忘れの里 雅叙苑 (わすれのさと がじょえん)- 鹿児島県(かごしまけん) 妙見温泉(みょうけんおんせん)

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古(ふる)き良(よ)き時代(じだい)の日本(にほん)の田舎(いなか)の原風景(げんふうけい)

actual old Japanese-style cottages

今(いま)や、日本(にほん)の温泉旅館(おんせんりょかん)は、貸切風呂(かしきりぶろ)の進化版(しんかばん)として、露天風呂付(ろてんぶろつ)き客室(きゃくしつ)が、ブームを越(こ)えて、定番化(ていばんか)している。
特(とく)に最近(さいきん)の高級旅館(こうきゅうりょかん)は、必須(ひっす)のアイテムとなっている感(かん)がある。
その客室露天風呂(きゃくしつろてんぶろ)を、最初(さいしょ)に”発明(はつめい)”したのが、実(じつ)はこの宿(やど)なのだ。

それだけではない。
茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね)の古民家(こみんか)を移築(いちく)しての客室(きゃくしつ)。
大(おお)きな岩(いわ)をくり貫(ぬ)いた湯舟(ゆぶね)。
敷地(しきち)をねり歩(ある)く、放(はな)し飼(か)いのニワトリ。
現代(げんだい)の旅館業界(りょかんぎょうかい)、日本(にほん)の温泉地(おんせんち)に、多大(ただい)な影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えた宿(やど)のひとつと言(い)っていいだろう。

さらに、自(みずか)ら運営(うんえい)する菜園(さいえん)や養鶏場(ようけいじょう)により、食材(しょくざい)を調達(ちょうたつ)し、しかも無農薬農法(むのうやくのうほう)など、昔(むかし)ながらの”日本(にほん)の田舎(いなか)の味(あじ)”を追求(ついきゅう)する。
つまり、地方(ちほう)(鹿児島(かごしま)=薩摩(さつま))の文化(ぶんか)、風習(ふうしゅう)を、旅館(りょかん)というステージで、現代人(げんだいじん)に伝(つた)えていくといったアプローチを試(こころ)みているのだ。

最近(さいきん)では、リビングルームの中(なか)に温泉風呂(おんせんぶろ)を備(そな)えた「お風呂(ふろ)リビング」なる、ユニークで、他(ほか)に類(るい)を見(み)ないスタイルの客室(きゃくしつ)タイプも誕生(たんじょう)させた。
オーナーの田島健夫(たじまたてお)氏(し)は、旅館業界(りょかんぎょうかい)の常識(じょうしき)にとらわれず、常(つね)にオリジナリティを求(もと)め続(つづ)けており、「忘(わす)れの里(さと) 雅叙苑(がじょえん)」は、多(おお)くの同業者(どうぎょうしゃ)が連日(れんじつ)のように視察(しさつ)に訪(おとず)れるほどだ。

Tenkuh no Mori

さらに最近(さいきん)では、60ha敷地(しきち)(東京(とうきょう)ドーム13個分(こぶん))に2つの宿泊施設(しゅくはくしせつ)と3つの日帰(ひがえ)り施設(しせつ)しかない贅沢(ぜいたく)なレイアウトの究極(きゅうきょく)の温泉(おんせん)リゾート「天空(てんくう)の森(もり)」も話題(わだい)を呼(よ)んでいる。
時(とき)を忘(わす)れ、日常(にちじょう)から離(はな)れ、温泉(おんせん)に身(み)を委(ゆだ)ね、薩摩料理(さつまりょうり)に舌鼓(したづつみ)。
「忘(わす)れの里(さと) 雅叙苑(がじょえん)」は、「日本人(にほんじん)の心(こころ)のふるさと」そのものなのかもしれない。

「風(かぜ)」の客室露天風呂(きゃくしつろてんぶろ)

Kaze

This bath is said to be the origin of guestrooms with an included open-air onsen. Created in 1978. Afterwards, it has been visited by a large number of people related to the industry, and featured in several types of media, including television. This room could be said to be the decisive factor that put “Wasure-no-sato GAJOEN” in the spotlight. At the back of the bath, which is located right next to the Amorigawa river and into which hot spring water flows directly from the source, there is an open-air shower booth. The day beds wrapped in towel fabric are also a nice touch.

“Takeruyu” separate baths for men and women, and private onsen

Takeruyu

The large common baths of “Takeruyu” are separate for men and women, and consist in an spectacular bathtub hollowed out of a giant single rock weighing 20 tons, a process that took half a year.
Of course, the water used is 100% hot spring water flowing directly from its source.
The changing space is integrated into the bathing space, resulting in a great atmosphere.
The skin-beautifying effects of this alkaline spring waters containing earth (sodium, calcium, magnesium – hydrogen carbonate spring) and the feeling of refreshment that you will enjoy after your bath will certainly make for amazing memories of your trip.
And if this was not enough, the bath is available for private use between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am of the following morning. Private use operates on a first come, first served basis.
Turn around the wooden board that reads “Currently Under Private Use” hanging on the entrance, and use the lock to close the door from inside.

“Tsubaki” special annex: a living room with a bath

Tsubaki

This is GAJOEN’s latest proposition: “a living room with a bath,” which comes as the next revolution after “guestrooms with an open-air bath.”
Instead of the guestroom having an open-air bath attached to it, this new concept is more about installing the bathtub itself right in the middle of the room.
What would otherwise be an open air space becomes then a “room” equipped with air conditioning and sofas.
The air conditioning allows guests to enjoy a comfortable bath not only during the cold of the winter, but also in the summer, when it can get too hot outside.
Worthy of note is also the fact that the floor of this room is heated by onsen pipes running right underneath it.

Private baths: “Utaseyu & Ramuneyu”

Utaseyu & Ramuneyu

This nostalgic private baths by the side of the Amorigawa river evoke images of ancient watering places. There are two bathtubs and a waterfall shower (Utaseyu.) The tub at the back, known as “Ramuneyu” (about 36 degrees Celsius) is characterized by its “simple carbon dioxide springs” (estimation / no analysis chart). A little after you get in the tub, you can feel how the carbonic acid foam begins to attach to your body hair. The other tub is filled with “mixed alkaline spring waters containing earth” (sodium, calcium, magnesium – hydrogen carbonate spring,) just like the “Takeruyu” bath and the open-air onsen included in the guestrooms. In other words, guests can enjoy two different types of hot spring waters in this private bath. By the way, the “Utaseyu” waterfall shower right next to the “Ramuneyu” tub uses alkaline spring waters containing earth at a low temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.

Maps

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