help as well. It all went well. 
 

Cheers

Mark and Suzanne 

 

 

Early Feb 2020

Overall

The trip was fantastic, due to many of the comments below.

Your service

Your service was excellent, as I have said in an email before we left. You are so well organised and helpful that everything was easy. I also appreciated your willingness to contact both of our accommodation places when our flight was delayed and the late opening of the Japan Rail Pass Office meant we had to catch a later train. I have already recommended you to other people and we will definitely use you again.

Japan Rail Pass

This was excellent, but I only found out about it quite late and had to get it delivered to Maruken Sanso. I think it would be good for you to mention it to your customers as something to consider. We treated ourselves to a “Green Car” pass. It was about 30% more expensive, but the seating was like business or first class.

Cash

Japan seems to operate much more on cash compared to Australia’s use of credit cards. It would be helpful to advise customers of that beforehand and even to know where there are International ATMs in the various resorts. For example, there is one in Nozawa Onsen near the Chou Bus Terminal.

Time of year

We chose our dates when we were free, but it worked out very well. The Australian school holidays had just ended, so the crowds were much less. We hardly had to wait for any lifts. If I can, I will always choose to go in February.

Geto Kogen

This is a much smaller resort, but still very nice. I only have two negative comments:

Unfortunately the ski holders on the outside of the gondola don’t fit wider powder skis, so you have to take them inside, but the gondola is very small, so that is difficult. We hardly used the gondola as a result. If you can, please suggest to the resort that they change the holders on the outside of the gondolas. I don’t think it would cost them very much.The resort gets very crowded on the weekend. It was almost empty during the week, but there were quite long queues on the weekend. Someone gave us the general advice that you should “ski during the week” and “travel between resorts on the weekend”.

Semi Onsen Ryokan

This was exceptional. It was worth a holiday in itself: the staff were very friendly and helpful; every meal was like eating in a top class restaurant; the surrounding bush and river were beautiful; the outside onsen was very nice; and the whole ryokan exuded an air of peace, quiet, and relaxation. As you can tell, I want to go back.

Ski Hire

You were right. The performance skis were good, but the boots were of a very low standard. I could see that from the photos you sent, but I asked for them too late and couldn’t do anything else. However, it actually worked out quite okay. The smaller sizes of boots were much better, so my son’s boots were good enough for the 5 days. I switched to my Telemark skis after day 1, so that worked out fine too. I think we are ready to buy our own boots now anyway.

Summary

It was a superb holiday. We will contact you to come back as soon as we can – next year I hope.

Regards

Paul

 
 
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Early Feb 2020

Semi Onsen Ryokan was great!
 
Staff were super friendly & helpful, accommodation very comfortable and the  outside Onsen was awesome.
 
It was a fantastic way to sample traditional Japanese accommodation & food as well  being close to the mountain. 
Nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend staying there.
 
Regards
 
Steve
 
 
 
 
 
Late January 2020

The trip was awesome, shame the snow wasn’t that great.  But saying that it was still a hundred times better than NZ and  we managed some powder at Geto Kogen and Oze.

Semi Onsen is a great place to stay (only drawback is you have to get a shuttle up to the ski resort), the people and food are great.  It was interesting as we meet some people who stay last year, so skiers love this place. Geto is an awesome mountain, but this year with the lack of snow was only ok.
 
We did have a couple of powder days, but with the warm weather the snow disappeared real quick.  We had some friends come up to Japan for the first time and they loved the experience and thought the snow was awesome. As a resort I would defiantly go back.
Really loved your service and help making this a great holiday. 
Dave 
 
 
 
 
Mid January 2020

It was great!
 
Norman
 
 
 
 
 
 
Late Feb 2019
 
We were really surprised how wonderful Semi Onsen ryokan was.
 
The lodging is located only 10mins from the resort and the free shuttle was ideal. The onsens were clean and there are several to choose from. The in-house massage service was excellent and the staff really know how to relax exhausted muscles. The best part of staying at Semi onsen is the food. A sumptuous set menu with a plethora of courses each night was a taste sensation and adventure.
 
We can’t recommend Semi onsen or JSA highly enough. Thanks again Hisae
 
Regards
Greg & Jacquie
 
 
 
 
 
Mid Feb 2019
 
Semi Onsen is great.
Skiing was amazing again this year
Ski patrol was pretty aggressive. We didn’t understand and the trail map is not clear. They have a few tree runs but the rest of the area between lifts is out of bounds. It isn’t roped off and the trail map doesn’t say out of bounds and much of it is just as skiable as the actual tree runs. I think they would be better with a Tomamu system and rope off the areas that they really do consider dangerous and avalanche prone. Let skiers ski the rest.
 
Best Wishes
David
 
 
 
 
 
Early Feb 2020

Semi Onsen Ryokan was great!
Staff were super friendly & helpful, accommodation very comfortable and the  outside Onsen was awesome.
It was a fantastic way to sample traditional Japanese accommodation & food as well  being close to the mountain. 
Nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend staying there.
Regards
Steve
 
 
 
 
Early Feb 2019
 
Yes all went very well, excellent Onsen and accomodation was good. 
 
Only problem for a westerner was the breakfast ... still have trouble with full Japanese breakfast. 
It apart from that everything else was good. 
Maybe a couple more western options like some fruit and breakfast cereal might help. 
 
Some good coffee would help as well ! 

Thanks 
Bruce 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mid Jan 2019
 
I don’t want to tell you this, because I would love to keep it a secret,  but Semi Onsen Ryukan was awesome. The location, staff and hospitality was great.  They would go out of their way to help with any, and everything. When it came to food, you are in for a treat, with the best Japanese food around. (my only complaint is, it would be nice to have an English option for breakfast). The rooms were spacious and well presented. Definitely want to go back next year.
Thanks so much for all your help.
Kind regards
 
 
 
 
 
 
Early January 2019
 
Semi Onsen ryokan is an amazing place with lovely staff and a good variety of onsen to sample.
 
The kaiseki dining for breakfast and dinner was amazing (and a little challenging at times!) and our Japanese style room overlooking the river was clean and reasonably spacious.
 
We had a car so we didn’t have to rely on the ryokan’s shuttle up and down the hill to Geto (~15 mins each way).
 
Geto was definitely a powder magnet but due to a big snow pattern coinciding with the New Year holiday it was heaving with local snowboarders making the most of things. Good on them – having a hill like this 30 mins or so up the road from home would be awesome!
 
Be aware if you are seeking tree runs that the tree courses don’t open until around mid-January – they certainly looked very attractive when we were there first week of January but alas, only the little Rabbit tree course was open and no-one was ducking ropes.
Marc
 
 
 
 
 
 
Early Feb 2018
 
The service, the Food, the helpful friendly staff and the rooms are as good as Hakkoda. The choice of Onsen even better.
 
There is one issue which my wife didn't appreciate very much and this is the shuttle service to and from the ski slopes. It didn't bother me but she would have liked at least one additional service in between. This might become a big criteria for our next trip.
 
Regards,
Gerhard
 
 
 
 
 
Early Feb 2018
 
Semi Onsen was very nice. The staff were welcoming and it was great having a choice of 2 onsens, including outside onsen. The food was also very good. Good wifi and nice Japanese style room. The free shuttle service to Geto Kogen was also appreciated.
 
I would recommend to westerners to stay during the week as I think Semi Onsen, Kitakami and Geto Kogen are very popular with the Japanese on Fri and Sat nights.
 
Regards
 
Mark
 
 
 
 
 
Early Feb 2018
 
I am back from Japan.  My 3 days at Geto & Semi Onsen were perfect. 
 
Thanks for your help.

Mike
 
 
 
 
Late December 2017
 
Japan Snow Accommodation hooked me up last minute with 2 days of skiing at Geto and 2 nights accommodations at Semi Onsen Ryokan. Semi Onsen was excellent!  The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful.  They have shuttle service to/from mountain.  Kaiseki dinner and breakfast were one of best I've had while staying at any traditional Ryokan in Japan.  Lastly, the Onsens at Semi are worth the trip alone.  If you are going to Geto Kogen highly recommend staying at Semi Onsen!  Thanks to Hisae at Japan Snow Accommodation and Semi Onsen Ryokan for a great trip.
 
Kelly
USA
 
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Mid Feb 2017
 
We enjoyed the Skiing but the Semi Onsen  was fabulous. The staff looked after our every need and they were delightful the best Japanese experience. If they wish to improve on an already great experience adding a dedicated shuttle bus with a bit more flexibility would make just that much better.Would most certainly go back.Thank you for the work you put in to make that happen.
 
Kind regards 
Kay and Robert Davidsn
 
 
 
 
 
Late January 2017
 
It was our first time staying at a ryokan and we loved  the Japanese experience at Semi Onsen. The rotenburo was my favourite and was simply beautiful. Often, I had it all to myself. The local ladies and other Japanese visitors who visited the onsen were so friendly, that I finally got some much needed Japanese practice.  We stayed in a western twin room that was immaculately clean, quite spacious and comfortable. The staff were very accommodating and helpful. The meals were Japanese style with many, many beautifully prepared, delicious courses.
 
Janne McKay
 
 
 
 
 
Mid January 2017
 
Geto has been amazing and I think the best powder day I've ever had. Great mountain and great accom with the food a real highlight. Can you please pass on our thanks to the wonderful staff that have taken care of us at Semi Onsen. They are so nice and our stay has been beautiful.
 
Matt
 

There are two buildings at Semi Onsen Ryokan. One is Kiri no Hana which is a newer building. The other
one is Yamabuki no Hana. The standard rooms have toilets & wash basins in the rooms. There are also
luxury rooms with its private Onsen in the room if you want something extra.






Kiri no Hana (New Building)
Non-smoking Standard Japanese room accommodating up to 4 (4 futon beds, toilet & washbasin)
18,150 yen per person per night including breakfast & dinner



Kiri no Hana (New building)
Western twin room accommodating up to 2 guests (2 single beds, toiet & washbasin)
18,150 yen per person per night including breakfast & dinner


Weekend & Holiday surcharge 3,000 yen per person per night
Single use surcharge 3,000 yen per person per night
Peak season surcharge (26/12 - 3/1) 6,000 yen per person per night
Child 7-12 30 % discount
Child 3 - 6 50 % discount