EXPERIENCES

Experiences

What makes Iwase is outside the building. Sake breweries, craft beer, a glass studio, shrines, the canal and the beach are all within walking distance. The concierge matches the day to the weather and the tide.

Experiences
Around town
MEGURI

Around town

On foot and by bicycle, tracing the outline of the town. Doors without signs open through the people we know.

  • The old Hokkoku road
  • Shrines and temples
  • The beach
  • Bicycles
Special access
SPECIAL

Special access

Places normally closed. The working floor of a brewery, and the view you only get from the water.

  • Brewery tour and tasting (Masuizumi, Haneya)
  • Cruise — Sea of Japan, canal, sunset
  • Fishing
  • Mountains
  • The market
Seasonal events
SEASONAL

Seasonal events

Set your dates by the town’s year.

  • Festivals
  • Hina Matsuri
  • Koinobori
Food
FOOD

Food

What the Sea of Japan coast knows about fermentation — not only to taste, but to make.

  • Places you can walk into
  • Where the locals actually eat
  • Cooking classes: miso soup, curry, wasabi, soy sauce, umeboshi, sansho