In Japan’s Kurashiki City, behind a traditional timber latticed facade typifying the architectural vernacular of the area and an unassuming hand-crafted knotted nawa-noren rope curtain, lies Yoruya, a new boutique hotel transformed from a 110-year-old former kimono merchants shopfront and residence. The 13-guest room property is an exercise in graceful restraint, harmoniously blending tradition and modernity, and counts with a bar, lounge and restaurant highlighting locality and seasonality with kaiseki dining.
