Azumi Setoda ryokan to open in March 2021

A new hotelier has entered the boutique ryokan space in Japan, with their first project in the Setouchi Region to open in March 2021. Azumi Setoda is the first of the Azumi hotel projects - a hotel brand established by Adrian Zecha, founder of Aman, and Kyoto-based hospitality group Naru Developments.

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Two art hotels to open in Okayama

To coincide with the triennial Okayama Art Summit 2019 which runs from September 27 to November 2, two new architect-designed boutique hotels have opened up in Okayama City. Both buildings were designed in collaboration between Japanese architects and foreign artists.

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