The Tsunagi hot-springs resort features a gathering of about 20 hotels and Japanese style inns clustered about the edge of Lake Gosho. In addition to hotels providing conventional Japanese rooms, there are inns where one can view the lake or Mt. Iwate from the guest rooms or bath facilities.

From large-scale hotels to Japanese-style inns with self-serve kitchenettes, about 26 of the area's unique hot-springs accommodations are situated in this beautiful, quaint riverside setting. The serene atmosphere is popular for family travel.

The Hachimantai hot-springs resort rests on the highlands surrounded by majestic mountains vistas. It's convenient as a base for visitors to the Hachimantai area, which offers a bus terminal and choice of hotels with hot springs. If you start from Hachimantai Onsen Village and, via Matsukawa Onsen, head in the direction of the Hachimantai summit by taking the Jukai Line, you'll reach Toshichi Onsen. Located 1,400 meters above sea level, this hotel is among the highest in Tohoku. If you take the Aspite Line from Hachimantai Onsen Village, you can easily find the Hachimantai Onsen Hotel. But those without overnight accommodations needn't go without. The Green Spa is equipped with an open-air bath, as well.

Here's a hot-springs resort offering three quaint Japanese-style inns, located deep in the forest of Hachimantai. Each of the inns has an open-air bath in which guests can relax and enjoy a view of the forest and a mountain stream whose appearance changes seasonally.

This spa resort is situated on a plateau 1125 m above sea level. It's located at the starting point for the climb up Mt. Kurikoma, and there are wetlands and alpine plants, along with trails and paths.

A hot-springs resort nestled at the foot of Mt. Kurikoma, Ichinoseki consists of six hot springs including Genbikei Onsen near a mountain stream and Sukawa Kogen Onsen atop the mountain, 1200 m above sea level.

With a range of large-scale hotels, Hanamaki Onsen is the busiest spa-resort town. At Minami-Hanamaki Onsen, hot-spring inns dot the valley, and visitors can savor the tranquility of secluded, traditional hot springs.