New sign in the works
我が宿の外観看板が6ｍぐらいな高さの鉄筋看板。問題は、飛行機で来るお客様があまりいません。もっと人間の目線、そして人間にやさしい素材の看板を作りたいと思っています。上山田温泉株式会社からもらったヒマラヤスギからの板がとってあったのでこれからは亀清旅館の手彫りの看板を作ります。
玄関の前に立っている松の木はどちらかというと、亀清の顔です。私が思いますが、その鉄の看板が木と邪魔になる。この新しい看板で松に合わせた位置で設置したいと思っています。
出来上がりはお楽しみに。
Kamesei Ryokan's main sign is an approximately 6 meter tall steel behemoth. The problem is, not many of our guests come by airplane. I have wanted to replace it with a wooden sign (a material with a softer, warmer feel than hard, cold steel), preferably at eye level. So I am going to use this plank of Himalayan cedar that I got out of a log the Onsen Company gave me, and I'm going to carve a hand-made sign.
The present steel sign is next to our 'matsu' pine tree. We have the pine tree pruned every year to keep it well manicured. In many ways, it is the 'face' of our inn. If you ask me, the steel sign competes with, and detracts from the pine tree. That is another reason I want to replace it with a wood sign that compliments the tree better.
I can't wait to see how the sign turns out!
Working on the new sign
