Minato no Yado, Izumo House | Onomichi

April 2019 I spent in the small coastal town Onomichi, just by the Seito Inland Sea, where I did a project for a hospitality company owning two different, though equally marvelous, lodgings. Izumo House dates back to the Edo Period, carefully renovated with the ancient ensuite tea room intact, and every modern amenity you could wish for (including a cedar tree bathtub!). The two floor mansion which used to be the district office and residence for salt and cotton traders, overlooks Onomichi and the sea. It truly is a place where calm comes with ease and you feel yourself taking slower, deeper breaths without effort.

Setouchi Minato-no-Yado
www.minatonoyado.jp/en

1F LOG, 11-12, Higashitsuchido
Onomichi City
Hiroshima Prefecture
722-0033