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Taishoya
Ureshino, Saga, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Junzo Yoshimura's mid-century glass walls turn the forest into the bath enclosure at Taishoya. Ureshino Onsen, Saga. The house is a modern-movement inn: you soak looking at trees through glass, not at a rock arrangement. Yoshimura did the bones; the water is Ureshino's. Glass-walled baths look into the Ureshino forest. The inn is a mid-century ryokan.
- Neighborhood: Ureshino Onsen
- Architect: Junzo Yoshimura
About Taishoya
- Mid-century ryokan by Junzo Yoshimura in Ureshino Onsen.
- Glass-walled baths by Junzo Yoshimura look into the Ureshino forest, the trees standing in as the enclosure.
History
Taishoya in Ureshino Onsen is a Junzo Yoshimura-designed mid-century ryokan, using glass-walled baths that open to the surrounding forest.
Experiences
- Toyotamahime Shinto Shrine — Shrine dedicated to Toyotamahime, with the white catfish messenger enshrined; pouring water over it while praying is said to make skin beautiful.
- Todoroki Falls — 11-meter waterfall split into three stages, within a park with cherry blossoms in spring.
- Hizen Yume Kaido Ninja Park — Interactive historical theme park reproducing the Nagasaki Kaido of the early Edo period, with a ninja show at Ninja Yashiki and a commemorative photo spot at the Shashinkan.
- Hizen Yoshida-Yaki Pottery Hall — Hall displaying and selling Ureshino's Yoshida-Yaki pottery, where visitors can try pottery painting or make a piece by hand.
- Ureshino Onsen tea tasting and footbath — Specialty teas can be tasted in the hot spring town; a free footbath is available.
Amenities
- Onsen
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