SANSOU MURATA PART1

In kanji characters, the name of this inn means "Infinite tower". Luckily I could book a room.

この宿の名前を漢字で書くと「限りの無い塔」という意味になる。幸運にも部屋をとることができた。

But they gave us a house, not a room.

でも用意してくれたのは部屋ではなく、家。

They relocated and restored an old Japanese house from Niigata, one that features a doma (an earthen-floored entryway) and an irori (traditional Japanese hearth), then transformed it into this two-story villa. Upstairs is a spacious bedroom, and dinner is served in one of the tatami rooms. The world of folklore, the authenticity of a traditional Japanese inn, and the comfort of a modern hotel coexist harmoniously under one roof.

土間と囲炉裏のある新潟の古民家が移設、再建され、この二階建ての家に生まれ変わった。上のフロアは広めのベッドルーム。夕食は畳の広間で。民話の世界と、正統な日本旅館の味わいと、モダンなホテルの部屋の実用性が、一つの屋根の下で混じり合っている。

There is also an over-sized hot spring bath in the villa. If you open up the window, it turns into a semi-open-air bath. Perfect.

かなり大きな温泉もついている。窓を開ければ半露天風呂状態。完璧。