Japan’s Secret Region for Ancient Culinary and Craft Traditions | Vogue

"Surrounded by rice paddies in western Toyama, this three-room boutique hotel occupies a 200-year-old farmer’s house that has been thoughtfully renovated as part of a broader mission to revitalize the region, with a 2% community donation added to each stay. Interiors feel on par with top boutique hotels in Kyoto or Tokyo, where antiques from China’s Xen dynasty sit in dialogue with commissioned works by contemporary artist Rei Naito, and each guest room is themed after a natural element—paper, silk, and soil. The on-property restaurant, Il Clima, changes its menu daily and is led by chef Yuta Hamada, whose previous work has been recognized by the Michelin Guide and Gault & Millau." - Nicole Kliest