In the highland plateau of Sengokuhara, where Hakone’s volcanic history rises to the surface in milky-white thermal waters fed by two springs at different temperatures, KAI Sengokuhara offers each of its sixteen rooms a private outdoor bath on the terrace and, at night, a water garden that transforms into an illuminated artwork beside the bath. The kaiseki kitchen draws its presentation language from the volcanic Owakudani valley nearby, and the rooms hold works made by artists who stayed in this house before the guest who arrives today. It is a ryokan built around the idea that creative attention and thermal water belong in the same space, and in this corner of Hakone, that argument is made with quiet conviction.
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The bath halls are pumped with milky white waters, abundant in antibacterial qualities, from the Owakudani volcanic valley. Hot spring ryokan in Japan.
KAI Sengokuhara is a hot spring ryokan located near Hakone in a vast natural setting 700 meters up in the mountains. Both gallery and atelier, the ryokan is adorned with artwork by local artists, and it offers activities in which artists and staff inspire guests to explore their creativity.
Kai Sengokuhara is home to hot spring ryokans. The bath halls are pumped with milky white waters, abundant in antibacterial qualities, from the Owakudani volcanic valley. Each hall has two indoor baths, one hot and one just above body temperature, as well as an outdoor bath with a view of the surrounding forests and a water garden of luminescent stones. KAI Sengokuhara organizes art activities that encourage guests to find inspiration in the artwork throughout the resort and in the stunning landscapes outside their windows.
Guests are invited to join a nightly workshop where they will learn to decorate tenugui, a traditional Japanese handkerchief. Staff are on hand to assist guests with painting their original designs.
At KAI Sengokuhara, the rooms feature the artworks created by twelve artists who invited from around the world to serve as artists in residence. During their stay, the artists immerse themselves in the location to create artworks that are then displayed in the ryokan's rooms. Each artist offers a different perspective of Sengokuhara that enhances the ryokan's sense of place.
Guests are served Japanese cuisine that highlights the aromas and other qualities of the local seafood and vegetables, reflecting the ryokan's location in the mountains and proximity to the ocean. Dishes and dishware are combined in ways both beautiful and playful, as befitting an art-oriented ryokan.
A hot spring ryokan located near Hakone in a vast natural setting 700 meters up in the mountains.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara
Hot spring ryokan Japan
817-359 Sengokuhara Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimogun,
Kanagawa 250-0631,
Japan
Asia
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