Hotel Associa Takayama Resort, Japan


Open air bath of the Hotel Associa, Takayama, just before dawn
奥飛騨湯の里に灯が灯り始めた暁闇
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Hida-Takayama, located about four hours from Tokyo by super-express and limited express trains, is a well-known
as a well-preserved quarter with Edo-style streets. It is, sometimes, called 'Little Kyoto of Hida District'.
Hotel Associa Takayama Resort provides 290 well-equipped western-style guest rooms. Of these, non-smoking
roomsare 48 (16.6%) only. All restaurants are smoke-free. There is a smoking booth on the first floor near the
main entrance.


(L) The first view when a hotel guest entered to the Hotel (R) The interior of a twin bedroom

(L) A deluxe twin bedroom (M) Air-conditioner control panel (R) Cabinet-type TV set

(L) A toilet with bidet functions (R) Soap, shampoo and conditioner dispenser

A dinning room

A buffet dinning room on the second floor

A dinning room in a Jpapanese-style on the sixth floor

An approach to a public bath on the sixth floor

An instruction how to enjoy a Japanese-style public bath:
1. Take off all clothes at a dressing room.
2. Clean yourself before getting into an Onsen(hot spring)-bath.
3. Be quiet during bathing. No jump, no swimming should be done in the bath.
4. Do not put your towel in a hot-spring water.

(L) The entrance and interior of smoking booth (R) Foreign-currency exchange machine is placed in the lobby hall.

(L) Lobby lounge cafe, Cenery (R) A shuttle bus runs every hour between Takayama railway station and the Hotel.



Official website of Hotel Associa Takayama Resort
Smoke-free Hotels in Japan
A summary of smoking-room rate studied in local hotels of Japan

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.

　Hida-Takayama
　Shirakawago gassho-style village


　ホテルアソシア高山リゾート
執筆　医学博士　宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The article was written in November 2015.
All photography was taken by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto in November 2015.
Copyright(C) 2015 Junhaku Miyamoto, All rights reserved.