about haku

haku hostel + cafe bar

haku is a hostel where people from all walks of life can gather. It is the renovated and revitalized "Kashiwamura Ryokan", which was opened and operated by the Kashiwamura family who migrated from Aomori Prefecture around the end of the Taisho period/beginning of the Showa period (around 1926).

The ryokan closed about 10 years ago, but before WWII there was a horse hitching post in the back yard, and it seems that it was quite a lively place with many visitors.

柏 / ハク / haku / 白

"haku" The naming comes from a mixture of the Japanese characters for “Kashiwamura” (the name of the former ryokan) and “Shiraoi”, with its meaning of the colour white.

The name reflects our intention to paint an image of a business suited to this region on a blank canvas, while honouring the history of the Kashiwamura ryokan operated here in Shiraoi for many years.
SHIRAOI 白老
drinking... walking... sleeping...

HOSTEL café bar

  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
  • photo by Ryoichi Kawajiri -  -  -
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