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The Photographer Ken-chan/
Capricious Photo Diary 36

The Golden River
When the dusk comes,
Tens of millions of small creaturesappear on the river.
Those are neon signs created bynature, telling the beginning ofsummer,
The surface is filled with the
flashes of tiny creatures.
What a magnificent view!
“Farming has changed over thelast decade”,
says a farmer.
100 years from now, 200 years
from now,If people became fewer in number,
What kind of view will be seen?
The view after the human race hasdisappeared…
I’d like to see such a view, too.
Shooting location / Hirayama,Tosayamada-cho, Kami City

Profile of Kenzo Nakajima
Born in 1959, in Kochi.
Graduated from the Photography Department of Osaka University of Arts.
Member of the Japan Advertising Photographer’s Association / member of The Japan Society for Artsand History of Photography.
Photography of posters for Kochi tourism, a variety of advertisement brochures etc.
Working as a photography lecturer and conducting a seminar on photography abroad.
Currently living in Misono-cho, Kochi City.
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Kamikoya
Although Kamikoya has two rooms for guests, it only caters to one group a day.
Guests spend a peaceful time in the room decorated with washi paper that
Rogier made, viewing the old-style, rustic yet near-to-town scenery.

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P u t t i n g m y f a v o r i t e p l a n t s i n t o t h e p a p e r,
I m a k e m y o w n w a s h i p a p e r.

The guesthouse Kamikoya offers Yusuhara washi paper and papermaking
experience. It’s situated in the rural countryside 650 meters above sea
level at the foot of Shikoku Karst in Yusuhara-cho, Takaoka-gun. Rogier
Uitenboogaart, his wife Chikako, and their eldest son Yohei, run thisguesthouse together. As its name suggests, this is Rogier’s washi paper
studio and papermaking experience center. It is also a gallery where hedisplays and sells his works, a place to entertain guests from all over theworld with fine dishes and accommodation, and a place to show the charmof washi paper and the mountainous countryside.
Rogier used to be a bookbinder in his native Netherlands; this is where hefirst came across washi paper. He was amazed to discover the expressive
power and appeal of washi paper, so different from cotton paper. In
1980, six months after he first encountered washi paper, he came to
Japan and visited a number of papermakers. He made Ino-cho his base,and started training in making washi , to become a paper craftsman. In
1992, he opened the papermaking studio, gallery and café Tengu No Kaze,
in the center of Yusuhara-cho. In 2006, he moved to his present locationand set up Kamikoya.
His passion for washi paper is, in a word, amazing. He grows plants on his
farm by himself as the raw material of washi paper. These include kozo
(paper mulberry) and mitsumata (oriental paperbush). He also does theentire papermaking process by hand, with help of the power of nature,such as the sun and the river. The papermaking experience is so muchfun that people of all ages can enjoy the worthwhile 2-hour program.
Kamikoya offers several kinds of papermaking experience programs, fromthe 2-hour course to the full-scale workshop. This is why people of all ages
can enjoy themselves making paper. The day we visited Rogier, a Dutch
couple was going to experience washi papermaking. We got permission totake photos of them.

5My very own original washi paper

In the 2-hour program, first of all

made with the plants I picked.

people walk around Kamikoya andpick the plants and flowers theylike. Then they learn the steps
in the process of papermaking –beating kozo (paper mulberry),
applying a sticky material madefrom the roots of the tororoaoi(sunset hibiscus) and so on. At last,
they lay out the flowers or leaves
on the screen and make paper,
which is a. Their original washi
paper is now complete.

6The 2-hour program starts with asimple lecture on washi paper and therelationships between papermaking,nature and the region. After beating
the raw-material fibers with a wooden
stick, participants pick f lowers orleaves from around Kamikoya to
put them into their paper. Finally,
they make original washi paper, justlike drawing a picture with various
materials. This method of papermaking
is called pulp-painting. The timerequired is about two hours.

7Gentle light filtering in throughthe washi paper.

Kamikoya has two rooms forguests, but it only caters to one
group a day. In addition to exuding
a sense of relaxation, the rooms
The second f loor has two rooms forguests and Rogier’s show room forcrafts. Various kinds of washi paper andinterior goods are on sale.
In its special scenery, the people at
Kamikoya live in harmony with nature,
plowing their fields, making paper,
growing vegetables, tea and herbs. If you
stay in Kamikoya for a few days, you may
find that you’ve gained a new sense ofvalues in your life and in your work.

are decorated with the washi paper
articles made by Rogier: wallpaper,shoji screens, sliding paper doors,
lighting fixtures, and so on. The
gentleness of washi paper soothes
body and mind, promising guests
a wonderfully relaxing evening.
Looking out from the window,
well-tended rice fields and farms
spread out across the valley. Thisis a very old-world kind of scenery,
we can still find it here.

8When people choose lodgings, meals
stand high on their checklist. The cookin Kamikoya is called Chikako. She hasa policy that ingredients should be goodfor the body and completely locally
produced from her farm or her neighbors,
if possible. “I take ingredients from thefields, the mountains, and the river as amain dish. I use organic food materials asmuch as possible, and figure out a good
way of cooking them,” says Chikako. The
tea and blueberries grown on her farm aregood enough to sell in the market. She
also grows seasonal vegetables, including
lettuces and radishes, in her garden.
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Rogier says, "I want people to feel
all the connections between washi
paper, the accommodation, the food,the scenery and the environment.”
The menu lineup is based on vegetables, and all the dishes canonly be enjoyed here: tempura of wild herbs such as persimmons,mulberries, udo (a mountain herb), strawberry geranium, spring rolls
made using nasturtium flowers. With amego (river fish) meuniere as
the main dish, the food is perfection.

His son Yohei says, “We have tworooms for guests, but we only caterto one group a day. The rooms arereally spacious, so I think that people
can enjoy really special occasions
here, for example, trips with all
the family, young and old. It goes
without saying that we should be ecofriendly and offer healthy meals. So,above and beyond that, we want ourguests to feel that our meals are truly
delicious, that being here is really.
We want people to have a great time.
Personally, I’m delighted when guests
checking out tell me they’ve been able
to relax and get refreshed.”

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Yusuhara washi paper and papermaking experience

Guesthouse Kamikoya

1678 Otado, Yusuhara-cho, Takaoka-gun, Kochi Prefecture
TEL：0889-68-0355
Rates:
9,500 yen per person up to 3 people（2 meals included）
8,500 yen per person 4 to 6 people（2 meals included）*1,000 yen discount for elementary
school children.
*Children under 6 are charged only
for beds and meals.

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Kamikoya■
304●

KawakamiLiquor Shop
440

Higashitsuno
Shiroyama
Forestry Road●

Nagasawa 439
Waterfall
KumanoShrine Tsuno
Elementary●
School ●197

http://kamikoya-washi.com/
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7 days Hotel

7 days Hotel plus
Since I started this hotel, I’ve always wanted it to be the ideal hotel for me
to stay in myself, so I’ve never compromise on anything from the artworks
to the room fixtures.

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A totally new kind of atmosphere is born in this space.

About two minutes’ drive from Kochi Station, or five minutes’ walkfrom Harimayabashi (Kochi’s landmark sightseeing spot), the 7 days
Hotel and 7 days Hotel plus are located in the center of Kochi City.
These hotels are well-known for their artworks and comfortable,
spacious interior design. Trees and seasonal flowers are planted
in front of the hotels, fitting them nicely into the surrounding
townscape.
The price range is budget. Rooms and bathtubs are space-saving,
and the room fixtures are also basic, but never inconvenient. The
hotels have high-quality beds, very nice soft linen and bedding,and stylish room lights and drinking glasses. Above all, their cleancut, simple style feels comfortable and elegant. Kinuko Kawakami,
the owner of the hotels, displays her favorite artists’ works in theentrance hall, in front of the elevator, at the corner of the stairs andin every hotel room.
The 7 days Hotel is decorated with sculptures by Katsura Funakoshi
and Yasuhiro Maruo, and especially for this season, each of theguestrooms has a copy of Makoto Matsubayashi’s print A Frog andillustrations by Mika Momota. The 7 days Hotel plus, usually has atableau by Kiyoshi Hamada displayed in the entrance hall. For thisseason, however, it’s been replaced with a work by the photographer
Kitchenminoru, giving the hotel a new atmosphere.Kawakami says
with smile, “I change the artworks every month or two, or every
three months at the longest. The reason I change them is sometimes
a sense of the season, or sometimes I want something energetic.
Just a single artwork can change the atmosphere into something
completely different and give you a whole new feeling.” Then she
looked back at the early days of the 7 days Hotel.

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A work by Katsura Funakoshi welcomes you at theentrance of the 7 days Hotel.
(P15 Top Right) The hotel logo was created by a Kochi
designer.This is also a vital aspect of the 7 days Hotel.
(P15 Top Center) The inside of the hotel is also decorated
with Makoto Matsubayashi’s powerful art prints.
(P15 Top Left) Each of the guestrooms is decorated with
illustrations by Mika Momota.

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A hotel where stylish girls get together.

“When we were setting up this hotel, I asked the designer todisplay artwork by Funakoshi and Le Corbusier’s LC2 sofas.
That’s the kind of hotel I wanted to make (laughs). We built
up whole the plan for the hotel from the concept of ‘fitting thehotel around Funakoshi and Le Corbusier.’ Usually, the budget
comes first, and then you choose the flooring, wall materials,
and finally fit in the small detailing. I started at the end. I can’t
say which way is better, I just started this hotel out of sheer
love. As well, I planted three different kinds of ivy aroundthe hotel and imagined the green walls 10 years after, justas it is now. I think that the hotel fits into the atmosphere of
the town. The hotel opened with the highest-quality fixturesand facilities. And I’ve kept working
hard on the hotel, in such a way thatit grows nicer with time. Still, it’s
been 14 years since this hotel wasbuilt. Everything gets old, you need tochange the air conditioners, beds, andso on. It’s a constant ongoing battle(laughs).”
Kawakami says, “Stylish girls cometo stay from Tokyo or Osaka on the15

weekend, because of visitors’ wordof mouth and being quoted in major
magazines such as Brutus and Arne ,and travel magazines." There aremany sightseeing spots around,including the Sunday Market, which
is famous nationwide. There are
galleries and all sorts of shops near
the hotels, so guests are able towalk there from the hotels. They
enjoy breakfast, which is wellknown for its fresh-baked bread anddelicious salad, and the cuteness ofthe tableware. Then they start out,
walking around the town.
The power of the artworks, creatingrich expression in the interior
spaces, prints bringing coziness to
the rooms, the surroundings of thehotels: Kawakami has created a hotel
as she would like it to be, and all the
hotels’ staff work to maintain theatmosphere with the same passion as
she has.

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7 days Hotel
2-13-17 Harimaya-cho, Kochi City,
TEL：088-884-7100
Rate:
5,200 yen (breakfast included)

7 days Hotel plus
2-13-6 Harimaya-cho, Kochi City,
TEL：088-884-7111

To JR Kochi StationLOUIS
VUITTON
Hasuikemachi-doriTram Stop
Obiyamachi

7 daysHotel plus
Cafe de
LA・PAIXALCO

To Harimaya-bashi

7 days Hotel

Harimaya-bashi
Elementary School

Rate:
5,620 yen (breakfast included)*Rates vary according to the number of people
and the type of room. Please confirm in advance.
http://www.7dayshotel.com/

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KadoyaWalking around the town in Kiragawa,spend a relaxing day at a private inn built in traditional Japanese style.
You’ll be quietly moved to the depths of your heart.

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A town with Japanese-stylekura warehouses, and the reason why…

"The Kiragawa area is very humid, so the houses
feature high ceilings, and windows on thesouth and north walls to let air into the rooms.
There’s no furniture such chests of drawers
to shut out the wind, only sliding paper-doors
and shoji paper screens inside the house. The
place for putting a chest is above the ceiling. In
Kiragawa, every one-story houses has an attic
with a small window for lighting, which is used
as a storeroom. Once a chest is put in, it is hardto take it down, so they put everyday itemsin the closet or kura warehouse. For example,
bedding for guests, rice and grain, vegetables
that keep well, and things not often used arestored in the kura warehouse. That’s why every
house in Kiragawa has a kura warehouse. A
local family can’t be said to have had a house
until they’ve built a warehouse to go with it."
Kiragawa-cho in Muroto City was the firstarea in Kochi Prefecture to be designated asa National Preservation District for Groups ofHistoric Buildings. Over 100 houses, arounda century old, make up the townscape. The
houses stand side by side, and were all built by
local carpenters and plasterers. Every househas lines of tiles like small eaves on the side
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There is a different picture oneach plate of frosted glass. The
skill of the craftsman of the time
has been handed down to today.

Time to spend in an artistic town with
old traditional houses.

walls, along with warehouses, lattices, small
windows for lightning, stone walls called

ishiguro , and so on. Just walking aroundthe town, you’ll be in the mood for art. The
private Japanese inn Kadoya is on a corner inthe town. It consists of a main house and a
cottage. This time we heard the story of themain house.
Just how many rooms does
this main house have?

There was an empty house here, built in
1935. The Tsunodas’ neighbors helped themmake the decision to run a private inn,
and they opened Kadoya in August 2011.
Tsunoda knows this town very well because
he is a member of "Kiragawa TownscapePreservation Society" and acts as a tourist
guide. After talking to me about the special
features of houses in Kiragawa, he told me

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that his guests can use the whole of Kadoya’s

a different picture on each plate of frosted

main house, built 80 years ago. I was

glass. Surrounded by genuine artworks,

surprised at the number of rooms and theguests spend a precious and irreplaceable

spaciousness this house has.

time.

“As for the layout, an 8 tatami-mat room andKadoya does not provide meals, but thea 6 tatami-mat room are exclusively used

kitchen is fully equipped for cooking, withfor guests to stay in. In addition, there’s a 3

a broad-brimmed cooking pot for rice andtatami-mat dressing room, a 6 tatami-mat

tableware, etc. Kiragawa Supermarket ishere, a 10 tatami-mat here, again a 6 tatami-

in the neighborhood, and if guests contact

mat over there, and a kitchen. When we got

Kadoya in advance, the supermarket can

the guesthouse license, there were somedeliver a range of dishes and sawachi cuisinebuilding regulations, so we made the kitchen(traditional Kochi dishes) to suit the budget.

a common space.”

There are also several izakaya (Japanesepubs) nearby. People can enjoy a variety of

The guests can enjoy not only the spaciousness

fish, shellfish and fresh local vegetables. Inof the rooms, but also the details of theparticular, nagareko (a seashell) is highly

traditional Japanese architecture, such as ranma

recommended until August. If you want totransoms (windows over the doorways),have a barbecue in the garden, all you havepillars, and so on. The hanging scroll is

to do is buy the food. Tsunoda prepares allby the painter Shoryo Kawada, who had athe equipment and charcoal for you. He tells

relationship with Ryoma Sakamoto. There isguests how to make katsuo no tataki (grilled21

bonito tuna). This is where Tsunoda
uses his experience with the Boy
Scouts.
As the word “tataki” suggests, tap it(tataku), and the seasonings slowly
soak into it.
"We don’t have a cooking license,
so we can’t charge money to makedishes for guests. However, there’s
no problem if we give them any
suggestions (laughs). We have
many guests asking for a barbecue
in summer. Nagareko (a seashell)is also in season. We want themto enjoy fresh Muroto seafood.
Originally, katsuo no tataki (grilled
bonito tuna) used to be cooked like
this: first grill the bonito tuna byholding it over burning straw, thenslice it, put it on a cutting board

22and sprinkle salt on it, squeeze

yuzu citron juice over it, season
with soy sauce, then tap it with theother side of the blade. It doesn’tlook so good but it tastes very
good, because seasonings slowly
soak into the bonito tuna. A childof a family from Yamanashi didn’tlike raw fish but he ate it up. Later
I got a thank-you letter from his
mother. She said her son started tolike fish (laughs)."
When I read Kadoya’s guestbook,
I saw that guests from all overthe country leave thank-you

Japanese Private Inn

Kadoyamessages. Tsunoda set up Kadoya

2307 Ko, Kiragawa-cho, Muroto City
TEL：0887-25-2100

after reaching the age of 80. He

No meal service

welcomes his guests like visitors
rather than like customers. Afterthey check in, unless guests wantto have a barbecue, he leaves themalone. He just hopes that his guests

Rates:[Main house][Cottage]

6, 500 yen for one person
12, 600 yen for 2 people
4, 500 yen for one person
8, 600 yen for 2 people

will have a relaxing day in their* From 1-year-olds to primary schoolchildren:[main house] 3,000 yen for one child[cottage] 2,000 yen for one childown way.

* Up to 2 people can stay at the cottage.

Wa l k i n g a r o u n d t h e t o w n o f* Discounts are available depending on the number of people
and the number of days’ stay.

Kiragawa, looking at the sun

http://www.muroto-kadoya.com/

setting into the Pacific, waking up
with the songs of wild birds. When

Kiragawa
Elementary School

staying at this inn, people’s five

Kiragawa
Community Center
Onda Hachiman
Shrinesenses are stimulated, and they
feel quietly moved to the depthsof their hearts. As a house built in
traditional Japanese style, including

Kadoya■conversation with the Tsunodas,

Post Office

this inn is highly recommended.

55
Kiragawa
Machinami
Parking Lot

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Special Edition

Changing colors every moment
I could look at the sky all day long at this hotel

Villa Santorini
Planning, article: Masako Matsuda

24Last summer, my father passed away, leaving my mother behind,
who had looked after him for ten years. Whenever I go to my mother'shouse, there are more framed photos of my father, decorated with laceand floral print.
The other day, at the Millet exhibition in The Museum of Art, Kochi, I
froze at the spot when I saw my mother standing with a framed photoin front of a painting that my father liked very much.
My father had neglected his health for a long time, and my mothermust have had a hard life. However, now she’d lost her other half, I felt
uneasy to realize how empty people left behind can become.My motherhasn’t gone outside the prefecture for these 10 years. She said, "I don’t
feel like going anywhere", but recently, I dragged my mother out toVilla Santorini. Yes, this is a place where you can feel like you’re in a
faraway foreign country without leaving Kochi. Time goes by slowly
and gently heals the heart.

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Traveling quietly along with her,looking out over the sky and sea
together; that’s the kind of trip I
planned. As much as she’s done herbest so far, the large gaping hole in herheart must be so much deeper than thatof her children, it can’t be compared.
May tender time heal up the hole evena little… It was good that there’s sucha nice place like this, here in Kochi.
(Picture 01, 02)
The guest room is of the "cave type" inthe traditional architecture of Santorini
Island, in the Aegean Sea. A pure whitewall and comfortable aroma welcomed
us. (Picture 03)
A table just outside the room. We
were looking at the sun setting while
drinking tea for the hours before
dinner. In the welcome message fromthe manager, the sunrise time for the
next morning was written. So I decided
to get up early. (Picture 04)
Dinner was an original course of Italiancuisine (Greek cuisine also available).
Our hearts were warmed by the nightview and faraway fishing lamps seenfrom the window of the restaurant

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Thira, and the candle light flickering next to thedishes.
"Thank you for nursing Dad for such a long time," I
said to her, then drank wine. (Picture 05)
After dinner, we went to an outdoor bath at National
Lodging House Tosa, next to Santorini. Soaking in thebathtub, we enjoyed moon bathing. After our bath,we sat on the chairs in front of the room again to cool
down. In the moonlight, we tried ‘Tosa (old name for
Kochi) washi paper face pack’ which we’d chosen fromtoday’s special hotel gifts. We burst out laughing tosee each other’s white faces. (Picture 06)

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While we were staying at the Yokonami
seaside in Usa-cho, I wanted her tofeel the exoticism of the place evenmore, so I used the hotel’s movie rental
service. Together, we watched Amalfi,

Rewards of the Goddess , starringYuji Oda. The entire film was shot on
location in Italy in spite of it being a
Japanese movie.
I got up early next morning and took a
Jacuzzi bath, waiting for the sunrise.
“Now the sun is coming up!” I got outof the bath and sat on the chair in thebalcony. The sea breeze was blowing
comfortably, and it led us to the sceneof an incredibly beautiful sunrise. I
wondered when I’d last seen the sunrise
on New Year’s Day. I’d always been toobusy to wait for the sunrise withouthaste like this…so, never. Besides, it
was the first time for me to share sucha fun time with my mother, and I wasa little bit embarrassed, though. She
said, “We should value times like this…
while I can take a trip with you.” Soonthe sky glowed with crimson. (Picture07)
She put hands together up against
the sun, rising little by little, “Howbeautiful!!” she said. It was very sunnythat day. She had no doubts: “We owe
this weather to your father in heaven.”28

Aegean Sea-like resort hotel

Villa Santorini

599-6, Ryu, Usa-cho, Tosa City
TEL：088-856-0007
http://www.villa-santorini.com/
E-mail: santorini@mountain.ocn.ne.jp

The color of the sky was changing every(I was surprised at the always improving

moment, and then it turned a familiar

service at Villa Santorini, while they kept

light blue. The sun is always there every

unchanged the beautiful white.) You canmorning. I regretted I did not keep that injust go to the restaurant if you like, but I

mind. (Picture 08)

did decide to stay here with my mother thistime. I highly recommend Villa Santorini as

Villa Santorini has its 9th anniversary thisan extended-stay hotel. Even if you cannot

summer. My favorite hotel, which I’d visited

travel very far, you can make a trip likemany times to do stories, was filled withbeing in foreign country.

a gentle atmosphere. I even asked myself

To all the staff at Villa Santorini, thank youwhat I’d written about this hotel so far.

so much for a memorable day.
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Jyoseikan
The motto of Jyoseikan is to be grateful for our connection with our guests;
We try to create a relaxing atmosphere, like being at home30

It is a job about conveying
Japanese culture to people.

140 years has passed since Jyoseikan opened in
1874. According to the autobiography of the former
grand proprietress, Jyoseikan was started as athree-story wooden inn by a person called Umehara.
In 1946, Kusuko Fujimoto became the manager.
Since then it has been handed down to the present
grand proprietress Sawako Fujimoto, and thepresent proprietress, Hiromi Fujimoto. From now
on, I’m going to listen to Hiromi Fujimoto’s story.
“I think that the merit of this job is being able topass down to the next generation the attitude of‘respecting others’, which Japanese people havefostered down the ages. In today’s lifestyle, tatami31

(Left) A Japanese-style room; eachroom differs in atmosphere.
(Right) The Kochi Prefectural
bird, the fair y pitta; the staff
sometimes explain about the birdin the conversation with guests.
(Bottom) Candy case in local
lacquer ware; the staff sometimes
explain sometimes talk about
Kochi lacquer ware and potteryof with guests.

mat rooms like this are becoming rarer. If
you come to stay and relax at a Japanesestyle hotel, you’ll realize the comfort anddepth that Japanese culture has.
In addition, Jyoseikan invests in employee
training. The staffs are proud that they’reengaged in the job of communicating
Japanese culture and Kochi culture.
The Jyoseikan spirit is always to think
how we can make our guests happy. Every
person has different needs. When we
welcome guests, we think how we should
arrange everything and how we can givethem great care for a comfortable stay.
Our job is kind of intangible, so it cansometimes be very difficult. We make it amotto to please each and every guest andtry to improve the level of service. That’s
what we think hospitality is.”32

The deliciousness and presentationof the dishes are guaranteed.

For its high-quality service
I want to stay here.

Jyoseikan has two types of hotel suite inaddition to the Royal Suite reserved formembers of the imperial family, including
the Emperor. These rooms, with a longand distinguished history, have been loved
by celebrities from all quarters. They areopen to all. It goes without saying that
Jyoseikan has its special charm, such as its
own established formalities and cuisine, a
big viewing bath and an open air bath witha great view. Even Kochi locals would liketo stay at Jyoseikan to feel true hospitality.
That’s the best example of Jyoseikan’s
This "special room" is open to all. There are two types of suiteroom: one is a 12.5 tatami-mat room and a 10 tatami-mat witha balcony, the other is a 12.5 tatami-mat room and a 7.5 tatamimat with a drawing room.

attraction, I thought.
This year, commemorative events,
including the 140th anniversary exhibition,
are being held in the lobby and otherplaces. We can’t resist the charm of thislong-established Japanese-style hotel.

Government-registered International Tourist inn

Jyoseikan

2-5-34 Kamimachi, Kochi City
TEL：088-875-0111
Rate:
16,200 yen〜（2 meals included）*Rates vary depending on the number of persons, the day of theweek, and by room. Please confirm the details in advance.

http://www.jyoseikan.co.jp/◀ To Ino-cho

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Kamimachi 2-chome
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Beautiful Accomodation and Artistic Hotels in Kochi
SPECIAL INTERVIEW
with the grand proprietress of Jyoseikan:

Sawako Fujimoto’s theory of hospitality
Jyoseikan, a long-established Japanese inn in Kamimachi, Kochi City,
marked its 140th anniversary this year.
It is filled with the never-failing spirit of hospitality.
Times may change, but the inn’s warm hospitality can still touch everybody.
Sawako Fujimoto is the o-okami – the grand proprietress. (The o-okami
is responsible for the running of an inn and its staff. She also embodies
the spirit and atmosphere of the place.) She told us a story filled with
important pointers in life, especially in this day and age.
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When you take care of guests from their point of viewthey’re genuinely happy. That’s why I do this job.

In 1945,
As soon as I left school,
I joined Jyoseikan.

I heard that you and your mother Kusuko (thelast grand proprietress) have been with Jyoseikan
for many years. When did you start in the hotelbusiness?
“In 1945, I started here just after I left
school. At that time, the hotel was bombdamaged, so there were only six rooms andthe gate left. That’s why we couldn’t offer
Jyoseikan when it was founded

anything much in the way of service.”
Times were really tough, weren’t they?
“Yes. In the year after the war (in 1946),
e x - p r i m e m i n i s t e r S h i g e r u Yo s h i d astayed here. This was a room that lots ofcelebrities used to stay in – the 8 tatamimat suite room called "Otori-no-ma ." It
hadn’t been damaged in the fire, but we35

were poorly equipped and we didn’t evenhas been an important treasure for us ever

have anything to heat the room then. I

since.

remember one episode well. The former

He loved drinking. He used to drink

grand proprietress thought that it’d be a big

whiskey or Kochi sake. When my motherproblem if Shigeru Yoshida caught a cold.

passed away, and I was putting away her

So she picked a hot-water bottle out of thethings, I found a bottle of whiskey carefully

ruins of the fire, and washed it many times

wrapped up. It was a bottle of Old Parr thatand filled it with hot water, and then put it

Shigeru Yoshida had left behind. Now we

in his bedding.”

exhibit it so everybody can see it.”I’m sure you have a lot of memories of Shigeru

Including such episodes, I believe your mother,

Yoshida , because he stayed here whenever hethe previous proprietress Kusuko, was acame to Kochi. What was he like?

wonderful woman. What was she like?

“He was a wonderful man. His public image“Yes, she was a great mother. My mother’s

may have been that he was ‘the one-man

career in the hotel business started as a

Chancellor’, but he was actually reallymaid in Enmeiken, a first-class Japanese-

nice. I waited on him with my mother, thestyle inn in Kochi. I heard she had a hardformer proprietress. The only impression

time at first because she didn’t know about

I have left of him is that he was always

manners at all. And then after she worked

smiling. Around 1954, my husband,at the Tosa Hotel, she ended up here

Jyoseikan’s current chairman, brought arunning Jyoseikan. When I think about herlarge thick plank of zelkova wood from

efforts and hard work, the tears fall fromsomewhere, and he asked Shigeru Yoshida

my eyes. She really was a great mother.”

to write an inscription on it. Although hewas just about to leave, he took off his coatTell me what you learned when you took overand gloves, and wrote Jyoseikan on thefrom your mother.

plank in one stroke. He praised himself,36

saying “How about that? Not bad, eh?” and“What she said to me was that “You should

said, “Even if I turn up here alone without

take care of the guests from their point ofa reservation, don’t turn me away at theview. You shouldn’t just do what you wantdoor, okay?” The signboard from that time

to do, think of what the guests need now.”

An exhibition covering the development of Jyoseikan over the past 140 years is now on show in the lobby.

To create a relaxing atmosphere

I imagine you’ve managed this hotel with a strong

That always feels just like being at home,sense of mission. What do you keep foremost in

We are always thinking of our guests.

your mind?
“I believe a traditional Japanese inn shouldhave a really relaxing atmosphere, so thatit always feels just like being at home. My
mother felt so, too.
The Japanese inn as an extension of thehousehold: when the husband comes home,37the wife welcomes him heart to heart:

hot towel, etc. into the room, or at the“Welcome home. It was hot, wasn’t it?” ordinner. To tell the truth, Jyoseikan has nosomething like that. ‘Like a devoted wife’ ismanual for handling guests. We made it aour motto. I think it’s important that every

rule to take care of the guests flexibly andmember of staff shares the motto, stays inefficiently. I think that the idea of goodclose contact with the others, and knowsservice is a little different from what it

what is going on. In the old days, we used

used to be. However, Jyoseikan’s spirit of

to take care of guests by even washing their

hospitality is still unchanged, and it’s beensocks – as well as their clothes, of course.

handed down to today.”We were always thinking of the guests:
they’d be glad to see well-pressed trousers,
and to be handed their trousers with a clean

She’s here for me,

handkerchief, and so on. It was a great

so I haven’t got a care in the world (laughs).

pleasure for me to oblige the guests.”
When did you do that until?

Tell me about the employee training, especiallyabout the training of the serving staff.

“I’m not sure... perhaps until 1978, when
the present proprietress married. Times“I had all the service staff learned manners

have changed, and the sense of distancefrom teachers of flower arrangement andthe guests expect has changed as well."tea ceremony. When they had a break intheir work, they practiced tea at a tea

Has the way you serve guests changed

house and then back to work, just like that.

nowadays?

Now, I haven’t got a care in the world
because the present proprietress (Hiromi“We try to keep a proper distance from

Fujimoto) gives guidance on manners. I feelg u e s t s t h e s e d a y s . Yo u c o u l d c a l l i t

grateful that she’s here with me, I haven’t‘hospitality at a proper distance’. Thesea care in the world (laughs).”

days we don’t go into the guest rooms
much – we go into the guest room to takeI’m sure there are lots of guests who come to see

care of them when guests arrive and ayou even now, aren’t there?

chambermaid takes tea and sweets, a38

“Not really. I’m so grateful that somecome to dinner at the banquet room or theguests are still coming here every day. The

restaurant, Shikitei. In the morning, I go tofeeling that they’ll come again and I can see

work around nine and talk to guests going

them, and feel so closely connected, for mearound the lobby and see them off. I wave

that’s something to live for.”to guests until I can’t see the car anymore.
I feel so grateful to have a connection with

Isn’t it hard to quit working, is it?

them. That’s my pleasure and my daily
routine. My guests keep me feeling healthy“I’m almost 90, but I show up at the hoteleven now.”

morning and night. In the evening, I
greet as many guests as possible who’ve

Thank you so much for today.

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Director of A Traveling Movie Projector

Keiko Morita

Owner of Daishin Gekijo Movie Theater

Shukichi Komatsu

Interview by Yoshihiro Nonami

Giant Interview 0036
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The documentary film A Traveling
Movie Projector, which described a
one-year trip with a film projector allover the country,
featured the movie theater Daishin
Gekijo in Yasuda-cho, in the east of
Kochi; the owner, Shukichi Komatsu,
appears too.
The director Keiko Morita also came to
Kochi for the movie screening.
I interviewed the two of them in detailabout the movie.
The documentary maker’s unique
viewpoint makes it worth reading.

（Right）Profile of Movie Director Keiko Morita
Worked at the Video Production Division of Recruit Holdings
Co., Ltd. Returned to working as a freelancer in 1990. In thesame year, she produced, directed, and shot What Is Your Title? awork in which she interviewed six women, some working, somehousewives. And she also produced To the Sea of Words, My Niki
, A Small Cinema in a Small Town, etc. Her（Niki de Saint Phalle）
latest movie is A Traveling Movie Projector, which came out in2013.
（Left）Profile of Shukichi Komatsu
Owner of Daishin Gekijo movie theater in Yasuda-cho. He also
works as a musician under the name Mame-denkyu in and about
the prefecture.

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She describes what she values in daily life.

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NonamiMs. Morita, you worked for the Recruit Company before, and then you became adocumentary-film director. Tell me how you got involved in that.

MoritaI got a job with Recruit Company when I was young, then married. After that, I hada child, so I gave up my job. When my younger child became one and half years old,
I began to work at a bookstore as a part-time employee. After that, I was working asa full-time bookkeeper at a warehouse in my neighborhood. My husband failed inbusiness, and I had to keep working to pay off the debts. I thought if I have to keep
working, I want to work in movies once before the age of forty. If I fail, I’ll go back to
accounting again, that’s all.Then I became a movie subeditor.

Nonami

When did you start making movies?

MoritaWhen I began to work as a subeditor, I thought after all I must study. I imagined thatthe best way to study how to make films was to make a film myself. Then I made thefilm What is your Title?

NonamiThis is your debut work, isn’t it?

MoritaWhen my son was in the sixth grade, he got taller than me. I used to speak down tohim, but suddenly he started to speak down to me. That was a new experience for me.
So I wanted to hear about ‘the best way to raise kids’ from my close friends, and put
together a project of some kind. But that completely failed (laughs). Their reaction
wasn’t good at all. However, I asked them another question, “What do you say whenpeople ask you the title you use with your name?,” and that was so interesting.

NonamiWas there anything unusual with them when you were filming?

MoritaOnly a camera was between us, but they showed me totally different aspects ofthemselves. I was very impressed. One of my friends says,“I never write my title”.“Whynot?” I asked her.“Because I am me myself. I write my name, but I don’t write my title”,
said she. She was usually warm and soft like a powder-puff and very maternal. I don’tknow the full story of her life very well, but she has something irreplaceable about her.

Nonami

You are pursuing or digging out a person’s character. I like that style.

MoritaAt that time, I had a regular job interviewing shopkeepers and editing the film.
Shopkeepers have to earn money in the end. But it is not only for money, they want
to please customers, and to deliver something safe. For example, a fish dealer told me
when he said to a customer, “I like your lipstick, you look nice today,” her face becamebrighter. I learned a lot from those shopkeepers through interviewing and editing.

NonamiIs this the basis of your film work as a director?

MoritaDocumentary films are so often very assertive, aren’t they, linked to campaigns or
movements for something. I’m interested in ordinary people working in small towns,
what they find important, their way of life, etc. So I’m sure my movies will be always
something like that. That means making movies without sticking in big principles(laughs).

Nonami

You find your theme in everyday life, don’t you?

MoritaWhile shooting Shukichi Komatsu this time, what I found interesting is that Komatsu is
working to show movies as hard as possible. He takes it as something not troublesome
but enjoyable. I value his way of living. I want many people to watch the movie. Afterthe movie was screened, a lot of people told me they want to visit the Daishin Gekijo
movie theater.

NonamiDon’t you have the option of making commercial movies in the future?

MoritaWell, real living people are much more interesting for me. Don’t you think so?
It’s much more fun, more interesting, and I’m encouraged to show real people as they
are, rather than to present a ‘fiction’ for my convenience.

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The man with an endangered screening techniquecalled “changing over”.
Nonami

The audience is really great today.

Komatsu

Yes, I didn’t expect that so many people would come to the theater. It’s like two
big holidays coming together. Scarcely anybody took the front seats for a long time,
so I used them to put things on, but I’ve just cleared stuff up a while ago. I don’t
exactly know why so many people came, though. It’s perhaps not only because of thedirector’s speech, but also that people feel a connection with the movie. This movie isbeing shown all over the country, and there is a chance to see it on DVD. Some people
have supported Daishin Gekijo movie theater down the years, while others found out
about the theater this time. Many thanks to all of them.

NonamiIn the movie A Traveling Movie Projector, Komatsu took the main focus and showed an
endangered screening technique called “changing over”. It was so fortunate for Kochi people
that Daishin Gekijo movie theater was chosen as one of the locations.

Komatsu

That was a real surprise. I didn’t think anything of “changing over”. There are many
movie theaters throughout the country, so I have only a hazy idea that “someone
does it somewhere”, just like that. Because I was so convinced that film tape is
indispensable to the movie industry, the moment I heard the phrase ‘digital screening’,
I wondered what it was. Not a cinema complex, there are a lot of small theaters likeus throughout the country. As for digital screening, you need to do a lot of equipment
investment. But if I buy costly equipment, I wonder I if can get by. That’s why smallsized movie theaters, which work as hard as possible in spite of declines in takings,
have been closing one after another since 3 years ago.

MoritaI began to shoot this movie in 2012. When I heard the phrase digitization in 2011, I
thought that digitization would take about three years or so. However, it progressed far
more quickly than I’d guessed, and in around one year, movie theaters with only a film
projector would have had nothing to show. A lot of movie theaters had to close thatyear. The same thing happened in Ginza, as well as Asakusa. Officially, the main reason
was the aging of the building, though in fact it would’ve been hard to raise the money
even if they invested millions of yen in equipment for the new digital screening. So, I
think that the movie theaters that are keeping going now already have fortitude good
sense of how tough things are.You could also say that the weaker movie theaters weretotally weeded out.
The relationship of trust between our customers and us gets stronger year by year.

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NonamiYou’re running a movie theater in Yasuda-cho, in the Chugei area. How do you think about it?

Komatsu

If this theater closed in this area, it’s like there’d be nothing in the eastern part ofKochi Prefecture. I want everybody to know that there’s still entertainment left here.
I’ll show a movie even if just one person shows up to see it. The audiences have been

gradually increasing from one, three, five, and ten people, like that. I didn’t have apolicy of calling off the showing unless three people come. When I moved from myprevious theater, I decided even if only one person comes, I’d show the movie. That’s
what I thought from the beginning. Anyway, motivation is all. There’s something greatin the power you get from other people. When I show someone a movie, I want torespect their dreams; the cost of electricity doesn’t matter. I’m just tied up working forthe next two hours. If I do my work for the audience, they may watch another movie,
then another. I think that I’m building a relationship of trust with them.
NonamiIs the relationship of trust getting stronger year by year, you mean?

KomatsuRight. Getting stronger year by year. Not only the audience, but Akira Kobayashi, afamous Japanese actor, and some other actors have come to visit here. I’m reallygrateful about that.

NonamiDid you give Komatsu any suggestion when you were shooting a scene with him?

MoritaNever, I was basically just following her. But I saw a lot of yuzu citrons on the tree, so I
asked him to pick them. Actually I asked 3 times (laughs).

Komatsu

I felt as if I was a different person in the movie. Who’re you, old man (laughs)? Well,there were a lot of unexpected scenes for me in the movie. When I saw the monitor, I
thought I should keep my back much straighter.

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MoritaThat’s why all actors improve their posture and become beautiful.

NonamiHow many days did you shoot scenes of Komatsu?

MoritaI came here twice, in spring and autumn. At first, I may have stayed for 3 days, thesecond, for 4 days. I made this movie for a year while taking trips. There weren’t justbudget limitations; there was also the fact that the film projector would disappear
soon, so I wanted to finish it before a film projector was lost. It was a super-high-speed
work for my film. So he let me stay at his house, I was chasing him around during mystay.

NonamiThen, Yasuda-cho is Kochi for you, isn’t it?

MoritaYes, this air and scenery is my Kochi. How clear the river is, how refreshing the air is!
I did a barbecue with Komatsu’s friends here at night. They talked to me like an oldfriend.That’s my impression of Kochi.

NonamiA movie theater stands in a rural area along the Yasuda River, where an old forest railway
used to run. It’s natural for us because we know it. But if I think about it again, isn’t it great?

MoritaThe Daikoku-za movie theater at Urakawa-cho in Hokkaido was same. I made a movie
on it as A Small Cinema in a Small Town. It’s been going for over 90years.That means
it’s natural for most people living there that there’s been a movie theater in the town
since they were born. If I said to people, “It’s great to have a movie theater like thisin the town, isn’t it?” their reaction is normally just “It’s always been there since I wasborn (laughs).” Seen from the outside it’s wonderful, but people living there don’t careabout it very much.

Komatsu

At first, people often asked me why I didn’t build it in the center of Yasuda-cho. But
there aren’t any vacant lots around there, and you need to meet various neighborhood
requirements. If there was someone sympathetic and influential, and who would help
me with the groundwork for me, it might’ve been possible. Anyway, I thought people
would come to see movies even if it is a little bit far. Now, the center of the Yasuda is
as deserted as this place (laughs).
There are many different ways of life, don’t take it too seriously.

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NonamiWhat do you want to convey to people in this movie?

MoritaLike my last movie, I want young people to see a movie at the movie theater. I wantthem to know that it’s really fun. When you watch a movie in the theater, some otherpeople may laugh at a scene that you hadn’t expected them to. If you have that kindof experience when you’re young, you’ll get to know diversity of human nature. You
realize that every person has a different sense of values and way of feeling. You may
have a difficult time or everything may not be going well, for example, job hunting
in the present day. Even if you get a job, the boss may start complaining to you soon.

At that time, if you know that there are various senses of values out there, you’ll feela little better.
NonamiI really think you’re right. You can’t judge everybody by the same yardstick.

MoritaThere’s always a different yardstick, another way of living, too.

Nonami

It makes life feel so much easier.

MoritaIndeed. I’d like young people to realize that kind of thing…But it’s not easy to get it
across (pained smile).

NonamiDo you have a plan for your next movie?

MoritaI have no idea at the moment. I'm glad if A Traveling Movie Projector is shown forthe present. I’m personally pretty poor at advertising.

NonamiTell me where it’s going to be screened from now.

MoritaIt’s not decided yet. The cinema Onomichi is interested in showing the movie, andSasori-za in Sapporo, too. Takada-Sekaikan, the oldest movie theater in Niigata, isthinking about having an event.

NonamiIf we want to show it in our town, should we contact you directly?

MoritaYes, I’ll go anywhere. I should go around and ask to show the movie (laughs).

NonamiIf the movie is shown over the whole country, the audiences at Daishin Gekijo movie theater
may increase. Thank you very much for this interview today.

A Traveling Movie Projector
D u e to t he spr e a d of d ig it i z at ion,
35-millimeters film projectors are rapidly
being lost. This documentary visits 13
movie theaters all over the country, andcovers people’s feelings about film andmovie projectors.
Produced, directed and shot by Keiko
Morita. The DVD is now on sale.
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Ko chi,O r oshi- dan chi.N ew Lif e s t yle Magazin e.

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From around an unknown street corner, get lured in by a new scent…

Looking for hot spots
in Goza and Oroshi-danchi
What we found in Goza…
Greenery fills the area,
The shops are eco-friendly and elegant.
Attractively lit up display windows at night,
Local branch shops are getting set up one after another.
Goza has other unknown attractions.
A comfortable area to live in,
Let me introduce new attractions to you.
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As the area has developed, Gozaa rich range of various different

has come to enjoy a combination ofkinds of tastes. Lately, local branchmany different elements. Above theshops, which provide delicious foods

birds on the wing, there’s a clear

fresh from the farm, have clustered

blue sky stretching far and wide.

around this area. The view reflected

I see the ripples of a pebble andin the shop window is a moment’s

hear the sound of the water splash,art created by chance. A roof with athe surface of the water reflecting

solar panel shows ecological spirit.

sunlight, the river running with the

There are a lot of opportunities toeternal bounty of water. The bridge

find interesting things in Goza. The

over the river is very modern, but

area itself is like a museum. Oroshi-

there’s still a lot of old-time scenery

danchi, in the center of Goza, is ain the area.

hot spot where people, goods, andThe shops in Oroshi-danchi offer

new ideas meet together.

A roof placed directly on a piece of vacantground. It may be easy to pass it by, but it’sreally an uncommon sight.

A set of solar panels, a symbol of ecological
technology, is on the roof of a shop. It shows
thoughtfulness to people and nature.

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As twilight turns to night,
another view appears.

View of Goza andOroshi-danchi
attractively lit up.
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On the way back home, the view ofGoza and the Oroshi-danchi area is very
impressive. The scenery of the river inthe twilight, the country views, stylish
shops lit up after sunset – each of themshows a slightly different taste fromdaytime. Above all, in the magic hourthat street lights start to blink on in
Oroshi-danchi, the still-open shops
are lit up one after another. It might
be surprising, but the atmosphere
after dark has a charm all its own. The
commanding atmosphere that day andnight creates together is added to by
the window displays. Often passed byin the daytime, they begin to shine, andtheir attractions stand out brilliantly.
This is the best hour to enjoy the charmsof Oroshi-danchi: absolutely cool anddifferent from daytime. The same
piece of scenery can change in colorand brightness every moment. Please
witness the moment with your own eyes,
when the scenery is enhanced by thefalling dark, and the view turns into a
totally different impression.

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In Goza and Oroshi-danchi,
branch shops are lined up.
Around Oroshi-danchi, four branchshops with a good variety of local
products cluster together.
LAWSONLAWSON

After shopping at Oroshi-danchi,

Mantenno Hoshi

I recommend you to look around

Azono-Bypass

Tosa
no Satothese shops, with their local
attractions.
KokubuRiver
circle K

You may find delicious foods andgood-quality products.

FurattoTown

EcoasuUmaji-mura

ACE ONEROOM+

LAWSON

Shimanto
no Kura

TSUTAYASHIRAISHI

Otsu-Bypass

Forest Information Center Ecoasu Umaji-mura
16-23 Minamigoza, Kochi City
TEL： 088-880-1812
Opening Hours / 10：00 -18：00（Closed on Wednesdays, or Thursdays if Wednesday is
a national holiday,and from Dec. 30th to Jan. 3rd）
One minute by car or 6 minutes on foot from Oroshi-danchi.

Isn’t wood fantastic?
Umaji-mura, the hometown of the Yanase cedar, oﬀers you stylish andimpactful products. Going round the shop, you ll fall in love with thegentle fragrance of the wood and its smoothness to the touch, alongwith natural wood products each with their own unique grain.

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This product is called
monacca. It is a bag
made from thinned
cedar.

JA Local Specialty Center Tosa no Sato
7-10 Minamikawazoe, Kochi City
TEL： 088-878-8722
Opening Hours / 9：00 – 17：00(Closed from Jan. 1st to 4th)
3 minutes by car or 15 minutes on foot from Oroshi-danchi.

I discovered a seasonal flavor.
Freshly picked local products are lined up in this spacious, sunny shop.

You will ﬁnd a variety of seasonal foods that you’ll want to have someone
special eat. As the parking lot is large, you can enjoy your shopping,taking as much time as you like.

Recommended
Fresh Vegetables.

Tsuno-cho is full of local attractions.
A café and restaurant using local products, original sweets
made with roasted tea leaves, the stylish marché, theshop ﬁlled with attractions of Tsuno-cho has a comfortable
atmosphere, created using wood and earth. If you go roundthe shop, you will surely get into of Tsuno-cho s attractions.

Manten no Hoshi Tsuno-cho Antenna Shop
24-15 Minamikawazoe, Kochi City
TEL： 088-883-5039
Opening Hours / 9：30 - 17：00

Hojicha-daifuku,
A popular soft rice cake madewith roasted tea leaves.

(Closed from Jan. 1st to 4th)
2 minutes by car or 10 minutes on foot from Oroshi-danchi.

Shimanto Marché Shimanto no Kura
151-1 Minamikubo, Kochi City
TEL： 088-856-9577
Opening Hours / 8：00 -18：00(Closed from Jan. 1st to 4th)
One minute by car or 6 minutes on foot from Oroshi-danchi.

A marché filled with good flavors and a playful spirit.

Butaman, steamed buns with
Kubokawa Pork filling.

You can buy products from Kubokawa, such as Niida-mai rice, which got a gold medal inInternational Contest on Rice Taste Evaluation. Kubokawa Pork is another famous product.
In addition, you can eat steamed buns with pork ﬁlling here in Kochi City, and ice cream, too.
Both products come from the roadside rest stop Aguri Kubokawa. All the products have funnynames: Nonger Ale（gulger [gulp+ ginger] ale） , Tokimeki Miso（ﬂuttering miso） , Uchu Shu(space rice wine) .

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Plus a peaceful time.
For your relaxation, I’ll introduce you a best-quality relaxation
chair. This stress-free chair, produced in a town surrounded by theforests and fjords of Norway, has been loved by people for morethan 40 years. The chair’s most distinctive feature is to the way you
can recline smoothly just by putting your weight on it, along with
its soft comfort gently wrapping the body while you’re sitting in it.
Please visit us to experience full bodily relaxation.
Interior Shop

ROOM+SHIRAISHI
5-21 Minamikubo, Kochi City TEL： 088-884-8800
Opening Hours/10：00−19：00 Closed on Wednesdays
http://www.rmps.co.jp

The summer vacation is coming soon!
A new handicraft kit arrived.
It’s good for the summer homework.
Why don’t you finish your summer homework before the vacation?
The kit on the page is very easy to make with felt. Just cutting felt
and putting gluing it together, you can make a cute piggy bank,a tissue box, and so on. We have a lot of other kits for summer
homework projects.
Handicraft Shop

KOMADORI Oroshi-danchi Shop
9-6 Minamikubo, Kochi City

TEL： 088-885-5885

Opening Hours/10：00−19：00
7days a week（Except for New Year's and stocktaking）
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Select Shop

made snooze
7-40 Minamigoza, Kochi City TEL： 088-885-7228
Opening Hours/10：00−21：00 7days a week
http://republic-inc.com

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As thanks for helping us get toour 6th anniversary,our Summer Sale is in full swing!
It is aiuto’s 6th anniversary this June, 2014. We really thank you
for your patronage. We will have a very affordable summer sale.
New brands have also arrived. In addition, on July 26 and 27,
Yamasaki Takako, a fashion advisor for glasses, will visit us andcoordinate your glasses for you. Please come to discover your true
attractiveness!
Eye Wear Shopaiuto

7-36 Minamigoza, Kochi Cit y

TEL： 088-879 -4227

Opening Hours/10：00−20：00（Until 19:00 on Sundays and holidays）
Closed on Tuesdays http://w w w.aiuto - eye.com

Single-minded about sweet
potatoes: IMOYA’s sweets.
There are a variety of sweets made using sweet potatoes
in this simply cozy shop, including Imo-kenpi（fried sweet
potatoes）（limited sale after around noon）, sweet potatoes
in the skin and so on. Imoya’s soft ice cream is very popularduring this season. Don’t miss it.
Sweet Shop

IMOYA KINJIRO Goza Shop
7-36 Minamigoza, Kochi City TEL： 088-883-7421
Opening Hours/10：00−19：00 7days a week
http://www.imokin.co.jp

A varied, colorful seasonal menu.
Mini-dishes on the menu.
Ichiju-sansai is open from 7:00 to 21:00（hot coffee is freefrom 7:00 to 10:00）, and provides a variety of dishes using
seasonal vegetables, such ‘good old home cooking’ withlocal vegetables in season. It is suitable for a families orfriends to hang out and talk in a relaxed atmosphere. Pleaseenjoy each month’s original menu. There’s a variety of minidishes on the menu.
Restaurant

ICHIJU-SANSAI SHOKUDO Oroshi-danchi Shop
7-16 Minamigoza, Kochi City TEL： 088-878-0688
Opening Hours/7：00−21：00（Last orders 20：45）7days a week57

For summer,
Comme des Garçons Parfum.
The brand Comme des Garçons Parfum was launched in Parisin 1994. About 30 types of fragrance are available, including
three featured fragrances with the summery name ‘BLUE’. Eachfragrance is so unique that it really stimulates your senses. The
unique bottle design is also attractive. Why don’t you try Commedes Garçons’ seasonal fragrance in the shop?
Human Life Design Shop

attract LARGO

10-28 Minamikubo, Kochi City TEL： 088-880-9877
Opening Hours/10：30−20：00 7days a week
http://www.attract-em.com

Actus Kids’ Store OPEN!
We completely renovated the warehouse next to CARNA thisspring, and opened Actus Kids’ Store, which has high popularity
nationwide. We have a lot of new-in-Japan items, such as
furniture for kids with not only good design but also maximum
safety precaution, "Chispum" wall stickers from Barcelona, and"rice" and "sebra", small Nordic kids’ items.
Lifestyle Shop

CARNA
10-26 Minamikubo, Kochi City
Opening Hours/10：30−19：00

TEL： 088-885-7801

Irregular holidays
http://www.carna-actus.com

Harvest’s ginger ale is the best
choice for summer gifts.
Ginger-ale season has come again. There are six flavors.
The ingredients are all Kochi local products, and additivefree. It is a gift that we can recommend with confidence forpeople outside Kochi.
Bakery & CafeHARVEST Oroshi-danchi Shop
10-26 Minamikubo,Kochi City
TEL： 088-880-4088
Opening Hours/8：30−20：00（Last orders 19：30）
7days a week
http://www.harunoterrace.co.jp

58Summer sale at Mystyle.
From everyday furniture to classics,
gabbeh rugs, and kilims
Sorry to keep you waiting!! Under the concept "Mystyle will change
this summer!" we plan to hold a summer sale for all our items.
Classical vintage furniture and carpets such as gabbeh and kilim,
are highly recommended. They are all drastically discounted fromthe retail price. Display Items only. First-come, first-served.Please
visit us as soon as possible by all means.
Interior Shop

Mystyle ★ Matsumoto Kagu
14-17 Minamikubo,Kochi City TEL： 088-804-2031
Opening Hours/10:00−19:00 Closed on Wednesdays

Now is the humid season. Why don’t
you get an easy-to-handle hairstyle?
Natural straightener has arrived in stock! Every time you use it for yourhair, your hair will become gradually easier to handle. Tanuma oil will
soak into your hair and protect it from the humidity for long hours. The
oil is made out of tapioca starch and the ingredients keep water fromdrying out. All the ingredients are organic as much as possible. This isa new product from AVEDA.
Hairstyling & Make-up

la vie BEAUTE est AVEDA
Pressair bldg1, 15-38 Minamikubo,Kochi City TEL： 088-878-8767
Opening Hours/10：00−21：00（Until 20：00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays）
Closed on the second Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the month
http://www.lavie-beaute.com

JEANS FACTORY’s
Summer Sale is starting!
JEANS FACTORY’s Oroshi-danchi shop, main branch and Tosa-doroshop will hold their summer sale on Saturday, June 28! Trend itemsof this season (with a few exceptions) are discounted at 30% off,
both men's and ladies’, T-shirts, shirts, skirts, etc. These items will
be perfect for high summer. Now is your chance to buy a bargain!
Select Shop

JEANS FACTORY Oroshi-danchi Main Shop
15-33 Minamikubo,Kochi City TEL： 088-861-5100
Opening Hours/11：00−22：00 7days a week
http://www.jeansfactory.net/

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In this relaxed space, here’s afriendly, approachable nail salon.
We moved into Oroshi-danchi last October. Our salon will haveits tenth anniversary next year. Along with our cosmetic gels ofcourse, this shop has a good reputation for its refined artistic
technique. In addition, we put a lot of effort into manicures, anda lot of our customers come only for the manicures. We also sell
home-care goods and give nail-care lessons in the shop. Our
private rooms are fully equipped. Even if it is your first visit, you
don’t have to hesitate to pop in.
Total Nail Salon Red clover
The Pressair bldg1, 15-38 Minamikubo, Kochi City TEL： 088-885-9825
Opening Hours/10：00-20：00（Until 18：00 on Sundays and national holidays）
Closed on the second Monday and Tuesday of the month
http://www.nail-redclover.com/

Let’s enjoy more Goza!

This autumn, the Oroshi-danchi Shop
Society will hold the event “colore colors”
all over the Oroshi-danchi area.

Broadcast by FM Kochi,"Slow Life no Susume"
Oroshi-danchi Shop Society has had a regular programThis event creates liveliness for the whole of Oroshi-

on FM Kochi since this spring. It’s broadcast on thedanchi and aims at activation of the local economy,

second and the fourth Saturday of the month at 15:55

utilizing the "Comprehensive Support for Revitalizationas ‘the Oroshi-danchi Shop Society presents “Slow Lifeof Local Shopping Districts" program.

no Susume (encouragement to slow living)”.

The event will be held for three days from OctoberIn the program, one of the 13 shops in the society is

11th to 13th. There are stage events such as a concert,picked every time, and the show introduces its concept,

a mini-fashion show, a hair-cut show (October 11th

topics, events and fairs, and recommendations inonly), and hands-on events such as DIY, cooking for

detail. On late Saturday afternoons, tune your radio toparents and children, candle-making, a stamp rally"HISIX". Please listen to "Slow Life no Susume".

going round Oroshi-danchi, a lighting-up event with
Tosa washi paper, etc.
Details are coming soon. Please visit Oroshi-danchi

Inquiry / Oroshi-danchi Shop Society
TEL： 088-885-7801（CARNA）

during these three days.
Oroshi-danchi Shop Society Presents

Inquiries /Oroshi-danchi Shop Society
TEL： 088-882-8815

60"Slow Life no Susume"t h e 2 n d a n d 4 t h S a t u rd a yof the month from 15:55 p.m.

coloreʼs note
Enjoy Shoppingat Furatto Town !

Kochi Interchange

Kochi Expressway

Many tourists come to Kochi City fromaround Kochi Prefecture. After seeing thesights, how about enjoying shopping or
dining at Goza and Oroshi-danchi? There area lot of outstanding shops and facilities.
It’s approximately 5 minutes by car from
Kochi Interchange, in the direction of
Godaisan and the Prefectural Art Museum.
A 5 minute-drive east from Kochi Station,
the area is conveniently near the city center.
As each shop has parking spaces, you canenjoy going round the shops on foot.

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Route 19
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Akebono Kaido
Jibasan Center

Kochi Interchange
StreetEcoasuUmaji-mura◀To JR
Kochi Station

FurattoTown

Kokubu River

Otsu-Bypass

Museum ofArt, Kochi① ROOM+SHIRAISHI② SLEEP+SHIRAISHI⑮ ⑬③ KOMADORI Oroshi-danchi Shop⑭

④ made snooze⑫④ ⑤⑥ ⑦⑧③⑤ aiuto⑨ ⑩ ⑪

Oroshi-danchi
Shop Society
Shikoku-bank②⑥ IMOYA KINJIRO Goza Shop
⑦ ICHIJU-SANSAI SHOKUDO
Oroshi-danchi Shop

⑧ REPUBLIC garden⑨ attract LARGO⑩ CARNA①⑪ HARVEST Oroshi-danchi Shop
Nankoku City▶

◀JR Kochi Station

Otsu-Bypass⑫ Mystyle ★ Matsumoto Kagu
⑬ la vie BEAUTE est AVEDA⑭ JEANS FACTORY

Oroshi-danchi Main Shop

⑮ Red clover

colorecolore colore Editing Committee
The Oroshi-danchi Shop Society consists of 13
companies and 15 shops, and publishes colore.
“colore” means “color” in Italian. There aremany different types of shops in Oroshi-danchi.
Each shop creates its own color and shares thecolor with people. Please come to Goza to findyour own color fitting your style.

Published by: Oroshi-danchi Shop Association
Chief editor: Keigo Nakamura
Cover illustration: Keiko Shibata
Photo: Kenzo Nakajima
Edited by: Cricket Co., Ltd., The "Kikan Kochi" desk
1476-11-102 Kamobe, Kochi City
TEL + FAX：088-844-1579

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