Accommodation Plan Featuring Fukushima's Award-Winning Sake and Aizu Ingredients Now Available at Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa

The Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa (Location: Kitashiobara, Yama District, Fukushima / General Manager: Takafumi Yoshida), a forest resort hotel surrounded by over 300 lakes and ponds that reflect the four seasons of the forest, will be offering an accommodation plan from July to September that allows guests to fully enjoy Fukushima's sake and Aizu ingredients.

Urabandai, spreading at the foot of Mt. Bandai, is a 'treasure trove of food' blessed with clear water, significant day-night temperature differences, and rich soil, where seasonal ingredients are nurtured. During the green season, guests can enjoy lakeside walks and Goshikinuma trekking in the refreshing highland breeze, followed by a gastronomic experience tasting the blessings of the land. We invite you to enjoy a moment with Fukushima's unique flavors that can only be encountered on a journey.

The dinner menu luxuriously features representative local ingredients, including 'Joban-mono Anko' (monkfish) with its rich umami and delicate flavor, a three-variety platter of horse sashimi, a beloved Aizu specialty, and the brand Wagyu 'Fukushima Aizu Beef,' known for its fine texture and elegant, sweet fat. Each dish allows you to feel the climate and the producers' passion of Fukushima.

What you'll want to savor with the cuisine is sake from Fukushima's breweries. The fine sakes, with their rich aroma and delicate umami, complement Aizu's local dishes and seasonal flavors, creating a unique 'food and sake marriage' of the land. In the lounge, you can spend time conversing with local sake or a drink in hand, soaking in the afterglow of your journey.

After your meal, soothe your body in the open-air hot spring bath enveloped by the forest, and drift into the quiet highland night. The natural scenery outside your window, the culinary experience of tasting the land's bounty, and the relaxing hot spring time—Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa proposes a stay immersed in the unique nature and gastronomy of Urabandai.

Luxurious Three-Variety Horse Sashimi Platter

In this special plan where you can savor 'Basashi' (horse sashimi), a beloved local dish of Fukushima and Aizu, we offer three cuts: loin, fillet, and thigh. You can enjoy a 'tasting comparison' experience, appreciating the different textures, umami, and sweetness of the fat, while savoring the unique food culture of Aizu.

For seasoning, in addition to the standard soy sauce, ginger, and wasabi, we provide a variety of condiments and sauces popular in the Aizu region, such as spicy miso, garlic sesame oil, and spicy miso with grated daikon. Furthermore, by pairing it with 'Yama-jio,' a mineral-rich natural salt made by slowly simmering Aizu's hot spring water over a wood fire, the delicate umami and high-quality sweetness of the horse sashimi are enhanced. This accommodation plan allows you to enjoy the unique characteristics and changing flavors of each cut, indulging in a gastronomic experience unique to Fukushima and Aizu.

This is an upgrade plan that adds a three-variety platter of horse sashimi per room to the regular dinner buffet plan.

[Sales Period] Available year-round

[Price] 1-night all-inclusive from 14,507 JPY (includes dinner [one platter of horse sashimi per room], breakfast, lounge access, hot springs, etc., per person for double occupancy, tax and service included, separate 150 JPY bathing tax)
*Served at the dinner buffet
*One platter per room, serving 2-4 people

*Not an all-you-can-eat offer

[Reservations & Details] https://mercure-urabandai-resortandspa.jp/plan/aizu-basashi/

Sake Tasting Comparison from Fukushima Breweries

Fukushima Prefecture is a famous sake-producing region that has repeatedly won the most gold prizes in the Annual Japan Sake Awards.* From July, we will offer a plan where you can enjoy a selection of sake from breweries within Fukushima Prefecture at the hotel. You can savor the diverse flavors nurtured by Fukushima's climate along with seasonal Aizu ingredients.

*Photo is for illustrative purposes. Brands may change.

[Reservation Start Period] From early July 2026

*Source: Award-winning sake list from the Reiwa 7 Brewery Year Annual Japan Sake Awards

Savor Brand Wagyu 'Fukushima Aizu Beef' as Cold Shabu-Shabu

The Aizu region is known as one of the nation's leading producers of high-quality beef. Among the Japanese Black cattle raised there, only those with a meat quality grade of 4 or higher and excellent fat marbling and texture are certified as 'Fukushima Aizu Beef.'

We have prepared an accommodation plan where you can taste 'Fukushima Aizu Beef,' nurtured by rich nature and the dedication of producers. Known for its high-quality sweet fat and tender meat, we offer a cool summer dish, 'Cold Beef Shabu-Shabu Salad Style,' which combines the soft texture and umami of cold shabu-shabu with vegetables.

[Offer Period] July 1 (Wed) - September 30 (Wed), 2026
[Price] 1-night all-inclusive from 14,090 JPY (includes breakfast, lounge access, hot springs, etc., per person for double occupancy, tax and service included, separate 150 JPY bathing tax)

*Served at the dinner buffet
*One plate per person (not all-you-can-eat)
*Applicable to adults, elementary school students, and toddlers with bedding and meals included

[Details] https://mercure-urabandai-resortandspa.jp/plan/aizubeef/

Premium 'Anko' (Monkfish) Landed off the Joban Coast of Fukushima

This premium fish is often praised as 'Fugu in the west, Anko in the east.' It is characterized by its fresh liver and collagen-rich meat.
This is a summer-exclusive special plan where you can enjoy this 'Anko' as 'Karaage' (deep-fried) and 'Ankimo' (monkfish liver).

[Offer Period] July 1 (Wed) - September 30 (Wed), 2026

[Price] 1-night all-inclusive from 14,090 JPY (includes breakfast, lounge access, hot springs, etc., per person for double occupancy, tax and service included, separate 150 JPY bathing tax)

*Served at the dinner buffet.
*One plate per person (not all-you-can-eat)
*Applicable to adults, elementary school students, and toddlers with bedding and meals included.
*Origin may change depending on the catch.

[Details] https://mercure-urabandai-resortandspa.jp/plan/ankou/

Enjoy a Carefree Stay with All-Inclusive Accommodation

Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa is enveloped in the nature of the four seasons. In the hot springs that soothe travel fatigue, we offer a fruit bath 'Emi-yu' in the women's large indoor bath. The fruits and flowers floating on the water's surface add a gentle fragrance, and as you soak up to your shoulders, you'll find yourself in a healing moment where the colors of the season quietly unfold.
After your bath, enjoy a relaxing time in the lounge. Furthermore, the buffet features charming local Fukushima menus. Of course, there's the famous 'Kitakata Ramen,' as well as Fukushima's soul food 'Cream Box,' a thick slice of bread with plenty of milk cream. Its somewhat nostalgic and gentle sweetness is popular with children and women alike.

Dinner and breakfast are buffet-style, so you can have as much as you like of what you like. Limited-time fruit bath (women only). The buffet also features local menus.

Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa

An 8-minute walk to the emerald-green Goshikinuma Ponds. This forest resort hotel is set against the backdrop of Mt. Bandai, hailed as a treasure mountain, and surrounded by over 300 lakes and ponds that reflect the four seasons. Guests can fully enjoy a variety of activities, from experiencing the great outdoors of Urabandai through walking, cycling, and hiking, to exploring the history of Aizu, such as Tsurugajo Castle of the Byakkotai, and enjoying powder snow in winter.
[Address] 1093-309 Kengamine, Hibara, Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, Fukushima 969-2701

[TEL] 03-5539-2629 (Reservation Center)

[URL] https://mercure-urabandai-resortandspa.jp/

[Access] Approx. 20 minutes from Inawashiro-Bandai-Kogen IC via Tohoku/Ban-etsu Expressway. Or, get off at JR Inawashiro Station and take a local bus for about 25 minutes.

About Mercure

Inspired by Mercury, the Roman god of travel, Mercure Hotels has, since its founding in 1973, valued high-quality service that allows guests to deeply experience the charm of the local area, rather than simply providing a comfortable place to sleep. Through its 'Discover Local' program in Rio, Paris, Bangkok, and other locations worldwide, Mercure offers guests experiences unique to the land. From interior design to local food and drink, we provide a space and hospitality where you can touch upon things unique to the region. Mercure Hotels has over 1,000 hotels in more than 60 countries, in locations such as city centers, beaches, and mountains. Mercure is part of Accor, a world-leading hospitality group with over 5,800 properties in more than 110 countries, and is a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless, a booking platform and loyalty program that offers a variety of benefits, services, and experiences.

About Accor

Accor, based in Paris, France, is a leading hospitality group with over 5,800 hotels and residences, and more than 10,000 restaurants and bars in 110 countries. The group has a diverse and fully integrated ecosystem in the industry, with about 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, and has also expanded into the lifestyle sector with Ennismore. ALL is a booking platform and loyalty program that provides members with the unique experiences promised by the Accor group during and beyond their hotel stay. The group also focuses on promoting positive action through business ethics, responsible tourism, sustainable environmental protection, community engagement, diversity, and inclusion. Founded in 1967, Accor is headquartered in France and is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC market in the United States (Ticker: ACCYY). For more information, please visit https://group.accor.com.

*Information as of May 27, 2026.
*All photos are for illustrative purposes only.