There has long been a famous hotel up in the Nasu highlands. It was a place called Niki Club, and after covid hit it was taken over by the Hoshino group and reopened as Risonare Nasu. The part that used to belong to Niki Club broke off on its own as Art Biotop, but this time I didn’t have enough time to make it out there. Trips really ought to be long ones, and it’s a shame that when they overlap with work I can’t go far.
a view of the hotel
a view of the hotel
Maybe it’s because this is a hotel with history and tradition, but the landscaping is really beautiful.
a view of the hotel
The hotel isn’t just a hotel, it’s a bit of a hands-on place. There are fields and a greenhouse, and they cover part of the ingredients used at the hotel with vegetables grown in that greenhouse.
inside the room
The terrace is lovely, but with the snow all I can do is look at it. If it hadn’t snowed I think we could have had a drink outside.
the room seen from the second floor
The room is a loft type with two levels, and the ceiling is very, very high. That’s exactly what made it so nice.
the interior
If you squeezed in a little, about ten people could stay here. Maybe because it has been renovated, it’s spotless.
the sun going down
The mood here is really lovely.
the Christmas tree
After checking in without a hitch, we headed to a hands-on cafe called POKO POKO. It had a small sledding slope and toys for playing in the snow, which was nice.
POKO POKO
There were overwhelmingly many young couples with children. That’s the concept Risonare Nasu was built around, after all. But everyone keeps talking about how bad the economy is, and this hotel isn’t exactly cheap, yet young people had booked it out in droves and the place was full, which is impressive. I guess plenty of people dodged the downturn.
the ceiling
a young Santa
He was handing out sweets to the kids as presents.
the sun going down
You can see a restaurant called SHAKI SHAKI over on the right.
the sun going down
We had a good half-day of fun.
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