Narai-juku Shiojiri, Japan
Renovated
2021
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
The house
BYAKUNakasendo brewery inn
Life slows to a quiet rhythm across scattered Edo-period timber houses and storehouses along the preserved post town street.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Restored Edo-period merchant townhouses showcase original timber beams and earthen plaster walls.
Remarkable
Restored Edo-era buildings along the Nakasendo route, centered on an eighteenth-century sake brewery.
Remarkable
Shinshu mountain cooking on Kiso lacquerware meets house-brewed Shinano spring sake.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
BYAKU Narai is a boutique hotel fashioned out of abandoned buildings, including an old sake brewery, a guesthouse, and part of a temple.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Wooden machiya line the paved post town street, surrounded by lush Kiso Valley forests and hiking paths along the Nakasendo.
The rooms
Preserved timber beams and plaster walls frame the interiors, where select rooms open to private cedar and cypress soaking tubs.
The bathhouse
Mountain spring water from the Shinano River headwaters fills the timber bathhouse, looking out onto quiet courtyard greenery.
At the table
A converted sake storehouse serves regional mountain dishes on Kiso lacquerware, and the tasting bar pours house-brewed sake.
How it began
The main building once housed the eighteenth-century Suginomori Shuzo sake brewery, now revived alongside historic townhouses along the Nakasendo trail.
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The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.