Sumiyaki Onsen

  • Kawamata, Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
  • A Shirakawa hot spring stay place integrated with charcoal making/using activities
  • Reactivating the forest road behind the town street as charcoal burning venues, as well as rediscovering the potential of the local hot spring resource for new kind to tourism
  • Nuki hybrid structure applied both to the main structure and to the temporary charcoal making shed structure

People: Bath, Cook, Eat, Rest, Sleep

typology: Hotel, Restaurant

Climate: Heat, Water

Location: Forest, River, Valley, Waterfront

Material: Wood

Era: 2000s


Contributor: Adam Kiryk
25 January 2019