Sun Marine Kesennuma Hotel Kanyo — Hotel in Kesennuma

I love this hotel, and the staff is wonderful. I visited with a large group, and we were treated extremely well. The rooms are authentic Japanese style bedrooms with tatami mats to sleep on. My bedroom window overlooked beautiful Kesennuma Bay, and I actually saw the sun rise over the mountains across the bay. Kesennuma was very impacted by the Tsunami that followed the earthquake on 3/11/11. This is a beautiful little fishery town on the northeast shore of Japan. Please visit and stay in this wonderful place and help these local people rebuild their lives. This hotel has a wonderful buffet breakfast with all the Japanese delicacies. It also has the authentic hot baths that everyone...

Super salty hot spring, you will totally feel the minerals sticking to your skin lovingly, producing a strange, almost burning sensation as the water hits any sore spots you never knew you had. Hotel staff said soaking in the hot springs will beautify you. I replied "mo juuben desu." Implying my looks are already sufficient for me. Hotel staff bowed and apologised, "shitsureshimashita." Meaning, ahh yes I have been impudent, truly you are already beautiful enough. It's always nice to have friendly and...

This hotel is a few minutes away from the Shark Museum. The staff are friendly. One of the things that is quite difficult in some ryoka-style hotels is getting the right yukata size. Here, they have a drawer per floor with all the available sizes making it more convenient. Their onsen is also spacious and the outdoor hot bath is quite nice. Featuring the seafood traditions of Kesenumma, their meals...