01A corridor leads to suites in the main building
02Ryoko Ado, from the hotel’s Asian Herb Association spa
03Villas look out to the Pacific
04Lounge and library
05Yakisugi wood displayed next to the logo
06Decked infinity pool
07Prius for hire
08Chef Chiharu Takei, left, with a local farmer
09Jiro Sato, designer of Sankara
10Okas restaurant kitchen
11Private stone bath
12Takei’s organic jams
13Mountain spring in the surrounding forest
14A dish prepared by Takei
Sankara Hotel & Spa is a new eco-friendly island hideaway surrounded by ancient forests and mountains off the coast of Kyushu. It offers detached villas and a cultural blend of Balinese design and impeccable Japanese hospitality.
Issue 36
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