On May 12, Keikyu Corporation announced its area management plans for the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. This includes a luxury resort for Jogashima Island.

The oceanfront site was originally home to the Jogashima Keikyu Hotel. The aging hotel closed its doors in May 2020. It first opened in 1965 as the Jogashima Onsen Hotel.

A joint venture with real estate company HULIC will see the tentatively-named Fufu Jogashima open in 2024 with the goal of providing the highest level of service for a hot spring ryokan-style resort.

Located a 1.5 hour drive from central Tokyo, this southern tip of Kanagawa has been popular as a day-trip destination for Tokyo residents, but has lacked the amenities for overnight stays. 

Jogashima Island is just 1.8 kilometers long and 0.6 kilometers wide. It has been known as a scenic spot since the 1100s. In the early 1900s it rose to fame as the setting of Kitahara Hakushu’s poem ‘Rain on Jogashima Island’. It was also home to forts up until the end of WWII.

Location

Jogashima, Misakimachi, Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture

Source: Keikyu Corporation News Release, May 12, 2021.

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