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This Dreamy Ryokan Stay in Japan Includes a Summer-Only Kiri-e Goshuin and Yukata Stroll

• Written by: LIVE JAPAN Editor

Date published: 18 August 2026

No trip to Hakodate is complete without a visit to Yunokawa Onsen, one of Hokkaido’s best-known hot spring escapes. And this summer, there’s an especially memorable way to experience it.

Popular Yunokawa Onsen ryokan Yumoto Takubokutei is offering a special stay plan called “Yukata de Burari. Sanpai Sanpo”, inviting guests to slip into a yukata and explore the neighborhood at a relaxed pace. The plan includes a special voucher that can be exchanged at historic Yukura Shrine for a beautifully intricate, seasonally limited Kiri-e paper-cut goshuin, making for a uniquely Japanese souvenir from your summer trip.

Main image courtesy of Noguchi Kanko Management Co., Ltd.
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For travelers who love collecting goshuin, this is one you won’t want to miss. Available for redemption only during August, this special summer design captures the charm of the season in beautifully intricate paper-cut art.

The design features an adorable sacred rabbit gazing up at a wind chime, one of Japan’s classic symbols of summer, surrounded by colorful plumeria, bellflowers, and periwinkles. With its delicate Kiri-e craftsmanship, this goshuin feels less like a simple shrine keepsake and more like a miniature work of art worth taking home and displaying.

Tip: This summer-only design is available exclusively in August. Visiting in fall instead? From September 1, the goshuin switches to an equally charming autumn-themed design.

Yukura Shrine has long watched over Hakodate’s Yunokawa Onsen district and remains a beloved place of worship for locals. The shrine is dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto, deities associated with medicine, healing, and hot springs.

After unwinding in the ryokan’s soothing onsen, slip into the provided yukata and head out for an easy stroll through the hot spring town. Yukura Shrine is just a 10-minute walk from Yumoto Takubokutei, making it perfect for a leisurely wander through the retro streets before stopping to pay your respects. It’s a wonderfully laid-back way to slow down and soak up the atmosphere of Yunokawa Onsen.

Plan name: Yukura Shrine “Summer Limited” Goshuin: A Special Memento of Your Stay

Stay period: Now through October 31, 2026

Exclusive perk: Includes a voucher for a seasonal Kiri-e paper-cut goshuin
(The summer design is available in August, with the autumn design offered from September 1.)

This summer, slow down with a stroll through Yunokawa Onsen, soak up the area’s history and culture, and pick up a seasonal goshuin you can only get at this time of year. Book this special stay plan and take home a one-of-a-kind keepsake from your trip to Hakodate.