Book Ichinoseki hotels

Considering there's just 1 hotel within a 10-kilometre radius of Ichinoseki's heart, consider securing a place to stay as soon as possible.

The closest lastminute.co.nz-listed hotel is the Hiraizumi Hot Spring Ryokan Soba'an Shizukatei, Iwate, located 16 kilometres from the centre of Ichinoseki. If those options don't float your boat, check out the Chisun Inn Iwate Ichinoseki Ic in Iwate.

Check out the Hotel Route-Inn Ichinoseki Inter and also the Hotel Route-Inn Oshu. The Hotel Route-Inn Ichinoseki Inter can be found 11 kilometres away from the main part of Ichinoseki. The Hotel Route-Inn Oshu is situated 25 kilometres away. Two other options include the Kajiya Bekkan Ramakkoro Yamenekoyado and the Hotel Route-Inn Tome.

If you have time left, you should travel further in the Tohoku region. Explore the ruins, castles and old towns in Tohoku, or enjoy the region's forests. Locals and visitors alike in this fabulous part of Japan can enjoy snowboarding.

Don't shoot through before you have checked out the Iwate-koen and Morioka Handi-Works Square in Morioka. If you'd like to spend a few nights in Morioka, check out the room rates at the Daiwa Roynet Hotel Morioka and Hotel Route-Inn Morioka Ekimae. Or, you could stay in Tagajo, 75 kilometres to the south of Ichinoseki, where you can pick from the Hotel Route-Inn Sendai-Tagajo and Hotel Route-Inn Tagajo Eki Higashi. Should you choose to stay in Tagajo, make sure you visit the Tohoku History Museum and Taga Castle Ruins.

If you love sports and want to watch games, you might choose to make a trip to Miyagi Baseball Stadium, which is 80 kilometres to the south of Ichinoseki. Book a hotel right near the action at the The Westin Sendai or the Hotel Metropolitan Sendai.

If you're transiting into or out of Sendai Airport and plan to stay nearby, try the Hotel Route-Inn Natori or the Weekly-Sho Sendai Natori.