Experience the tradition of Yukiguni by dividing time and space – “Private Kamakura”
2021.01.07
From February 1st to February 28th, 2021, Hoshino Resorts’ hot spring inn brand “Kai” will be “private” at two facilities in the Kai Tsugaru and Kai Alps so that even if it is a corona whirlpool, you can experience it only in a snowy country. “Kamakura” will appear. By preparing multiple kamakura at each facility and dividing the time zone, you can experience the kamakura for each family or group. In the world Tsugaru, you can wear a fantastic kamakura illuminated by a lantern with the design of “Tsugaru Kogin-zashi”, and in the world Alps, you can wear a Mino or Hanten to feel like a snowman. You can enjoy the big kamakura.
Reliable private kamakura that divides time and space
We plan to install two Kamakura in KAI Tsugaru and three in KAI Alps. One kamakura is used for each group or family, so you can maintain a sense of privacy and feel at ease. You can also enjoy the fantastic scenery, take pictures, and enjoy the kamakura slowly.
Enjoy a Kogin-zashi experience at the Kogin-zashi Kamakura
At the hot spring inn “Kai Tsugaru” in Aomori Prefecture, which is located in Minamitsugaru and Owani, we will hold a kogin-zashi experience to enjoy at “Kogin-zashi”. The lanterns designed in the Tsugaru region’s traditional craft “Tsugaru Kogin-zashi” illuminate the kamakura installed in the “Tsugaru Shiki no Mizuba” where you can enjoy the seasonal atmosphere of Tsugaru, creating a fantastic space. To do. In a private kamakura, you can relax while enjoying kogin-zashi-patterned sweets and apple cocktails.
Point
1. Enjoy “seeing”
If you follow the “Kogin Lantern” designed by Kogin designer Iemasa Yamabata, you will reach a kamakura. Approximately 50 lanterns range from small to large, and each has a variety of Tsugaru kogin-zashi such as “Hanako (Tsugaru dialect and flowers)” and “Kogori (Tsugaru dialect and snow)”. Is given. You can enjoy the beautiful snow scene and the collaboration of the geometric pattern of Kogin.
2. Enjoy “eat” and “drink”
Kogin Kamakura
We offer cute kogin-zashi chocolates made by a local pastry shop so that you can spend a relaxing time in a kamakura. We also offer hot cocktails using apples, which Aomori Prefecture boasts the highest production in Japan. There are also non-alcoholic cocktails that you can enjoy even if you are not good at drinking.
3. Enjoy “touching”
Kogin-zashi
In the kamakura, you can enjoy “Kogin-zashi” where Tsugaru Kogin-zashi is also a nerve weakening place. This is an original card game devised by the staff of KAI Tsugaru. Kogin-zashi is a sashiko technique that has been handed down in the Tsugaru region. Since the farmers’ kimono was limited to linen cloth, the women of the farmer used to fill the rough cloth with thread to prevent fraying and improve heat retention. Through the game, you can experience the wisdom of the lives of the people of Tsugaru who spend the cold winter comfortably.
Overview
Period:
February 1-27, 2021 * Subject to change depending on snow conditions
Time:
17: 50-18: 10/18: 20-18: 40/18: 50-19: 10 /
19: 50-20: 10/20: 20-20: 40
* Two kamakura. Private use of one set.
* Limited to 2 groups each time. Up to 3 people per group.
Price:
1,500 yen per person (includes kamakura admission fee, sweets, and a drink)
* Alcoholic / non-alcoholic cocktails can be selected.
■ KAI Alps ｜ "Shinshu Kamakura Yukinko Experience" to return to your childhood and enjoy life in a snowy country
At the hot spring inn “Kai Alps” in Omachi Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, we will hold a “Shinshu Kamakura Yukinko Experience” where you can return to your childhood and enjoy the unique lifestyle of Shinshu. Located at the foot of the Northern Alps, Omachi is one of the snowiest areas in Shinshu, and the wisdom of living in the harsh winter is rooted in it. In the KAI Alps, you can enjoy playing outside with the kamakura arranged along the ganki, dressed as “Yukinko”. You can experience the winter of Shinshu in a warm space where bamboo lanterns are lined up.
Kamakura at night (Kai Alps)
Point
1. “Yukinko’s outfit experience” that returns to your childhood with the outfit unique to a snowy country
Yukinko's attire experience
In Shinshu, where it is snowy and cold, I wore Mino and Hanten as snow and cold protection as a wisdom for living. In the KAI Alps, while feeling the culture of Shinshu, we will lend out the clothes of “Yukinko” so that you can return to your childhood and play. If you play to your heart’s content, you can enjoy playing in the snow while feeling nostalgic for the mysterious feeling of forgetting the cold. The sight of guests dressed as snowflakes enjoying the snow and the snow is a daily life in a snowy country.
2. “Preparing for winter outing” in the hearth
In the old Japanese house, there was a hearth as a place for family, relatives and friends to gather. In the hearth in the public space of the KAI Alps, the sound of burning firewood, the warmth of the fire, and the scent of steam rising from the kamado are flowing in a calm and relaxing time. During the winter, we offer traditional warming items “Shiruko” and “Azuki no Kairo”.
Overview
Period:
February 1-28, 2021 * Subject to change depending on snow conditions
[1] Hygiene management
At Hoshino Resorts, as part of our corona measures, we take the following measures in consideration of our customers’ health and public health.
・ Temperature measurement at check-in
・ In addition to normal room cleaning, cleaning and wiping with alkaline electrolyzed water inside the hotel
・ Alcohol for sterilization is installed in various places in the building
・ Rubbing alcohol for hand disinfection is installed in all guest rooms
・ Alcohol disinfection of fingers for all customers when entering the restaurant
・ High-temperature cleaning of tableware (plates, glasses) and cutlery (80 degrees or higher), disinfection cleaning of food trays
・ Install partitions such as panels and vinyl sheets on the front
・ Wear a mask when serving customers in the hall
・ Thorough management of staff health and hygiene (temperature measurement and record confirmation before going to work)
・ Humidifiers that maintain a humidity of 40% or more are installed in all guest rooms (excluding facilities in Hoshinoya Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture).
・ QR code of menus in restaurants (all facilities of the world brand)
[2] 3 Dense avoidance
We are taking the following measures to create a stay that avoids the three “denseness” of closed, dense, and close.
・ The degree of congestion in the large communal bath can be seen on a smartphone. 3 Visualization of density and implementation of congestion prediction service (partial)
・ Restrictions on admission and entry in places where congestion is confirmed during your stay
・ Dinner breakfast is served at the restaurant in a semi-private room (Kai * excluding some facilities)
・ Manage the congestion status of restaurants and decentralize entry times
・ At the time of check-out front payment, entry restrictions will be implemented as appropriate.
・ Check-in support in guest rooms (Hoshinoya / Kai)
Hoshino Resorts KAI
A hot spring inn brand developed by Hoshino Resorts nationwide. In pursuit of Japaneseness and comfort, we offer various services based on the concept of “It’s a royal road, but it’s new.” It features “local music” hospitality and “local room” where you can experience the charm of the area, which is the real pleasure of traveling. In January 2021, “Kai Kirishima” is scheduled to open in Kirishima Onsen, Kagoshima Prefecture. ＞Hoshino Resorts KAI
