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"Serenity reigns in a “secret garden” edged by mountainside forest, where black-timber pavilions by Kerry Hill hold 24 suites with tatami floors, hinoki baths, ceramic abstractions, and haiku-ready views. Luxury lies in simplicity: a boulder-strewn onsen in place of a pool, spa rituals imbued with a sense of the sacred, and intuitive omotenashi. Dining receives equal reverence, from meticulous kaiseki at Taka-an to land-to-table cooking in the Living Pavilion—the perfect antidote to temple fatigue and a gentle call back to the present moment." - Danielle Demetriou, Adam H. Graham