KAI Izumo designed by NOMURA Co.,Ltd (Japan)

This is a project of a Hot spring Ryokan (inn) recently opened in Izumo City. The purpose of the facility is to offer a place for visitors to purify their minds and bodies before their pilgrimage to Izumo Taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine). The concept of the facility is “Umi Iro Misogi” (Sea Color Purification), and each area is adorned with traditional crafts of the Izumo region.

At the entrance, there is a symbol of the facility depicting the setting sun of the Izumo region. This symbol consists of finely processed small pieces of steel from Edo period, that contain impurities called “Noro” byproduct during the process of Tatara ironworking to produce Tamahagane (a type of high-quality steel), which was a historical industry of Izumo region.

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