KITAMAE BASE · Our Story
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A nine-room hotel built into a former ryotei. Co-created with local craftspeople, fishers, farmers, and designers.
Foreword
KITAMAE BASE Kaga Hashitate is a nine-room hotel by the sea, built into the bones of a former ryotei in the old Kitamaebune harbor town. Local craftspeople, fishers, farmers, and designers helped rewrite the memory of this place into a contemporary stay. Rather than performing luxury, we leave room for time itself — to look at the sea, to taste the food, to walk the town.
I. Chapters
A few notes assembled from press coverage and official releases.
The bones of a long-standing ryotei in this Kitamaebune harbor town were renovated under a locally-rooted plan, in collaboration with fishing, farming, craft, and creative partners — opening as a base for revitalizing the Hashitate area.
— HotelBank interview
Kato Tomohiko, the founder, speaks of widening the visitor's view away from the central Kaga Onsen toward the seaside of Hashitate. The Kitamaebune culture, the working harbor, and walks through the town form the core of a stay here.
— PR TIMES release
Eight Design re-edits the history, landscape, and human rhythms of Hashitate into a contemporary hotel space — quietly carrying sea, light, and wind through both rooms and shared spaces.
— Eight Design case study
Seafood from Hashitate Port, ingredients from Kaga, and the fermentation traditions carried by the Kitamaebune are composed into a single evening course by the in-house chef. The room, the private baths, the Airodokoro lounge, and the town walk connect as one continuous experience.
— Official releases
II. Press
Interview coverage and official releases are also surfaced on the homepage "Media coverage" section.
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