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Not a HotelOkinawa, Japan

Ishigaki, Japan (set to be completed May 2023)
It’s not a hotel, only it is, but not yet.

Ishigaki is an island in the Yaeyama chain, at the very, very south of Japan (technically it's closer to Taiwan than mainland Japan). Slated to open mid-2023, the design has certainly set tongues wagging—we're to expect a circular building with an infinity pool, plus a rooftop lawn and pond, all of which blend seamlessly into the landscape.

Designed for one group (of up to ten people), the tranquility of both the island and the building itself will set it apart from other spaces. We can easily imagine a writer penning their debut novel here, or a bunch of mates using it as basecamp as they surf the more or less unheralded waves nearby.

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