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In February 2023, we stayed three nights at AoAwo Naruto Resort in Naruto, Tokushima. There were five of us across three generations: my parents (the children’s grandparents), me, and our two elementary-school children.
My wife couldn’t get time off work, so she stayed home this time. We both work, and it is hard for the two of us to take time off together. But when only my own days off have to fit, I can pick a cheaper season. We stayed in the low season at a hotel that gets much more expensive during the summer holidays.
At AoAwo Naruto Resort (five people across three generations, 1 room), for the regular plans without the lounge, we haven’t decided which site is cheapest with breakfast for 12/8 and 12/11: we checked the sites on different days, and the order could also change depending on the children’s breakfast fee. For 3/24 and 3/27, no site could be booked (these dates fall within the hotel’s full closure period). (Prices checked in October 2026) Go to the booking site price comparison (tables)
AoAwo Naruto Resort review with kids and grandparents: three nights, five people, three generations
For a three-generation trip, the best thing was that we could spend the whole day inside the hotel.
What we liked
- Lunch and cake at the JTB Lounge meant we could spend the whole day inside the hotel
- The grandparents and the children did sea bream fishing and wakame (seaweed) harvesting together
- The sea bream my mother caught was served as sashimi on a boat-shaped platter at dinner that day (for a fee)
- The beach is right in front of the hotel, and we could play on the sand even in February
Things to know
- Prices go up a lot during the summer holidays. We went in February
- We did the sea bream fishing and wakame harvesting on a plan that came with the JTB Passport
- Our first night was on a plan without dinner, so dinner was udon at the lounge
It is a hotel we want to go back to. Next time, I want my wife to come with us.
AoAwo Naruto Resort (Naruto, Tokushima)
We booked through a JTB package (a Japanese travel company). Prices change a lot by season
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AoAwo Naruto Resort price: JPY 372,350 for 5 people, 3 nights (JTB)
We booked a JTB travel package. It included flights (ANA), three nights at the hotel and a rental car.
| Item | Amount (5 people) |
|---|---|
| Package price (ANA round trip, 3 hotel nights, rental car) | JPY 447,350 |
| Nationwide Travel Support (Zenkoku Ryoko Shien) discount | −JPY 75,000 |
| What we paid | JPY 372,350 (about JPY 74,000 per person averaged over 5 people, adults and children) |
The Nationwide Travel Support was a government travel discount available in Japan as of February 2023.
Plan for each night
| Night | Plan | Meals |
|---|---|---|
| Night 1 | Plan with a specified room type | Breakfast |
| Nights 2 and 3 | Plan with the JTB Passport Plus, which includes cake, lunch and activities at the JTB Lounge (Ace JTB) | Breakfast and dinner |
Flights and rental car
The rental car was a minivan, and we had it from the day we arrived until the day we left. With the grandparents along, it’s easy to drive them to the sights.
On the way home, we flew from Tokushima Airport back to Haneda.
We also have an article comparing whether to book flights and hotels through JTB or Agoda.
→ Agoda vs JTB compared (Taipei and Japan) (in Japanese)
AoAwo Naruto Resort prices and meal plans
In October 2026, we checked seven sets of dates from December to March on seven booking sites, for five people across three generations (3 adults and children aged 12 and 10), the Japanese Deluxe room we stayed in (or, for dates where it didn’t show up, the cheapest room for five), and 2 nights. If you want dinner included like we did, the options were Rakuten Travel, JTB, Jalan and Ikyu (Japanese booking sites). Expedia only had plans with breakfast.
The tables below compare regular plans without the lounge (with breakfast, and with dinner and breakfast). Plans that include the lounge, like the JTB Passport Plus we added from the second night (with lunch, cake and activities at the JTB Lounge), are not compared in the tables.
| Booking site | From 12/8 2 weeknights | From 12/11 2 nights over a weekend | From 12/24 2 nights in the winter holidays | From 12/29 2 nights over New Year | From 1/2 2 nights, later in the winter holidays | From 3/24 2 nights in the spring holidays | From 3/27 2 nights over a spring-holiday weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trip.com | — | — | Not bookable for this group size | Not bookable for this group size | Not bookable for this group size | No bookable plan | No bookable plan |
| Expedia | JPY 204,002 (as of 10/4) | JPY 226,442 (as of 10/4) | JPY 240,000*1 | Fully booked | Fully booked | No bookable plan | No bookable plan |
*1 The cheapest room for that group size (room name as shown on the site)
— means we didn’t check that date. We haven’t checked on any site whether prices with breakfast include the children’s breakfast. We haven’t checked the hotel’s breakfast fee for children, so for dates where adding up to JPY 20,000 could change the order, we haven’t marked the cheapest. For Agoda, check today’s price with the button.
With dinner and breakfast (2 meals per night):
| Booking site | From 12/8 2 weeknights | From 12/11 2 nights over a weekend | From 12/24 2 nights in the winter holidays | From 12/29 2 nights over New Year | From 1/2 2 nights, later in the winter holidays | From 3/24 2 nights in the spring holidays | From 3/27 2 nights over a spring-holiday weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trip.com | — | — | Not bookable for this group size | Not bookable for this group size | Not bookable for this group size | No bookable plan | No bookable plan |
| Expedia | No plan with these meals (as of 10/4) | No plan with these meals (as of 10/4) | — | Fully booked (as of 10/4) | — | — | — |
— means we didn’t check that date. For Agoda, check today’s price with the button.
We haven’t checked on any site whether prices with breakfast include the children’s breakfast.
According to the hotel’s official notice, AoAwo Naruto Resort will be fully closed from January 5 to April 30, 2027 for renovation work (the closure may be extended depending on how the work progresses). The 3/24 and 3/27 dates in the tables above fall within this closure. The hotel is scheduled to reopen in May 2027.
Check AoAwo Naruto Resort prices for your dates
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What age can kids share a bed for free at AoAwo Naruto Resort? Free for ages 0–2
According to the official rate information, children aged 0–2 stay free when sharing a bed. From age 3, even when sharing a bed, there is an infant facility fee of JPY 4,400 per night (including tax and service charge).
| Age | Fee (official) |
|---|---|
| 0–2 | Free when sharing a bed (a bedding fee applies if bedding is used) |
| Age 3 until starting elementary school | Infant facility fee of JPY 4,400 per night (including bedding and breakfast) |
A baby cot (for under 1 year old) is JPY 1,100 per day and an extra bed is JPY 3,300 per day. Both are limited in number and need to be requested in advance. When we stayed in February 2023, both of our children were in elementary school.
AoAwo Naruto Resort JTB Lounge: lunch, cake and the evening bar with the JTB Passport
Our plan from the second night came with the “JTB Passport,” which let us use the JTB Lounge inside the hotel.
We chose AoAwo because we had so much fun at the JTB Lounge at Renaissance Okinawa Resort in Okinawa. AoAwo is in the same hotel group as the Renaissance.
We could have lunch there, and in the evening the cake was all-you-can-eat. We didn’t need to leave the hotel for anything.
JTB Passport Plus benefits (from the brochure when we stayed)
- During your stay (from 2:00 p.m. after check-in until 12:00 noon on check-out day), all-you-can-eat cake and all-you-can-drink drinks at the JTB Lounge
- Free-flow soft drinks for elementary-school children at dinner
- Some beach and hotel activities and kids’ programs are free or discounted
- Lunch once per night at the terrace café “Oge” (a beef curry set, or, depending on the day, Sanuki udon or Tokushima ramen)
- Check-in at 2:00 p.m., check-out at 12:00 noon
Benefits change by season
What the plan includes changes by season. When you book, check the plan description at that time.
Lounge lunch: Sanuki udon, Tokushima ramen and beef curry
Lunch was a set of Sanuki udon, Tokushima ramen or beef curry. According to the brochure, Sanuki udon is on the menu on odd-numbered days and Tokushima ramen on even-numbered days.
Our first night was on a plan without dinner, so in the evening we ate udon at the lounge.
All-you-can-eat cake in the evening, and one drink at the bar
Drinks at the bar
We could also have one free drink at the bar, once.
Today’s JTB Lounge plans come in two types
When I looked at JTB’s plan descriptions in October 2026, there were two types of plans that include the JTB Lounge. With the “JTB Pass” (standard), sweets, coffee and soft drinks are free during your stay. The “JTB Passport Plus” adds all-you-can-drink alcohol such as beer and wine for adults (age 20 and over), plus lunch at the terrace café “Oge” (once per night) and more.
My father has become weaker with alcohol, so to keep him from drinking too much, we generally don’t pay extra for all-you-can-drink. If it comes with the plan, that’s fine. For three generations, all-you-can-eat desserts like cake are something the grandparents and grandchildren can all enjoy together.
The JTB Passport depends on how you use it: perfect if you stay at the hotel
When I checked JTB’s website in October 2026, plans with the JTB Passport Plus were still available. For a three-generation trip, I’d like to use this plan again next time.
When we went, this plan was perfect for us. We didn’t go far and used every benefit, both the lounge and the activities. But if you try to use every benefit, it becomes harder to go far.
Next time, I think it could also be good to book just the room on a site like Agoda and use a rental car to eat out and sightsee. We haven’t tried that at this hotel yet, but at Lequ Okinawa Chatan, on our second stay we chose a twin room without a pool, went out, and enjoyed it plenty.
Things to do at AoAwo Naruto Resort: sea bream fishing and wakame harvesting
Sea bream fishing and wakame harvesting were both JTB Passport activities. The children and the grandparents could enjoy the same things together, which was great for three generations.
Sea bream fishing: the fish my mother caught became our dinner sashimi platter
You can fish for sea bream in a fish pen on the beach. The sea bream my mother caught was a really fine one.
The sea bream we caught became a dinner platter
We had this sea bream prepared for a fee and served as sashimi on a boat-shaped platter at dinner on our second night. As I remember, the fee was about JPY 3,000.
Because we could eat the fish we caught ourselves at dinner, the children and the grandparents enjoyed it together.
Wakame harvesting: out to sea in a small boat, then eating it on the beach terrace
How wakame harvesting works
- Put on rain gear and
a life jacket - Go out in a small boat
and pull up the wakame - The staff boil
the wakame you harvested - Eat it right away
on the beach terrace
AoAwo Naruto Resort dinner: different every night of our three
With this plan, we could choose the restaurant for dinner. The brochure listed four: a buffet (“Irodori”), Japanese cuisine (“Naruto”), French kaiseki (“Four Seasons”) and a charcoal grill (“Umikaze”).
We skipped the buffet and chose Japanese cuisine and Four Seasons. We were able to book both restaurants.
| Night | Dinner |
|---|---|
| Night 1 | Udon at the JTB Lounge (our plan didn’t include dinner) |
| Night 2 | A Japanese course. The sea bream my mother caught was served as a sashimi platter (as I remember, the preparation fee was about JPY 3,000) |
| Night 3 | French kaiseki at the hotel restaurant “Four Seasons” (spiny lobster and more) |
AoAwo Naruto Resort rooms: an ocean-view Japanese Deluxe room
Our room was a Japanese Deluxe (non-smoking) in the Main Tower, with an ocean view. Futons were laid out on the tatami, and all five of us shared one room.
According to the brochure, it is a 10-tatami-mat Japanese room with a 6-mat anteroom and a sitting area by the window (hiroen), for 4 to 8 people.
The hotel has 208 rooms in a building built in 1991. There is also an open-air bath with natural hot spring water (sodium chloride and hydrogen carbonate springs) (from JTB’s brochure).
The beach in front: we played on the sand even in February
We went in winter, but the beach is right in front of the hotel, so we could play on the sand. The sunrise and the sunset were beautiful, too.
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If you plan to sightsee, you can also book just the room for less and get around by rental car
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Sightseeing near AoAwo Naruto Resort: the Naruto whirlpools by boat and shrines on Awaji Island
We had a rental car, so we also visited the sights around the hotel. Even with three generations, getting around is easy by car.
Whirlpool sightseeing boat “Wonder Naruto”
Michi-no-Eki Kurukuru Naruto (roadside station)
Onokorojima Shrine and Izanagi Jingu on Awaji Island
Cross the Onaruto Bridge and you are on Awaji Island. We visited Onokorojima Shrine and Izanagi Jingu.
Summary: for three generations, a plan that lets you spend the day at the hotel worked well
- 5 people, 3 nights, JPY 447,350 including ANA flights, the hotel and a rental car. With the Nationwide Travel Support discount, we paid JPY 372,350
- With the JTB Passport plan, we had lunch at the lounge, all-you-can-eat cake in the evening and one drink at the bar. We didn’t go far, so we used every benefit
- The children and the grandparents enjoyed sea bream fishing and wakame harvesting together. My mother’s sea bream became a sashimi platter at dinner
- Dinners over three nights: udon at the lounge, a Japanese course, and French kaiseki at Four Seasons
- Even in winter we played on the beach in front of the hotel. We drove to the whirlpools and the shrines on Awaji Island
Other hotels we stayed at with three generations, and how we split rooms, are collected here.
There are other hotels where I went with the children and the grandparents when my wife couldn’t take time off.
→ Lequ Okinawa Chatan review: Gold Suite with a private pool
We compare booking sites here.
→ Agoda or Expedia: which is cheaper for family trips? (in Japanese)
→ mikizin in English: all English pages
AoAwo Naruto Resort (Naruto, Tokushima)
Prices change by season. We compare the booking sites for the same dates before deciding
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