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Yoruya
Kurashiki, Japan · Independent · Core Luxury
Yoruya opened in November 2024 inside a designated Traditional Building that served for over a century as a Meiji-era kimono merchant's secondary residence in Kurashiki's Bikan Historical Quarter, its name meaning twisting threads in Japanese. SIMPLICITY and architect Takeo Imai preserved original beams and earthen walls while recreating narrow hiyasai alleyways indoors, and the ka no za dining concept brings veterans from Fukudaya in Shiga and Azumi Setoda in Hiroshima to curate regional gastronomy by the hearth.
- 13 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Honmachi
- Rooms from 323 sq ft (30 m²)
- Architect: Takeo Imai / SIMPLICITY
About Yoruya
- From the 1980s until 2014 the building operated as a neighborhood ryokan before sitting vacant; Kiraku's revival was their second project with the ALL-JAPAN Kanko Rikkoku fund after Nazuna Kyoto.
- Ka no za translates to a seat by the hearth, the idea behind the chef-led regional table.
- Thirteen rooms and a wine bar now occupy the machiya; Design Hotels and Marriott list the house.
- Entry-level rooms start at 323 sq ft (30 m²).
History
The machiya was built around 1912 as a Meiji-era kimono merchant's secondary residence in Kurashiki's Bikan Historical Quarter, later a city-designated Traditional Building. It ran as a neighborhood ryokan from the 1980s until 2014, then sat vacant. Kiraku reopened it as Yoruya on 14 November 2024, their second project with the ALL-JAPAN Kanko Rikkoku tourism fund after Nazuna Kyoto. SIMPLICITY and architect Takeo Imai preserved original beams and earthen walls and recreated Bikan's narrow hiyasai alleyways indoors. The name means twisting threads. Thirteen rooms and a wine bar sit around ka no za, a hearth-side dining concept staffed with veterans of Fukudaya in Shiga and Azumi Setoda in Hiroshima.
Experiences
- Gastronomy — A balance of exquisite gastronomy and harmonious living quarters.
Amenities
- Exquisite gastronomy
- Harmonious living quarters
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