A retro inn guide brought to you by the author, who, while studying architecture, became captivated by the charm of old inns and has visited and sketched over 100 inns across the country.
This book features 35 carefully selected examples from Tohoku to Kyushu and Okinawa, thoroughly analyzing their highlights with building sketches and lavish photographs.
[Table of Contents]
Preface
Map of Inns Featured in This Book
How to Use This Book
■Tohoku
(Yamagata Prefecture) Akakura Onsen Yuzawaya | A rare inn with a design offering a panoramic view of the hot spring town, resembling Ryugu Castle.
(Yamagata Prefecture) Namegawa Onsen Fukushimaya | An onsen inn where you can enjoy a hidden hot spring in a rustic building from the Edo period.
(Fukushima Prefecture) Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Mukaitaki | A remarkable inn with a garden and buildings that make full use of the terrain.
Column 1: Learning Inn Architectural Terms
■Kanto
(Ibaraki Prefecture) Hiragatako Onsen Togamiyaryokan | A ryokan that retains the atmosphere of the Meiji era when the fishing industry flourished.
(Tochigi Prefecture) Kita Onsen Kitaonsen Ryokan | A secluded inn where you can fully enjoy Japan’s hot spring cure culture.
(Tochigi Prefecture) Sandogoya Onsen Tabakoya Ryokan | A mountain hut with a breathtaking outdoor bath, despite having no electricity, water, or signal.
(Tochigi Prefecture) Shionoyu Onsen Akagiyaryokan | A modernist onsen ryokan architecture in a mountainous area.
(Tochigi Prefecture) Nikko Kanaya Hotel | Japan’s oldest resort hotel.
(Gunma Prefecture) Shima Onsen Sekizenkan | A must-see bathhouse that retains its early Showa era appearance.
(Saitama Prefecture) Machidaya Ryokan | A compact ryokan building typical of a provincial town, almost unchanged from the Meiji era.
(Tokyo) Tokyo Station Hotel | A brick hotel that shares its history with Tokyo Station.
(Tokyo) Gakushikaikan | A former member’s club facility that retains the atmosphere of the early Showa period.
(Tokyo) Ryokan Saiko | An inn that has evolved from a boarding house to a ryokan, retaining various traces of both Western and Japanese styles.
(Kanagawa Prefecture) Hotel New Grand | A lobby that remains just as it was in the early Showa period, like a different world.
(Kanagawa Prefecture) Tonosawa Onsen Motoyu Kansuirou | The finest ryokan architecture in history.
(Kanagawa Prefecture) Tonosawa Onsen Fukuzumirou | An inn where every room has a different design, full of playful spirit.
(Kanagawa Prefecture) Hakone Yumoto Onsen Bansuirou Fukuzumi | A tangible cultural property where you can stay, featuring pseudo-Western architecture from the early Meiji period.
(Kanagawa Prefecture) Miyanoshita Onsen Fujiya Hotel | Like a hotel museum, you can experience hotel architecture from various eras.
Column 2: Tracing the History of Inns
■Chubu
(Yamanashi Prefecture) Shimobe Onsen Yumoto Hotel | An inn that almost looks like a ryokan, retaining the hotel-like atmosphere of the early Showa period.
(Yamanashi Prefecture) Kita no Seido | A historic house with a sunken hearth, where you can experience life in a Koshugabuto-style old house.
(Nagano Prefecture) Idenoya Ryokan | Familiar from “The Inugami Clan.” A beloved inn for over 100 years thanks to its sturdy architecture.
(Shizuoka Prefecture) Shuzenji Onsen Arai Ryokan | Beautiful ryokan architecture that makes use of water.
(Shizuoka Prefecture) Yaogen | A roadside inn standing on the main street, retaining its early Showa period appearance.
(Aichi Prefecture) Tamadaya Ryokan | An inn that has watched over the highway since the Edo period.
Column 3: Focusing on the Lighting of Inns
■Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku
(Kyoto Prefecture) Guesthouse Itoya | A guesthouse in a Kyo-machiya with a touch of the owner’s sense.
(Kyoto Prefecture) Hashimotonoka | An inn that strongly retains the traces of a red-light district.
(Nara Prefecture) Nara Hotel | A modern Japanese building from the Meiji period, blending into the ancient capital of Nara.
(Hiroshima Prefecture) Innoshima Pension Shirataki Sanso | A Vories building that was built as a missionary’s house and now serves as an inn.
(Kagawa Prefecture) Ishiya Ryokan | A roadside inn that makes good use of its narrow lot.
(Kochi Prefecture) Misaki Kanko Hotel | A villa architecture with a blend of Japanese and Western styles, standing on Cape Muroto.
Column 4: Understanding the Etiquette of Staying
■Kyushu
(Nagasaki Prefecture) Unzen Onsen Unzen Kanko Hotel | An exterior like a mountain lodge, with an interior like a luxury cruise ship!? A Swiss-style classic hotel.
(Oita Prefecture) Taketa Ekimae Hostel cue | A stylish old house guesthouse in a castle town.
(Kumamoto Prefecture) Kumagawa Onsen Tsurunoyu Ryokan | A secluded inn with a three-story wooden building standing by the Kumagawa River.
(Kumamoto Prefecture) Hitoyoshi Onsen Yoshino Ryokan | From a residence to a restaurant, then a ryokan. A retro building handed down through generations.
(Kagoshima Prefecture) Denpaku Takakura no Aruyado | An old house inn where you can experience life on Amami Island.
Column 5: There’s More! Retro Inns Nationwide
(Iwate Prefecture) Osawa Onsen Tojiba / (Akita Prefecture) Nyuto Onsen Kuroyu Onsen / (Yamagata Prefecture) Semi Onsen Kishiro / (Chiba Prefecture) Oya Ryokan / (Kanagawa Prefecture) Hotel New Kamakura / (Kanagawa Prefecture) Kowakudani Onsen Mikawayaryokan / (Yamanashi Prefecture) Edoya Ryokan / (Nagano Prefecture) Tazawa Onsen Masuya Ryokan / (Nagano Prefecture) Manpei Hotel / (Nagano Prefecture) Bessho Onsen Hanaya Ryokan / (Nagano Prefecture) Shibu Onsen History no Yado Kanaguya / (Gifu Prefecture) Gero Onsen Yunoshimakan / (Aichi Prefecture) Gamagori Classic Hotel / (Kyoto Prefecture) Shirakawa Inn / (Osaka Prefecture) Amami Onsen Nantenen / (Kumamoto Prefecture) Hinagu Onsen Kanpuro
Chronology of Inns Featured in This Book
Afterword
Category:Japanese Architecture Book
Tag:hot spring, Hotel, inn, onsen, travel
- Pages:
- 192
- ISBN:
- 9784761528850
- Release Date:
- May, 2024
- Language:
- Japanese
- Publisher:
- Gakugei Shuppansha
Author profile
Haruki Yoshimiya
He is a graduate student studying architecture at Chiba University. Since childhood, he has traveled to various places with his family, staying at different inns. Starting with bird’s-eye views of highway junctions in elementary school, he has continued to draw three-dimensional illustrations such as floor plans and perspectives. As a university student, he became fascinated by the charm of historic inns and launched an information site. Recalling Kappa Senoo’s “Europe Through the Back Door,” which he read in elementary school, he began recording inn buildings with his unique cross-sectional perspectives. He is the organizer of the website “Stay at Inns That Feel the Passage of Time ~Tokiyado” and the operator of “Architecture Student’s Musings” on X (formerly Twitter).
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