TheMana Village

In this project, ARTH Group Co., Ltd. (Tosashimizu Resort LLC), which handles lodging business and regional revitalization nationwide, will provide guests with one of the best stays in Asia at Ashizuri Pacific Hotel Hanatsubaki, a long-established inn at Cape Ashizuri, Kochi Prefecture, which has been popular for many years. The aim is to revitalize Tosashimizu City as a whole by revitalizing it as a resort facility called "TheMana Village."

The facility is located in Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park, an area rich in nature. Despite the superb view, the old interiors of the hotel remained as it was, as if time had stopped since the Showa era. Initially, the plan was to set up a small cafe area, but after many meetings, ARTH's vision of wanting to liven up not only the hotel but also Kochi as a whole and Tosashimizu City expanded. It has been reborn as a complex facility that includes an Italian restaurant in a luxurious space where you can experience the nature of Ashizuri.

We participated from the conception stage of the planning concept design to improve the attractiveness of the facility, and were in charge of producing the facade, lobby common area, guest rooms, and restaurant space that will be the face of the hotel. (Guest rooms and Italian restaurant design supervision)

As a creative partner of ARTH, we are producing spaces that lead to attractive town development and revitalization, such as "LOQUAT Nishiizu" (renovating an old private house into an auberge), which we were in charge of in 2021.

With the refurbishment of a long-established hotel in the Showa era, we would like to create a space that brings out the greatest attraction of Cape Ashizuri, the "untouched nature".
We want to increase the level of satisfaction of our visitors during their stay, and sublimate it into a place that makes them want to come back and introduce them even if they are far away.
I want to increase the number of tourists and restore the vitality of the entire town that was lost due to the corona disaster.

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We cooperated from the planning stage, and by working together as a team on the design plan, the step-by-step construction plan while operating the hotel, and the long-term overall plan, we solved the issues one by one.

・Italian restaurant “Azzurrissimo”: The pool that was no longer in use was renovated. It has been reborn as an ocean view with a terrace overlooking the Pacific Ocean that makes you feel as if you are floating on the sea. Authentic Italian cuisine is served using the abundant ingredients from the mountains of Ashizuri and the Shimanto River. We will create a new flow of people in the area and revitalize the area.

・Suite Room "TheMana Room": Only 2 rooms have a spacious 80㎡ room overlooking the sea, an open terrace, a private open-air bath with a superb view, and a kitchen where you can cook using local ingredients. Not only short stays but also long-term stays are possible.

・Café & Bar: At the spacious sofa seats, you can check in while relaxing the fatigue of a long trip with the expansive ocean and delicious gelato. It is also possible to work while watching the sea of the superb view.

This project, which started as a small plan to set up a café area, eventually expanded beyond the hotel into a grand project involving the entire region, the "TheMana Village" concept, and continues to evolve. . In the future, a vacant house in the neighborhood will be renovated, and a residence villa that can be rented as a whole building will be opened, making it possible to stay for a long time. As a creative partner, we will also work with ARTH to solve the problem of vacant houses in the region.

In all the areas that have been renewed this time, not only is the actual product perfect, but the photos are also good, and I feel that they are naturally spread on SNS every day. In addition, in Tosashimizu City, where depopulation is becoming more serious, 70 young new graduates who wish to join the company have entered, and we are confident that we can contribute to the revitalization of the city with the attractiveness of the facilities and the "TheMana Village" concept. increase.