One of Japan's Earliest Resort Hotel Buildings
The Fujiya Hotel Airy (富士屋ホテルアイリー) is a building from the hotel's earliest years of 1884 in Miyanoshita, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 12, 1997 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 160 square metres, moved to its present site in 1935; registration number 14-0013.
A Survivor from the Earliest Years
The Airy stands on the slope to the south of the site, facing north (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It dates from the hotel's earliest years and was moved to its present site in 1935.
Like the main building and Buildings No. 1 and No. 2, it has projecting bays at either end of the front and a cusped gable at the centre (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
According to Fujiya Hotel, the hotel opened on July 15, 1878.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a structure that would not be easy to reproduce.
What to Look For
Look for the projecting bays at either end and the cusped gable at the centre (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency values it as one of the few surviving buildings of Japan's first resort hotels.
Visiting
It is owned by Fujiya Hotel Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to Fujiya Hotel, the hotel opened on July 15, 1878, and reopened on July 15, 2020, after major renovation. The seven registered buildings are introduced together on the Fujiya Hotel page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1884 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was it moved here?
- In 1935.
- What does it share with the main building?
- End bays and a cusped gable at the centre.
- Why is it valued?
- As one of the few surviving buildings of Japan's first resort hotels.
- When was the Fujiya Hotel Airy registered?
- On December 12, 1997 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Fujiya Hotel Airy (富士屋ホテルアイリー) |
|---|---|
| Location | 359 Miyanoshita, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1997/12/12 (Heisei 9) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 160 m² |
| Owner | Fujiya Hotel Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | In use as a hotel (Fujiya Hotel) |
References
- Fujiya Hotel Airy (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00000397
- Fujiya Hotel press release (June 26, 2025, Japanese)
- https://www.fujiyahotel.co.jp/press/bi59lf00000023qw-att/om09h10000000uig.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.24
