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亀清旅館の貸切家族風呂の庭工事が段々と進んできました。岩設置が終わって、今度は木の植えつき。まずは５ｍ蔵の高さのしなの木。「信州」の名前の由来の木です。

庭師の岡田さんが設置している所です。庭の出来上がりは楽しみだな。

Construction of Kamesei Ryokan's family bath is progressing smoothly. Right now we are working on the garden. Or, I should say, our gardener Okada-san is. He won't let me touch it -- this is going to be a professional garden!

The boulders have been moved into place, and now Okada-san is working on the plants. First the trees, and the first tree is this 5-meter tall Shinano tree. Nagano's historical name is "Shinano", from this tree.

I can't wait to see the finished product!

Rice mill stepping stone -- rude or re-use?

亀清旅館の貸切家族風呂の工事がまた進んでいます。お風呂への通路は飛び石で作ってみたいと思いました。造っている途中の写真です。

砕石所で石を選んだ時にお米を擂る石もあって、それも拾って通路に使ってみました。食べ物に使うものは足で踏むのはどうかと思われる方もいらっしゃるかもしれないけど、捨てられた物を再利用する方がそのものに対して親切のではないかと思いますが、如何でしょうか?

The building of Kamesei Ryokan's family bath is continuing. Right now I am working on the approach to the bath, a path made of stepping stones.

When I went to the gravel company to pick out the stones, there were some round carved stones used to mill rice. I thought it would be interesting to use them for the path, too. Some people may think it's rude to use a food-related thing for people to step on. But I think re-using something that has been thrown away is a better use of materials. What do you think?

The garden ready for planting

亀清旅館の新しい貸切家族風呂の庭はすこしずつ形になってきています。庭師の岡田さんは大きい石や土を準備して頂いて、これからは植栽の植えつき。

家族風呂はもう入れる状態ですが、庭がないと風情がね。庭の完成は楽しみだ。

Kamesei Ryokan's private family bath's garden is slowly coming into shape. Our gardener, Okada-san, has placed the large rocks and prepared the soil. In a couple of days, he will plant the trees and flowers.

The bath itself is all ready, but it wouldn't be enjoyable to use without the garden around it. I am really looking forward to the garden's completion.

Which side is the 'face'?

亀清旅館の新しい貸切家族風呂の庭の石設置の写真です。ご近所の方の庭作りから余っていた石を頂きました。と言いながら、運搬は大変でした。クレーンは2台を手配しまして、やっと運ばれました。庭師の岡田さん、ご苦労様でした。

今度の木曜日当たりで木の植えつきの予定です。庭が完成したらお客様に入って頂けます。楽しみにしています!

Pictures from setting the rocks for Kamesei Ryokan's new private family bath. One of our neighbors has a stack of rocks left over from when they built their garden. He gave some to us for free. Of course, moving them entailed a lot of cost. But our gardener, Okada-san, was thrilled with the quality of the rocks.

Leave it to a gardener to think huge rocks are 'cool'.

Anyways, the trees and smaller plants will be planted this coming Thursday. Then our new bath will be ready for guests to try it out! I can't wait.

Craning in the dirt