Since its opening in 1951, Shima Kanko Hotel has been visited by many famous people and many dramatic stories have taken place here.
One of the joys of staying at this hotel is being able to come into contact with such historical footprints.
"Look into the past and learn the new"
Each encounter with our guests will help create a new page in Shimakan's history.
Shima Kanko Hotel was designed by Togo Murano, one of the most representative architects of the Showa era.
Architect "Togo Murano"
Shima Kanko Hotel was built by relocating the pillars and beams from the Naval Arsenal Senior Officials' Meeting Hall in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, which Murano had previously worked on during the days of scarcity. The hotel's design was modeled on the Eizan Hotel, which Murano himself designed. Murano was still designing with a pencil in hand until just before his death, and the Miyako Hotel Osaka(now the Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka ) in Uehommachi, Osaka was created at the age of 93. He designed a wide range of buildings, but was particularly active in the Kintetsu business, and his first hotel was the Miyako Hotel in Keage, Kyoto (now The Westin Miyako Kyoto). Shima Kanko Hotel was completed shortly after the war, when he was 60 years old.
The view overlooking Ago-Bay from the hotel garden was also praised by Emperor Showa.
The first time the Shima Kanko Hotel welcomed the Emperor was in November 1951. After the war, he was touring various prefectures to inspect the domestic situation. During his stay, the Emperor strolled through the hotel gardens and was particularly impressed by the view of Ago-Bay from the heights of Kashikojima. In the following New Year, he published the following Imperial poem: "The colorful thorns and the berries of the breeze, this Kashikojima is a beautiful sight to behold."
This hotel was beloved by Toyoko Yamazaki, author of The Magnificent Clan.
"As the sun sets and the tide begins to rise, a splendid twilight descends on Ago-Bay on the Shima Peninsula." This is the opening sentence of the novel "The Magnificent Clan." From 1955 to 2007, our hotel was used many times.
The G7 Ise-Shima Summit 2016 attracted worldwide attention.
The G7 Ise-Shima Summit 2016, the first major international summit to be held in Japan in eight years, was held at the Shima Kanko Hotel.
The History of Kashikojima Shima Kanko Hotel
Shima, the land of food
Mie prefecture faces the sea widely and is blessed with seafood. The Shima region in particular has a rich variety of seafood, and in ancient times it was known as "Mikutsu Kuni", that is, the country that presented food to the Emperor. In the "Manyoshu", there is a poem written by Otomo no Yakamochi that goes "Mikutsu Kuni Shima no ama narashika Makumano no koto yuru o yuru o yuru o yuru". The meaning of this poem is "I see a woman in a small boat rowing out to sea, she must be a woman from Shima", and "Mikutsu Kuni" was so commonly used as a pillow word for Shima.
Kashikojima
Showa 4 (1929)
Kashikojima and Shinmei Village are only a short distance apart, and when the tide is out you can walk across to the island, so it was called "Tokoejima" (walk across the island), which is said to have become "Kashikojima" in the corrupted form. In 1929, when a land development company was established and the Shima Electric Railway was opened, the island began to be written as "Kashikojima".
Railway opening
1929 (4th year of Showa)
In 1929, the Shima Electric Railway opened, linking Toba Station to Kashikojima's SHINJU Station (closed in 1969). Kashikojima Station was built in conjunction with the opening, and Kashikojima has played a role as a base for materials for the SHINJU farming business. The Shima Electric Railway was later merged and is now the Kintetsu Shima Line.
Suzuka Naval Arsenal Senior Officials Meeting Hall
1944 (Showa 19)
It was built at the request of the Suzuka Navy Air Corps. During the war, materials were scarce, so beams and pillars were made from pine wood cut from Handeishi's mountains, which was donated by Kawakita Handeishi. It was later moved and became the Shima Kanko Hotel.
Opened as the first purely Western-style resort hotel after the war (now the CLUB).
April 3, 1951
The idea that a Western-style hotel would be necessary in the Ise-Shima area, which was one of the first areas to be designated a national park after the war, was discussed mainly by the Mie Prefectural Government, and it was decided that a hotel would be built with investment from Kintetsu, Mie Prefecture, and Mie Kotsu. At the time, Kashikojima was visited by many foreign buyers who came to purchase SHINJU. (25 guest rooms, capacity 48 people)
New building completed (now the CLASSIC)
July 22, 1969
The new wing, equipped with modern furnishings, was completed. This largest resort hotel in Japan became a hot topic. The completion party was attended by many celebrities from various fields. (200 rooms, capacity 400 people)
Bay Suite opens (now the BAY SUITES).
October 10, 2008
All guest rooms are over 100㎡ in size, making them some of the largest resort hotels in Japan. (50 rooms, capacity 100 people)
