4 hotels recommended by the Michelin Guide Japan's hotel selection "Michelin Key"!

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The Michelin Guide Japan's hotel selection, Michelin Key, is known for introducing high-quality accommodations. This time, we will introduce the charms of four excellent facilities that draw inspiration from the past: SETOUCHI RETREAT by Onko Chishin GOTO RETREAT by Onko Chishin, MUNI KYOTO by Onko ...

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Onkochishin operates a wide variety of facilities, from casual to ultra-luxury, from long-established inns to newly built hotels, and from urban areas to remote islands. What they all have in common is their unparalleled individuality. We listen closely to the memories of each place and create unique, custom-made accommodation concepts.

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SETOUCHI RETREAT by Onko Chishin(Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)

Enjoy architecture supervised by Tadao Ando

This famous building, which was partly open to the public as a museum, was renovated under the supervision of designer Tadao Ando in December 2015 to become a small luxury hotel with seven all-suite rooms. The hotel's concept is "Minimal Luxury."

SETOUCHI RETREAT by Onko Chishin Official Website

In the sophisticated space of Ando's architecture, art pieces are displayed throughout the building. In addition to a dining area serving kaiseki cuisine made with an abundance of seasonal ingredients from the Seto Inland Sea, the hotel also features two indoor and outdoor pools, as well as the first full-scale hotel spa in Shikoku. Since opening, the hotel has received prestigious awards around the world, including the highest rating of 5 Red Pavilions in the Michelin Guide Hiroshima-Ehime 2018 Special Edition.

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40 minutes by taxi from Matsuyama Airport, or 30 minutes by taxi from JR Matsuyama Station. We provide one shuttle service per day.

GOTO RETREAT by Onko Chishin(Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture)

Enjoy the interior design by Yukio Hashimoto

Located on a hill overlooking the lava coast that was formed by the eruption of Goto's symbol, Onidake, the "Island of Prayer, Inn of Light" has 26 rooms with ocean views and open-air baths. Yukio Hashimoto, who designed and designed the interior, chose "The view" as his theme.

GOTO RETREAT by Onko Chishin Official Website

A beautiful seascape that stretches out as far as the eye can see, and the sea breeze that envelops your body. The hotel is dotted with designs that make the dynamic and majestic nature unique to Abumise the centerpiece. Guests can enjoy a spa that uses items that incorporate Goto camellia to keep the body and mind healthy, as well as a variety of activities that allow you to experience the charms of Goto, located in Saikai National Park. Winner of the 2023 Good Design Award and the Interior Planning Award "2023 Grand Prize."

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The nearest airport to our hotel is Fukue Airport (Goto Tsubaki Airport), and the nearest seaport is Fukue Port.

It takes about 40 minutes by plane from Nagasaki Airport or Fukuoka Airport to Fukue Airport (Goto Tsubaki Airport), and about 1 hour and 30 minutes by jetfoil from Nagasaki Port to Fukue Port.

MUNI KYOTO by Onko Chishin(Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)

Two restaurants are operated by Ducasse Paris, founded by world-famous chef Alain Ducasse

Located right in front of Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, a place that has been attracting people since time immemorial. The beauty of "space and white space" created by Yasuda Koichi Architecture of Yasuda Atelier and Uchida Design Institute, a cozy space that blends "Western and Eastern" and "traditional and modern", with natural materials and delicate, minimalist symmetry, and attention to detail.

MUNI KYOTO by Onko Chishin Official Website

The hotel is equipped with a SPA that uses original products made from Kyoto ingredients such as Kitayama cedar and Mizuo yuzu, and the Michelin one-star French restaurants "MUNI ALAIN DUCASSE" and "MUNI LA TERRASSE" supervised by Ducasse Paris , where you can enjoy a moment savoring the finest modern French cuisine unique to Kyoto. The hotel has a total of 21 rooms that harmonize with the nature of Arashiyama and add new color to its history, harmonizing with the rich nature of Arashiyama and its pure and gentle colors.

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12 minutes walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station on the JR Sanin Line (Sagano Line)

11 minutes walk from "Arashiyama Station" on the Hankyu Arashiyama Line

4 minutes walk from Arashiyama Station on the Keifuku Electric Railway

HANZUIRYO by Onkochishin (Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture)

5 Red Pavilions, the highest rating for accommodation in the Michelin Guide

Ryotei Hanzuiryo opened in 1992 in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, which has long been known as a "summer resort above the clouds." Surrounded by magnificent nature, the 16,000 m2 site is dotted with 14 detached guest rooms (each room over 250 m2) in just eight buildings, surrounded by a Japanese garden that reflects the changing of the seasons, as well as a large communal bath and an open-air bath. The detached buildings were built by Kyoto carpenters over a period of three years using traditional sukiya-style techniques.

Official website of HANZUIRYO by Onkochishin

The two single-story special rooms in two buildings are luxurious and blissful spaces equipped with a Japanese-style room, living room, bedroom, open-air bath, sauna, wet bar, and more. The two-story annex with 12 rooms in six buildings has a living room and bedroom on the second floor where the entrance is, a Japanese-style room with an adjacent room overlooking the Japanese garden on the first floor, and all rooms are equipped with indoor cypress baths. Their luxurious hospitality has been recognized in the Michelin Guide Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki 2019 Special Edition, where they have been awarded five stars, the highest rating for a lodging facility, and one star for their cuisine. (They are the second hotel in Japan to receive both awards in the facilities and cuisine categories at the same time.)

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70 minutes by car from Nagasaki Airport, 55 minutes by car from Isahaya Station

We can also arrange rental cars and taxis from the airport, port, or station.

Onkochishin operates a wide variety of facilities, from casual to ultra-luxury, from long-established inns to newly built hotels, and from urban areas to remote islands. What they all have in common is their unparalleled individuality. We listen closely to the memories of each place and create unique, custom-made accommodation concepts.

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