I can’t forget the amazing experience at Kai-Atami, a traditional Japanese inn (ryokan) run by Hoshino Resorts.
This ryokan was built on a cliff and consisted of several wings. Each building was connected by outdoor steps, of course roof are there.
The interior had such a traditional, cool atmosphere, and every room had an ocean-view onsen (hot spring bath).
Kai-Atami was supposed to reopen after major renovations sometime in the 2022s, but it never did.
This blog is just my recording of my experience at Kai-Atami as a cherished family trip memory.
Is anyone else out there hoping for its reopening?
Overview of Kai-Atami
About 8years before, I and my wife stayed at here, its name was “Kotyo”, placed marked room in the map below.
“Go-shinboku” stood inside of our wing!!
Passageway in front of our room.
Shoes off right here before we get in the room.
Tatami bed room. There was no bed actually. We slept here using Futon mattress.
Steps connected wings of this ryokan. There was no elevators, not convenient but nostalgic, isn’t it?
Breakfast
Traditional Japanese course.
Of course it was delicious, but what I really appreciated was having it served in our room.
Room service meant we could enjoy our meal in a relaxed space even with our child.
I wonder if in-room dining is even possible anymore these days…
The sea bream from dinner was served as sea bream rice the next morning. That was astonishingly delicious!
We had leftovers, so we took them home.
Aoumi Terrace
A terrace with a panoramic ocean view. Super beautiful, isn’t it ?
I struck a pose in front of the stunning scenery!
The welcome drink was great ! So were the sweets.
I can’t remember if it was sunset or sunrise, but it was absolutely beautiful.
Since it was moon-viewing season in October, dango (rice dumplings) were served at night.
Library
The interior had a Meiji-Taisho romantic atmosphere. We relaxed with coffee and other drinks. It was one of those moments when I really felt like I’d grown up.
Local Entertainment
I believe it was ozashiki-asobi (traditional parlor games). Atami has a geisha culture similar to Kyoto’s. We played “tosen-kyo” (fan tossing).
It became popular for a while on that TV show, remember “Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku”? If you don’t, let’s google it!
At night, we could freely sample different types of sake. Amazing!
Come Back Kai Atami!!!!
I’m sure there are many people like us eagerly waiting for Kai-Atami to reopen.
It was such a wonderful ryokan where you could really feel Atami’s history, so it’s truly a shame that it’s been closed for so long (permanently closed, says official website.).
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