RISONARE Shimonoseki to Begin Accepting Reservations on June 24, 2025

Introducing the "Strait Cabana Suite" with a sandy beach in the living area, designed for a stay to enjoy the strait fully
Hoshino Resorts will begin accepting reservations for Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Shimonoseki, the 8th property of its RISONARE resort hotel brand, on June 24, 2025. This opening marks RISONARE's first expansion into the Kyushu-Yamaguchi area. 

Located in a prime spot overlooking the Kanmon Strait, the hotel offers dynamic views of the strait from all guest rooms, as well as from the terraces and pools within the facility, with the scenery changing throughout the day. Based on the concept of a "Kaikyo (strait) Designer's Hotel," the architecture incorporates elements unique to the region, such as the Kanmon Strait scenery and "fugu" (pufferfish). The hotel also designs stays that fully embrace the strait through activities leveraging its prime location. The official opening date is December 11, 2025.

Key Features of Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Shimonoseki:

1. Guest Rooms with Full Strait Views
   The property boasts 187 guest rooms across nine types, all offering views of the Kanmon Strait. Each room features walls and interiors primarily in emerald green, inspired by the color of the Kanmon Strait, creating a vibrant space. Options include rooms accommodating up to five guests and pet-friendly rooms, allowing guests to choose according to their travel purpose and companions. 
   
   

• "Strait Cabana Suite" with a sandy beach in the living area 
  
  The "Strait Cabana Suite" is designed to evoke a cabana found on a resort beach. Its distinctive feature is a sandy beach area within the living space, creating the sensation of being on a private beach. This exclusive suite also provides a "Strait Cabana Box" filled with items such as a telescope and seashells. Guests can touch the shells, listen to their sounds, or use the telescope to enjoy the panoramic views from the top floor, ensuring a deeply relaxing stay that fully immerses them in the Kanmon Strait experience.

2. Two Dining Options to Suit Your Travel Style

• Main Dining: "OTTO SETTE SHIMONOSEKI" 

"OTTO SETTE," the main dining experience already established at Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Tomamu, Nasu, and Yatsugatake, known for introducing guests to unique local ingredients, will now be featured at Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Shimonoseki. It will offer an Italian dinner course allowing guests to savor the diverse textures and inherent flavors of fugu (pufferfish), brought out by its precise thickness.

• Buffet Dining: "PUKU PUKU" 

The buffet dining area, serving both breakfast and dinner, is named "PUKU PUKU," inspired by fugu and the imagery of water. Guests can indulge in a wide variety of fugu dishes, such as fugu karaage (fried fugu) and bouillabaisse, as well as local Shimonoseki specialties like "Kawara Soba."

3. "Fugu Pool" with a Dual Nature for Adults and Families

• Infinity Pool for a Relaxing Adult Experience 

The infinity pool is designed to seamlessly merge the water's surface with the sea and sky, creating an extraordinary space that blends with the Kanmon Strait scenery. Guests can enjoy a relaxing experience while taking in the dynamic landscape, where humans and nature converge, featuring the Kanmon Bridge, Mojiko on the opposite shore, and ships passing by.

• All-Season Indoor Pool, Ideal for Children's First Swim 

The all-season indoor pool is distinguished by its bold and playful design, inspired by the fugu (pufferfish). A water slide, approximately 30 meters long, extends outdoors, offering a thrilling sensation as if being carried by the currents of the Kanmon Strait. The pool area also includes a shallow pool safe for small children, water play equipment, and toddler-friendly slides, making it perfect for children to get accustomed to water while having fun.

4. "Naminami Terrace" to Enjoy the Ever-Changing Kanmon Strait Scenery
   The Naminami Terrace features a wave-like design that becomes steeper towards the tip. It includes a lawn area, reclining benches, and counter seating, allowing guests to spend their time as they wish while gazing at the Kanmon Strait scenery, which transforms with the passing hours. 

5. Activities Centered Around the Kanmon Strait

• "Captain Academy" – Navigate the Kanmon Strait as a Captain
  This authentic activity allows children to learn about a ship captain's duties while having fun. Participants get to wear original RISONARE Shimonoseki uniforms, visit the captain's cabin (which is usually off-limits), and apply what they learned in pre-departure studies during the voyage.
  

Facility Overview
Facility Name: Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Shimonoseki
Location: Arukapoto 4-1, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Price: From 21,000 JPY per night per person (based on double occupancy, tax included, meals not included) 
Phone: 050-3134-8093 (RISONARE Reservation Center)
Number of Rooms: 187 
Check-in 15:00 / Check-out 12:00
Access: Approximately 5 minutes by car or bus from JR Shimonoseki Station, approximately 90 minutes by train from Fukuoka Airport
Opening Date: December 11, 2025
Reservations Start: June 24, 2025 
Constructor: Toda Corporation
Architectural Design: Nihon Sekkei, Inc.
Interior Design & Brand Supervision: Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) 
Landscape Design: Studio Terra Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: FDS Inc.
Pool Play Equipment: Tanseisha Co., Ltd.

About RISONARE
RISONARE is a resort hotel brand developed domestically and internationally by Hoshino Resorts. With the concept of "PLAY HARD," allowing guests to immerse themselves in enjoyment, it offers spatial designs that utilize the characteristics of the location and a wide range of activities, providing experiences unique to the region and season. RISONARE offers guests an unforgettable trip through a stay that exceeds their expectations. Currently, it operates seven properties domestically and internationally, with Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Shimonoseki, marking its first expansion into the Kyushu/Yamaguchi area in 2025, and Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Fukui, scheduled to open in 2027.