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Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel
Kurashiki, Japan · Independent · Near Luxury
Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel has 106 rooms on the Bikan canal, in Shizutaro Urabe's white-wall modern building from 1963, the weekend house that Soichiro Ohara wanted for the town. DOCOMOMO Japan listed it as selection number 172, and a Munakata Shiko print hangs in the house. An annex followed in 1987 and full-house works in 2019, and it is described as the oldest hotel in Kurashiki.
- 106 rooms
- Opened 1963
- Neighborhood: Bikan
- Rooms from 202 sq ft (19 m²)
- Architect: Shizutaro Urabe
About Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel
- Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel opened on 1 December 1963 with about 106 rooms, designed by Shizutaro Urabe of the Kurashiki Architectural Laboratory for founder Soichiro Ohara.
- It is DOCOMOMO Japan selection no. 172, with a Munakata Shiko print in the house, an annex from 1987 and full-house works in 2019.
- The independent hotel stands in the Bikan Historical Quarter, on the white-wall canal.
- Entry-level rooms start at 202 sq ft (19 m²).
History
Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel is a 106-room 1963 house at 1-1-44 Chuo, designed by Shizutaro Urabe for Soichiro Ohara as a weekend house in harmony with the Bikan white walls.
The setting
1-1-44 Chuo, Kurashiki, Bikan Historical Quarter. 1-1-44 Chuo, on the Bikan canal in Kurashiki.
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