Since the opening of KAI Hakone, we will visit the Hakone parquet workshop “Roki Woodworks”, which has been working on the preparation of the guest room “Hakone Parquet Room” and the kaiseki cuisine. Mr. Kiyoshi Tsuyuki, who is the 4th generation, will explain the wood used as the material, and will teach you the process of making it into parquet.

He observes the process of cutting wood, pasting parts of different shades to make patterned parts, combining them, and finally shaving with a canna to make a work. In order to create a beautiful pattern, the elaborate handiwork and the elaborate design of craftsmen who know the characteristics of wood are given.

At the end of the workshop tour, a special canna that craftsmen use “seed wood” that combines parts with various patterns, and a “zuku” pulling experience that carves out patterns with a thickness of 0.2 mm. I will do it. “Zuku” is the basis for finishing a work by pasting it on a wooden product. The scent of wood stands out the moment you shave it, and you can feel the rarity of being able to witness the moment when crafts are created.

In the guest room “Hakone Parquet Room”, the room key chain and hanging scroll are decorated with parquet design. The large design that boldly utilizes the texture of wood blends in with the scenery of Sukumogawa and Yusakayama, which you can see from the Japanese-style guest rooms and windows.

Parquet is also used for kaiseki cuisine. It features a chic pattern that complements the dishes created by the Rouki Woodworks to match the dishes.

After dinner, you can listen to the history and anecdotes of Hakone parquet, which the staff explains in a picture-story show format, while tasting tea and sweets in the lobby with a Hakone parquet bowl in a program called “Parquet CHAYA”.
You can also experience making a parquet coaster by combining parquet parts in your room.

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Born in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is the 4th generation of the Rouki Woodworks and is a Hakone parquet technician. Following the flow of the first Kiyoyoshi Rouki, who studied under Nisaburo, the grandson of Nisaburo Ishikawa, the founder of Hakone parquet, he continues to create new parquet that blends into his current life while preserving traditional techniques and techniques.

Since 2012, he has collaborated with Kai Hakone to create original guest room arrangements and kaiseki dishes with his father, Kiyokatsu Rouki, the third generation. Sake sets and bowls made by cutting seeds or grinding them with a potter’s wheel are popular for their sophisticated and modern design.

Hoshino Resort Kai Hakone (Hakone Yumoto Onsen, Kanagawa Prefecture)
An inn with a river view in all rooms surrounded by nature. You can enjoy a stay where you can experience the beautiful Hakone parquet while being intoxicated by the murmuring of the Sukumogawa River and the magnificence of the towering Yusakayama.
＞Hoshino Resort Kai Hakone