Ecolodge Shimanto in Kochi | Travel + Leisure

Ecolodge Shimanto

Shikoku Island
Kochi
81-8803/31600

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From Travel + Leisure, Jul 2003

“The lustrous concrete-and-glass walls and cantilevered photovoltaic panels lend an air of industrial chic to this 30-room retreat owned by a rail company. Hundred-year-old shipping barrels are used to collect rainwater, and the nature walkways are paved with old railroad ties. Guests can park their cabooses in one of the outdoor cast-iron hot baths or meditate alongside the aquamarine Shimanto River, one of the purest in Japan....” MORE>>

–David Hochman, “25 Great Ecolodges”

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