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Accommodation in a space where history is inherited “BYAKU Narai”

2021.06.04

A project has begun to renovate the traditional buildings of Narai-juku, which is an important traditional buildings preservation district in Nagano Prefecture, and use it as a small-scale complex. In addition, we will start accepting reservations for “BYAKU Narai” from May 27, 2021 (Thursday).

Connect straight to the community with a hundred experiences. New “LOCAL EXPERIENCE” of the coming era

“BYAKU Narai” aims to create an inn where you can experience the hundred experiences and stories of sleeping in towns and buildings. “BYAKU Narai” hides the changes of small seasons every day, buildings with alive history, and the beauty of crafts that have been popular since the Edo period. Surrounded by mountains on all sides, Narai-juku has shaped a unique history and culture. In this town where extraordinary time flows, we aim to be an accommodation facility that provides opportunities to meet various stories.

Taking advantage of the structure of the historic building, all rooms have different floor plans and unique and diverse guest space

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Restaurant "Kura (Kanji is a mountain crown) kura" that offers a unique dining experience in Narai-juku

Reconstructing the value of the original charm of the land from the perspective of the times, not only providing “taste” as a restaurant, but also satisfying intellectual curiosity and feeling new discoveries and surprises about the land We will provide a “food experience” that you will receive.
In addition, the place where the main work of sake brewing was done at the former Sugimori Sake Brewery has been regenerated as a dining space.

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Copyright 2021, Takenaka Corporation

Bar "TASTING BAR suginomori" where you can enjoy the local culture

The bar “TASTING BAR suginomori”, which was once a symbol of Narai-juku and inherited the trade name of “Sugimori Sake Brewery”, which was loved by many fans, was renovated from the building that was a miso brewery at that time. Suginomori) “.
In partnership with the “suginomori brewery” in the facility, it is a bar where you can enjoy fresh sake produced at the highest brewery in Japan. We aim to be a gathering place unique to Narai-juku that both local residents and tourists can enjoy.

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"Yamaizumi SAN-SEN", a hot bath facility where you can immerse yourself in the headwaters of the Shinano River

The spring water of the mountain, which is the source of the Shinano River, is used as water for daily life in Narai-juku and at the same time as water for sake brewing. The hot spring facility “Sansen”, which draws in spring water, is a place of relaxation that many people can use as a place for local residents to interact and to heal the tiredness of tourists.

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Gallery "hoihoi", a base for transmitting local culture

“Old Toyoi Toyoi Minshuku” has renovated the workshop of bending craftsmen and has spun the culture of the post town as a place to provide rich rice and a safe bed for visitors to Narai. The gallery “hoihoi” will carry on its name and will play a role as a place to disseminate information to welcome visitors.

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