【SHONAI HOTEL SUIDEN】
TERRASSE] Started the rice field and rice project on the 6th anniversary of its opening. Increase the number of fans of Yamagata Shonai by creating a system that allows people to experience the charm of a regional city.
*YAMAGATA DESIGN RESORT Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 19, 2024
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【SHONAI HOTEL SUIDEN】
TERRASSE] Started the rice field and rice project on the 6th anniversary of its opening. Increase the number of fans of Yamagata Shonai by creating a system that allows people to experience the charm of a regional city.
*SUIDEN on the 6th anniversary of its opening on September 19th TERRASSE’s rice field and rice project will begin in earnest. As a hotel connected to Yamagata Shonai’s “agriculture”, we will continue to communicate the charm of the area even more than ever before. *
Image from left: SUIDEN TERRASSE exterior / Hiroshi Itagaki of Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd. / Tsuyahime served at hotel breakfast
* Company name changed and mission updated in April 2024 *
* Aiming to be a hotel that conveys the charm of LOCAL (=local city) *
SHONAI HOTEL SUIDEN
TERRASSE (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture) celebrated its 6th anniversary on September 19, 2024. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone for their warm support and patronage over the past six years.
Since opening in September 2018, the hotel has been operating as a hotel operated by a city development company with the mission of “producing the charm of the region and making Japan’s regional cities a destination from around the world.” In April of this year, the company name was changed to “LOCAL Co., Ltd.
RESORTS,” and the mission has been updated to “Connect local resources with the global tourism market.” In the future, we will strengthen our efforts to discover tourism resources and increase the value of the experience, and work to increase the number of fans in Yamagata Shonai.
*SUIDEN TERRASSE 6 years of progress*
September 2018 Grand opening
April 2020: Completely closed due to facility renewal
August 2020 The concept is “a hotel floating in a rice field where you can spend time reading sunny and rainy days”
Reopening
Restaurant MOON TERRASSE renewal, accommodation library new
New SAKE BAR and SAKE LOUNGE, new open-air bath for women, Implemented renewal of guest room types, etc.
April 2021 Two new saunas (Amairo-no-Yu and Tsukishiro-no-Yu) December 2021 SUIDEN work plan sales start
March 2023 YAMAGATA SHONAI SAKE STORY starts (held every year) April 2023 SUIDEN wedding begins in earnest
May 2023 “Sustainable Challenge 2023” starts
August 2023 Online store “SUIDEN STYLE – Bringing the afterglow of travel into your life” opens
April 2024 Company name changed to LOCAL RESORTS Co., Ltd.
September 2024 – Rice field and rice project – Start
* Experience growing organic JAS certified Tsuyahime rice in a rice field overlooking Mt. Gassan and enjoy the harvested rice at home * * -Rice field and rice project- has finally started*
One of our efforts to discover tourism resources and increase the value of the experience is the Rice Paddy and Rice Project, which was launched on the occasion of the 6th anniversary. This project is a friendship system where you can experience growing organic
JAS-certified Tsuyahime rice in the rice fields of our contracted farmers, and have new rice harvested in the fall delivered to your home. The contracted farmer that will be cooperating with this project is Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd. (Haguro-cho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture). We are highly praised both domestically and
internationally for our production of organically grown rice and specially cultivated rice, and from the standpoint of quality, deliciousness, and safety and security, our restaurant serves rice from Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd.
“Spending time reading sunny and rainy days”
Our hotel’s concept is “a hotel floating in a rice field,” and you can not only feel the presence of rice fields wherever you are in the hotel, but also enjoy a tasting comparison of specially cultivated rice, Tsuyahime rice, Yukiwakamaru, and Tsuyahime brown rice at the breakfast buffet. I am. One of the reasons why our hotel has received high praise in recent years from the media and customers as a hotel with delicious breakfast is because of Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd.’s Tsuyahime (white rice and brown rice) and Yukiwakamaru.
Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd. Hiroshi Itagaki
From left in the image: SUIDEN TERRASSE original T-shirt/organic JAS certified Tsuyahime
Recruitment period Sales start on Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Recruitment will be completed once sold out
Experience rice making such as rice planting and rice harvesting at the rice field of the contract farmer in this building
In the fall, it is a system where new rice that you are involved in production reach your home.
Contract Farmer Dewa Yahei Co., Ltd. (50 Minamida, Hiruta, Haguro-cho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Rice grown: Organic JAS certified Tsuyahime
Rice delivery Scheduled for delivery in November 2025
Please check the details and application from the special page on the official website.
https://suiden-terrasse.com/news/tanbotookome2025
Stay at Suiden Terrace and experience rice cultivation in the rice fields of the Shonai Plain.
We will provide an experience where the excitement and delicious impressions of the experience will make you look forward to the next season’s stay.
* Action for an environmentally friendly future – Sustainable Challenge – * *We will continue to work on solving issues from multiple angles in 2024*
As challenges mount on a global scale, such as the destruction of the global environment, conflicts, and soaring raw material and energy costs, we will continue to work on the Sustainable Challenge in 2024. Based on the five actions listed below, we will not only address social issues through food and stays, which are important hotel services, but also create opportunities for our guests to interact with the people of Shonai and experience the charm of the area, and to ensure the happiness of our staff. We will work on this from a multifaceted perspective, including pursuit.
* FY2024 Initiatives Results (Including items in progress) * ・Challenge to rice cultivation without adding water in rice fields on the premises
・Start of sales of carbon offset plan
・Donate sales of original salt to ocean conservation activities ・Herb cultivation and provision on site
・Repair and management method settings for library books
・Introduction of original hot water basket
・Meals served using dishes made by local artists
* Greetings from General Manager Yayoi Naka on our 6th anniversary* SUIDEN TERRASSE General Manager Yayoi Naka
Thanks to all of you, our hotel was able to celebrate its 6th anniversary on September 19th.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of our customers who use our hotel and the local community for their support. This past year has been a time in which I have felt a strong sense of connection and cooperation with everyone in the local community. “YAMAGATA SHONAI SAKE
STORY is now in its second year as an event that connects sake breweries and wineries in Shonai with customers, and each time the number of participants increases, and we feel that we are getting closer and closer to what we want to be. I am.
We will continue to maintain the philosophy that “hotels are media” and aim to create hotels that are loved by our customers in the new year. We ask for your continued support.
The season in Shonai is heading towards autumn.
All of our staff are looking forward to your visit.
SHONAI HOTEL SUIDEN TERRASSE
General Manager Yayoi Naka