30 doll owner-only accommodation plans reserved at the inn in Hirosaki
On February 20, a doll owner-only accommodation event "Fantasy Ryokan" was held at Aomori's long-established hot spring inn "Yama no Hotel" (Hirosaki City Tokiwano Noji Yunosawa, TEL 0172-83-2329).
The hot spring inn has a history of more than 350 years. Currently, Yoshie Akaishi, the 8th president, is playing a central role in raising operating funds and starting video distribution by utilizing crowdfunding in Coronavirus, and is focusing on fan development and promotion.
According to Mr. Akaishi, when Mr. Kudouen, a Twitter account living in Hokkaido who was one of the regular customers, visited last winter, he heard that the doll owner was struggling to shoot. That is. Mr. Akaishi says, "I came up with the idea of renting out the hotel and letting people take pictures freely."
Mr. Kuon said, "Many doll owners travel with dolls and enjoy taking pictures of the scenery of their destination with dolls. I have been lazy since I was addicted to dolls alone, but I traveled. It became fun. Aomori was one of the travel destinations. " "I was very careful about shooting, and I was happy with this kind of event because I had time when there were no people and permission from the people around me."
When I announced the event on Twitter, I received an inquiry from Kyushu and a request from Kyushu that I couldn't go because it was too far away, and there was an expected response, so I limited it to 10 people this time. "I want to continue for two or three nights," says Akaishi.
Ten participants and about 30 dolls stayed on the day. Participants can take pictures freely in the hall. At the same building, we allowed shooting at hot springs and prepared a set for dolls. Mr. Kuon says, "The photo session of renting a hot spring inn is rare in Japan. It may be new content."
Mr. Akaishi said, "This is a project that takes advantage of the off-season in winter, and we want as many guests as possible to stay in their own ways. Not only dolls, but also cosplay and mystery-solving events. I want to continue trying new things, such as "."
