Ecolodge Shimanto
Shikoku Island
Kochi
COST: $
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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>>
Last updated July 2003
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