Culture
Design Report

The inn crowd - Japan

Preface

They never make it on to most magazine's "Best Hotel" lists, but Japan's simple, pared-down ryokan are setting new standards in service and design. The Fuyija, remodelled by architect Kengo Kuma, looks set to introduce a western audience to the pleasures of the traditional Japanese inn.

issue 04 . volume 01 . June 2007

Credits

Photographer: Shigekazu Onuma
Writer: Fiona Wilson



01 :: A room in the Fujiya, a traditional Japanese inn in Yamagata, designed by Tokyo-based architect Kengo Kuma

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