Okura to open resort hotel in Hakone
Nishimatsu Construction and Hotel Okura are planning to open Okura Resort Hakone Gora in Hakone’s famed hot spring area in 2029. This will be Okura’s first Resort-branded hotel to open in Japan.
Nishimatsu will develop and own the building, with operations to be entrusted to Hotel Okura. The hotel’s overall design is being led by design studio CURIOSITY, headed by French designer Gwenael Nicholas, with a concept of creating a refined forest hideaway. The sloping location has views towards the mountains where guests can view the Daimonji-Yaki festival.Read more