On November 1, 2023, Staple Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Setoda-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Representative Director: Yudai Oka), based in Setoda and Nihonbashi, and Yamaguchi Financial Group Co., Ltd. established a joint venture company, and Nagato Yumoto Onsen. It has been announced that the long-established inn “Rokkakudo” has been taken over.
“Rokkakudo”, which stands in the center of Nagato Yumoto Onsen, is scheduled to undergo larger-scale renovation work and be reborn as “SOIL Nagatoyumoto”, a complex facility with accommodation facilities, a cafe/restaurant, and an activity center. (Scheduled to open in spring 2025)
Click here for press release by Yamaguchi Financial Group Co., Ltd.
We also received hopeful comments from Nagato Yumoto Onsen Machi Co., Ltd. (Area Manager Hayato Kimura), which promotes area management of hot spring towns.
“Nagato Yumoto Onsen is a hot spring town with a history of 600 years.This location and the activities of the people who live with it create the unique charm of Nagato Yumoto Onsen.There is a
dramatic disconnect in the sustainability of the area. However, it is essential that the area is not just a matter of inheritance, but an area where businesses that are unique to the place can be carefully developed while respecting the past and socializing with the neighborhood.This time, Staple and YMFG
Group It was announced that through collaboration, Rokkakudo, which has a history of about 130 years and is located near Onyu, will be renovated into “SOIL Nagatoyumoto.” We hope that this project will share a vision with the local community, complement each other’s values, and create a rich scene, and we will also strive to co-create value with new local partners.”
Nagato Yumoto Onsen’s tourism town development plan, which has been underway since 2016, will move forward even more happily and powerfully with the addition of a new partner, SOIL Nagatoyumoto.
Soil Nagatoyumoto’s official website can be viewed here: https://staplejp.com/nagato/