ＮＩＰＰＯＮＩＡ　ＨＯＴＥＬ　竹原　製塩町

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Four Buildings, Woven into the Town

• 🏘️A scattered hotel reviving four historic buildings spread across Takehara's preserved old town district
• 🏦The MOSO guest building was once a Meiji-era bank and inn; KIKKO was once a brewery and entertainment hall
• 🌙With no TVs, clocks, or bright lighting, guests are left to fully immerse themselves in the character of a traditional Japanese house

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History-Steeped Rooms, a Hinoki Tub in Every One

• 🛏️10 rooms in total — 6 in MOSO, 4 in KIKKO — spacious maisonette and flat layouts ranging from 42 to 66㎡
• 🌿Every room has its own hinoki cypress tub, letting guests bathe right in the room
• 🎚️Divided into Grande, Premier, and Deluxe tiers, sleeping up to 2 to 4 guests

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A Hinoki Tub in Your Room

• ♨️Not a hot spring, but each room's private hinoki-scented tub offers a quiet, warming soak
• 🪵A hinoki tub that blends with the texture of the old wooden house, for private bathing time
• 🧴Carefully chosen amenities include domestic, silk-derived natural skincare and yukata

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Restaurant LE UN, Seto Inland Sea French Cuisine

• 🍽️LE UN brings out Seto Inland Sea ingredients through French technique, built on a locally sourced theme
• 👨‍🍳Overseen by grand chef Masayuki Bungo, who honed his craft at hotels including Kobe Kitano
• 🏛️The HOTEI dining building is a restored tatami space, originally a traditional restaurant built in 1923

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'Gyohan,' a Local Dish Born of a Salt-Making Town

• 🐟'Gyohan' (fish rice), a local dish passed down through generations by Takehara's salt-trade elite, who prospered on the salt trade
• 🥩Uses local ingredients including the rare branded Togeshita beef, Seto Inland Sea seafood, citrus, and bamboo shoots
• 🍶Faithfully recreates a secret recipe from Takesuzuru Brewery, founded in 1660 (optional menu)

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A Club Lounge Steeped in Local Sake Culture

• 🥃The guests-only club lounge serves local sake and whisky from a brewery founded over 150 years ago
• 🍊A free-use space where soft drinks made from local fruit are also available
• 🏯The lounge occupies the former Morikawa residence, a Taisho-era mansion designated an important cultural property of Takehara

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Old Streets Raised by Salt Fields

• 🧂Set within the old townscape of Seienmachi, which flourished on Edo-era salt production
• 🚶Traditional streets remain preserved throughout the town, including the important cultural property that was the old Matsusaka residence
• 🌅A special stay woven into a townscape that shifts in mood through every hour of the day

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In the Heart of Takehara's Old Town, Easy Access

• 🚉About a 10-minute walk from JR Takehara Station to the front desk (HOTEI building)
• ✈️About 25 minutes by limousine bus from Hiroshima Airport, then transfer to JR
• 🅿️Check-in for all guests takes place at the HOTEI building, with free parking available for guests

The old streets of Takehara, once shaped by salt, sake, and now the flavors of the Seto Inland Sea. Spend a night that feels frozen in time across four buildings, each over a century old, revived as a scattered hotel. In place of a hot spring, a hinoki cypress tub in every room quietly eases away the fatigue of travel.