民泊、やっと再開。蔵宿【こひんどう】

(English post to follow)

ご予約はこちらからどうぞ!

家の修復もかなり苦労したけど、登録するまでの道も予想外の難航。保健所に届出が受け入れられ、さあ!と意気込むと、今度はAir BnBで一悶着。夫のアカウントでリスティングしていたが、オーストラリアの身分証明書と繋がっており、あちらはあちらでリスティングがあるため身分証明書を変更できず、私が新たに日本用のアカウントを作ることに。つ、疲れた。

でもオープンするや否や予約は入るし、思いもよらないところで、色々な人が進んで協力を申し出てくれた。かなり嬉しい。皆さん、本当にありがとう。

このサイトを偶然に読んでくださった危篤なアナタ(笑)、こちらが民泊のサイトです。

https://abnb.me/YYrmMHp4rR

今後も味のある体験をオファーし、伝統文化や知られざる広島・日本の魅力を発信することができるよう努力します。

微力ながら英語と日本語を通じて文化継承に貢献できるといいな。

 

Storehouse Accommodation “Cohindoe” open in Hiroshima.

A long and winding road, indeed.  But we did it.  Finally.  We can receive guests here at Cohindoe at last.  Come to think of it, it was almost 10 years ago in Kyoto when we first thought of doing this.  I can write about all our struggles to get here but let me just say I’m just relieved we are here now.   I would like to thank all those lovely people involved in making this place as it looks now.  It is still work in progress so watch this space!

Please click here for our Air BnB booking site.

If you are not that keen on making a reservation this way, you can just message us.

yuko@nakaohouse.com

I can confidently say that it is a very unique place.  We are very proud of it and would love to share this space with all interested.  I would like to believe that the house this close to the city or this old did not survive the A-bomb for nothing.  We can tell you about the history of this area, how people coped with the war and what this house went through.  It is still full of old tools here.

Have you watched the movie “In This Corner of the World”? If not, I highly recommend you watch it before visiting Hiroshima.  The girl Suzu reminds me of my grandmother who would have led a similar life.  My ancestors used to make Nori (seaweed sheets) here too, which Hiroshima boast the second oldest history in making it next to Tokyo.  It is one of the things I would suggest you buy to take home, by the way,  if you are into food like I am.

It’s past midnight.  I feel like I may not be making much sense as my eyelids are barely open.  Good night everyone, hope to see you here at “Cohindoe” one day.  Soon.

When you want to treat yourself…

With all that scrubbing and cleaning that we do in restoring our house, sometimes we need a treat.  I’ve had an eye on this place for nearly 10 years since I read an article in the magazine, “100 Hot Spring Retreats in Japan”.

Sekitei with beautiful stone garden
Sekitei with beautiful stone garden
Carps - such loved creatures in Hiroshima
Carps – such loved creatures in Hiroshima

Sekitei (Stone Residence)” was just over an hour from us and you could see Miyajima across the sea.  If we didn’t have kids, we would have stayed over night but I like how these places often offer shorter stay packages like lunch at affordable prices.

We arrived there around 11am.  We first looked around the garden and the library.  So beautiful.

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Tea house in the garden
Lunch looked and tasted fantastic.
Lunch looked and tasted fantastic.

I wish we could have our old house looking like this.  They recommended that we have bath first in our room and then have lunch which will also be served in our room.  Then we move to the public baths outside.

Love the earthy interior
Love the earthy interior
Relaxing in our room in Yukata (casual summer kimono)

I was going to write details of our experience but might let the photos speak.  It is not exactly cheap but for the food, architecture, landscapes, relaxation and hospitality, I would recommend highly.  We left the retreat around 2.30pm feeling totally relaxed and inspired. My husband talked about booking again straightaway.  If our restoration does not cost so much…

We could stay all day… Library / Lounge with lots of books and music