TENKU NO MORI: THE VIEWS

You can call Tenku no Mori a high-end resort, but it has a rustic touch — perhaps because almost the entire property was hand-built by its owner, Tajima-san, and his staff over many years. He reclaimed forests, drilled his own hot spring, and cultivated the land. What they’ve created here is the ultimate form of DIY — an Arcadia of their own making.

天空の森はハイエンドリゾートと呼ぶこともできるが、とても素朴な感じがする。この場所のほとんどすべてを、オーナーである田島さんとスタッフが長い年月をかけて手作りしてきたからだろう。自分たちで森を切り拓き、温泉を掘り、畑を耕した。それは、理想郷を作るための究極のDIY。