Introduction
It’s called Ungaikyo, but it’s a name you’re not familiar with.This name was given by my grandfather. My mother inherited the name from her father, and wrote it down with a brush as Japanese calligraphy on the signboard at the entrance.
If you look up the word "Ungai" in the dictionary, you will find that it means "above the clouds," "very far in the sky," or "far away in the sky. Takao Fujiwara, my grandfather, was passionate about establishing national parks, loved nature, and was later involved in the nature conservation movement.
"No matter how hard we stand against the great power of nature, we cannot resist it. Now we are doing the opposite. The word "conquer nature" is the first thing that is wrong.”
This is a passage from an article in an interview with a newspaper at the time as Chairman of the Nature Conservation Society.
My grandfather and grandmother loved the nature of Lake Yamanaka, and every summer they would spend time at the villa they had built there to escape the heat. My father and mother, who took over the villa, also spent time here taking photographs and exploring the surrounding nature with the local people.
The current villa is the second generation, and I would be very happy if everyone could stay here as a rental villa and enjoy the nature of Lake Yamanaka.
Reservation
Please visit the travel site to stay at Ungaikyo. We accept reservations through contracted travel sites.