TSURUGA GROUP

Tsuruga Group is a Hokkaido hospitality brand that began in 1955 with the founding of Akan Grand Hotel on the shores of Lake Akan. Today, it operates 16 distinctive hot-spring inns and hotels across Hokkaido, alongside restaurants and bakeries. Its properties are set amid the region’s forests, lakes, and protected natural areas, and offer stays inspired by local landscapes, history, and culture, including Ainu and Okhotsk heritage.

Guests can choose from luxury, resort, and casual accommodations, ranging from traditional Japanese inns and lakeside retreats to villas and nature-focused lodges. The group also offers experiences such as spa stays, buffet dining, French cuisine at its lakeside auberge, freshly baked breads and sweets, and an art gallery and gift shop featuring work connected to the Akan area. Across its destinations, Tsuruga emphasizes attentive hospitality, comfortable spaces that blend Japanese and Western sensibilities, and opportunities to enjoy Hokkaido’s natural surroundings. Its properties span areas including Akan, Lake Kussharo, Lake Saroma, Lake Shikotsu, Jozankei, Niseko, Lake Toya, and Onuma.