Setouchi Retreat Aonagi

Setouchi Aonagi, also Setouchi Retreat Aonagi (瀬戸内リトリート青凪), is a Japanese hotel based in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2015 winter. The building was designed by Tadao Ando, a Japanese architect, in the final years of the Japan bubble era.[1] The hotel was designed as a museum at the beginning.[2]

Setouchi Aonagi
Native name
瀬戸内リトリート青凪
FoundedDecember 2015
Headquartersonkochishin. inc (株式会社温故知新) in Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Tomoki Matsuyama
Websitehttps://www.setouchi-aonagi.com/

Design
Infinity pool of Setouchi Retreat Aonagi

There are 2 buildings in the hotel.

Most of the space is constructed as hotel rooms now. There are 7 rooms in the hotel, the smallest room is 106.2 m2 and the largest is 169.6 m2.[3]

There are 2 pools in the hotel. One of those is on the rooftop which is a infinity pool facing Seto Inland Sea. The rooftop pool was designed as a concrete-framed lap pool by Tadao Ando[4]

Since the buildings were a museum before, It also has art galleries and many art pieces. The dining room is also inside one of the art galleries and facing a Japanese garden.

Management

The hotel is now managed by a Japanese hotel management company, onkochishin. inc（株式会社温故知新）.

Award

Five Red Pavilions in “MICHELIN GUIDE HIROSHIMA EHIME 2018”

References
  1. Michel, Patrick St (2019-05-17). "Matsuyama: Under the radar, home to the contemporary". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. "Setouchi Aonagi: Contemporary Art Museum Transformed into Luxury Hotel". Travelogues from Remote Lands. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. "Minimalist designs, maximum comfort | Experiences in Japan". Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. "4 Places to Visit in Japan Before Everyone Else Does". Time. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

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