Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei — Photo by Okura Nikko

Okura is pleased to announce that on January 20th, 2022 it will open the Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei in the world-famous and much-loved city of Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital. A small luxury hotel, the new property will collaborate with the "GO ON" project launched by inheritors and proponents of traditional Kyoto crafts.

"A new era of Kyoto aesthetics" in collaboration with GO ON

Kyoto's traditional crafts have a long history and have developed their own unique sense and sensitivity. The new hotel's guiding mission - to embody "a new era of Kyoto aesthetics" - signifies a modern beauty created through progressive efforts and drawing on new possibilities while inheriting the spirit and techniques of the traditional crafts that have shaped Japanese culture.

Original works of art by members of the GO ON project team incorporating new interpretations of Kyoto's traditions will be displayed in the hotel. This is the first time that GO ON members, whose work has been exhibited around the world, have all worked together in collaboration with a hotel, and all of the items are one-of-a-kind pieces created specifically for the Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei. All guests will enjoy the sensibilities awakened by interacting with the refined handiwork of the craftsmen.

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