The Lifestyle Jan - Feb 2023
The January/February edition is here, with lots of hearty, delicious recipes, tips on celebrating Chinese New Year and home and garden advice!
The January/February edition is here, with lots of hearty, delicious recipes, tips on celebrating Chinese New Year and home and garden advice!
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Early Morning Canoeing -<br />
HOSHINOYA Fuji<br />
Honeymooning in<br />
JAPAN<br />
Hoshino Resorts are a brand of award-winning<br />
hotels across Japan, and make perfect destinations<br />
for honeymooners. We take a look at two of them...<br />
Cabins - HOSHINOYA Fuji<br />
KAI POROTO,<br />
Hokkaido, Japan<br />
Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido sees a lot of snowfall<br />
every year - famous for its ski resorts and Japanese snow<br />
monkeys bathing in hot springs, it is a great place to spend a<br />
snowy winter honeymoon.<br />
HOSHINOYA FUJI –<br />
Japan’s first glamping resort<br />
Enjoy a honeymoon with a difference at HOSHINOYA Fuji,<br />
Japan’s first glamping resort, set on the hill overlooking Lake<br />
Kawaguchi, near Mount Fuji. Located via a two-hour drive from<br />
Tokyo through the Tanzawa mountain range, the first glimpse<br />
of HOSHINOYA Fuji is the contemporary cabins, half-hidden<br />
in the red pine forest, that emerge into view as you reach the<br />
edge of the lake. <strong>The</strong> 40 distinct cabins have been designed to<br />
make guests feel like they are floating in the forest. Each cabin<br />
has a different view and a spacious private outdoor terrace to<br />
enjoy breakfast overlooking the lake and at night, the Glamping<br />
Master can light a fire on the balcony to replicate the campfire<br />
experience.<br />
Guests are encouraged to spend time on Cloud Terrace, a<br />
series of platforms built along the slope extending from the<br />
cabins. A variety of activities await on each platform, from<br />
morning wake-up sessions that involve brewing coffee in<br />
the outdoors to cooking smoked meats and vegetables on<br />
the roaring campfire. Glamping Masters are on hand to offer<br />
advice! Alternatively, watch a film at the cinema in the woods<br />
(classic films are featured on a screen in the forest), enjoy<br />
an early morning canoe tour on Lake Kawaguchi, horseback<br />
riding through the expansive woods at the foot of Mt. Fuji, or<br />
simply take in the snowy vistas whilst wrapped up warm in a<br />
hammock on the cloud terrace.<br />
Located in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, KAI Poroto is a hot spring ryokan<br />
hotel, offering stunning views of Lake Poroto from all rooms.<br />
Shiraoi Onsen is renowned as an area where the rare moor<br />
spring, containing organic minerals derived from plants, can<br />
be found. Guests can bathe inside the hotels cone-shaped<br />
bathhouse, inspired by traditional Ainu architecture, as well as<br />
in outdoor baths that look out over scenic Lake Poroto and its<br />
colourful natural surroundings.<br />
<strong>The</strong> hotel itself honours the Ainu people, indigenous to<br />
Hokkaido, through its architecture, art, and décor. Dinner<br />
features a Japanese-style bouillabaisse full of rich, local<br />
seafood such as crab and scallops, with dishes complemented<br />
by dishware inspired by Ainu craft traditions. <strong>The</strong> hotel is a few<br />
moments’ walk from the recently-opened Upopoy National<br />
Ainu Museum & Park (opened July 2020), which celebrates and<br />
raises awareness of the indigenous Ainu people.<br />
Rooms from 31,000 JPY per night / approx. £191 for a double,<br />
including breakfast, dinner, tax and services.<br />
To book: hoshinoresorts.com/en/hotels/kaiporoto/.<br />
Public Hot Spring ”Sankaku-no-yu” -<br />
Hoshino Resorts KAI Poroto<br />
Overnight stay costs from 101,000 JPY / approx. £605 per<br />
room per night (two sharing; room only).<br />
Contact HOSHINOYA Fuji hoshinoya.com/fuji/en<br />
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