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Comico Art House Yufuin
Yufu, Oita Prefecture, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Kengo Kuma and graphic designer Kenya Hara built only two villas here, Soil and Bamboo, as a tiny lodging inside a contemporary art museum at the foot of Mount Yufu. Charred cedar and Echizen washi wrap rooms that hang Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara; each villa has its own onsen. The house opened in 2017 and grew its galleries in 2022.
- 2 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Yufuin
- Architect: Kengo Kuma
About Comico Art House Yufuin
- Only two guest villas, themed Soil and Bamboo, sit inside the COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN compound.
- Architect Kengo Kuma and graphic designer Kenya Hara shaped the 2017 opening; galleries expanded in 2022.
- Guest rooms hang contemporary work by Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara on Echizen washi walls.
- Each villa has private open-air and indoor onsen, with a Zen garden toward Mount Yufu.
History
Comico Art House Yufuin opened in 2017 as a cultural project by NHN Japan: architect Kengo Kuma and graphic designer Kenya Hara shaped a small compound inspired by a traditional mura, or village, in charred cedar. Two guest villas, Soil and Bamboo, sit inside the contemporary art museum, with Echizen washi walls and works by Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara. Exhibition spaces expanded in 2022.
The setting
The address sits in Oita 879-5102, Yufu, Japan.
Experiences
- Viewing contemporary art at COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN — Guests can enjoy works by Japan's leading contemporary artists Nara Yoshitomo, Murakami Takashi, Sugimoto Hiroshi and others at the adjacent contemporary art museum.
- COMICO ART MUSEUM visit — Guests can visit the museum for free up to two times during their stay, subject to congestion; viewing limited to museum opening hours 9:40~16:00.
Amenities
- Private open-air and indoor hot spring baths (onsen) in each villa
- Exclusive access to the COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN collection
- Private Zen gardens with views of Mount Yufu
- Architecture by Kengo Kuma featuring charred cedar and natural materials
- Minimalist interiors themed around "Soil" and "Bamboo" with Echizen washi paper walls
- In-room contemporary art by artists such as Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara
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