The Japanese wellness hotel combining minimalism with wild adventure
This elegant Kiso Valley hotel offers expeditions with a former Olympic canoe slalom athlete
Minimalist interiors at Zenagi Hotel give way to rural landscapes
Credit: Zenagi Hotel
I watch the steady flow of emerald water – rugged monochrome boulders lining the far riverside, a serene bamboo forest just behind me – and battle a moment of doubt. When I stop and listen (no mean feat with my daughters, aged six and eight, racing around in wetsuits and helmets) I hear a low-key rumble: the sound of distant rapids.
As if reading my mind – and before I mention that my youngest is perhaps not the strongest swimmer – Taro Ando gives me a champion smile, dazzling and reassuring: “The girls are with me. They will be safe! Let’s go!”
広域観光組織再編を リニア伊那谷自治体会議 – Nagano Nippo Web nagano-np.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nagano-np.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jan 23, 2021
Nagiso, Nagano Pref. – On the one hand: an ancient Japanese lacquerware technique dating back to the Heian Period (794-1185), famed for its delicate beauty, seasonal motifs and rich heritage. On the other: a 6-year-old girl who finds it hard to sit still and would rather be making “machines” out of twigs, stones and sticky tape.
I admit, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when my youngest daughter came face-to-face with the very refined world of
maki-e during a children’s workshop in a century-old atelier in Nagano Prefecture.
The art of maki-e has long been treasured in Japan. A clue into the craftsmanship that lies behind the lacquerware decoration technique is found in its name which translates as “sprinkled picture.”
県内工事８割の契約完了 リニア意見交換会 – Nagano Nippo Web nagano-np.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nagano-np.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.