Kamesei Ryokan's Outdoor Bath -- Before & After
テレビの札性の為に下降の事を調べたら、懐かしい写真が出てきた。
7年前に私が亀清旅館に引っ越しして来たころ、温泉は内風呂2つだけでした。そして、一つの大きい（6ｘ10ｍ）のプール跡があった。そのプールはボロボロで恥ずかしかった。
先輩に道具を貸して頂いて、やり方を教えて頂いて、プールの縁を壊した。それから土をいっぱい運んで川からの石で湯船を作って、亀清初の露天風呂「100年風呂」を手作りで出来た。
あれからもう2つを作って、現在は3つの露天風呂がございます。そう考えれば、この7年間で亀清旅館はだいぶ進化してきた。
写真は最近に取った雪景色の100年風呂と、作り始まったころの様子のビフォー・アフターです。
A nostalgic picture turned up the other day as I was doing some research on our inn for a TV shoot. It was from when I started working on Kamesei's first outdoor bath.
When we originally moved to work here at Kamesei Ryokan 7 years ago, the only onsen baths were the 2 indoor ones. There was a large (6x10m) swimming pool, but it was in a sad state of affairs indeed -- a real embarrassment.
A fellow innkeeper loaned me his tools and helped coach me, so I jackhammered apart the pool, brought in a whole bunch of dirt, and made an outdoor bath out of stones from the river. Kamesei's first-ever outdoor bath, the "100 Year Bath".
Since then I've built 2 more for a total of 3 outdoor baths for our guests to enjoy. Kamesei Ryokan sure has come a long ways in this past 7 years.
Pictured is the nostalgic 'before' picture, along with an 'after' for comparison -- one recently taken with a touch of snow.
My coach Toshiki-san teaching me how to demolish concrete
Power Proprietor
Now, what to do with all that rubble?
Block foundation
Starting to take shape
Adding some extra touches
Disguising the emergency stairs
First test!
